SAN BRUNO, Calif. – For the second consecutive year, the University of San Francisco men's basketball team had five players named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. The Dons had four players earning first team honors. No other program in the conference had more than two players earn all-academic accolades.
 
Earning first team honors were seniors Jimbo Lull, Remu Raitanen, and Jordan Ratinho.  Redshirt junior Charles Minlend also earned first team honors. Sophomore Dzmitry Ryuny took home honorable mention accolades.
 
To qualify, a student-athlete must be of at least sophomore standing, own a minimum 3.20 grade point average and be a starter or an important reserve, having participated in at least 50% of the institution's completed contests.
 
Ratinho is one of two players on the list to earn first team honors for the third year. The management major boasts a 3.87 GPA. One of two active players with 1,000 career points, Ratinho set the career record for games started (120) and 3-point field goals (243). 
 
Minlend, a finance major with a 3.44 GPA, is on the list for the second time in his career. He and Ratinho are two of the five players on the list to be named to multiple all-academic teams. Minlend joined Ratinho on the 1,000 career points list earlier this year. He leads the Dons with 14.7 points per game, which ranks ninth in the WCC.

For Lull, this is his second all-academic honor. Last year he was named honorable mention. The business administration major boasts a 3.55 GPA. The Dons' big man has started every game and is turning in a career year, boasting career highs in minutes (28.4) and points per game (11.6).
 
Raitanen, an international business major with a 3.87 GPA, earned first team honors for the first time in his career. The native of Helsinki, Finland, is putting up career bests in points per game at 4.9. He has appeared in all 29 games. In four years, he has played in 123 games, with the Dons going 75-48 in those games.
 
Ryuny, a management major with a 3.67 GPA, was the only player named to the honorable mention list. He is also boasting a career year, playing a career-high in games played (26), minutes (10.8), points per game (4.6) and 3-point field goals made (30).
 
As a team, the Dons excelled in the classroom this fall. USF boasted a team GPA of 3.24 – 10 players posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher with seven recording a GPA north of 3.5. Raitanen and freshman Jonas Visser posted perfect 4.0 GPAs in the fall.

The Dons will return to action Thursday night when they host Portland at 7:05 p.m. Thursday night's game will be Senior Night. The Dons will honor their three seniors, Lull, Raitanen, and Ratinho in a special pregame ceremony.
 

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On Thursday, the Dons (18-11/7-7 WCC) hosts the Portland Pilots (9-20/1-13 WCC) on Thursday night.  The Dons and Pilots will be streamed live on The WCC Network with Pat Olson and Jim Brovelli handling the play-by-play duties.  You can also tune in to KNBR 1050-AM, the official home of USF Dons Basketball, to hear Olson and Brovelli call the action courtside. 
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Feb. 27, 2020 – 7:00 p.m.
Opponent: Portland Pilots (9-20/1-13 WCC)
Site: War Memorial at the Sobrato Center  
TV:  The WCC Network
Talent: Pat Olson (play-by-play) and Jim Brovelli (analyst)
Radio:  KNBR 1050-AM
Talent: Pat Olson (play-by-play) and Jim Brovelli (analyst)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com