# 2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

The 2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by second-year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). They finished the season 22–17, 9–9 in WCC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Pacific in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Colgate, Utah Valley and Campbell to advance to the best-of-three championship series against North Texas where they won game 1 before losing games 2 and 3.

## Previous season

The Dons finished the 2016–17 season 20–13, 10–8 in WCC play, to finish tied for fourth place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Rice.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Maquill Smith | 0 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Miami, FL | Graduate transferred to West Georgia |
| Ronnie Boyce | 3 | G | 6'3" | 158 | Senior | Oklahoma City, OK | Graduated |
| Chance Anderson | 12 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Freshman | Alpharetta, GA | Transferred to Columbia State CC |
| Garrett Turner | 30 | G | 5'10" | 151 | Freshman | Boulder, CO | Walk-on; did not return |
| Sasha French | 33 | C | 6'11" | 216 | Freshman | Napa, CA | Walk-on; transferred to Napa Valley College |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Erik Poulsen | 31 | C | 6'11" | 235 | Sophomore | Santa Rosa, CA | Junior college transferred from Santa Rosa JC |

### 2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Souley Boum PG | Oakland, CA | Oakland Technical High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jamaree Bouyea SG | Seaside, CA | Palma High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Taavi Jurkatamm PF | Tallinn, Estonia | | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "San Francisco Dons 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2017 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 8:00 p.m. | | Long Beach State | L 71–83 | 0–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,496) San Francisco, CA |
| November 13, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 75–63 | 1–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,018) San Francisco, CA |
| November 17, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Sacramento State | W 69–56 | 2–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,804) San Francisco, CA |
| November 21, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Sonoma State | W 78–55 | 3–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,328) San Francisco, CA |
| November 28, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | UC Santa Barbara | L 72–79 | 3–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,720) San Francisco, CA |
| December 2, 2017* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 20 Arizona State | L 57–75 | 3–3 | Wells Fargo Arena (8,682) Tempe, AZ |
| December 4, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Central Arkansas | W 78–76 | 4–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,087) San Francisco, CA |
| December 7, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Eastern Washington | W 81–71 | 5–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,137) San Francisco, CA |
| December 15, 2017* 8:00 p.m. | | UC Davis Las Vegas Classic | W 74–61 | 6–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,231) San Francisco, CA |
| December 17, 2017* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Stanford | L 59–71 | 6–4 | Maples Pavilion (4,031) Stanford, CA |
| December 19, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Radford Las Vegas Classic | W 52–41 | 7–4 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,004) San Francisco, CA |
| December 22, 2017* 5:30 p.m., FS2 | | vs. Duquesne Las Vegas Classic | L 65–67 | 7–5 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 23, 2017* 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Nevada Las Vegas Classic | W 66–64 | 8–5 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2017 6:00 p.m., NBCSCA+ | | at San Diego | L 63–73 | 8–6 (0–1) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,817) San Diego, CA |
| December 30, 2017 6:00 p.m., NBCSCA | | at Portland | W 84–61 | 9–6 (1–1) | Chiles Center (2,007) Portland, OR |
| January 4, 2018 8:00 p.m., NBCSCA | | BYU | L 59–69 | 9–7 (1–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,837) San Francisco, CA |
| January 6, 2018 1:00 p.m., NBCSCA | | at Pepperdine | W 80–67 | 10–7 (2–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse (795) Malibu, CA |
| January 11, 2018 7:30 p.m., NBCSCA | | at Loyola Marymount | L 65–67 | 10–8 (2–3) | Gersten Pavilion (1,032) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 13, 2018 6:30 p.m., ESPNU | | No. 15 Gonzaga | L 65–75 | 10–9 (2–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (4,022) San Francisco, CA |
| January 18, 2018 8:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | Santa Clara | L 62–65 | 10–10 (2–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,508) San Francisco, CA |
| January 20, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Pepperdine | W 80–73 | 11–10 (3–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,116) San Francisco, CA |
| January 25, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Pacific | W 69–67 | 12–10 (4–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,808) San Francisco, CA |
| January 27, 2018 5:00 p.m., NBCSCA | | at No. 15 Gonzaga | L 73–82 | 12–11 (4–6) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| February 1, 2018 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 13 Saint Mary's | L 43–79 | 12–12 (4–7) | McKeon Pavilion (3,258) Moraga, CA |
| February 3, 2018 8:00 p.m., NBCSCA | | at Santa Clara | W 70–59 | 13–12 (5–7) | Leavey Center (2,876) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 8, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Portland | W 65–63 | 14–12 (6–7) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,262) San Francisco, CA |
| February 10, 2018 1:00 p.m., NBCSCA | | at BYU | L 73–75 $^{OT}$ | 14–13 (6–8) | Marriott Center (12,815) Provo, UT |
| February 15, 2018 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | No. 15 Saint Mary's | W 70–63 | 15–13 (7–8) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,679) San Francisco, CA |
| February 17, 2018 3:00 p.m., NBCSCA | | Loyola Marymount | W 72–63 | 16–13 (8–8) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,882) San Francisco, CA |
| February 22, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Pacific | W 84–74 | 17–13 (9–8) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,661) Stockton, CA |
| February 24, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | San Diego | L 61–64 | 17–14 (9–9) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,796) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2018 3:00 p.m., NBCSCA | (4) | vs. (5) Pacific Quarterfinals | W 71–70 $^{OT}$ | 18–14 | Orleans Arena (7,142) Paradise, NV |
| March 5, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN | (4) | vs. (1) No. 6 Gonzaga Semifinals | L 60–88 | 18–15 | Orleans Arena (8,296) Paradise, NV |
| CBI ||||||
| March 14, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Colgate First round | W 72–68 | 19–15 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,339) San Francisco, CA |
| March 19, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Utah Valley Quarterfinals | W 78–73 | 20–15 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,239) San Francisco, CA |
| March 22, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Campbell Semifinals | W 65–62 | 21–15 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,163) San Francisco, CA |
| March 26, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | North Texas Finals – Game 1 | W 72–62 | 22–15 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,358) San Francisco, CA |
| March 28, 2018* 5:30 p.m., ESPNU | | at North Texas Finals – Game 2 | L 55–69 | 22–16 | The Super Pit (4,196) Denton, TX |
| March 30, 2018* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at North Texas Finals – Game 3 | L 77–88 | 22–17 | The Super Pit (6,291) Denton, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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