2023–24 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

2023–24 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
2023–24 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	9–5 (2–1 AAC)
Head coach	Amir Abdur-Rahim (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Ben Fletcher; Desmond Oliver; William Small;
Home arena	Yuengling Center

2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Memphis	4	–	0	1.000	15	–	2	.882
North Texas	3	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
Charlotte	4	–	1	.800	10	–	7	.588
No. 23 Florida Atlantic	3	–	1	.750	13	–	4	.765
SMU	3	–	1	.750	12	–	5	.706
South Florida	2	–	1	.667	9	–	5	.643
UAB	2	–	1	.667	10	–	6	.625
Tulane	2	–	2	.500	11	–	5	.688
East Carolina	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
UTSA	1	–	3	.250	7	–	10	.412
Temple	1	–	4	.200	8	–	10	.444
Wichita State	0	–	3	.000	8	–	8	.500
Tulsa	0	–	4	.000	9	–	7	.563
Rice	0	–	4	.000	6	–	11	.353

† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of January 16, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represents the University of South Florida during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marks the 52nd basketball season for USF, the eleventh as a member of the American Athletic Conference, and the first season under head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. The Bulls play their home games at Yuengling Center on the university's Tampa, Florida campus.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round to East Carolina of the AAC tournament.

On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Brian Gregory after six seasons.^[1] On March 29, the school named Kennesaw State head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim the team's new head coach.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ryan Conwell	0	G	6'4"	195	Freshman	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Indiana State
Tyler Harris	2	G	5'9"	150	GS Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated
DJ Patrick	3	F	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Powder Springs, GA	Transferred to Charleston Southern
Dok Muordar	4	F	6'11"	200	Freshman	Rumbek, South Sudan	Transferred to Cleveland State
Jake Boggs	5	F	6'7"	200	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Transferred
Serrel Smith Jr.	10	G	6'4"	175	Senior	St. Petersburg, FL	Graduated
Trey Moss	11	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Transferred to William & Mary
Mark Calleja	13	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Hudson, FL	Walk-on; graduated
Kenu Louissaint	22	G/F	6'3"	205	Senior	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Graduated
Keyshawn Bryant	23	F	6'6"	190	GS Senior	Winter Haven, FL	Graduated
Jamir Chaplin	24	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Norcross, GA	Transferred to Little Rock
Russel Tchewa	54	C	7'0"	280	Junior	Douala, Cameroon	Transferred to Georgia

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Josh Placer	2	G	6'1"	184	RS Senior	Orlando, FL	North Florida
Chris Youngblood	3	G	6'4"	218	Senior	Tuscaloosa, AL	Kennesaw State
Kobe Knox	4	G	6'5"	195	RS Sophomore	Tampa, FL	Grand Canyon
Brandon Stroud	5	G	6'6"	200	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Kennesaw State
Kasean Pryor	11	F	6'10"	200	Junior	Chicago, IL	Northwest Florida State College
Kasen Jennings	13	G	6'3"	202	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Kennesaw State
Gerald Jones III	21	F	6'11"	225	Junior	Wolfboro, NH	Saddleback College
David Ogunleye	22	F	6'9"		Junior	Houston, TX	Chabot College

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jayden Reid PG	Des Moines, IA	Grandview Park Baptist School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	May 17, 2023
Jayden Reid PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Daniel Tobiloba C	Des Moines, IA	Grandview Park Baptist School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Apr 12, 2023
Daniel Tobiloba C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jayden Reid	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Long Island Lutheran	Westbury, New York
G/F	1	Selton Miguel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	West Oaks Academy	Luanda, Angola
G	2	Jose Placer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	RS Sr	North Florida	Orlando, Florida
G	3	Chris Youngblood	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Sr	Kennesaw State	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G	4	Kobe Knox	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Grand Canyon	Tampa, Florida
G	5	Brandon Stroud	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Kennesaw State	Atlanta, Georgia
G	11	Kasean Pryor	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Northwest Florida State College	Chicago, Illinois
G	13	Kasen Jennings	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Kennesaw State	Atlanta, Georgia
G	14	Ammaar Balagam (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Stone Mountain HS	Tucker, Georgia
F	15	Corey Walker Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Tennessee	Jacksonville, Florida
F	20	Sam Hines Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Denver	Marietta, Georgia
F	21	Gerald Jones III	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Saddleback College	Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
F	22	David Ogunleye	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Chabot College	Houston, Texas
G	33	Nic Smith (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Fr	Whitnall HS	Milwaukee, WI
C	34	Daniel Tobiloba	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Fr	Grand View Christian	Des Moines, Iowa

