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2019–20 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

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]

2019–20 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record14–17 (7–11 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaYuengling Center
Seasons
2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Previous season edit

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 edit

Departures edit

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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 edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
B.J. Mack
C 		Charlotte, NC Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Sep 11, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 78
Jamir Chaplin
SG 		Stone Mountain, GA Meadowcreek High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.

2020 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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:

Roster edit

2019–20 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) Jr First Love Christian Academy Youngstown, Ohio
G 1 Xavier Castaneda 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Whitney High School Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Zack Dawson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Oklahoma State Miami, Florida
G 3 Laquincy Rideau 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Gardner–Webb West Palm Beach, Florida
F 4 Michael Durr 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Victory Rock Prep Bradenton, Florida
F 5 Rashun Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Calhoun County High School Edison, Georgia
F 10 Alexis Yetna   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS So Putnam Science Academy Paris, France
G 11 Mark Calleja (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hudson High School Hudson, Florida
G/F 13 Justin Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Birmingham, Alabama
F 22 Madut Akec 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Fr Victory Rock Prep Bradenton, Florida
G 24 Jamir Chaplin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Meadowcreek High School Norcross, Georgia
F 33 B. J. Mack 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Charlotte, North Carolina
F 34 Antun Maricevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Casper College Zagreb, Croatia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

  • Nov 4, 2019 - Alexis Yetna suffered a knee injury, leading him to sit out for the entire season.[5]

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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 edit

  1. ^ Lovell, Blake (October 1, 2019). "South Florida Coach Brian Gregory Previews The 2019–20 Season For The Bulls". ClutchPoints. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "USF tops DePaul to claim CBI championship". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "USF F Mayan Kiir no longer with team".
  4. ^ "New Mexico State lands USF transfer Mayan Kiir".
  5. ^ Manuri, Matt (November 4, 2019). "USF Men's Basketball Standout Alexis Yetna Injures Knee, Out For 2019-2020 Season". soflobulls.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball – Schedule". USF Athletics – Official Athletic Site.
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