The 2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by second-year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). They finished the 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 games 2 and 3.
Previous season The Dons finished the 2016–17 season 20–13, 10–8 in WCC play, to finish tied for fourth place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Rice.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Maquill Smith 0 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Miami, FL Graduate transferred to West Georgia Ronnie Boyce 3 G 6'3" 158 Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduated Chance Anderson 12 F 6'7" 215 Freshman Alpharetta, GA Transferred to Columbia State CC Garrett Turner 30 G 5'10" 151 Freshman Boulder, CO Walk-on; did not return Sasha French 33 C 6'11" 216 Freshman Napa, CA Walk-on; transferred to Napa Valley College
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Erik Poulsen 31 C 6'11" 235 Sophomore Santa Rosa, CA Junior college transferred from Santa Rosa JC
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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