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5th in WCC
- 11/5SONW 101-50
- 11/9W 82-72
- 11/11W 84-79
- 11/16W 76-60
- 11/19W 100-70
- 11/23W 90-81
- 11/26W 89-73
- 11/29L 85-75
- 12/3L 71-67
- 12/4W 76-64
- 12/14W 91-69
- 12/17L 64-56
- 12/21W 93-84
- 12/23W 71-69
- 12/30L 84-81
- 1/2L 69-58
- 1/4L 76-65
- 1/9W 80-61
- 1/11W 79-75
- 1/18W 61-53
- 1/23L 58-48
- 1/25W 83-82
- 1/30W 69-44
- 2/12L 83-79
- 2/6L 60-48
- 2/8L 90-76
- 2/13W 70-61
- 2/202L 71-54
- 2/22W 63-61
- 2/27W 81-65
- 2/29W 69-67
- 3/6W 82-53
- 3/7W 72-54
- 3/92L 81-77
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Louisville adds grad transfers Jones, Minlend
Louisville has added graduate transfer guards Carlik Jones and Charles Minlend Jr. to the men's basketball roster.
Ayayi helps No. 2 Gonzaga outlast San Francisco in WCC semi
Joel Ayayi scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and No. 2 Gonzaga survived a scare to beat San Francisco 81-77 on Monday night in the West Coast Conference tournament semifinals.
Gonzaga, San Francisco trade triples (0:37)
Lull rocks the rim for the Dons (0:17)
Minlend crosses Gonzaga defender, sinks reverse lay-in (0:15)
Minlend scores 21 to lead San Francisco over Pacific 72-54
Charles Minlend had 21 points as San Francisco defeated Pacific 72-54 in the West Coast Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Saturday night.
Minlend helps San Francisco oust Loyola Marymount in WCC
Charles Minlend scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half as San Francisco grabbed the lead early and kept going, eliminating Loyola marymount from the second round of the West Coast Conference 82-53 on Friday night.
San Francisco holds off LMU 69-67 in wild finish
Jordan Ratinho scored 17 points and San Francisco held off Loyola Marymount 69-67 in a wild finish on Saturday night.
Bouyea, Lull lead San Francisco past Portland 81-65
Jimbo Lull grabbed 13 rebounds and scored 16 points and San Francisco beat Portland 81-65 on Thursday night.
San Francisco tops Pepperdine 63-61 behind Lull, Minlend
Jimbo Lull scored a go-ahead jumper in overtime and San Francisco beat Pepperdine 63-61 on Saturday.
Tillie leads No. 2 Gonzaga over San Francisco 71-54
Killian Tillie scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds as No. 2 Gonzaga rallied to beat San Francisco 71-54 on Thursday night for its 19th consecutive victory.
Lull carries San Francisco past Santa Clara 70-61
Jimbo Lull recorded 16 points and 14 rebounds as San Francisco topped Santa Clara 70-61 on Thursday night. Charles Minlend added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Dons.
Childs scores 32 to lift BYU past San Francisco 90-76
Yoeli Childs had a season-high 32 points as BYU topped San Francisco 90-76 on Saturday night.
Pacific beats cold-shooting San Francisco 60-48
Pierre Crockrell II scored 12 points, Jahlil Tripp grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds and Pacific beat San Francisco 60-48 on Thursday night.
No. 2 Gonzaga holds off USF 83-79 in furious WCC finish
Corey Kispert's three-point play with 1:33 left put his team ahead for good and he then knocked down a jumper with 34 seconds remaining, leading No. 2 Gonzaga past scrappy San Francisco for a hard-fought 83-79 victory Saturday to extend its winning...
San Francisco uses 2nd half to pull away from San Diego
Charles Minlend scored 21 points and Jimbo Lull and Khalil Shabazz each scored 15 and San Francisco beat San Diego 69-44 on Thursday.
Shabazz perfect from field with 32 points in Dons' 83-82 win
Khalil Shabazz made all 10 of his shots from the field, including six 3-pointers, to score a career-high 32 points and rally San Francisco to an 83-82 victory over BYU on Saturday.
Fitts has 18 points to lead Saint Mary's past San Francisco
Malik Fitts had 18 points as Saint Mary's topped San Francisco 58-48 on Thursday night.
Minlend carries San Francisco past Loyola Marymount 61-53
Charles Minlend registered 19 points, Jordan Ratinho set the career 3-point record and San Francisco topped Loyola Marymount 61-53 on Saturday.
Minlend, Lull carry San Francisco over Pacific 79-75
Charles Minlend scored 19 points, Jimbo Lull added 13 with nine rebounds and San Francisco beat Pacific 79-75 on Saturday night.
Minlend scores 25, San Francisco tops Santa Clara 80-61
Charles Minlend scored a career-high 25 points, Josh Kunen had a double-double and San Francisco defeated Santa Clara 80-61 on Thursday night.
Walker scores 19 to carry Portland past San Francisco 76-65
JoJo Walker had 19 points and six assists as Portland topped San Francisco 76-65 on Saturday night.
Fitts lifts Saint Mary's over San Francisco 69-58
Malik Fitts scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Saint Mary's topped San Francisco 69-58 on Thursday night in the West Coast Conference opener.
2019-20 WCC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 15-1 | - | 31-2 |
| BYU | 13-3 | 2 | 24-8 |
| Saint Mary's | 11-5 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Pacific | 11-5 | 4 | 23-10 |
| San Francisco | 9-7 | 6 | 22-12 |
| Pepperdine | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Santa Clara | 6-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Loyola Marymount | 4-12 | 11 | 11-21 |
| San Diego | 2-14 | 13 | 9-23 |
| Portland | 1-15 | 14 | 9-23 |
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Top Performers 2019-20
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- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game74.984th
Rebounds Per Game36.3164th
Assists Per Game12.1Tied-296th
Points Allowed68.8
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 3 |
| Tournament Record | 21-14 |
| Championship Seasons | 1955, 1956 |
| Tournament Appearances | 16 |