List of San Francisco Dons men's basketball seasons

This is a list of the seasons completed by the San Francisco Dons men's basketball team.[1][2]

Seasons

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
James Needles (1923–1931)
1923–24 James Needles 14–4
1924–25 James Needles 4–8
1925–26 James Needles 8–6
1926–27 James Needles 8–7
1927–28 James Needles 16–5
1928–29 James Needles 21–2
1929–30 James Needles 9–4
1930–31 James Needles 12–6
James Needles: 92–42
Phil Morrissey (1931–1932)
1931–32 Phil Morrissey 11–5
Phil Morrissey: 11–5
Wally Cameron (1932–1941)
1932–33 Wally Cameron 10–7
1933–34 Wally Cameron 8–5
1934–35 Wally Cameron 7–14
1935–36 Wally Cameron 11–9
1936–37 Wally Cameron 10–7
1937–38 Wally Cameron 10–12
1938–39 Wally Cameron 7–10
1939–40 Wally Cameron 9–8
1940–41 Wally Cameron 2–13
Wally Cameron: 74–85
Forrest Twogood (1941–1942)
1941–42 Forrest Twogood 14–10
Forrest Twogood: 14–10
James Needles (1942–1944)
1942–43 James Needles 13–9
1943–44 James Needles 8–11
James Needles: 21–20
No basketball (1944–1945)
William Bussenius (1945–1946)
1945–46 William Bussenius 9–12
William Bussenius: 9–12
Pete Newell (1946–1950)
1946–47 Pete Newell 13–14
1947–48 Pete Newell 13–11
1948–49 Pete Newell 25–5 NIT Champion
1949–50 Pete Newell 19–7 NIT first round
Pete Newell: 70–37
Phil Woolpert (1950–1952)
1950–51 Phil Woolpert 9–17
1951–52 Phil Woolpert 11–13
Phil Woolpert (California Basketball Association/West Coast Athletic Conference) (1952–1959)
1952–53 Phil Woolpert 10–11 6–2 2nd
1953–54 Phil Woolpert 14–7 8–4 2nd
1954–55 Phil Woolpert 28–1 12–0 1st NCAA Champion
1955–56 Phil Woolpert 29–0 14–0 1st NCAA Champion
1956–57 Phil Woolpert 21–7 12–2 1st NCAA Final Four
1957–58 Phil Woolpert 25–2 12–0 1st NCAA Regional semifinals
1958–59 Phil Woolpert 6–20 3–9 6th
Phil Woolpert: 154–78 65–17
Ross Guidice (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1959–1960)
1959–60 Ross Guidice 9–16 5–7 5th
Ross Guidice: 9–16 5–7
Peter Peletta (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1960–1966)
1960–61 Peter Peletta 17–11 8–4 T-2nd
1961–62 Peter Peletta 9–15 4–8 6th
1962–63 Peter Peletta 18–9 10–2 1st NCAA Regional semifinals
1963–64 Peter Peletta 23–5 12–0 1st NCAA regional finals
1964–65 Peter Peletta 24–5 13–1 1st NCAA regional finals
1965–66 Peter Peletta 22–6 11–3 2nd NIT Quarterfinals
Peter Peletta: 114–51 58–18
Phil Vukicevich (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1966–1971)
1966–67 Phil Vukicevich 13–12 7–7 4th
1967–68 Phil Vukicevich 16–10 10–4 3rd
1968–69 Phil Vukicevich 7–18 3–11 6th
1969–70 Phil Vukicevich 15–11 9–5 T-3rd
1970–71 Phil Vukicevich
Bob Gaillard
10–16[Note A] 8–6[Note A] 4th
Phil Vukicevich: 51–57 29–27
Bob Gaillard (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1971–1978)
1971–72 Bob Gaillard 20–8 13–1 1st NCAA Regional semifinals
1972–73 Bob Gaillard 23–5 12–2 1st NCAA regional finals
1973–74 Bob Gaillard 19–9 12–2 1st NCAA regional finals
1974–75 Bob Gaillard 19–7 9–5 2nd
1975–76 Bob Gaillard 22–8 9–3 2nd NIT first round
1976–77 Bob Gaillard 29–2 14–0 1st NCAA round of 32
1977–78 Bob Gaillard 23–6 12–2 1st NCAA Sweet 16
Bob Gaillard: 165–55[Note B] 89–21[Note B]
