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2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (3–3 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaYuengling Center
Seasons
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 11 – 2   .846 16 – 6   .727
No. 6 Houston † 14 – 3   .824 28 – 4   .875
Memphis 11 – 4   .733 20 – 8   .714
SMU 7 – 4   .636 11 – 6   .647
Cincinnati 8 – 6   .571 12 – 11   .522
UCF 8 – 10   .444 11 – 12   .478
Tulsa 7 – 9   .438 11 – 12   .478
South Florida 4 – 10   .286 9 – 13   .409
Temple 4 – 10   .286 5 – 11   .313
Tulane 4 – 12   .250 10 – 13   .435
East Carolina 2 – 10   .167 8 – 11   .421
† 2021 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represents the University of South Florida during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marks the 49th basketball season for USF, the eighth as a member of the American Athletic Conference, and the fourth season under head coach Brian Gregory. The Bulls play their home games at Yuengling Center on the university's Tampa, Florida campus.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2019–20 season 14–17, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. They entered as the No. 9 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
LaQuincy Rideau 3 G 6'1" 205 Senior West Palm Beach, FL Graduated
B.J. Mack 33 F 6'8" 261 Freshman Charlotte, NC Transferred to Wofford[1]
Antun Maricevic 34 F 6'10" 260 Senior Zagreb, Croatia Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Luke Anderson F 6'8" 215 RS Freshman Lakeland, FL Transferred from Iowa State during the 2019–20 season. Anderson will be eligible immediately. Anderson has four years of remaining eligibility.[2]
Prince Oduro F 6'8" 250 RS Junior Toronto, Canada Transferred from Mississippi State. Oduro was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[3][4]
Russel Tchewa C 7'0" 260 Sophomore Douala, Cameroon Transferred from Texas Tech. Tchewa was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[5][6]

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Murphy
SG 		Loganville, GA Grayson High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 1, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trey Moss
PG 		Windermere, FL Windermere Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 12, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[7]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Houston 99 (2)
2 Memphis 90 (2)
3 SMU 80
4 Cincinnati 77
5 South Florida 61
6 Tulsa 50
7 Wichita State 44
8 UCF 37
9 East Carolina 34
10 Temple 18
11 Tulane 15

Preseason Awards

Roster

2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 David Collins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr First Love Christian Academy Youngstown, Ohio
G 1 Xavier Castaneda 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Whitney High School Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Ezacuras Dawson III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Oklahoma State Miami, Florida
F 3 Prince Oduro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Mississippi State Toronto, Canada
F 4 Michael Durr 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Victory Rock Prep Bradenton, Florida
F 5 Rashun Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Calhoun County High School Edison, Georgia
F 10 Alexis Yetna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS Jr Putnam Science Academy Paris, France
G 11 Mark Calleja (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hudson High School Hudson, Florida
G/F 13 Justin Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Hargrave Military Academy Birmingham, Alabama
F 22 Madut Akec 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS So Victory Rock Prep Bradenton, Florida
G 23 Caleb Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Grayson High School Loganville, Georgia
G 24 Jamir Chaplin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Meadowcreek High School Norcross, Georgia
G/F 44 Luke Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Iowa State Lakeland, Florida
C 54 Russel Tchewa 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Douala, Cameroon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 25, 2020

Schedule and results

COVID-19 impact

Main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulls' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

