# 2020–21 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

The 2020–21 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons were led by head coach Todd Golden, his second year in the position. They played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Dons concluded the 2019–20 season 22–12, 9–7 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.
All postseason play was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jimbo Lull | 5 | C | 7'0" | 252 | Senior | Manhattan Beach, CA | Graduated |
| Remu Raitanen | 11 | F | 6'9" | 198 | Senior | Helsinki, Finland | Graduated |
| Charles Minlend | 14 | G | 6'4" | 208 | RS Junior | Concord, NC | Transferred to Louisville |
| Jordan Ratinho | 25 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Livermore, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Julian Rishwain | 5 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Boston College |
| Samba Kane | 43 | C | 7'0" | 220 | Junior | Dakar, Senegal | Indian Hills CC |

### 2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Anthony Roy SG | Oakland, CA | Dublin High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Maj Dušanić PF | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Dream City Christian School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2020 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 1:00 pm | | vs. UMass Lowell Bubbleville | L 68–76 | 0–1 | 31 – Shabazz | 6 – Kane | 4 – Bouyea | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT |
| November 26, 2020* 12:30 pm | | vs. Towson Bubbleville | W 79–68 | 1–1 | 20 – Bouyea | 10 – Ryuny | 6 – Bouyea | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT |
| November 27, 2020* 8:30 am, ESPN | | vs. No. 4 Virginia HomeLight Classic | W 61–60 | 2–1 | 19 – Bouyea | 7 – Kunen | 6 – Bouyea | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT |
| November 29, 2020* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip Off final | L 71–84 | 2–2 | 22 – Bouyea | 10 – Ryuny | 5 – Bouyea | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT |
| December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm | | at Nevada | W 85–60 | 3–2 | 22 – Shabazz | 7 – Kunen | 5 – Milstead | Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV |
| December 4, 2020* 6:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | W 88–60 | 4–2 | 18 – Bouyea | 10 – Ryuny | 5 – Bouyea | Mott Athletics Center (0) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| December 5, 2020* 6:00 pm | | Nevada | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| December 10, 2020* 6:00 pm, WCC Network | | Long Beach State | W 107–62 | 5–2 | 24 – Milstead | 9 – Ryuny | 6 – Milstead | War Memorial Gymnasium (0) San Francisco, CA |
| December 13, 2020* 12:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 70–72 | 5–3 | 24 – Bouyea | 6 – Tied | 5 – Jurkatamm | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
| December 17, 2020* 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | L 64–74 | 5–4 | 15 – Jurkatamm | 7 – Ryuny | 4 – Bouyea | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| December 20, 2020* 4:00 pm | | vs. Grand Canyon Far West Classic | W 68–65 | 6–4 | 22 – Shabazz | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | T-Mobile Arena (0) Las Vegas, NV |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2020 2:00 pm, WCC Network | | San Diego | W 70–62 | 7–4 (1–0) | 24 – Bouyea | 8 – Tied | 5 – Bouyea | War Memorial Gymnasium (0) San Francisco, CA |
| January 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 1 Gonzaga | L 62–85 | 7–5 (1–1) | 18 – Bouyea | 7 – Shabazz | 3 – Shabazz | McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA |
| January 7, 2021 | | Pepperdine | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Portland moved from February 11 | W 88–64 | 8–5 (2–1) | 19 – Shabazz | 9 – Kunen | 7 – Bouyea | War Memorial Gymnasium (0) San Francisco, CA |
| January 10, 2021 4:00 pm, WCC Network | | at Loyola Marymount | L 60–68 | 8–6 (2–2) | 16 – Shabazz | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 14, 2021 5:00 pm, WCC Network | | at Portland | W 79–63 | 9–6 (3–2) | 28 – Bouyea | 11 – Kunen | 5 – Kunen | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN | | BYU | L 63–72 | 9–7 (3–3) | 30 – Shabazz | 6 – Jurkatamm | 3 – Jurkatamm | War Memorial Gymnasium (0) San Francisco, CA |
| January 21, 2021 7:00 pm, NBCSCA | | at Santa Clara | W 73–50 | 10–7 (4–3) | 22 – Shabazz | 11 – Jurkatamm | 4 – Bouyea | Kaiser Permanente Arena (0) Santa Cruz, CA |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | Saint Mary's | L 63–67 | 10–8 (4–4) | 21 – Bouyea | 11 – Jurkatamm | 4 – Bouyea | War Memorial Gymnasium (0) San Francisco, CA |
| January 30, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at BYU | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| February 4, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Pacific | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| February 8, 2021 1:00 pm, Stadium | | at Pepperdine | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| February 10, 2021 2:00 pm, NBC Sports Bay Area | | Pepperdine rescheduled from January 7 | L 68–76 | 10–9 (4–5) | 20 – Shabazz | 8 – Kunen | 3 – Kunen | War Memorial Gymnasium (0) San Francisco, CA |
| February 13, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 1 Gonzaga | L 61–100 | 10–10 (4–6) | 14 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 3 – Bouyea | War Memorial Gymnasium (0) San Francisco, CA |
| February 18, 2021 6:00 pm, NBC Sports Bay Area | | Loyola Marymount | L 63–68 | 10–11 (4–7) | 33 – Bouyea | 5 – Kunen | 3 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (0) San Francisco, CA |
| February 25, 2021 | | Saint Mary's | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at BYU rescheduled from January 30 | L 73–79 | 10–12 (4–8) | 25 – Rishwain | 5 – Rishwain | 4 – Bouyea | Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT |
| February 27, 2021 | | Santa Clara | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | Canceled due to scheduling changes | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| February 27, 2021 7:00 pm, NBC Sports Bay Area | | at Pacific rescheduled from February 4 | L 69–76 | 10–13 (4–9) | 22 – Bouyea | 10 – Bouyea | 3 – Shabazz | Alex G. Spanos Center (0) Stockton, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium | (8) | vs. (9) San Diego First round | W 67–51 | 11–13 | 18 – Bouyea | 9 – Ryuny | 6 – Bouyea | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 5, 2021 9:30 pm, Stadium | (8) | vs. (5) Loyola Marymount Second round | L 66–70 | 11–14 | 19 – Ryuny | 6 – Bouyea | 7 – Bouyea | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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