 | Men's Head Coach Jessie Evans A new era in USF basketball began on April 22, 2004 when Jessie Evans, the highly successful head basketball coach of Louisiana-Lafayette, was named Head Basketball Coach of the Dons. In his first season as USF's coach, Evans accomplished many goals. The Dons beat five league champions, including #11 Gonzaga (WCC), St. Joseph's (Atlantic 10), Penn (Ivy), Pacific (Big West) and Denver (Sun Belt). USF also beat Big Sky tournament champ Montana and remained impressive in thrilling losses to Stanford in overtime at the Pete Newell Challenge and at #13 Gonzaga in the final second. |