  • The game vs. Florida A&M scheduled for December 4th was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.
  • USF was originally scheduled to play LSU instead of Wofford on December 12th, but LSU pulled out of the Hoopsgiving event due to COVID-19.[8]
  • The game vs. Houston originally scheduled for January 14th was moved to February 10th due to COVID–19 issues.[9]
  • The game vs. East Carolina scheduled for January 20th was postponed due to COVID–19 issues.[10]
  • The game @ Wichita State scheduled for January 24th was postponed due to COVID–19 issues.[11]
  • The game vs Temple scheduled for January 27th was postponed due to COVID–19 issues.[12]
  • The game vs Cincinnati scheduled for January 30th was postponed due to COVID–19 issues.[13]
  • The game vs. Tulsa scheduled for February 3rd was postponed due to COVID–19 issues.[14]
  • The game @ SMU scheduled for February 6th was postponed due to COVID–19 issues.[15]
  • The game vs. Tulane scheduled for February 13th was moved to February 14 due to COVID–19 issues.[16]
  • The game vs. SMU scheduled for February 20th was moved to Dallas.[17]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		Florida College W 94–84  1–0
  17 – Collins   7 – Chaplin   7 – Murphy  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
November 28, 2020*
5:30 p.m., ESPN3 		vs. Rhode Island
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		L 68–84  1–1
  16 – Collins   7 – Durr   4 – Collins  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 29, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Virginia Tech
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		L 58–76  1–2
  11 – Murphy   7 – Durr   2 – Murphy  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 2, 2020*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast W 76–57  2–2
  14 – Durr   9 – Durr   5 – Collins  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
December 8, 2020*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stetson W 73–62  3–2
  18 – Collins   9 – Collins   6 – Murphy  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
December 12, 2020*
12:00 p.m., ESPNews 		vs. Wofford
Holiday Hoopsgiving 		W 58–56  4–2
  13 – Collins   11 – Collins   3 – Collins  State Farm Arena 
Atlanta, GA
December 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Cincinnati W 74–71  5–2
(1–0) 		 16 – Yetna   12 – Yetna   4 – Collins & Murphy  Fifth Third Arena (300)
Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wichita State L 77–82 OT 5–3
(1–1) 		 17 – Collins   14 – Yetna & Durr   6 – Murphy  Yuengling Center (519)
Tampa, FL
December 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Memphis L 57–58  5–4
(1–2) 		 20 – Murphy   10 – Durr   3 – Murphy  FedEx Forum (133)
Memphis, TN
January 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF
War on I-4 		W 68–61  6–4
(2–2) 		 19 – Collins   11 – Durr   7 – Collins  Yuengling Center (1,016)
Tampa, FL
January 6, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulsa L 51–61  6–5
(2–3) 		 16 – Chaplin   11 – Durr   4 – Murphy  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
January 9, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Carolina W 69–63  7–5
(3–3) 		 16 – Collins   6 – Yetna   5 – Collins  Williams Arena (67)
Greenville, NC
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Carolina Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[18] Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
January 24, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Wichita State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[19] Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
January 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Temple Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[20] Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
January 30, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cincinnati Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[21] Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
February 3, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Tulsa Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[22] Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 6, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at SMU Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[23] Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
February 10, 2021
 Houston       Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
February 14, 2021
 Tulane       Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
February 17, 2021
 ESPNU 		at UCF
War on I-4 		      Addition Financial Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 20, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at SMU       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
February 24, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Temple       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Houston       Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
March 3, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Memphis       Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
March 6, 2021
9:30 p.m., ESPNU 		at Tulane       Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
AAC Tournament
March 11–14, 2021
TBD 		vs.        Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Player honors

AAC Player of the Week

  • David Collins - Week 3[24]

AAC Freshman of the Week

  • Caleb Murphy - Week 5[25]
  • Caleb Murphy - Week 6[26]

See also

2020–21 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ Shanesy, Todd (19 Apr 2020). "Wofford basketball to add transfer from South Florida". goupstate.com. Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved 30 Apr 2020.
  2. ^ "Bulls add Transfer Luke Anderson". gousfbulls.com. USF Athletics. 20 Dec 2019. Retrieved 12 Apr 2020.
  3. ^ Knight, Joey (4 Apr 2020). "USF men's basketball lands Mississippi State transfer Prince Oduro". tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 12 Apr 2020.
  4. ^ @JonRothstein (13 Jul 2020). "South Florida's Prince Oduro has received a waiver from the NCAA and will be immediately eligible for the 20-21 season, per his Twitter page. Transfer from Mississippi State" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Knight, Joey (8 May 2020). "USF men's hoops lands 7-foot Texas Tech transfer". tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. ^ @GoodmanHoops (17 Aug 2020). "Texas Tech transfer Russel Tchewa has received waiver to play at South Florida. Immediately eligible w/3 years, per source" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Houston Tabbed as 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  8. ^ Simon, Nick. "LSU Men's Basketball Pulls Out of Hoopsgiving, USF to Face Wofford". The Daily Stampede. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  9. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 26 Jan 2021.
  10. ^ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". theamerican.org. 14 Jan 2021.
  11. ^ "Pair of American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Games Postponed". theamerican.org. 20 Jan 2021.
  12. ^ "Pair of American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Games Postponed". theamerican.org. 20 Jan 2021.
  13. ^ "The American Announces Pair of Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 22 Jan 2021.
  14. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  15. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  16. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  17. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  18. ^ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". theamerican.org. 14 Jan 2021.
  19. ^ "Pair of American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Games Postponed". theamerican.org. 20 Jan 2021.
  20. ^ "Pair of American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Games Postponed". theamerican.org. 20 Jan 2021.
  21. ^ "The American Announces Pair of Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 22 Jan 2021.
  22. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  23. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  24. ^ "USF's Collins, Memphis' Cisse Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  25. ^ "Wichita State's Etienne, USF's Murphy Earn Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  26. ^ "Tulsa's Rachal, USF's Murphy Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
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