1977–78 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

1977–78 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
West Coast Athletic Conference champions
ConferenceWest Coast Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 11
Record22–7 (12–2 WCAC)
Head coach
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
1977–78 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 San Francisco 12 2   .857 23 6   .793
Nevada 10 4   .714 19 8   .704
Portland 9 6   .600 19 8   .704
Santa Clara 9 6   .600 21 8   .724
Seattle 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
Saint Mary's 5 9   .357 13 14   .481
Loyola Marymount 4 11   .267 11 15   .423
Pepperdine 3 12   .200 7 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the West Coast Athletic Conference during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons opened the season with a top 5 ranking, but played all but three weeks of the season outside the top ten. San Francisco finished the season with a 23–6 record (12–2 WCAC) and a No. 11 ranking in the final AP poll. As champions of the West Coast Athletic Conference, San Francisco played in the NCAA Tournament as No. 3Q seed (automatic qualifier) in the West region where they were upset in the regional semifinal by Cal State Fullerton.

Junior center Bill Cartwright was named conference Player of the Year for the second time.