2021–22 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

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2021–22 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
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ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2021–22 record24–9 (10–6 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
(Capacity: 3,005)
Seasons
← 2020–21
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2021–22 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga † 13 – 1   .929 26 – 3   .897
No. 18 Saint Mary's 12 – 3   .800 25 – 7   .781
Santa Clara 10 – 5   .667 21 – 11   .656
San Francisco 10 – 6   .625 24 – 9   .727
BYU 9 – 6   .600 22 – 10   .688
Portland 7 – 7   .500 18 – 14   .563
San Diego 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484
Pacific 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267
Loyola Marymount 3 – 12   .200 11 – 18   .379
Pepperdine 1 – 15   .063 7 – 25   .219
† 2022 WCC Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021–22 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represents the University of San Francisco during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons are led by third-year head coach Todd Golden. They play their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium at the Sobrato Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

USF began the season at 10–0, which marked the program's best start to a season since they opened with 26 straight wins in 1976–77.[1][2][3] The Dons' perfect season ended with a one-point loss to Grand Canyon on December 18; they would ultimately wrap up their non-conference slate with a 13–1 record heading into WCC play.

Previous season[]

The Dons concluded the 2020–21 season 11–14, 4–9 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC Tournament before losing to Loyola Marymount.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Damari Milstead 11 G 6'2" 195 RS Junior Oakland, CA Transferred to Cal State Fullerton
Trevante Anderson 12 G 6'2" 185 Junior Tacoma, WA Transferred to Idaho
Anthony Roy 14 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Oakland, CA Transferred to College of Southern Idaho
Taavi Jurkatamm 34 F 6'9" 210 Senior Tallinn, Estonia Graduated
Samba Kane 43 C 7'0" 220 Junior Dakar, Senegal Transferred to UW–Milwaukee
Emmanuel Nwabueze 45 G 6'3" 215 RS Junior San Francisco, CA Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Volodymyr Markovetskyy 33 C 7'2" 270 Sophomore Truskavets, Ukraine Transferred from Washington State.
Yauhen Massalski 25 F 6'10" 245 Graduate Student Minsk, Belarus Transferred from San Diego. Will be eligible to play immediately since Massalski graduated from San Diego.
Zane Meeks 5 F 6'9" 215 Sophomore Prairie Village, KS Transferred from Nevada.
Gabe Stefanini 15 G 6'3" 210 Junior Bologna, Italy Transferred from Columbia.
Patrick Tapé 11 F 6'9" 233 Graduate Student Charlotte, NC Transferred from Duke. Will be eligible to play immediately since Tapé graduated from Duke.

2021 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ndewedo Newbury
C 		London, England The Loomis Chaffee School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 21, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "San Francisco Dons 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2021 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2021–22 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Khalil Shabazz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Central Washington Seattle, WA
G 1 Jamaree Bouyea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Palma HS Seaside, CA
G 2 Julian Rishwain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Boston College Los Angeles, CA
F 3 Isaiah Hawthorne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Tracy HS Tracy, CA
F 5 Zane Meeks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Nevada Prairie Village, KS
F 10 Josh Kunen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Centre of Excellence Melbourne, VIC, Australia
F 11 Patrick Tapé 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Duke Charlotte, NC
G 12 Justin Bieker (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Jesuit HS Portland, OR
F 15 Maj Dušanić 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dream City Christian Ljubljana, Slovenia
G 15 Gabe Stefanini 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Columbia Bologna, Italy
F 21 Ndewedo Newbury 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr The Loomis Chaffee School London, England, UK
F 22 Dzmitry Ryuny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Central Park Christian Minsk, Belarus
F 25 Yauhen Massalski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS San Diego Minsk, Belarus
G 30 Bryce Whitaker (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Lamar CC Los Angeles, CA
C 31 Jonas Visser 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Centre for Sports & Education Amsterdam, Netherlands
C 33 Volodymyr Markovetskyy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Washington State Truskavets, Ukraine
G 45 Jake Cioe (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Salpointe Catholic HS Tucson, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 29 December 2021

Source:[4]

