The 2022–23 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the

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during the

2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season will end on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning on March 14 and ending with the championship gam ...

. The Dons were led by first-year head coach

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, and played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium at the Sobrato Center as members of the

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Previous season

The Dons finished the season the 2021–22 season 24–10, 10–6 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. In the WCC tournament, they defeated

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in the third round before losing to Gonzaga in the semifinals. The Dons received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East region, their first appearance since

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. They lost in the first round to

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. The day after the tournament loss, head coach

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left the team after accepting the head coach position at

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. Golden assistant Chris Gerlufsen was subsequently named the next head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2022 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruiting class of 2022.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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