2018–19 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2018–19
Team:San Francisco Dons
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Record:21–10
Conf Record:9–7
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach3:Kevin Hovde

The 2018–19 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represents the University of San Francisco during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by third-year head coach Kyle Smith, play their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Dons finished the 2017–18 season 22–17, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Pacific in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Colgate, Utah Valley, and Campbell to advance to the best-of-three championship series against North Texas where they won game 1 before losing game 2 and 3.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
0 G 6'3" 145 Freshman Transferred to UTEP
Chase Foster 22 F 6'5" 187 Senior Graduated
Mars Pasache 30 G 6'1" 175 Senior Walk-on; graduated
Erik Poulsen 31 C 6'11" 235 Sophomore Graduate transferred to Western Oregon
Nick Loew 44 F 6'8" 220 Junior Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Khalil Shabazz 0 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Transferred from Central Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shabazz will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Nathan Krill 31 F 6'7" 210 RS Senior Transferred from Wesleyan. Will be eligible to play immediately since Krill graduated from Wesleyan.

2018 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule. USFDons.com.