2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
Conference West Coast Conference
2015–16 record 15–15 (8–10 WCC)
Head coach Rex Walters (8th year)
Assistant coach Luke Wicks
Assistant coach Brent Crews
Assistant coach David Rebibo
Home arena War Memorial Gymnasium
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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
2016 West Coast Conference Tournament winner

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.

On March 9, head coach Rex Walters was fired.[1] He finished at San Francisco with an eight year record of 126–125.

Previous Season

The 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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Matt Christiansen 3 F 6'9" 235 Junior Oklahoma City, OK Left the team due to 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 due to 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 due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
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

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cedric Wright
SF
Fort Lauderdale, FL Dillard High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Jul 2, 2014 
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 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Matthew McCarthy
PF
Melbourne, Australia Xavier College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Apr 7, 2015 
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:

Roster

2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 0 Clemsons, MontrayMontray Clemsons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Baltimore Poly Ins
Pensacola State College
Baltimore, MD
G 1 Watson, DevinDevin Watson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So El Camino Oceanside, CA
F 2 Ofoegbu, UcheUche Ofoegbu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Jr John Paul Stevens
SMU
San Antonio, TX
G 3 Boyce, RonnieRonnie Boyce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Putnam City
Connors College
Oklahoma City, OK
F 5 Wright, CedricCedric Wright 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dillard Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 10 McCarthy, MatthewMatthew McCarthy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Xavier College Melbourne, Australia
G 11 Smith, MaquillMaquill Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Miami Christian Miami, FL
F 13 Reynolds, Dont'eDont'e Reynolds 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Word of God Christian
Odessa College
Miami, FL
G 14 Cox, StefanStefan Cox (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sacred Heart Sedalia, MO
F 15 Renfro, NateNate Renfro 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Sahuaro Tucson, AZ
F 22 Foster, ChaseChase Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Valor Christian Highlands Ranch, CO
F 23 Chaffee, StokleyStokley Chaffee (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Amador Valley Pleasanton, CA
G 30 Grennan, SeanSean Grennan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Monsignor Donovan
Seton Hall/Fairfield
Sea Girt, NJ
G 32 Derksen, TimTim Derksen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Amphitheater Tucson, AZ
G 45 Djordjevic, MladenMladen Djordjevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tamiš Club Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
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
at UIC W 78–75  1–0
UIC Pavilion (4,033)
Chicago, IL

11/16/2015*
7:00 PM
Rice
Roundball Showcase
W 80–54  2–0
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,417)
San Francisco, CA

11/19/2015*
7:00 PM
at Fresno State
Roundball Showcase
L 71–78  2–1
Save Mart Center (5,327)
Fresno, CA

11/21/2015*
7:00 PM
UC Riverside
Roundball Showcase
W 58–57  3–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,641)
San Francisco, CA

11/25/2015*
7:30 PM
UC Santa Barbara L 61–68  3–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,452)
San Francisco, CA

11/29/2015*
3:00 PM
Delaware State
Roundball Showcase
W 67–47  4–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,148)
San Francisco, CA

12/01/2015*
7:00 PM
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
Cal State Northridge W 65–61  5–4
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,138)
San Francisco, CA

12/18/2015*
7:00 PM
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
Pacific W 89–76  7–5
(1–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,382)
San Francisco, CA

12/31/2015
5:00 PM
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
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
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
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
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, 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

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