Dan Belluomini (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1978–1980)
1978–79 Dan Belluomini 22–7 12–2 1st NCAA Sweet 16
1979–80 Dan Belluomini 23–6 11–5 T-1st
Dan Belluomini: 45–13 23–7
Pete Berry (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1980–1982)
1980–81 Pete Berry 24–7 11–3 T-1st NCAA first round
1981–82 Pete Berry 25–6 11–3 2nd NCAA first round
Pete Berry: 49–13 22–6
No basketball (1982–1985)
Jim Brovelli (West Coast Athletic Conference/West Coast Conference) (1985–1995)
1985–86 Jim Brovelli 7–21 2–12 8th
1986–87 Jim Brovelli 16–12 6–8 T-4th
1987–88 Jim Brovelli 13–15 5–9 T-6th
1988–89 Jim Brovelli 16–12 6–8 T-4th
1989–90 Jim Brovelli 8–20 4–12 6th
1990–91 Jim Brovelli 12–17 4–10 7th
1991–92 Jim Brovelli 13–16 4–10 T-6th
1992–93 Jim Brovelli 19–12 8–6 4th
1993–94 Jim Brovelli 17–11 8–6 T-2nd
1994–95 Jim Brovelli 11–18 4–10 6th
Jim Brovelli: 131–155 53–87
Phil Mathews (West Coast Conference) (1995–2004)
1995–96 Phil Mathews 16–11 8–6 T-3rd
1996–97 Phil Mathews 16–13 9–5 T-3rd
1997–98 Phil Mathews 19–11 7–7 T-4th NCAA first round
1998–99 Phil Mathews 12–18 4–10 7th
1999–00 Phil Mathews 19–9 7–7 5th
2000–01 Phil Mathews 12–18 5–9 5th
2001–02 Phil Mathews 13–15 8–6 T-3rd
2002–03 Phil Mathews 15–14 9–5 3rd
2003–04 Phil Mathews 17–14 7–7 4th
Phil Mathews: 138–124 64–62
Jessie Evans (West Coast Conference) (2004–2008)
2004–05 Jessie Evans 17–14 6–8 T-5th NIT first round
2005–06 Jessie Evans 11–17 7–7 4th
2006–07 Jessie Evans 13–18 8–6 T-3rd
2007–08 Jessie Evans
Eddie Sutton
10–21[Note C] 5–9[Note C] 5th
Jessie Evans: 45–57 26–30
Rex Walters (West Coast Conference) (2008–2016)
2008–09 Rex Walters 11–19 3–11 7th
2009–10 Rex Walters 12–18 7–7 T-4th
2010–11 Rex Walters 19–15 10–4 3rd CIT Quarterfinals
2011–12 Rex Walters 20–14 8–8 T-5th CBI first round
2012–13 Rex Walters 15–16 7–9 T-5th
2013–14 Rex Walters 21–12 13–5 3rd NIT first round
2014–15 Rex Walters 14–18 7–11 6th
2015–16 Rex Walters 15–15 8–10 5th
Rex Walters: 126–125 63–65
Kyle Smith (West Coast Conference) (2016–2019)
2016–17 Kyle Smith 20–13 10–8 T-4th CBI first round
2017–18 Kyle Smith 22–17 9–9 T-4th CBI Runner-up
2018–19 Kyle Smith 21–10 9–7 T-4th
Kyle Smith: 63–40 28–24
Todd Golden (West Coast Conference) (2019–2022)
2019–20 Todd Golden 22–12 9–7 5th No postseason
2020–21 Todd Golden 11–14 4–9 8th


2021–22 Todd Golden 24-10 10-6 4th NCAA Division I Round of 64
Todd Golden: 57-36 23-22
Chris Gerlufsen (West Coast Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23 Chris Gerlufsen 20-14 7-9 5th
Total: 1,485–1,069

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

^A. Phil Vukicevich coached the first 6 games of the season, going 0–6. Interim coach Bob Gaillard went 10–10 and 8–6 in conference.
^B. Includes Bob Gaillard's 10–10 record and 8–6 in conference from 1970-71.
^C. Jessie Evans coached the first 12 games of the season, going 4–8. Interim coach Eddie Sutton went 6–13 and 5–9 in conference.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Records". Archived from the original on February 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "San Francisco Dons School History". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.