The 2018–19 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by third-year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference.
Previous season The Dons finished the 2017–18 season 22–17, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Pacific in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Colgate, Utah Valley, and Campbell to advance to the best-of-three championship series against North Texas where they won game 1 before losing game 2 and 3.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Souley Boum 0 G 6'3" 145 Freshman Oakland, CA Transferred to UTEP Chase Foster 22 F 6'5" 187 Senior Highlands Ranch, CO Graduated Mars Pasache 30 G 6'1" 175 Senior San Francisco, CA Walk-on; graduated Erik Poulsen 31 C 6'11" 235 Sophomore Santa Rosa, CA Graduate transferred to Western Oregon Nick Loew 44 F 6'8" 220 Junior Burlingame, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Khalil Shabazz 0 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Seattle, WA Transferred from Central Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shabazz will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Nathan Krill 31 F 6'7" 210 RS Senior St. Helena, CA Transferred from Wesleyan. Will be eligible to play immediately since Krill graduated from Wesleyan.
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| WCC regular season
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