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

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during the

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. 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 BYU in the third round before losing to

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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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