University of San Francisco 2014-15 Men's Basketball Notes 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 15 Conference Championships 18 All-Americans • 4 Naismith Hall of Famers • 36 NBA Draft Selections USF Schedule and Results USF Looks to Snap Two-Game Skid vs. BYU (7-8 Overall • 1-2 WCC) Dons Play Next Three on the Road November Game #16 16 Sun South Carolina State (TheW.tv) ............W, 91-52 19 Wed Notre Dame de Namur (TheW.tv) .........W, 86-46 San Francisco Dons (7-8, 1-2 WCC) vs. BYU Cougars (2-1, 12-4 WCC) Gulf Coast Showcase • Estero, Fla. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 • 8:00 p.m. 24 Mon vs. Hawaii ..............................................................W, 88-73 Memorial Gymnasium • San Francisco, Calif. 25 Tue vs. Florida Gulf Coast ..........................................L, 47-62 Series Record: BYU 11-6 26 Wed vs. Evansville ..........................................................L, 72-79 Last Meeting: BYU 77-79 OT (March 10, 2014) 30 Sun Montana (TheW.tv) ................................W, 76-57 Audio/Video Streaming: TheW.tv (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst) Television: CSNCA (Glen Kuiper, Play-by-Play; Dan Belluomini, Analyst) December 3 Wed at Colorado (Pac-12 Network) .........................L, 55-72 The Dandy Dons 7 Sun Houston Baptist (TheW.tv) ....................W, 85-54 • Now 7-8 overall and 1-2 in the WCC after dropping a 57-56 decision Thursday to San Diego...have lost two 11 Thu Eastern Washington (TheW.tv) ..............L, 76-81 straight and are 4-8 over the last 12 games after a 3-0 start. • Were 9-6 at the 15-game mark last season...won the next two games to improve to 11-6 overall and 4-1 in the 15 Mon Cal Poly SLO (TheW.tv) ...........................L, 71-78 WCC. 18 Thu Portland State (TheW.tv) .......................W, 77-40 • Dropped three games to BYU last season, including an overtime thriller in the semifi nals of the WCC Champi- 21 Sun at Cleveland State (ESPN3) .....................L, 65-69 (OT) onships...are 1-6 against the Cougars since BYU joined the WCC in 2011-12. 27 Sat at Pacifi c * (CSNCA)............................................W, 77-71 • Have four wins this season by 30-points or more and have won seven games this season by an average of 29 Mon at Saint Mary’s * (ESPNU) ...................................L, 69-56 26.8 points. January • Have been outrebounded in two of its fi rst three conference games after outboarding 10 of its fi rst 12 oppo- 1 Thu San Diego * (TheW.tv) ............................L, 56-57 nents...rank third the WCC in rebound average at 38.5 and are fourth in rebound margin (+6.6)...rank second 3 Sat BYU * (CSNBA) .......................................8:00 p.m. in off ensive rebounds per game (12.3). 8 Thu at Gonzaga * (ROOT) ........................................6:00 p.m. • Three players - Kruize Pinkins (6.1), Matt Glover (6.1) and Mark Tollefsen (5.5) - are averaging at least 5.0 10 Sat at Portland (WCC Game of the Week) ........1:00 p.m. rebounds per game while Tim Derksen is averagaing 4.9. 17 Thu at Santa Clara * (CSNCA) .................................3:00 p.m. • Shooting 46.8 percent from the fl oor, third-best in the WCC...have shot 50 percent or better in four games this 22 Thu Pepperdine * (TheW.tv) ........................7:00 p.m. season, including a season-high 64.9 eff ort vs. Montana...BYU ranks second in conference fi eld goal percent- 24 Sat Loyola Marymount * (TheW.tv) ...........7:00 p.m. age at 46.9. 29 Thu at BYU * (ESPN2) ................................................8:00 p.m. • Allowed Saint Mary’s to shoot 51.9 percent from the fl oor, the highest single-game fi eld goal percentage 31 Sat at San Diego * (TWC SportsNet) ..................5:00 p.m. turned in by an opponent this season...Dons are holding opponents to 40.4 percent shooting on the year, which is the second best mark in the WCC. February • Rank second in the WCC in three-point percentage at 39.2 percent (103-for-263)...rank seventh in three- 5 Thu Portland * (CSNBA) ...............................6:00 p.m. pointers made per game at 6.9...junior Tim Derksen ranks second in the WCC in 3-point fi eld goal percent- 7 Sat Gonzaga * (ESPN2) ...............................8:30 p.m. age at .500 (24-for-48). • Made just 8-of-16 free throws in a one-point loss to San Diego on Thursday...shooting just 57.4 (193-336) 12 Thu Santa Clara * (ESPNU) ...........................8:00 p.m. from the stripe on the season which ranks last among WCC teams and is the third lowest percentage in the 19 Thu at Loyola Marymount * (TWC)......................3:00 p.m. nation among Division I teams. 