# 2021–22 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

The 2021–22 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons were led by third-year head coach Todd Golden, and played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium at the Sobrato Center as members of the West Coast Conference.
USF began the season at 10–0, which marked the program's best start to a season since they opened with 26 straight wins in 1976–77. The Dons' perfect season ended with a one-point loss to Grand Canyon on December 18; they would ultimately wrap up their non-conference slate with a 13–2 record heading into WCC play.
The Dons finished conference regular season play at 10–6 and were seeded fourth in that year's WCC tournament. After a win against BYU and a loss to Gonzaga, the Dons received an at-large NCAA tournament bid, their first appearance since 1998. They were placed as a tenth seed in the East region but lost in an overtime game to seventh seed Murray State 92–87.
The day after the tournament loss, March 18, 2022, head coach Todd Golden accepted the head coach role at Florida. Chris Gerlufsen was subsequently named the next head coach.

## Previous season

The Dons concluded the 2020–21 season 11–14, 4–9 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing to Loyola Marymount.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Damari Milstead | 11 | G | 6'2" | 195 | RS Junior | Oakland, CA | Transferred to Cal State Fullerton |
| Trevante Anderson | 12 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Tacoma, WA | Transferred to Idaho |
| Anthony Roy | 14 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Oakland, CA | Transferred to College of Southern Idaho |
| Taavi Jurkatamm | 34 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Senior | Tallinn, Estonia | Graduated |
| Samba Kane | 43 | C | 7'0" | 220 | Junior | Dakar, Senegal | Transferred to UW–Milwaukee |
| Emmanuel Nwabueze | 45 | G | 6'3" | 215 | RS Junior | San Francisco, CA | Walk-on; didn't return |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Volodymyr Markovetskyy | 33 | C | 7'2" | 270 | Sophomore | Truskavets, Ukraine | Transferred from Washington State. |
| Yauhen Massalski | 25 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Graduate Student | Minsk, Belarus | Transferred from San Diego. Will be eligible to play immediately since Massalski graduated from San Diego. |
| Zane Meeks | 5 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Sophomore | Prairie Village, KS | Transferred from Nevada. |
| Gabe Stefanini | 15 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Senior | Bologna, Italy | Transferred from Columbia. |
| Patrick Tapé | 11 | F | 6'9" | 233 | Graduate Student | Charlotte, NC | Transferred from Duke. Will be eligible to play immediately since Tapé graduated from Duke. |

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ndewedo Newbury C | London, England | The Loomis Chaffee School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Apr 21, 2021 |
| 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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2021 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Broyce Batchen, Jr. PG | El Sobranto, CA | Southern California Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Jul 21, 2021 |
| 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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2022 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Roster

