2024–25 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

2024–25 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
2024–25 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	5–2 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Chris Gerlufsen (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Michael Plank; Jay Duncan; Kyle Bankhead;
Home arena	Sobrato Center; (Capacity: 3,005)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Washington State	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Oregon State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Pacific	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
San Diego	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Portland	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250

† 2025 WCC tournament winner As of December 2, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represents the University of San Francisco during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by third-year head coach Chris Gerlufsen, play their home games at the Sobrato Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The 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

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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
Tyrone Riley #29 SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Veniamin Abosi SG	Greece	Olympiacos B.C	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Jun 26, 2024
Veniamin Abosi SG	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
James O'Donnell C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2024 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ryan Beasley	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Dougherty Valley HS	San Ramon, CA
G	1	Malik Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	USC	Fontana, CA
C	2	Carlton Linguard Jr.	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	UTSA	San Antonio, TX
G	5	Tyrone Riley IV	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	St. Pius X-St. Matthias	Downey, CA
C	10	Saba Gigiberia	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Georgia Tech	Tbilisi, Georgia
F	11	James O'Donnell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Centre of Excellence	Sydney, Australia
G	12	Isa Silva	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Long Beach State	Sacramento, CA
G	13	Robby Beasley III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Sr	UC Davis	San Ramon, CA
G/F	14	Veniamin Abosi	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Olympiacos B.C.	Heraklion, Greece
F	21	Ndewedo Newbury	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	The Loomis Chaffee School	London, England
G/F	23	Jason Rivera-Torres	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Vanderbilt	Bronx, NY
F	34	Karl Markus Poom (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr		Tartu, Estonia
F	35	Junjie Wang	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	NBA Global Academy	Xuzhou, China
G	45	Drew Ardouin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Cuesta College	Atascadero, CA
G	55	Marcus Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Texas A&M	Dickinson, TX

Head coach

Chris Gerlufsen (Randolph–Macon)

Assistant coach(es)

Michael Plank (Willamette)
Jay Duncan (Northwood)
Kyle Bankhead (Gonzaga)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal Poly	W 86–78	1–0	26 – Riley IV	8 – Rivera-Torres	5 – Williams	Sobrato Center (2,073) San Francisco, CA
November 9, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Boise State	W 84–73	2–0	22 – Thomas	10 – Newbury	6 – Williams	Sobrato Center (2,963) San Francisco, CA
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Long Beach State	W 84–54	3–0	15 – Thomas	7 – Linguard Jr.	4 – Tied	Sobrato Center (1,928) San Francisco, CA
November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Chicago State Sunshine Slam campus site game	W 82–37	4–0	28 – Riley IV	8 – Williams	5 – Tied	Sobrato Center (1,864) San Francisco, CA
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Memphis USF Legacy Showcase	L 64–68	4–1	25 – Thomas	13 – Riley	3 – Williams	Chase Center San Francisco, CA
November 25, 2024* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Clemson Sunshine Slam Beach Division semifinals	L 55–70	4–2	14 – Thomas	5 – Tied	4 – Newbury	Ocean Center (1,690) Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2024* 10:30 a.m., CBSSN	vs. Fordham Sunshine Slam Beach Division consolation game	W 85–64	5–2	21 – Newbury	8 – Riley IV	5 – Tied	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
December 1, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mercyhurst	W 87–59	6–2	29 – Thomas	8 – Newbury	4 – Tied	Sobrato Center (1,234) San Francisco, CA
December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Louis						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	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., ESPN+	at Bradley						Carver Arena Peoria, IL
December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Montana						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola Marymount						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
December 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Santa Clara						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Washington State						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Portland						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Santa Clara						Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pepperdine						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	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., ESPN+	San Diego						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	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., ESPN+	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., ESPN+	at San Diego						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	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.

Source:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	RV	—	—	—

References

^ 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.

[1] Judd, Brandon (June 3, 2024). "Report: Utah basketball lands commitment from 4-star wing". Deseret News. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[2] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". USFDons.com. University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

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