21 Sat at Pepperdine * (WCC Game of Week) ......1:00 p.m. • Employed its fi fth starting lineup of the season Thursday vs. San Diego, with freshman Devin Watson getting 26 Thu Saint Mary’s * (CSNBA) .........................8:00 p.m. the nod at point guard...used three starting lineups all of last season. 28 Sat Pacifi c * (CSNCA) ...................................7:00 p.m. • Junior Mark Tollefsen has taken over the team lead in scoring with 15.3 ppg average, just ahead of Kruize Pinkins at 15.0...Tollefsen has scored in double-fi gures in 14 of 15 games this season and ranks as the confer- March ence’s seventh leading scorer. 5-10 Wed at WCC Championships ............................................TBA • Play its next three games on the road starting with Thursday night’s contest at Gonzaga...road games follow at Portland (Jan. 10) and Santa Clara (Jan. 17) before Dons return home to face Pepperdine on Jan. 22. * Designates West Coast Conference Game All times listed are Pacifi c Probable Starters No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown/Last School 32 -- G Tim Derksen 6-3 202 Jr. 11.8 4.9 Tucson, AZ / Amphitheater HS 5 -- G Ma Glover 6-5 212 Sr. 7.3 6.1 Orange, CA / Penn State 25 -- C Derrell Robertson 6-10 242 Jr. 1.7 1.9 Pinola, MS / DePaul 23 -- F Mark Tollefsen 6-9 215 Jr. 15.3 5.5 Danville, CA / San Ramon Valley HS 15 -- F Kruize Pinkins 6-7 230 Sr. 15.0 6.1 Marianna, FL / Chipola College Off the Bench 21 -- G Devin Watson 6-1 165 Fr. 5.7 1.3 Oceanside, CA / El Camino HS 10 -- G Chris Adams 6-4 194 Sr. 5.1 1.4 Covina, CA / Evelyn Mack Academy 3 -- C Ma Chris ansen 6-9 235 Jr. 3.6 3.2 Oklahoma City, OK / Bishop McGuinness HS 1 -- G Corey Hilliard 6-1 185 Sr. 2.4 1.0 Kansas City, MO / Midland College 0 -- F Montray Clemons 6-7 235 Jr. 1.9 1.7 Bal more, MD / Pensacola State College 2 -- F Uche Ofoegbu 6-4 214 So. 2.0 1.9 San Antonio, TX / SMU / J.P. Stevens HS 13 -- G Frankie Ferrari 5-11 160 Fr. 0.8 0.9 Burlingame, CA / Burlingame HS 11 -- G-F Gavin Hoff mann 6-5 204 Sr. 0.8 0.9 Portland, OR / Lincoln HS USF BASKETBALL...Where Tradition Meets Today USF Basketball Game Notes 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 15 Conference Championships • 18 All-Americans • 4 Naismith Hall of Famers • 36 NBA Draft Selectionss Head Coach Rex Walters 2014-15 University of San Francisco Dons Kansas ‘93 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown / Last School 0 Montray Clemons F 6-7 235 Jr. Baltimore, MD / Pensacola State College 7th Season at USF (2008-Present) 1 Corey Hilliard G 6-1 185 Sr. Kansas City, MO / Midland Junior College 2 Uche Ofoegbu F 6-4 214 So. San Antonio, TX / J.P. Stevens HS / SMU Career Record ..................................136-135 (9th season) 3 Matt Christiansen F-C 6-9 235 Jr. Oklahoma City, OK / Bishop McGuinness HS Overall Record at USF ...................105-102 (7th season) 5 Matt Glover G 6-5 212 Sr. Orange, CA / Tustin HS / Penn State WCC Games .......................................... 49-47 (7th season) 10 Chris Adams G 6-4 194 Sr. Covina, CA / Evelyn Mack Academy 11 Gavin Hoff mann G-F 6-5 204 Sr. Portland, OR / Lincoln HS Now in his seventh season as head coach at the 13 Frankie Ferrari G 5-11 160 Fr. Burlingame, CA / Burlingame HS University of San Francisco, Rex Walters (Kan- 14 David Irby G 6-0 180 So. Long Beach, CA / Walnut Hills HS sas ’93) continues to put his mark on one of 15 Kruize Pinkins F-C 6-7 230 Sr. Marianna, FL / Marianna HS / Chipola College college basketball’s most storied programs. 21 Devin Watson G 6-1 165 Fr. Oceanside, CA / El Camino HS 22 Chase Foster F 6-5 170 Fr. Aurora, CO / Valor Christian HS In six seasons on the Hilltop, the former Kansas 23 Mark Tollefsen F 6-9 215 Jr. Danville, CA / San Ramon Valley HS standout has guided the Dons to a 105-102 re- 25 Derrell Robertson C 6-10 242 Jr. Pinola, MS / Mendenhall HS / DePaul cord, three postseason appearances and a pair of 30 Dominique Williams G 6-2 170 So. El Granada, CA / IMG Academy 20-win seasons. His career record, which includes 32 Tim Derksen G 6-3 202 Jr. Tucson, AZ / Amphitheater HS two seasons at Florida Atlantic, stands at 136-135. 33 Nick Loew F 6-8 230 Fr. Burlingame, CA / Burlingame HS The 2013-14 season saw the Dons fi nish with a Coaching and Support Staff 21-12 record, tie for second in the West Coast Head Coach: Rex Walters (Kansas ’93) – 7th season Conference with a 13-5 mark and earn a bid to Associate Head Coach: Luke Wicks (Northern State ’06) – 3rd season the National Invitation Tournament.