# 2022–23 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

The 2022–23 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons were led by first-year head coach Chris Gerlufsen, and played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium at the Sobrato Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Dons finished the season the 2021–22 season 24–10, 10–6 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. In the WCC tournament, they defeated BYU in the third round before losing to Gonzaga in the semifinals. The Dons received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East region, their first appearance since 1998. They lost in the first round to Murray State.
The day after the tournament loss, head coach Todd Golden left the team after accepting the head coach position at Florida. Golden assistant Chris Gerlufsen was subsequently named the next head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 1 | G | 6'2" | 180 | GS Senior | Seaside, CA | Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft |
| Patrick Tapé | 11 | F | 6'10" | 240 | GS Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Maj Dušanić | 14 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Freshman | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Transferred to Hawaii Pacific |
| Gabe Stefanini | 15 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Senior | Bologna, Italy | Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft |
| Dzmitry Ryuny | 22 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Junior | Minsk, Belarus | Transferred to Oregon |
| Yauhen Massalski | 25 | F | 6'9" | 240 | GS Senior | Minsk, Belarus | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Tyrell Roberts | 1 | G | 5'11" | 175 | RS Senior | Sacramento, CA | Washington State |
| Saba Gigiberia | 5 | C | 7'1" | 248 | Junior | Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgia Tech |
| Marcus Williams | 55 | G | 6'2" | 197 | Junior | Dickinson, TX | Texas A&M |

### 2022 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruiting class of 2022.

## 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 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Texas Southern | W 90–77 | 1–0 | 17 – Roberts | 10 – Shabazz | 3 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,730) San Francisco, CA |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Cal Poly | W 60–48 | 2–0 | 18 – Shabazz | 8 – Gigiberia | 2 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (847) San Francisco, CA |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | UC Merced | W 88–71 | 3–0 | 21 – Shabazz | 9 – Meeks | 4 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,138) San Francisco, CA |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Fresno State | W 67–60 | 4–0 | 22 – Roberts | 10 – Meeks | 4 – Shabazz | Save Mart Center (3,123) Fresno, CA |
| November 21, 2022* 9:30 a.m., CBSSN | | vs. Northern Iowa Hall of Fame Classic semifinals | W 75–69 | 5–0 | 24 – Shabazz | 11 – Meeks | 7 – Shabazz | T-Mobile Center (301) Kansas City, MO |
| November 22, 2022* 11:00 a.m., CBSSN | | vs. Wichita State Hall of Fame Classic Finals | W 67–63 | 6–0 | 15 – Kunen | 7 – Kunen | 7 – Roberts | T-Mobile Center (512) Kansas City, MO |
| November 25, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson | L 80–89 | 6–1 | 20 – Shabazz | 6 – Kunen | 5 – Williams | John M. Belk Arena (3,426) Davidson, NC |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Little Rock | W 90–68 | 7–1 | 16 – Shabazz | 7 – Shabazz | 7 – Shabazz | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| December 4, 2022* 5:30 p.m., WCC Network | | vs. Utah State | L 64–82 | 7–2 | 18 – Roberts | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Chase Center San Francisco, CA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., WCC Network | | Merrimack | W 69–51 | 8–2 | 19 – Markovetskyy | 10 – Shabazz | 7 – Williams | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,733) San Francisco, CA |
| December 12, 2022* 8:30 p.m. | | vs. New Mexico Jack Jones Hoopsfest | L 64–67 | 8–3 | 18 – Shabazz | 9 – Shabazz | 5 – Shabazz | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | at UNLV | W 75–73 | 9–3 | 17 – Tied | 17 – Meeks | 4 – Roberts | Thomas & Mack Center (6,446) Paradise, NV |
| December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | UT Arlington | L 63–68 | 9–4 | 24 – Roberts | 7 – Shabazz | 3 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 25 Arizona State | W 97–60 | 10–4 | 26 – Shabazz | 7 – Shabazz | 6 – Shabazz | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,756) San Francisco, CA |
| December 22, 2022* 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Hartford | W 85–53 | 11–4 | 20 – Hawthorne | 8 – Hawthorne | 3 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,833) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Santa Clara | L 67–79 | 11–5 (0–1) | 23 – Shabazz | 10 – Meeks | 3 – Kunen | Leavey Center (1,302) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 31, 2022 4:00 p.m., WCC Network | | San Diego | L 68–80 | 11–6 (0–2) | 21 – Shabazz | 8 – Tied | 3 – Williams | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,872) San Francisco, CA |
| January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 9 Gonzaga | L 75–77 | 11–7 (0–3) | 18 – Roberts | 9 – Shabazz | 2 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,313) San Francisco, CA |
| January 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Loyola Marymount | W 72–70 | 12–7 (1–3) | 21 – Roberts | 6 – Rishwain | 3 – Rocak | Gersten Pavilion (1,491) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 12, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Portland | L 87–92 | 12–8 (1–4) | 25 – Shabazz | 8 – Williams | 4 – Williams | Chiles Center (1,388) Portland, OR |
| January 14, 2023 8:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | Saint Mary's | L 61–78 | 12–9 (1–5) | 17 – Meeks | 8 – Meeks | 3 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., NBCSCA | | Pacific | W 78–57 | 13–9 (2–5) | 17 – Meeks | 11 – Newbury | 4 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| January 21, 2023 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | BYU | W 82–74 | 14–9 (3–5) | 30 – Roberts | 5 – Tied | 3 – Kunen | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at San Diego | W 94–81 | 15–9 (4–5) | 26 – Shabazz | 6 – Hawthorne | 5 – Hawthorne | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,538) San Diego, CA |
| February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 18 Saint Mary's | L 59–68 | 15–10 (4–6) | 16 – Shabazz | 5 – Shabazz | 1 – Tied | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Santa Clara | L 70–83 | 15–11 (4–7) | 31 – Shabazz | 8 – Shabazz | 3 – Williams | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,650) San Francisco, CA |
| February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 16 Gonzaga | L 81–99 | 15–12 (4–8) | 25 – Shabazz | 7 – Shabazz | 5 – Williams | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Pepperdine | W 88–80 | 16–12 (5–8) | 32 – Roberts | 9 – Newbury | 5 – Williams | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| February 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | at Pacific | W 76–68 | 17–12 (6–8) | 26 – Shabazz | 7 – Hawthorne | 4 – Williams | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,317) Stockton, CA |
| February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Portland | W 92–89 | 18–12 (7–8) | 30 – Shabazz | 7 – Shabazz | 6 – Roberts | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,933) San Francisco, CA |
| February 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at BYU | L 61–87 | 18–13 (7–9) | 21 – Shabazz | 3 – Tied | 3 – Roberts | Marriott Center (15,990) Provo, UT |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2023 8:30 p.m., WCC Network | (6) | vs. (7) Pacific Second Round | W 80–63 | 19–13 | 25 – Roberts | 8 – Tied | 5 – Williams | Orleans Arena (2,786) Paradise, NV |
| March 4, 2023 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (3) Santa Clara Quarterfinals | W 93–87 $^{2OT}$ | 20–13 | 38 – Shabazz | 9 – Hawthorne | 5 – Shabazz | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 6, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (2) No. 9 Gonzaga Semifinals | L 73–84 | 20–14 | 26 – Shabazz | 7 – Tied | 4 – Roberts | 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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