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

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 Runnerup
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

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

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Seasons

List of seasons
1923–24
1924–25
1925–26
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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