# 2010–11 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

The 2010–11 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by head coach Rex Walters, played their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium in San Francisco, California, as members of the West Coast Conference. The Dons finished 3rd in the West Coast Conference during the regular season, and were eliminated in the semifinals of the WCC tournament by Gonzaga.
San Francisco failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2011 CIT. The Dons won their first two games of the CIT to advance to the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated by WCC rival and eventual tournament champions Santa Clara, 95–91.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 7, 2010* 2:00 pm | | Menlo | W 95–62 | — | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2010* 8:00 pm | | Seattle | W 97–76 | 1–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,714) San Francisco, CA |
| November 17, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 64–74 | 1–1 | Event Center Arena (2,116) San Jose, CA |
| November 20, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Colorado | W 83–81 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,747) San Francisco, CA |
| November 24, 2010* 6:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 59–76 | 2–2 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,704) Bozeman, MT |
| November 27, 2010* 2:00 pm | | Loyola Chicago | L 62–63 | 2–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,235) San Francisco, CA |
| December 1, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Holy Names | W 89–86 | 3–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,116) San Francisco, CA |
| December 4, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 69–77 | 3–4 | Rabobank Arena (1,420) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 8, 2010* 4:00 pm | | at No. 24 Louisville | L 35–61 | 3–5 | KFC Yum! Center (21,049) Louisville, KY |
| December 12, 2010* 1:00 pm | | Montana | W 50–48 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,676) San Francisco, CA |
| December 18, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Washington | L 52–80 | 4–6 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (9,807) Seattle, Washington |
| December 21, 2010* 7:00 pm | | vs. No. 7 San Diego State Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | L 56–62 | 4–7 | South Point Arena (1,202) Enterprise, NV |
| December 23, 2010* 7:00 pm | | vs. IUPUI Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | L 68–69 | 4–8 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| December 28, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Colorado State Hilltop Challenge | L 61–69 | 4–9 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,784) San Francisco, CA |
| December 30, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Hampton Hilltop Challenge | W 69–57 | 5–9 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,490) San Francisco, CA |
| January 1, 2011* 5:00 pm | | Dominican Hilltop Challenge | W 68–47 | 6–9 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,476) San Francisco, CA |
| January 8, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 74–67 | 7–9 (1–0) | Leavey Center (3,159) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 13, 2011 7:30 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 57–71 | 7–10 (1–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| January 15, 2011 6:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 65–55 | 8–10 (2–1) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,774) San Diego, CA |
| January 20, 2011 7:30 pm | | Portland | W 81–74 | 9–10 (3–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,819) San Francisco, CA |
| January 22, 2011 5:00 pm | | Gonzaga | W 96–91 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (4–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium (4,195) San Francisco, CA |
| January 27, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | W 61–60 | 11–10 (5–1) | Gersten Pavilion (1,631) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 29, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 88–94 | 11–11 (5–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,685) Malibu, CA |
| February 5, 2011 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 68–62 | 12–11 (6–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,978) San Francisco, CA |
| February 10, 2011 7:30 pm | | San Diego | W 61–47 | 13–11 (7–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,242) San Francisco, CA |
| February 12, 2011 7:30 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 68–86 | 13–12 (7–3) | War Memorial Gymnasium (4,500) San Francisco, CA |
| February 17, 2011 6:00 pm | | at Portland | W 82–73 | 14–12 (8–3) | Chiles Center (2,538) Portland, OR |
| February 19, 2011 5:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 53–70 | 14–13 (8–4) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| February 24, 2011 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 79–78 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (9–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,477) San Francisco, CA |
| February 26, 2011 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 77–75 | 16–13 (10–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,474) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2011 8:30 pm | (3) | vs. (6) Pepperdine WCC Quarterfinals | W 76–59 | 17–13 | Orleans Arena (7,045) Las Vegas, NV |
| March 5, 2011 7:30 pm | (3) | vs. (2) Gonzaga WCC Semifinals | L 67–71 | 17–14 | Orleans Arena (7,489) Las Vegas, NV |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2011 7:00 pm | | Idaho CIT First Round | W 81–73 | 18–14 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,879) San Francisco, CA |
| March 19, 2011 10:00 pm | | at Hawaii CIT Second Round | W 77–74 | 19–14 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,491) Honolulu, HI |
| March 22, 2011 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara CIT Quarterfinals | L 91–95 | 19–15 | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,615) San Francisco, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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