2022–23 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:South Florida Bulls
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:AAC
Record:14–18
Conf Record:7–11
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Larry Dixon
Asst Coach3:Jason Slay

The 2022–23 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 51st basketball season for USF, the tenth as a member of the American Athletic Conference, and the sixth season under head coach Brian Gregory. The Bulls played their home games at Yuengling Center on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to East Carolina.

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]

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2021–22 season 8–22, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to UCF in the first round of the AAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Javon Greene 1 G 6'4" 195 GS Senior Graduated
Jalyn McCreary 4 F 6'8" 225 Junior Transferred to Mercer
Bayron Matos 14 F 6'9" 260 RS Sophomore Left the team for personal reasons
Caleb Murphy 23 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Transferred to DePaul
Lamont Evans IV 33 G 6'0" 155 Freshman Walk-on; transferred to Saint Louis

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Selton Miguel 1 G 6'4" 210 Sophomore Kansas State
Tyler Harris 2 G 5'9" 148 GS Senior Memphis
Keyshawn Bryant 23 F 6'6" 187 GS Senior South Carolina

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-03-10 . South Florida fires Gregory after six seasons . 2023-04-04 . ESPN.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-03-29 . Kennesaw State's Abdur-Rahim hired as South Florida coach . 2023-04-04 . AP NEWS . en.
  3. Web site: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule. gousfbulls.com. 16 October 2021. en.