# 2014–15 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

The 2014–15 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Rex Walters seventh season at San Francisco. The Dons played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.

## Previous season

The Dons finished the season 21–12, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to BYU. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to LSU.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Avry Holmes | 12 | G | 6'2" | 196 | Sophomore | Salem, OR | Transferred to Clemson |
| Cole Dickerson | 25 | F | 6'7" | 227 | Senior | Federal Way, WA | Graduated |
| Tao Xu | 35 | C | 6'11" | 277 | Sophomore | Qingdao, China | Signed to play professionally in China |
| Cody Doolin | 45 | G | 6'2" | 183 | Senior | Austin, TX | Left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Montray Clemons | 0 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Junior college transfer from Pensacola State College. |

## Recruiting Class of 2014

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Devin Watson G | El Cajon, CA | El Camino | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Jun 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Chase Foster G | Highlands Ranch, CO | Valor Christian | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 3, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Frankie Ferrari G | Burlingame, CA | Burlingame | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Aug 2, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| Jared Stutzman F | Idaho Falls, ID | Bonneville | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 9, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| 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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2014 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cedric Wright G | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Dillard | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Jul 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2015 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season |||||
| 11/16/2014* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | South Carolina State | W 91–52 | 1–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,525) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Notre Dame de Namur | W 86–46 | 2–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,327) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/24/2014* 5:30 pm | vs. Hawaiʻi Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 88–73 | 3–0 | Germain Arena (2,118) Estero, FL |
| 11/25/2014* 5:30 pm | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | L 47–62 | 3–1 | Germain Arena (3,027) Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2014* 3:00 pm | vs. Evansville Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game | L 72–79 | 3–2 | Germain Arena (3,867) Estero, FL |
| 11/30/2014* 3:00 pm, TheW.tv | Montana | W 76–57 | 4–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,695) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/03/2014* 6:00 pm, P12N | at Colorado | L 55–72 | 4–3 | Coors Events Center (9,025) Boulder, CO |
| 12/07/2014* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Houston Baptist | W 85–54 | 5–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,223) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/11/2014* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Eastern Washington | L 76–81 | 5–4 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,351) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/15/2014* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Cal Poly | L 71–78 | 5–5 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,396) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Portland State | W 77–40 | 6–5 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,464) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/21/2014* 11:00 am | at Cleveland State | L 65–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 | Wolstein Center (1,289) Cleveland, OH |
| WCC Regular Season |||||
| 12/27/2014 3:00 pm, CSNCA | at Pacific | W 77–71 | 7–6 (1–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,340) Stockton, CA |
| 12/29/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Saint Mary's | L 56–69 | 7–7 (1–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,126) Moraga, CA |
| 01/01/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | San Diego | L 56–57 | 7–8 (1–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,861) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/03/2015 8:00 pm, CSN BAY | BYU | L 68–99 | 7–9 (1–3) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,585) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/08/2015 6:00 pm, RTNW/TheW.tv | at No. 6 Gonzaga | L 57–88 | 7–10 (1–4) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/10/2015 1:00 pm, CSNCA | at Portland | W 89–77 | 8–10 (2–4) | Chiles Center (1,422) Portland, OR |
| 01/17/2015 3:00 pm, CSNCA | at Santa Clara | L 64–70 | 8–11 (2–5) | Leavey Center (2,074) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Pepperdine | W 71–59 | 9–11 (3–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,334) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/24/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | Loyola Marymount | L 69–70 | 9–12 (3–6) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,523) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/29/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at BYU | L 74–78 | 9–13 (3–7) | Marriott Center (12,452) Provo, UT |
| 01/31/2015 5:00 pm, TWCSN/TheW.tv | at San Diego | L 69–77 | 9–14 (3–8) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,454) San Diego, CA |
| 02/05/2015 6:00 pm, CSN BAY | Portland | L 57–69 | 9–15 (3–9) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,386) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/07/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 Gonzaga | L 70–81 | 9–16 (3–10) | War Memorial Gymnasium (4,000) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/12/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Santa Clara | W 69–62 $^{OT}$ | 10–16 (4–10) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,394) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/19/2015 8:00 pm, TWCSN/TheW.tv | at Loyola Marymount | W 72–45 | 11–16 (5–10) | Gersten Pavilion (1,321) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/21/2015 1:00 pm, CSNCA | at Pepperdine | W 56–54 | 12–16 (6–10) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,120) Malibu, CA |
| 02/26/2015 8:00 pm, CSN BAY | Saint Mary's | L 53–84 | 12–17 (6–11) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,081) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm, CSN BAY | Pacific | W 65–55 | 13–17 (7–11) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,545) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||
| 03/06/2015 6:00 pm, BYUtv | vs. Pacific First round | W 62–58 | 14–17 | Orleans Arena (7,110) Paradise, NV |
| 03/07/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 7 Gonzaga Quarterfinals | L 72–81 | 14–18 | Orleans Arena (8,537) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||