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USF promotes Golden to replace departed Smith
The University of San Francisco promoted associate coach Todd Golden to head coach after Kyle Smith left to become head coach at Washington State.
Wash. St. turns to SF's Smith as next coach
Washington State has hired San Francisco's Kyle Smith as its new men's basketball head coach.
Sources: Wazzu in talks with SF coach Kyle Smith
Washington State is negotiating a deal with San Francisco's Kyle Smith to make him its next men's basketball head coach, sources told ESPN.
Ross scores 26 to lift Pepperdine over San Francisco 89-72
Colbey Ross had 26 points as Pepperdine topped San Francisco 89-72 in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tourney on Saturday night.
Batemon leads Loyola Marymount past San Francisco 74-69
James Batemon had 19 points as Loyola Marymount narrowly beat San Francisco 74-69 on Saturday.
Pineiro carries San Diego over San Francisco 91-90 in OT
Isaiah Pineiro scored nine of his 28 points in overtime and San Diego edged past San Francisco 91-90 on Thursday night. Isaiah Wright added 24 points for the Toreros.
Vrankic leads Santa Clara over San Francisco 68-65
Josip Vrankic had 20 points as Santa Clara narrowly defeated San Francisco 68-65 on Saturday night.
Ferrari scores 23 to lead San Francisco past BYU 77-71
Frankie Ferrari had a career-high 23 points as San Francisco defeated BYU 77-71 on Thursday night.
Minlend's 3s help San Francisco beat Portland 68-63 in OT
Frankie Ferrari scored 20 points, Charles Minlend made two 3-pointers in overtime and San Francisco beat Portland 68-63 on Saturday night for its third straight win.
Ratinho leads San Francisco over Pepperdine 89-77
Jordan Ratinho had a career-high 29 points as San Francisco topped Pepperdine 89-77 on Thursday night.
Lull leads San Francisco past Santa Clara 78-72
Jimbo Lull posted 16 points and nine rebounds as San Francisco topped Santa Clara 78-72 on Saturday night.
Clarke leads No. 4 Gonzaga over San Francisco 92-62
Brandon Clarke had 20 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks as No. 4 Gonzaga beat San Francisco 92-62 on Thursday night for its 13th consecutive victory.
Fitts leads Saint Mary's over San Francisco 86-80
Malik Fitts scored a career-high 30 points, Jordan Ford added 26 points and Saint Mary's held off a late rally to beat San Francisco 86-80 on Saturday.
Pineiro leads rally that carries USD to 67-63 win vs USF
Isaiah Pineiro had 22 points and 13 rebounds, including 14 points in a 27-7 run that helped the San Diego Toreros stun the San Francisco Dons 67-63 Saturday night.
McCarthy, Ferrari lead San Francisco past Portland 83-61
Matt McCarthy scored 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting, Frankie Ferrari scored 18 and San Francisco beat Portland 83-61 on Thursday night.
San Francisco snaps 11-game skid against BYU, 82-63
Frankie Ferrari had 21 points and seven assists to help San Francisco beat BYU 82-63 on Saturday night and snap an 11-game losing streak against the Cougars.
Minlend scores 14, key free throw in USF's win over Pacific
Charles Minlend scored 14 points and made the first of two free throws with 3 seconds remaining and San Francisco defeated Pacific 53-52 on Thursday night.
Zags' Clarke seals win with alley-oop (0:27)
Clarke pins a block on the backboard (0:36)
Crandall nails clutch 3 late vs. the Dons (0:21)
Hachimura soars in for big dunk (0:20)
Don's Ferrari scores tough shot to tie Zaga at half (0:31)
Tillie finds Clarke for a dunk (0:15)
Hachimura swats away layup attempt (0:30)
2018-19 WCC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-0 | - | 33-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 11-5 | 5 | 22-12 |
| BYU | 11-5 | 5 | 19-13 |
| San Francisco | 9-7 | 7 | 21-10 |
| Loyola Marymount | 8-8 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Santa Clara | 8-8 | 8 | 16-15 |
| San Diego | 7-9 | 9 | 21-15 |
| Pepperdine | 6-10 | 10 | 16-18 |
| Pacific | 4-12 | 12 | 14-18 |
| Portland | 0-16 | 16 | 7-25 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game76.1
Rebounds Per Game36.7
Assists Per Game14.2
Points Allowed67.874th
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 3 |
| Tournament Record | 21-14 |
| Championship Seasons | 1955, 1956 |
| Tournament Appearances | 16 |