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## 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 9, 2021* 7:30 p.m., WCC Network | | LIU | W 98–64 | 1–0 | 16 – Shabazz | 6 – Kunen | 4 – Tapé | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,439) San Francisco, CA |
| November 11, 2021* 7:30 p.m., WCC Network | | Prairie View A&M | W 92–76 | 2–0 | 24 – Bouyea | 6 – Massalski | 4 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,233) San Francisco, CA |
| November 13, 2021* 5:30 p.m., WCC Network | | vs. Davidson Chase Center Showcase | W 65–60 | 3–0 | 14 – Bouyea | 7 – Massalski | 4 – Tied | Chase Center (4,175) San Francisco, CA |
| November 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Samford | W 77–55 | 4–0 | 19 – Bouyea | 10 – Shabazz | 6 – Bouyea | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,033) San Francisco, CA |
| November 18, 2021* 7:30 p.m., Stadium | | Nevada | W 73–70 | 5–0 | 28 – Stefanini | 7 – Bouyea | 4 – Bouyea | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,690) San Francisco, CA |
| November 22, 2021* 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Morgan State | W 83–67 | 6–0 | 22 – Bouyea | 9 – Kunen | 7 – Bouyea | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,689) San Francisco, CA |
| November 25, 2021* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Towson Las Vegas Invitational semifinals | W 71–61 | 7–0 | 20 – Bouyea | 9 – Bouyea | 5 – Bouyea | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 26, 2021* 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | vs. UAB Las Vegas Invitational championship | W 63–61 | 8–0 | 23 – Massalski | 13 – Massalski | 3 – Shabazz | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | UNLV | W 83–62 | 9–0 | 30 – Bouyea | 16 – Massalski | 6 – Shabazz | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,327) San Francisco, CA |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Fresno State | W 71–63 | 10–0 | 27 – Bouyea | 6 – Bouyea | 3 – Bouyea | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,873) San Francisco, CA |
| December 18, 2021* 4:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Grand Canyon Jerry Colangelo Classic | L 48–49 | 10–1 | 18 – Massalski | 13 – Massalski | 3 – Tied | Footprint Center (1,578) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 19, 2021* 3:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | W 66–65 | 11–1 | 20 – Shabazz | 9 – Massalski | 6 – Bouyea | Desert Financial Arena (6,403) Tempe, AZ |
| December 22, 2021* 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Southern Illinois | W 64–52 | 12–1 | 20 – Bouyea | 9 – Massalski | 5 – Bouyea | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,543) San Francisco, CA |
| December 28, 2021* 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Academy of Art | W 111–78 | 13–1 | 18 – Tied | 9 – Massalski | 4 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,099) San Francisco, CA |
| January 6, 2022* 11:00 a.m., WCC Network | | vs. Loyola–Chicago | L 74–79 | 13–2 | 20 – Massalski | 5 – Tied | 4 – Bouyea | Lifetime Activities Center (112) Salt Lake City, UT |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 8, 2022 4:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | San Diego | W 88–73 | 14–2 (1–0) | 27 – Shabazz | 17 – Massalski | 6 – Stefanini | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,487) San Francisco, CA |
| January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Loyola Marymount | W 97–73 | 15–2 (2–0) | 22 – Bouyea | 8 – Massalski | 6 – Shabazz | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,160) San Francisco, CA |
| January 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | BYU | L 69–71 | 15–3 (2–1) | 19 – Bouyea | 7 – Tied | 3 – Stefanini | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,133) San Francisco, CA |
| January 20, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 1 Gonzaga | L 62–78 | 15–4 (2–2) | 25 – Bouyea | 10 – Massalski | 2 – Tied | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| January 22, 2022 4:30 p.m., NBCSBA | | at Pepperdine | W 71–45 | 16–4 (3–2) | 20 – Rishwain | 10 – Massalski | 3 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (515) Malibu, CA |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium | | Saint Mary's | L 70–72 | 16–5 (3–3) | 19 – Bouyea | 13 – Massalski | 4 – Bouyea | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,833) San Francisco, CA |
| January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m., Stadium | | Santa Clara | W 88–85 | 17–5 (4–3) | 25 – Bouyea | 16 – Massalski | 4 – Stefanini | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,010) San Francisco, CA |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at BYU | W 73–59 | 18–5 (5–3) | 16 – Massalski | 13 – Massalski | 4 – Bouyea | Marriott Center (13,361) Provo, UT |
| February 5, 2022 5:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Portland | W 74–71 | 19–5 (6–3) | 22 – Massalski | 12 – Massalski | 7 – Bouyea | Chiles Center (1,206) Portland, OR |
| February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Portland | L 68–69 | 19–6 (6–4) | 18 – Stefanini | 20 – Massalski | 4 – Bouyea | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,827) San Francisco, CA |
| February 10, 2022 8:00 p.m., NBCSCA | | Pepperdine | W 105–61 | 20–6 (7–4) | 24 – Shabazz | 10 – Massalski | 6 – Stefanini | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,321) San Francisco, CA |
| February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., Stadium | | at Santa Clara | W 74–58 | 21–6 (8–4) | 19 – Massalski | 10 – Massalski | 5 – Shabazz | Leavey Center (2,011) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., NBCSBA+ | | at Saint Mary's Rescheduled from Jan. 1 | L 64–69 | 21–7 (8–5) | 23 – Stefanini | 10 – Massalski | 4 – Stefanini | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| February 21, 2022 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Pacific Rescheduled from Feb. 15 | W 104–71 | 22–7 (9–5) | 21 – Shabazz | 7 – Markovetskyy | 11 – Bouyea | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,227) Stockton, CA |
| February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 1 Gonzaga | L 73–89 | 22–8 (9–6) | 17 – Shabazz | 8 – Massalski | 5 – Bouyea | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,138) San Francisco, CA |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | at San Diego | W 78–62 | 23–8 (10–6) | 18 – Rishwain | 8 – Massalski | 6 – Bouyea | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,144) San Diego, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2022 7:30 p.m, ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (5) BYU Third round | W 75–63 | 24–8 | 22 – Shabazz | 9 – Massalski | 4 – Bouyea | Orleans Arena (1,799) Paradise, NV |
| March 7, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN | (4) | vs. (1) No. 1 Gonzaga Semifinals | L 71–81 | 24–9 | 27 – Shabazz | 8 – Rishwain | 3 – Kunen | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 17, 2022 6:40 p.m, CBS | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) No. 20 Murray State First Round | L 87–92 $^{OT}$ | 24–10 | 36 – Bouyea | 7 – Kunen | 3 – tied | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (16,828) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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