# 2019–20 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

The 2019–20 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by first-year head coach Todd Golden, played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium or the Chase Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–7 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Loyola Marymount in the second round and Pacific in the third round to advance to the semifinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.

## Previous season

The Dons finished the 2018–19 season 21–10, 9–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the Third Round to Pepperdine of the WCC tournament. Despite having 21 wins and a better record they were not invited to a postseason tournament.
On March 27, Kyle Smith left for San Francisco to accept the head coach position at Washington State. He finished with a five-year record of 63–40 with two CBI appearances. The Dons promoted assistant Todd Golden to head coaching position the following day.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Frankie Ferrari | 2 | G | 5'11" | 179 | Senior | Burlingame, CA | Graduated |
| Michael Orlich | 3 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Junior | Fresno, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Matthew McCarthy | 10 | F | 6'9" | 232 | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Graduated |
| Nate Renfro | 15 | F | 6'8" | 202 | Senior | Tucson, AZ | Graduated |
| Dylan Belquist | 21 | F | 6'6" | 190 | Freshman | Los Gatos, CA | Transferred to Salt Lake CC |
| Nathan Krill | 31 | F | 6'7" | 210 | RS Senior | St. Helena, CA | Graduated |
| Mladen Djordjevic | 45 | G | 6'3" | 184 | Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Damari Milstead | 15 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Oakland, CA | Transferred from Grand Canyon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Milstead will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Hawthorne SF | Tracy, CA | Tracy High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Josh Kunen PF | Ballarat, Australia | Centre of Excellence | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jonas Visser C | Rijnsburg, Netherlands | Centre for Elite Sports | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | Aug 2, 2019 |
| 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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2019 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Sonoma State | W 101–50 | 1–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,002) San Francisco, CA |
| November 9, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Princeton | W 87–72 | 2–0 | Chase Center (6,892) San Francisco, CA |
| November 11, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Yale | W 84–79 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,727) San Francisco, CA |
| November 16, 2019* 5:00 pm | | at Southern Illinois | W 76–60 | 4–0 | Banterra Center (4,488) Carbondale, IL |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 100–70 | 5–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,503) San Francisco, CA |
| November 23, 2019* 5:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | W 90–81 | 6–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,705) San Francisco, CA |
| November 26, 2019* 12:00 pm | | Hampton | W 89–73 | 7–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,211) San Francisco, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 9:30 pm | | at Hawaii | L 75–85 | 7–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,200) Honolulu, HI |
| December 3, 2019* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Arizona State | L 67–71 | 7–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,892) San Francisco, CA |
| December 4, 2019* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | California | W 76–64 | 8–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006) San Francisco, CA |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 91–69 | 9–2 | Titan Gym (601) Fullerton, CA |
| December 17, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 56–64 | 9–3 | Maples Pavilion (3,303) Stanford, CA |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm | | UC Davis | W 93–84 | 10–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,745) San Francisco, CA |
| December 23, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Fresno State | W 71–69 | 11–3 | Save Mart Center (4,693) Fresno, CA |
| December 30, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Harvard | L 81–84 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,315) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Saint Mary's | L 58–69 | 11–5 (0–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006) San Francisco, CA |
| January 4, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Portland | L 65–76 | 11–6 (0–2) | Chiles Center (1,745) Portland, OR |
| January 9, 2020 8:00 pm, NBCSBA | | Santa Clara | W 80–61 | 12–6 (1–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,207) San Francisco, CA |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, NBCSBA | | at Pacific | W 79–75 | 13–6 (2–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,382) Stockton, CA |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, NBCSCA | | Loyola Marymount | W 61–53 | 14–6 (3–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,370) San Francisco, CA |
| January 23, 2020 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Mary's | L 48–58 | 14–7 (3–3) | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,422) Moraga, CA |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 pm, Stadium | | BYU | W 83–82 | 15–7 (4–3) | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006) San Francisco, CA |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 69–44 | 16–7 (5–3) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,642) San Diego, CA |
| February 1, 2020 1:00 pm, RTNW | | No. 2 Gonzaga | L 79–83 | 16–8 (5–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006) San Francisco, CA |
| February 6, 2020 8:00 pm | | Pacific | L 48–60 | 16–9 (5–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,748) San Francisco, CA |
| February 8, 2020 6:00 pm | | at BYU | L 76–90 | 16–10 (5–6) | Marriott Center (14,757) Provo, UT |
| February 13, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 70–61 | 17–10 (6–6) | Leavey Center (2,077) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 20, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 2 Gonzaga | L 54–71 | 17–11 (6–7) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| February 22, 2020 3:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 63–61 $^{OT}$ | 18–11 (7–7) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,937) San Francisco, CA |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm | | Portland | W 81–65 | 19–11 (8–7) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,225) San Francisco, CA |
| February 29, 2020 5:00 pm, Stadium | | at Loyola Marymount | W 69–67 | 20–11 (9–7) | Gersten Pavilion (2,916) Los Angeles, CA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2020 6:00 pm, BYUtv | (5) | vs. (8) Loyola Marymount Second round | W 82–53 | 21–11 | Orleans Arena (3,850) Paradise, NV |
| March 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (4) Pacific Third round | W 72–54 | 22–11 | Orleans Arena (4,350) Paradise, NV |
| March 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN | (5) | vs. (1) No. 2 Gonzaga Semifinals | L 77–81 | 22–12 | Orleans Arena (7,471) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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