2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team explained
| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | South Florida Bulls |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 9–13 |
| Conf Record: | 4–10 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach2: | Scott Wagers |
| Asst Coach3: | Larry Dixon |
| Arena: | Yuengling Center |
The 2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked 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. The season ended on March 12, 2021 with a 68–67 loss to regular season conference champion Wichita State in the second round of the AAC tournament.
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 |
|---|
| 3 | G | 6'1" | 205 | | | Graduated |
| B.J. Mack | 33 | F | 6'8" | 261 | | | Transferred to Wofford[1] |
| Antun Maricevic | 34 | F | 6'10" | 260 | | | Graduated | |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
|---|
| Luke Anderson | F | 6'8" | 215 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | Transferred from Texas Tech. Tchewa was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[5] [6] | |
2021 recruiting class
Preseason
AAC preseason media poll
On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[7]
| Coaches Poll |
| 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
Schedule and results
COVID-19 impact
See 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 4 was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.
- USF was originally scheduled to play LSU instead of Wofford on December 12, but LSU pulled out of the Hoopsgiving event due to COVID-19.[8]
- The game vs. Temple rescheduled for February 21 was moved to Philadelphia.[9]
- The game vs. SMU scheduled for February 20 was moved to Dallas.[10]
- The game @ Temple scheduled for February 24 was moved to Tampa.[11]
Schedule
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Awards and honors
AAC Player of the Week
- Week 3 – David Collins[12]
AAC Freshman of the Week
- Week 5 – Caleb Murphy[13]
- Week 6 – Caleb Murphy[14]
AAC All-Freshman Team
See also
2020–21 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team
Notes and References
- Web site: Wofford basketball to add transfer from South Florida . Shanesy . Todd . 19 Apr 2020 . goupstate.com . . 30 Apr 2020.
- Web site: Bulls add Transfer Luke Anderson . . 20 Dec 2019 . gousfbulls.com . USF Athletics . 12 Apr 2020.
- Web site: USF men's basketball lands Mississippi State transfer Prince Oduro . Knight . Joey . 4 Apr 2020 . tampabay.com . . 12 Apr 2020.
- JonRothstein . 1282771131381030914 . 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. .
- Web site: USF men's hoops lands 7-foot Texas Tech transfer . Knight . Joey . 8 May 2020 . tampabay.com . . 19 May 2020.
- GoodmanHoops. 1295463243394228226 . 17 Aug 2020 . Texas Tech transfer Russel Tchewa has received waiver to play at South Florida. Immediately eligible w/3 years, per source. . https://twitter.com/goodmanhoops/status/1295463243394228226.
- Web site: Houston Tabbed as 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite. theAmerican.org. 28 October 2020.
- Web site: Simon. Nick. LSU Men's Basketball Pulls Out of Hoopsgiving, USF to Face Wofford. The Daily Stampede. 2020-12-09.
- Web site: Pair of American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Games Postponed . theamerican.org. 20 Jan 2021.
- Web site: The American Announces Men’s Basketball Schedule Changes . theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
- Web site: The American Announces Men’s Basketball Schedule Changes . theamerican.org. 18 Feb 2021.
- Web site: USF's Collins, Memphis' Cisse Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Honors. 2020-12-17. theamerican.org. en.
- Web site: Wichita State's Etienne, USF's Murphy Earn Weekly Honors. 2021-01-05. theamerican.org. en.
- Web site: Tulsa's Rachal, USF's Murphy Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Honors. 2021-01-05. theamerican.org. en.
- Web site: American Athletic Conference Announces Men’s Basketball Honors. theamerican.org. en. 2021-03-10. 2021-03-10.