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 9, 2021*
7:30 p.m., WCC Network 		LIU W 98–64  1–0
  16 – Shabazz   6 – Kunen   4 – Tapé  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,439)
San Francisco, CA
November 11, 2021*
7:30 p.m., WCC Network 		Prairie View A&M W 92–76  2–0
  24 – Bouyea   6 – Massalski   4 – Tied  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,233)
San Francisco, CA
November 13, 2021*
5:30 p.m., WCC Network 		vs. Davidson
Chase Center Showcase 		W 65–60  3–0
  14 – Bouyea   7 – Massalski   4 – Tied  Chase Center (4,175)
San Francisco, CA
November 15, 2021*
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Samford W 77–55  4–0
  19 – Bouyea   10 – Shabazz   6 – Bouyea  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,033)
San Francisco, CA
November 18, 2021*
7:30 p.m., Stadium 		Nevada W 73–70  5–0
  28 – Stefanini   7 – Bouyea   4 – Bouyea  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,690)
San Francisco, CA
November 22, 2021*
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Morgan State W 83–67  6–0
  22 – Bouyea   9 – Kunen   7 – Bouyea  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,689)
San Francisco, CA
November 25, 2021*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		vs. Towson
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals 		W 71–61  7–0
  20 – Bouyea   9 – Bouyea   5 – Bouyea  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 26, 2021*
8:30 p.m., FS1 		vs. UAB
Las Vegas Invitational championship 		W 63–61  8–0
  23 – Massalski   13 – Massalski   3 – Shabazz  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 4, 2021*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		UNLV W 83–62  9–0
  30 – Bouyea   16 – Massalski   6 – Shabazz  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,327)
San Francisco, CA
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Fresno State W 71–63  10–0
  27 – Bouyea   6 – Bouyea   3 – Bouyea  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,873)
San Francisco, CA
December 18, 2021*
4:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Grand Canyon
Jerry Colangelo Classic 		L 48–49  10–1
  18 – Massalski   13 – Massalski   3 – Tied  Footprint Center (1,578)
Phoenix, AZ
December 19, 2021*
3:00 p.m., P12N 		at Arizona State W 66–65  11–1
  20 – Shabazz   9 – Massalski   6 – Bouyea  Desert Financial Arena (6,403)
Tempe, AZ
December 22, 2021*
2:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Southern Illinois W 64–52  12–1
  20 – Bouyea   9 – Massalski   5 – Bouyea  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,543)
San Francisco, CA
December 28, 2021*
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Academy of Art W 111–78  13–1
  18 – Tied   9 – Massalski   4 – Tied  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,099)
San Francisco, CA
January 6, 2022*
11:00 a.m., WCC Network 		vs. Loyola–Chicago L 74–79  13–2
  20 – Massalski   5 – Tied   4 – Bouyea  Lifetime Activities Center (112)
Salt Lake City, UT
WCC regular season
January 8, 2022
4:00 p.m., NBCSBA 		San Diego W 88–73  14–2
(1–0) 		 27 – Shabazz   17 – Massalski   6 – Stefanini  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,487)
San Francisco, CA
January 13, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Loyola Marymount W 97–73  15–2
(2–0) 		 22 – Bouyea   8 – Massalski   6 – Shabazz  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,160)
San Francisco, CA
January 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		BYU L 69–71  15–3
(2–1) 		 19 – Bouyea   7 – Tied   3 – Stefanini  War Memorial Gymnasium (2,133)
San Francisco, CA
January 20, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at No. 1 Gonzaga L 62–78  15–4
(2–2) 		 25 – Bouyea   10 – Massalski   2 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 22, 2022
4:30 p.m., NBCSBA 		at Pepperdine W 71–45  16–4
(3–2) 		 20 – Rishwain   10 – Massalski   3 – Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (515)
Malibu, CA
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., Stadium 		Saint Mary's L 70–72  16–5
(3–3) 		 19 – Bouyea   13 – Massalski   4 – Bouyea  War Memorial Gymnasium (2,833)
San Francisco, CA
January 29, 2022
4:00 p.m., Stadium 		Santa Clara W 88–85  17–5
(4–3) 		 25 – Bouyea   16 – Massalski   4 – Stefanini  War Memorial Gymnasium (3,010)
San Francisco, CA
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at BYU W 73–59  18–5
(5–3) 		 16 – Massalski   13 – Massalski   4 – Bouyea  Marriott Center (13,361)
Provo, UT
February 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., WCC Network 		at Portland W 74–71  19–5
(6–3) 		 22 – Massalski   12 – Massalski   7 – Bouyea  Chiles Center (1,206)
Portland, OR
February 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Portland L 68–69  19–6
(6–4) 		 18 – Stefanini   20 – Massalski   4 – Bouyea  War Memorial Gymnasium (1,827)
San Francisco, CA
February 10, 2022
8:00 p.m., NBCSCA 		Pepperdine W 105–61  20–6
(7–4) 		 24 – Shabazz   10 – Massalski   6 – Stefanini  War Memorial Gymnasium (2,321)
San Francisco, CA
February 12, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium 		at Santa Clara W 74–58  21–6
(8–4) 		 19 – Massalski   10 – Massalski   5 – Shabazz  Leavey Center (2,011)
Santa Clara, CA
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., NBCSBA+ 		at Saint Mary's
Rescheduled from Jan. 1 		L 64–69  21–7
(8–5) 		 23 – Stefanini   10 – Massalski   4 – Stefanini  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
February 21, 2022
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		at Pacific
Rescheduled from Feb. 15 		W 104–71  22–7
(9–5) 		 21 – Shabazz   7 – Markovetskyy   11 – Bouyea  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,227)
Stockton, CA
February 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 1 Gonzaga L 73–89  22–8
(9–6) 		 17 – Shabazz   8 – Massalski   5 – Bouyea  War Memorial Gymnasium (3,138)
San Francisco, CA
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., NBCSBA 		at San Diego W 78–62  23–8
(10–6) 		 18 – Rishwain   8 – Massalski   6 – Bouyea  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,144)
San Diego, CA
WCC Tournament
March 5, 2022
7:30 p.m, ESPN2 		(4) vs. (5) BYU
Third round 		W 75–63  24–8
  22 – Shabazz   9 – Massalski   4 – Bouyea  Orleans Arena (1,799)
Paradise, NV
March 7, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN 		(4) vs. (1) No. 1 Gonzaga
Semifinals 		L 71–81  24–9
  27 – Shabazz   8 – Rishwain   3 – Kunen  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2022
6:40 p.m, CBS 		(10 E) vs. (7 E) No. 20 Murray State
First Round 		      Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[5]

References[]

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  2. ^ Letourneau, Connor (30 November 2021). "How a 36-year-old up-and-comer is helping restore USF basketball's greatness". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ "USF Crowned Las Vegas Invitational Champions". USFDons.com. University of San Francisco Athletics. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". USFDons.com. University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". USFDons.com. University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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