The 2024–25 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons are led by third-year head coach Chris Gerlufsen and played their home games at the Sobrato Center as members of the West Coast Conference.
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| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 WCC) |
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| Home arena | Sobrato Center (Capacity: 3,005) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Gonzaga | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Dons finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 11–5 in WCC play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Portland in the quarterfinals, before losing to Gonzaga in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Cincinnati.
Offseason
editDepartures
edit| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Isaiah Hawthorne | 3 | F | 6'8" | 205 |  Junior |
Tracy, CA | Transferred to Northern Colorado |
| Mike Sharavjamts | 5 | G/F | 6'8" | 180 | Sophomore | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Transferred to Utah[1] |
| Stefan Todorovic | 7 | F | 6'8" | 190 | Junior | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred to Pepperdine |
| Jonathan Mogbo | 10 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | West Palm Beach, FL | Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 31st overall by Toronto Raptors |
| Josh Kunen | 11 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Graduated |
| Justin Bieker | 12 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior |
Portland, OR | Walk-on; transferred to Utah Tech |
| Volodymyr Markovetskyy | 33 | C | 7'2" | 270 | Senior | Truskavets, Ukraine | Graduated |
| Jake Cioe | 45 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Junior | Tucson, AZ | Walk-on; transferred |
Incoming transfers
edit| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Carlton Linguard Jr. | 2 | F | 7'0" | 225 | GS Senior | San Antonio, TX | UTSA |
| Isa Silva | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Sacramento, CA | Long Beach State |
| Jason Rivera-Torres | 23 | G/F | 6'7" | 190 | Sophomore | Bronx, NY | Vanderbilt |
| Drew Ardouin | 45 | G | 6'1" | 181 | Junior | Atascadero, CA | Cuesta College |
2024 recruiting class
edit| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Tyrone Riley #29 SG |
Downey, CA | St. Pius X - St. Matthias Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 15, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
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| Veniamin Abosi SG |
Greece | Olympiacos B.C | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| James O'Donnell C |
Sydney, Australia | Centre of Excellence | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A | Oct 5, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
Cal Poly | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| November 9, 2024* 7:30 p.m. |
Boise State | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
Long Beach State | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
Chicago State Sunshine Slam campus site game |
Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
vs. Memphis USF Legacy Showcase |
Chase Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| November 25, 2024* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Clemson Sunshine Slam Beach Division semifinals |
Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||||
| November 26, 2024* 10:30 a.m./1:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Penn State/Fordham Sunshine Slam Beach Division |
Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||||
| December 1, 2024* 4:00 p.m. |
Mercyhurst | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
Saint Louis | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
Stanislaus State | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| December 15, 2024* 3:00 p.m. |
vs. Loyola Chicago Milwaukee Tip-Off |
Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
| December 18, 2024* 5:00 p.m. |
at Bradley | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m. |
Montana | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| WCC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 28, 2024 7:00 p.m. |
Loyola Marymount | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| December 30, 2024 7:00 p.m. |
Santa Clara | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 TBA |
at Pacific | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m. |
at Washington State | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA | |||||||||
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
Portland | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m. |
at Santa Clara | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | |||||||||
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
at Pepperdine | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
Oregon State | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Saint Mary's | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
San Diego | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
Washington State | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Saint Mary's | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m. |
at Loyola Marymount | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| February 13, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Gonzaga | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
at San Diego | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
Pacific | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Oregon State | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
Gonzaga | Chase Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| WCC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6–11, 2025 TBA |
vs. | 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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References
edit- ^ Judd, Brandon (June 3, 2024). "Report: Utah basketball lands commitment from 4-star wing". Deseret News. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". USFDons.com. University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved 5 September 2024.