Bracketology 2022: 5 mid-major squads with potential for at-large bids

San Francisco Dons (WCC)

Year 3 under head coach Todd Golden seems to hold a ton of promise for San Francisco basketball in the mid-major basketball ranks. The Dons and 19-5 and 6-3 in WCC basketball play heading into the final seven contests in conference action.

Senior guard Jamaree Bouyea is the star of the show for San Francisco basketball with 18.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.8 apg, and 1.5 spg while shooting 41 percent from 3-point range and 50.2 percent from the field. He’s an efficient scoring guard with a ton of ability with the ball in his hands.

Yauhen Massalski and Khalil Shabazz are two other senior names to know with this group. Massalski is at 14.5 ppg, 9.2 rpg, and 2.3 bpg on 62.6 percent shooting from the field. Shabazz is putting up 12.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, and 1.7 spg on 30.4 percent shooting from 3-point range.

San Francisco basketball has won three games in a row heading into a pivotal game against Portland following a 3-point victory over them on the road this past Saturday. An appearance in t
the NCAA Tournament would be the first for the Dons since 1998.

At 6-5 against teams in Quadrant I and Quadrant II, they’ve got room for a few more victories before March arrives. Right now, San Francisco basketball is trending in the right direction and well in the field of 68 for this year’s NCAA Tournament.