SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco men's basketball program and the Golden State Warriors announced today that the Dons will host West Coast Conference rival Gonzaga on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Chase Center in San Francisco. The game will tip off at 8:00 p.m. PT and will be broadcast on ESPN2.
 
This game follows the USF Legacy Doubleheader game at Chase Center featuring the USF men's and women's teams on Sunday, November 26, 2023. The USF women's team will match up against Colorado State at 2:30 pm followed by the men taking on Minnesota at 5:30 pm. Tickets for the USF Legacy games on Nov. 26, 2023 can be purchased here.
 
Tickets for the USF vs. Gonzaga men's basketball matchup will go on sale to the general public on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at 10:00 am. Fans will be able purchase tickets for the matchup by visiting chasecenter.com. Fans can get access to the USF vs. Gonzaga game today by becoming a USF season ticket holder. Beginning this season, fans will be personally seated by USF staff for each Chase Center game upon signing up as a season ticket holder. To sign up, please contact the San Francisco Athletics box office at usftickets@usfca.edu or (415) 422-2873.
     
Fresh off of their sixth 20+ win season in the last seven years, the San Francisco men's basketball team will return eight letterwinners from last year's team in addition to a new wave of talent. Notably, former top 100 recruits Mike Sharavjamts and Malik Thomas join the fold along with versatile Chinese forward Junjie "Barry" Wang and local phenom Ryan Beasley. Entering his second year at the helm of the Dons, head coach Chris Gerlufsen aims to get the green and gold back to March Madness this season. Overall, San Francisco added five Division I transfers and two incoming freshmen this offseason.
           
Regarded as one of the perennial powerhouses in collegiate basketball, Gonzaga has appeared in 24 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including eight straight Sweet 16 appearances. Last season, the Bulldogs eclipsed the 30-win mark for the sixth time in seven years as Gonzaga advanced to the Elite Eight before falling to the national champion UConn. Gonzaga has also won a share of the West Coast Conference crown for the past eleven seasons. This year, Gonzaga will return forward Anton Watson, who started all 37 games for GU in 2022-23, and former McDonald's All-American Nolan Hickman. Leading the charge, head coach Mark Few enters his 25^th season at the helm of the Bulldogs in 2023-24.
 
With just a few weeks left in the offseason, San Francisco will officially kick off their season on Monday, Nov. 6 when the Dons host Bethseda (CA) at 7:00 pm at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.
 
For more information about the upcoming USF vs. Gonzaga basketball matchup and other events at Chase Center, please visit chasecenter.com.

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