# 2016–17 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

The 2016–17 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Kyle Smith's first season at San Francisco. The Dons played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. 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.

## Previous season

The Dons finished the 2015–16 season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.
On March 9, 2016, head coach Rex Walters was fired. On March 30, the school hired Kyle Smith as head coach.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Montray Clemsons | 0 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
| Devin Watson | 1 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Sophomore | Oceanside, CA | Transferred to San Diego State |
| Uche Ofoegbu | 2 | F | 6'4" | 214 | RS Junior | San Antonio, TX | Transferred to UNLV |
| Cedric Wright | 5 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Freshman | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Transferred to Chipola College |
| Stefan Cox | 14 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Sedalia, MO | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Stokley Chaffee | 23 | F | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Pleasanton, CA | Walk-on; transferred to Las Positas College |
| Sean Grennan | 30 | G | 6'3" | 175 | RS Senior | Sea Girt, NJ | Graduated |
| Tim Derksen | 32 | G | 6'3" | 202 | Senior | Tucson, AZ | Graduated |

## Recruiting Class of 2016

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Ratinho #54 SG | Livermore, CA | De La Salle High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 14, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Jimbo Lull #67 C | Palos Verdes, CA | New Hampton School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Nov 11, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| Sasha French C | Napa, CA | The Hun School Of Princeton | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jan 27, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 56 ||||||
| Charles Minlend SG | Concord, NC | Fork Union Military Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 9, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Remu Raitanen PF | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki Basketball Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A | May 9, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Chance Anderson PF | Alpharetta, GA | St. Francis High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 10, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2016 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, TheW.tv | | UIC | W 82–80 | 1–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,193) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 75–63 | 2–0 | The Thunderdome (1,563) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | | Troy | W 79–67 | 3–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (734) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/26/2016* 3:35 pm | | vs. Sacramento State EWU Men's Basketball Classic | W 77–59 | 4–0 | Reese Court (300) Cheney, WA |
| 11/27/2016* 6:05 pm | | at Eastern Washington EWU Men's Basketball Classic | L 90–96 | 4–1 | Reese Court (1,088) Cheney, WA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Alcorn State | W 78–65 | 5–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (513) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Lamar | W 82–63 | 6–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (963) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | San Francisco State | W 91–59 | 7–1 | Kezar Pavilion (1,728) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/16/2016* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Portland State | L 78–82 | 7–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,080) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Abilene Christian | W 86–51 | 8–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,163) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/22/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Utah Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | W 89–86 | 9–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,659) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/23/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Illinois State Diamond Head Classic semifinals | W 66–58 | 10–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,053) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. San Diego State Diamond Head Classic championship game | L 48–62 | 10–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,118) Honolulu, HI |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | San Diego | W 80–74 | 11–3 (1–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,115) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/31/2016 3:00 pm, CSNBA | | at Santa Clara | L 58–72 | 11–4 (1–1) | Leavey Center (1,389) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/05/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 5 Gonzaga | L 80–95 | 11–5 (1–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,814) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/07/2017 8:00 pm, CSNBA | | No. 19 Saint Mary's | L 52–63 | 11–6 (1–3) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,456) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/12/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 75–85 | 11–7 (1–4) | Marriott Center (13,917) Provo, UT |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm, CSNBA | | Pacific | W 72–51 | 12–7 (2–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,410) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | Portland | W 75–50 | 13–7 (3–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,842) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/21/2017 6:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 60–43 | 14–7 (4–4) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,730) San Diego, CA |
| 01/26/2017 8:00 pm, CSNBA | | at No. 21 Saint Mary's | L 46–66 | 14–8 (4–5) | McKeon Pavilion (3,233) Moraga, CA |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm, CSNBA | | at Pacific | W 81–60 | 15–8 (5–5) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,004) Stockton, CA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 77–56 | 16–8 (6–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,975) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 74–64 | 17–8 (7–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,341) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/09/2017 8:00 pm, CSNBA | | Santa Clara | W 61–58 | 18–8 (8–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,005) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/11/2017 8:00 pm, CSNCA | | BYU | L 52–68 | 18–9 (8–6) | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,084) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/16/2017 6:00 pm, CSNCA | | at No. 1 Gonzaga | L 61–96 | 18–10 (8–7) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 65–51 | 19–10 (9–7) | Chiles Center (3,259) Portland, OR |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 51–53 | 19–11 (9–8) | Gersten Pavilion (2,213) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/25/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN | | at Pepperdine | W 76–65 | 20–11 (10–8) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,073) Malibu, CA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 3:00 pm, SPCSN | (5) | vs. (4) Santa Clara Quarterfinals | L 69–76 | 20–12 | Orleans Arena (7,461) Paradise, NV |
| CBI ||||||
| 03/15/2017* 5:00 pm | | at Rice First Round | L 76–85 | 20–13 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,349) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||