# 2011–12 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

The 2011–12 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Rex Walters fourth season at San Francisco. The Dons played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium and are members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 8–8 in West Coast play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the semifinals of the West Coast Basketball tournament to Saint Mary's. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Washington State.

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| 11/11/2011* 6:00pm | | North Dakota State 2011 Hilltop Challenge | L 63–75 | 0–1 | 23 – Blackwell | 8 – (2 tied) | 4 – Green | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,175) San Francisco, California |
| 11/12/2011* 6:00pm | | Northern Arizona 2011 Hilltop Challenge | W 69–50 | 1–1 | 16 – Williams | 11 – Caloiaro | 3 – Doolin | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,119) San Francisco, California |
| 11/13/2011* 3:30pm | | Louisiana–Lafayette 2011 Hilltop Challenge | W 71–70 | 2–1 | 18 – Caloiaro | 10 – Caloiaro | 2 – (4 tied) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,165) San Francisco, California |
| 11/16/2011* 8:00pm | | San Jose State | W 83–81 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | 19 – Caloiaro | 13 – Caloiaro | 5 – (3 tied) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,090) San Francisco, California |
| 11/19/2011* 3:00pm, RTNW | | at Seattle | W 69–63 | 4–1 | 15 – Williams | 8 – Caloiaro | 2 – (2 tied) | KeyArena (4,140) Seattle, Washington |
| 11/23/2011* 9:30pm, FCS Pacific | | vs. Dartmouth Great Alaska Shootout | W 71–69 | 5–1 | 23 – Williams | 5 – (3 tied) | 3 – (3 tied) | Sullivan Arena (4,586) Anchorage, Alaska |
| 11/25/2011* 6:30pm, FCS Pacific | | vs. Murray State Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals | L 67–70 | 5–2 | 23 – Green | 5 – Doolin | 5 – Doolin | Sullivan Arena (4,661) Anchorage, Alaska |
| 11/26/2011* 6:30pm, FCS Pacific | | vs. New Mexico State Great Alaska Shootout 3rd Place Game | L 71–81 | 5–3 | 22 – Caloiaro | 7 – Blackwell | 7 – Doolin | Sullivan Arena (4,327) Anchorage, Alaska |
| 12/01/2011* 6:00pm | | at Montana | W 65–62 | 6–3 | 15 – Caoliaro | 9 – Green | 3 – O'Connor | Dahlberg Arena (3,212) Missoula, Montana |
| 12/04/2011* 2:00pm | | Pacific Union | W 90–36 | 7–3 | 15 – Raffington | 9 – (2 tied) | 5 – Johnson | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,349) San Francisco, California |
| 12/10/2011* 7:00pm | | Pacific | W 79–69 | 8–3 | 29 – Caoliaro | 11 – Caoliaro | 4 – Green | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,107) San Francisco, California |
| 12/17/2011* 7:00pm | | Menlo | W 66–36 | 9–3 | 19 – Blackwell | 13 – Blackwell | 3 – Dickerson | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,458) San Francisco, California |
| 12/22/2011* 4:00pm | | at Holy Cross | L 83–88 | 9–4 | 23 – Green | 7 – Green | 4 – (4 tied) | Hart Center (1,326) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| 12/29/2011 7:00pm | | at Pepperdine | L 61–77 | 9–5 (0–1) | 14 – Caloiaro | 7 – Blackwell | 3 – (4 tied) | Firestone Fieldhouse (821) Malibu, California |
| 12/31/2011 5:00pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 76–77 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (0–2) | 26 – Caloiaro | 8 – Blackwell | 5 – (2 tied) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,460) San Francisco, California |
| 01/03/2012* 7:00pm | | Morgan State | W 87–74 | 10–6 | 19 – (2 tied) | 9 – Caloiaro | 5 – Green | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,234) San Francisco, California |
