| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | South Florida Bulls |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 10–22 |
| Conf Record: | 3–15 |
| Asst Coach2: | Chad Dollar |
| Asst Coach3: | Scott Wagers |
The 2017–18 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 46th basketball season for USF, the fifth as a member of the American Athletic Conference, and the first season under head coach Brian Gregory. The Bulls played their home games at the USF Sun Dome on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. The Bulls finished the season 10–22, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 12 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Memphis.
The Bulls finished the 2015–16 season 7–23, 1–17 in AAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost in the first round to UConn.
The Bulls were led by head coach Orlando Antigua for the first 13 games of the season until he was fired amid academic fraud allegations.[1] [2] Following Antigua's firing, they were led by interim head coach Murry Bartow. On March 14, 2017, the school hired Brian Gregory as the next head coach.[3]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmal McMurray | 0 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Sophomore | Transferred to SMU | ||
| Mike Bibby Jr. | 10 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Transferred to Appalachian State | ||
| Jake Bodway | 11 | G | 6'3" | 201 | RS Junior | Walk-on; didn't make the roster | ||
| Geno Thorpe | 13 | G | 6'4" | 170 | RS Senior | Graduate transferred to Syracuse | ||
| 24 | F | 6'8" | 237 | Freshman | Transferred to Saint Mary's | |||
| Ruben Guerrero | 33 | C | 7'0" | 235 | Junior | Transferred to Samford | ||
| Bo Zeigler | 35 | F | 6'6" | 207 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to George Washington | ||
| Luis Santos | 42 | F | 6'9" | 266 | Sophomore | Transferred to Saint Louis |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephan Jiggetts | 0 | G | 6'1" | 205 | RS Senior | Transferred from Fairleigh Dickinson. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jiggetts graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson. | ||
| 2 | G | 6'3" | 208 | RS Senior | Transferred from Penn State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Samuel graduated from Penn State. | |||
| 3 | G | 6'1" | 204 | Junior | Transferred from Gardner–Webb. Under NCAA transfer rules, Rideau will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | |||
| Payton Banks | 4 | F | 6'6" | 223 | RS Senior | Transferred from Penn State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Banks graduated from Penn State. | ||
| T. J. Lang | 10 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Transferred from Auburn. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lang will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Nikola Scekic | 41 | C | 7'1" | 255 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Hutchinson CC. |
At the conference's annual media day, the Bulls were picked to finish last in the AAC.[4]
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