2019–20 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 14–17 (7–11 AAC) |
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Home arena | Yuengling Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Houston | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP poll |
The 2019–20 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represents the University of South Florida during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marks the 48th basketball season for USF, the seventh as a member of the American Athletic Conference, and the third season under head coach Brian Gregory. The Bulls play their home games at Yuengling Center on the university's Tampa, Florida campus.[1]
Previous season
The Bulls finished the 2018–19 season 24–14, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Connecticut. They were invited to participate in the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Stony Brook, Utah Valley, and Loyola Marymount to advance to the best-of-three finals series against DePaul. After losing in game 1, they won games 2 and 3 to become CBI champions.[2]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Ron Lubin | 14 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Senior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Walk-on; graduated |
Mayan Kiir | 20 | F | 6'9" | 228 | RS Sophomore | Bradenton, FL | Left team;[3] transferred to New Mexico State.[4] |
T. J. Lang | 23 | G | 6'7' | 208 | RS Senior | Mobile, AL | Graduated |
Nikola Scekic | 41 | C | 7'2" | 255 | Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Graduated |
2019 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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B.J. Mack C |
Charlotte, NC | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Sep 11, 2018 | |
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Jamir Chaplin SG |
Stone Mountain, GA | Meadowcreek High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
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2020 recruiting class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Caleb Murphy SG |
Loganville, GA | Grayson High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Sep 1, 2019 | |
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Roster
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- Nov 4, 2019 - Alexis Yetna suffered a knee injury, leading him to sit out for the entire season.[5]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 29, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Saint Leo | W 76–62 | Yuengling Center (2,198) Tampa, FL | ||||||||
Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 70–41 | 1–0 |
Yuengling Center (4,495) Tampa, FL | |||||||
November 10, 2019* 12:00 pm, CBSSN |
Boston College | L 60–74 | 1–1 |
Yuengling Center (3,191) Tampa, FL | |||||||
November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
IUPUI Cayman Islands Classic campus site game |
L 53–70 | 1–2 |
Yuengling Center (2,474) Tampa, FL | |||||||
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Wofford | W 69–55 | 2–2 |
Yuengling Center (2,912) Tampa, FL | |||||||
November 25, 2019* 1:30 pm, FloSports |
vs. Loyola–Chicago Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals |
W 66–55 | 3–2 |
John Gray Gymnasium (1,214) George Town, Cayman Islands | |||||||
November 26, 2019* 3:30 pm, FloSports |
vs. New Mexico State Cayman Islands Classic semifinals |
L 45–65 | 3–3 |
John Gray Gymnasium (755) George Town, Cayman Islands | |||||||
November 27, 2019* 6:00 pm, FloSports |
vs. Nebraska Cayman Islands Classic 3rd place game |
L 67–74 | 3–4 |
John Gray Gymnasium (512) George Town, Cayman Islands | |||||||
December 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Furman | W 65–55 | 4–4 |
Yuengling Center (2,444) Tampa, FL | |||||||
December 6, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Dartmouth | W 63–44 | 5–4 |
Yuengling Center (4,732) Tampa, FL | |||||||
December 15, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Drexel | W 81–61 | 6–4 |
Yuengling Center (4,480) Tampa, FL | |||||||
December 18, 2019* 7:45 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Utah State Battleground 2K19 |
L 74–76 OT | 6–5 |
Toyota Center Houston, TX | |||||||
December 21, 2019* 12:00 pm, FS2 |
vs. No. 19 Florida State Orange Bowl Basketball Classic |
L 60–66 | 6–6 |
BB&T Center (8,927) Sunrise, FL | |||||||
December 29, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Florida Atlantic | W 60–58 | 7–6 |
Yuengling Center (2,707) Tampa, FL | |||||||
AAC Regular Season | |||||||||||
January 1, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
at SMU | L 64–82 | 7–7 (0–1) |
Moody Coliseum (3,980) Dallas, TX | |||||||
January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
Connecticut | W 75–60 | 8–7 (1–1) |
Yuengling Center (4,694) Tampa, FL | |||||||
January 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at East Carolina | L 59–62 | 8–8 (1–2) |
Williams Arena (3,389) Greenville, NC | |||||||
January 12, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 21 Memphis | L 64–68 | 8–9 (1–3) |
Yuengling Center (5,209) Tampa, FL | |||||||
January 18, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
at UCF War on I-4 |
L 54–55 | 8–10 (1–4) |
Addition Financial Arena (6,433) Orlando, FL | |||||||
January 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNews |
Wichita State | L 43–56 | 8–11 (1–5) |
Yuengling Center (3,304) Tampa, FL | |||||||
January 26, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
at No. 25 Houston | L 49–68 | 8–12 (1–6) |
Fertitta Center (6,364) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 29, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Tulane | W 66–52 | 9–12 (2–6) |
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,945) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
UCF War on I-4 |
W 64–48 | 10–12 (3–6) |
Yuengling Center (6,254) Tampa, FL | |||||||
February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Memphis | W 75–73 | 11–12 (4–6) |
FedExForum (17,314) Memphis, TN | |||||||
February 12, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 20 Houston | L 58–62 | 11–13 (4–7) |
Yuengling Center (4,548) Tampa, FL | |||||||
February 15, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
Tulsa | L 48–56 | 11–14 (4–8) |
Yuengling Center (3,095) Tampa, FL | |||||||
January 20, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Wichita State | L 55–65 | 11–15 (4–9) |
Charles Koch Arena (10,098) Wichita, KS | |||||||
February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Connecticut | L 71–78 | 11–16 (4–10) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,524) Storrs, CT | |||||||
February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
East Carolina | W 73–68 OT | 12–16 (5–10) |
Yuengling Center (2,692) Tampa, FL | |||||||
March 1, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Temple | W 64–58 | 13–16 (6–10) |
Liacouras Center (6,656) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Cincinnati | L 67–79 | 13–17 (6–11) |
Yuengling Center (3,008) Tampa, FL | |||||||
March 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
SMU | W 61–60 | 14–17 (7–11) |
Yuengling Center (3,587) Tampa, FL | |||||||
AAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
(9) | vs. (8) UCF First Round |
Cancelled[1] | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[6]
- 1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
References
- ^ Lovell, Blake (2019-10-01). "South Florida Coach Brian Gregory Previews The 2019–20 Season For The Bulls". ClutchPoints. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "USF tops DePaul to claim CBI championship". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "USF F Mayan Kiir no longer with team".
- ^ "New Mexico State lands USF transfer Mayan Kiir".
- ^ Manuri, Matt (4 November 2019). "USF Men's Basketball Standout Alexis Yetna Injures Knee, Out For 2019-2020 Season". soflobulls.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Men's Basketball – Schedule". USF Athletics – Official Athletic Site.