Head coach

Amir Abdur-Rahim (Southeastern Louisiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Edward Waters	W 94–49		15 – Miguel	10 – Pryor	6 – Miguel	Yuengling Center (1,188) Tampa, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Carolina State	W 96–52	1–0	19 – Youngblood	5 – Reid	10 – Reid	Yuengling Center (3,807) Tampa, FL
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Michigan	L 63–68	1–1	20 – Youngblood	9 – Walker Jr.	2 – Reid	Yuengling Center (2,965) Tampa, FL
November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Iowa	W 74–65	2–1	21 – Placer	7 – Miguel	4 – Youngblood	Yuengling Center (4,534) Tampa, FL
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Maine	L 59–70	2–2	17 – Youngblood	12 – Pryor	5 – Reid	Yuengling Center (3,134) Tampa, FL
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports	at Hofstra	L 63–82	2–3	10 – Tied	12 – Hines Jr.	5 – Reid	Mack Sports Complex (1,758) Hempstead, NY
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NESN	at UMass	L 56–66	2–4	16 – Miguel	5 – Miguel	4 – Miguel	Mullins Center (3,254) Amherst, MA
December 9, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ACCN	vs. Florida State Orange Bowl Classic	W 88–72	3–4	20 – Miguel	10 – Pryor	3 – Knox	Amerant Bank Arena Sunrise, FL
December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 104–86	4–4	19 – Pryor	8 – Tied	8 – Reid	Yuengling Center (2,643) Tampa, FL
December 17, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola Chicago	W 77–64	5–4	21 – Miguel	6 – Reid	4 – Youngblood	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
December 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Albany	W 89–73	6–4	23 – Youngblood	12 – Stroud	4 – Youngblood	Yuengling Center (2,759) Tampa, FL
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alabama State	W 73–70	7–4	26 – Youngblood	9 – Hines Jr.	4 – Reid	Yuengling Center (3,284) Tampa, FL
AAC regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Temple	W 76–68	8–4 (1–0)	17 – Youngblood	9 – Pryor	6 – Pryor	Yuengling Center (3,388) Tampa, FL
January 7, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UAB	L 71–75	8–5 (1–1)	17 – Tied	8 – Pryor	3 – Stroud	Bartow Arena (3,677) Birmingham, AL
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Rice	W 81–73	9–5 (2–1)	29 – Pryor	7 – Hines Jr.	5 – Reid	Yuengling Center (4,107) Tampa, FL
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at No. 10 Memphis						FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wichita State						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
February 6, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	Charlotte						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Tulsa						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Florida Atlantic						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	SMU						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulane						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
AAC tournament
March 13–17, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

References

↑ "South Florida fires Gregory after six seasons". ESPN.com. March 10, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
↑ "Kennesaw State's Abdur-Rahim hired as South Florida coach". AP NEWS. March 29, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gousfbulls.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

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[1] "South Florida fires Gregory after six seasons". ESPN.com. March 10, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[2] "Kennesaw State's Abdur-Rahim hired as South Florida coach". AP NEWS. March 29, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[3] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gousfbulls.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

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South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Venues	Curtis Hixon Hall (1971–1980) Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory (1972–1975) Bayfront Center (1974, 1976–1978, 1979–1980) Hillsborough Community College Gymnasium (1978) USF Gymnasium (1978–1979) Expo Hall (1979–1980) Lakeland Civic Center (1976, 1979–1980, 2011) Bob Martinez Sports Center (2011) Amalie Arena (2011–2012) Yuengling Center (1980–2011, 2012–present)
Rivalries	UCF
Culture & Lore	Rocky the Bull
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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