The 2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Rex Walters eighth 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 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 15–15 (8–10 WCC) |
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Home arena | War Memorial Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific* | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
On March 9, 2016, head coach Rex Walters was fired.[1] He finished at San Francisco with an eight-year record of 126–125. On March 30, the school hired Kyle Smith as head coach.[2]
Previous season
editThe Dons 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.
Departures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Matt Christiansen | 3 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Oklahoma City, OK | Left the team for personal reasons |
Matt Glover | 5 | G | 6'5" | 212 | RS Senior | Orange, CA | Graduated |
Chris Adams | 10 | G | 6'4" | 194 | Senior | Covina, CA | Graduated |
Gavin Hoffmann | 11 | G | 6'5" | 204 | Senior | Portland, OR | Graduated |
Frankie Ferrari | 13 | G | 5'11" | 160 | Freshman | Burlingame, CA | Transferred to Cañada College |
David Irby | 14 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Sophomore | Long Beach, CA | Left the team for personal reasons |
Kruize Pinkins | 15 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Senior | Marianna, FL | Graduated |
Mark Tollefsen | 23 | F | 6'2" | 199 | RS Junior | Danville, CA | Elected to transfer from the team to Arizona for the final year on his eligibility. |
Darrell Robertson | 25 | C | 6'10" | 242 | RS Junior | Pinola, MS | Graduated |
Dominique Williams | 30 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Sophomore | El Granada, CA | Did not return |
Nick Loew | 33 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Freshman | Burlingame, CA | Left the team for personal reasons |
Incoming Transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Donte Reynolds | 0 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | Kinston, NC | Junior college transferred from Odessa College |
Ronnie Boyce III | 3 | G | 6'4" | Junior | Oklahoma City, OK | Junior college transferred from Connors State College | |
Sean Grennan | 30 | G | 6'3" | 175 | RS Senior | Toms River, NJ | Transferred from Fairfield. Will be eligible to play immediately since Grennan graduated from Fairfield. |
Recruiting Class of 2015
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Cedric Wright SF |
Fort Lauderdale, FL | Dillard High School | 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 | ||||||
Marquill Smith SG |
Miami, FL | Miami Christian School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Mar 12, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Matt McCarthy PF |
Melbourne, Australia | Xavier College | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | Apr 7, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/06/2015* 7:00 pm |
San Francisco State | W 87–76 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UIC | W 78–75 | 1–0 |
UIC Pavilion (4,033) Chicago, IL | |||||||
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
Rice Roundball Showcase |
W 80–54 | 2–0 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,417) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
at Fresno State Roundball Showcase |
L 71–78 | 2–1 |
Save Mart Center (5,327) Fresno, CA | |||||||
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
UC Riverside Roundball Showcase |
W 58–57 | 3–1 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,641) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
11/25/2015* 7:30 pm, TheW.tv |
UC Santa Barbara | L 61–68 | 3–2 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,452) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
11/29/2015* 3:00 pm, TheW.tv |
Delaware State Roundball Showcase |
W 67–47 | 4–2 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,148) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
Eastern Washington | L 77–81 | 4–3 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,484) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
12/04/2015* 6:00 pm |
at Montana | L 50–82 | 4–4 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,279) Missoula, MT | |||||||
12/07/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
Cal State Northridge | W 65–61 | 5–4 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,138) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
Coppin State | W 96–93 OT | 6–4 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,142) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
12/21/2015 8:00 pm, CSNCA |
at Saint Mary's | L 52–74 | 6-5 (0–1) |
McKeon Pavilion (2,408) Moraga, CA | |||||||
12/23/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
Pacific | W 89–76 | 7–5 (1–1) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,382) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
12/31/2015 5:00 pm, TheW.tv |
Portland | W 107–95 | 8–5 (2–1) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,170) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
01/02/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Gonzaga | L 94–102 OT | 8–6 (2–2) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,253) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
01/07/2016 7:00 pm, CSNBA |
at San Diego | W 73–65 | 9–6 (3–2) |
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,102) San Diego, CA | |||||||
01/09/2016 6:00 pm, BYUtv |
at BYU | L 92–102 | 9–7 (3–3) |
Marriott Center (16,616) Provo, UT | |||||||
01/14/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
Loyola Marymount | L 83–87 | 9–8 (3–4) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,138) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
01/16/2016 1:00 pm, CSNCA |
Pepperdine | L 84–98 | 9–9 (3–5) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,378) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
01/21/2016 8:00 pm, CSNBA |
at Santa Clara | W 74–61 | 10–9 (4–5) |
Leavey Center (1,413) Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
01/28/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
at Portland | W 87–76 | 11–9 (5–5) |
Chiles Center (1,471) Portland, OR | |||||||
01/30/2016 5:00 pm, CSNBA/CSNCA |
at Gonzaga | L 48–86 | 11–10 (5–6) |
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||||||
02/02/2016* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
Menlo | W 100–68 | 12–10 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,094) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
02/06/2016 8:00 pm, CSNCA |
Santa Clara | W 89–86 | 13–10 (6–6) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,538) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
02/11/2016 7:00 pm, BYUtv |
BYU | L 89–114 | 13–11 (6–7) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,420) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
02/13/2016 3:00 pm, CSNCA |
San Diego | W 68–51 | 14–11 (7–7) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,358) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, CSNBA/CSNBA+ |
at Pepperdine | W 82–72 | 15–11 (8–7) |
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,449) Malibu, CA | |||||||
02/20/2016 1:00 pm, CSNCA |
at Loyola Marymount | L 87–100 OT | 15–12 (8–8) |
Gersten Pavilion (3,407) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
02/25/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
at Pacific | L 70–79 | 15–13 (8–9) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,381) Stockton, CA | |||||||
02/27/2016 8:00 pm, CSNCA |
Saint Mary's | L 72–84 | 15–14 (8–10) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,769) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
WCC tournament | |||||||||||
03/05/2016 3:00 pm, BYUtv/CSNCA/TWCSN |
vs. Pepperdine Quarterfinals |
L 86–90 | 15–15 |
Orleans Arena (7,341) Paradise, NV | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
References
edit- ^ "Rex Walters fired as head coach of San Francisco Dons".
- ^ Feinberg, Doug. "Kyle Smith new San Francisco basketball coach". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.