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	0–0 (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
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

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.

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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	Recruiting 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	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
James O'Donnell C	Recruiting 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 Jr.	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^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024* TBA	Cal Poly	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
November 9, 2024* TBA	Boise State	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
November 13, 2024* TBA	Long Beach State	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
November 16, 2024* TBA	Chicago State Sunshine Slam campus site game	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
November 21, 2024* TBA	vs. Memphis USF Legacy Showcase	Chase Center San Francisco, CA
November 25, 2024* 3:30 p.m.	vs. Clemson Sunshine Slam Beach Division semifinals	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2024* 10:30 a.m./1:00 p.m.	vs. Penn State/Fordham Sunshine Slam Beach Division	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
December 1, 2024* TBA	Mercyhurst	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
December 5, 2024* TBA	Saint Louis	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
December 11, 2024* TBA	Stanislaus State	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
December 15, 2024* TBA	vs. Loyola Chicago Milwaukee Tip-Off	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 18, 2024* TBA	at Bradley	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
December 21, 2024* TBA	Montana	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2024 TBA	Loyola Marymount	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
December 30, 2024 TBA	Santa Clara	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
January 2, 2025 TBA	at Pacific	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
January 4, 2025 TBA	at Washington State	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 9, 2025 TBA	Portland	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
January 11, 2025 TBA	at Santa Clara	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
January 16, 2025 TBA	at Pepperdine	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 18, 2025 TBA	Santa Clara	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
January 23, 2025 TBA	at Saint Mary's	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 26, 2025 TBA	San Diego	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 1, 2025 TBA	Washington State	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 6, 2025 TBA	Saint Mary's	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 8, 2025 TBA	at Loyola Marymount	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 2025 TBA	at Gonzaga	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 20, 2025 TBA	Pacific	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 27, 2025 TBA	at Oregon State	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
March 1, 2025 TBA	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]

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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