2019–20 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:South Florida Bulls
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:AAC
Record:14–17
Conf Record:7–11
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach2:Scott Wagers
Asst Coach3:Larry Dixon

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
Ron Lubin 14 G 5'10" 165 Walk-on; graduated
20 F 6'9" 228 Left team;[3] transferred to New Mexico State.[4]
T. J. Lang 23 G 6'7' 208 Graduated
Nikola Scekic 41 C 7'2" 255 Graduated

2020 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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1.Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Florida Coach Brian Gregory Previews The 2019–20 Season For The Bulls. Lovell. Blake. 2019-10-01. ClutchPoints. en-US. 2019-12-02.
  2. Web site: USF tops DePaul to claim CBI championship. Tampa Bay Times. en. 2019-12-02.
  3. Web site: USF F Mayan Kiir no longer with team.
  4. Web site: New Mexico State lands USF transfer Mayan Kiir.
  5. Web site: Manuri. Matt. USF Men's Basketball Standout Alexis Yetna Injures Knee, Out For 2019-2020 Season. soflobulls.com. 4 November 2019. 8 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Men's Basketball – Schedule . USF Athletics – Official Athletic Site.