| 01/07/2012 3:30pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 56–81 | 10–7 (0–3) | 10 – Williams | 10 – Blackwell | 3 – Johnson | Marriott Center (14,823) Provo, Utah |
| 01/09/2012 7:00pm, CSNCA | | at Saint Mary's | L 72–87 | 10–8 (0–4) | 20 – Caloiaro | 7 – Green | 6 – (2 tied) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, California |
| 01/12/2012 7:00pm | | Portland | W 104–70 | 11–8 (1–4) | 19 – Green | 9 – Blackwell | 5 – (2 tied) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,450) San Francisco, California |
| 01/14/2012 1:30pm, CSNCA | | Pepperdine | W 78–63 | 12–8 (2–4) | 17 – Williams | 10 – Caloiaro | 5 – Doolin | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| 01/19/2012 7:00pm, ESPNU | | at Gonzaga | L 63–74 | 12–9 (2–5) | 14 – Caloiaro | 9 – Caloairo | 2 – Williams | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 01/21/2012 2:00pm, CSN+ | | at Portland | W 72–71 | 13–9 (3–5) | 15 – Doolin | 7 – Dickerson | 3 – (2 tied) | Chiles Center (2,132) Portland, Oregon |
| 01/26/2012 7:00pm, CSNCA | | at Santa Clara | W 90–77 | 14–9 (4–5) | 20 – Caloiaro | 9 – Green | 5 – Caloiaro | Leavey Center (2,084) Santa Clara, California |
| 01/28/2012 7:00pm, CSNBA | | San Diego | W 84–70 | 15–9 (5–5) | 26 – Blackwell | 8 – Blackwell | 9 – Caloiaro | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,075) San Francisco, California |
| 02/04/2012 7:00pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 88–90 | 15–10 (5–6) | 24 – Green | 7 – Green | 7 – Doolin | Gersten Pavilion (2,409) Los Angeles, California |
| 02/09/2012 8:00pm, ESPNU | | Santa Clara | W 85–69 | 16–10 (6–6) | 21 – Doolin | 13 – Caloiaro | 7 – Doolin | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,673) San Francisco, California |
| 02/11/2012 6:00pm, CSNCA+ | | at San Diego | W 81–70 | 17–10 (7–6) | 18 – Blackwell | 11 – Blackwell | 9 – Doolin | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,883) San Diego, California |
| 02/16/2012 7:00pm, ESPNU | | BYU | L 84–85 | 17–11 (7–7) | 23 – Caloiaro | 11 – Blackwell | 7 – Doolin | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,875) San Francisco, California |
| 02/18/2012 5:00pm, CSNCA | | Gonzaga | W 66–65 | 18–11 (8–7) | 16 – Green | 10 – Blackwell | 6 – Doolin | War Memorial Gymnasium (4,500) San Francisco, California |
| 02/25/2012 8:00pm, CSNCA | | Saint Mary's | L 60–67 | 18–12 (8–8) | 13 – Doolin | 8 – Caloiaro | 5 – Caloiaro | War Memorial Gymnasium (4,500) San Francisco, California |
| 2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament |||||||||
| 03/01/2012 6:00pm, BYUtv | (5) | vs. (8) Portland WCC Second Round | W 87–66 | 19–12 | 19 – (2 tied) | 10 – Dickerson | 4 – (2 tied) | Orleans Arena (1,919) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 03/02/2012 6:00pm, ESPNU | (5) | vs. (4) Loyola Marymount WCC Quarterfinals | W 67–60 | 20–12 | 19 – Williams | 7 – (2 tied) | 5 – Caloiaro | Orleans Arena (5,037) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 03/03/2012 6:00pm, ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (1) Saint Mary's WCC Semifinals | L 78–83 | 20–13 | 28 – Doolin | 7 – Caloiaro | 6 – Caloiaro | Orleans Arena (7,828) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2012 College Basketball Invitational |||||||||
| 03/14/2012* 7:00pm, HDNet | | Washington State CBI First Round | L 75–89 | 20–14 | 20 – Williams | 6 – Dickerson | 11 – Dickerson | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,277) San Francisco, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||||||