2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

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2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
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ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2020–21 record9–13 (4–10 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaYuengling Center
Seasons
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 11 – 2   .846 16 – 6   .727
No. 6 Houston † 14 – 3   .824 28 – 4   .875
Memphis 11 – 4   .733 20 – 8   .714
SMU 7 – 4   .636 11 – 6   .647
Cincinnati 8 – 6   .571 12 – 11   .522
UCF 8 – 10   .444 11 – 12   .478
Tulsa 7 – 9   .438 11 – 12   .478
South Florida 4 – 10   .286 9 – 13   .409
Temple 4 – 10   .286 5 – 11   .313
Tulane 4 – 12   .250 10 – 13   .435
East Carolina 2 – 10   .167 8 – 11   .421
† 2021 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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
Laquincy Rideau 3 G 6'1" 205 Senior West Palm Beach, FL Graduated
B.J. Mack 33 F 6'8" 261 Freshman Charlotte, NC Transferred to Wofford[1]
Antun Maricevic 34 F 6'10" 260 Senior Zagreb, Croatia Graduated

Incoming transfers[]

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Luke Anderson F 6'8" 215 RS Freshman Lakeland, FL 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 RS Junior Toronto, Canada 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 Sophomore Douala, Cameroon Transferred from Texas Tech. Tchewa was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[5][6]

2020 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Murphy
SG 		Loganville, GA Grayson High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 1, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

2021 recruiting class[]

Preseason[]

AAC preseason media poll[]

On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[7]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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[]

Roster[]

2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 David Collins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr First Love Christian Academy Youngstown, Ohio
G 1 Xavier Castaneda 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Whitney High School Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Ezacuras Dawson III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Oklahoma State Miami, Florida
F 3 Prince Oduro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Mississippi State Toronto, Canada
F 4 Michael Durr 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Victory Rock Prep Bradenton, Florida
F 5 Rashun Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Calhoun County High School Edison, Georgia
F 10 Alexis Yetna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS Jr Putnam Science Academy Paris, France
G 11 Mark Calleja (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hudson High School Hudson, Florida
G/F 13 Justin Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Hargrave Military Academy Birmingham, Alabama
F 22 Madut Akec 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS So Victory Rock Prep Bradenton, Florida
G 23 Caleb Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Grayson High School Loganville, Georgia
G 24 Jamir Chaplin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Meadowcreek High School Norcross, Georgia
G/F 44 Luke Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Iowa State Lakeland, Florida
C 54 Russel Tchewa 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Douala, Cameroon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 25, 2020

Schedule and results[]

COVID-19 impact[]

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 4th was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.
  • USF was originally scheduled to play LSU instead of Wofford on December 12th, but LSU pulled out of the Hoopsgiving event due to COVID-19.[8]
  • The game vs. Temple rescheduled for February 21st was moved to Philadelphia.[9]
  • The game vs. SMU scheduled for February 20th was moved to Dallas.[10]
  • The game @ Temple scheduled for February 24th was moved to Tampa.[11]

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		Florida College W 94–84  1–0
  17 – Collins   7 – Chaplin   7 – Murphy  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
November 28, 2020*
5:30 p.m., ESPN3 		vs. Rhode Island
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		L 68–84  1–1
  16 – Collins   7 – Durr   4 – Collins  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 29, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Virginia Tech
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		L 58–76  1–2
  11 – Murphy   7 – Durr   2 – Murphy  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 2, 2020*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast W 76–57  2–2
  14 – Durr   9 – Durr   5 – Collins  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
December 8, 2020*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stetson W 73–62  3–2
  18 – Collins   9 – Collins   6 – Murphy  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
December 12, 2020*
12:00 p.m., ESPNews 		vs. Wofford
Holiday Hoopsgiving 		W 58–56  4–2
  13 – Collins   11 – Collins   3 – Collins  State Farm Arena 
Atlanta, GA
December 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Cincinnati W 74–71  5–2
(1–0) 		 16 – Yetna   12 – Yetna   4 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (300)
Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wichita State L 77–82 OT 5–3
(1–1) 		 17 – Collins   14 – Tied   6 – Murphy  Yuengling Center (519)
Tampa, FL
December 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Memphis L 57–58  5–4
(1–2) 		 20 – Murphy   10 – Durr   3 – Murphy  FedEx Forum (133)
Memphis, TN
January 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF
War on I-4 		W 68–61  6–4
(2–2) 		 19 – Collins   11 – Durr   7 – Collins  Yuengling Center (1,016)
Tampa, FL
January 6, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulsa L 51–61  6–5
(2–3) 		 16 – Chaplin   11 – Durr   4 – Murphy  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
January 9, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Carolina W 69–63  7–5
(3–3) 		 16 – Collins   6 – Yetna   5 – Collins  Williams Arena (67)
Greenville, NC
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Carolina Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[12] Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
January 30, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cincinnati Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[13] Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
February 3, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Tulsa Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[14] Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 6, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at SMU Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[15] Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
February 10, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Houston
Previously scheduled for Jan. 14 		L 65–82  7–6
(3–4) 		 18 – Collins   7 – Durr   4 – Collins  Yuengling Center (629)
Tampa, FL
February 14, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Tulane
Previously scheduled for Feb. 13 		L 59–62  7–7
(3–5) 		 16 – Brown   8 – Tied   6 – Castaneda  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
February 17, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at UCF
War on I-4 		L 65–81  7–8
(3–6) 		 16 – Yetna   15 – Yetna   3 – Castaneda  Addition Financial Arena (1,764)
Orlando, FL
February 20, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at SMU Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[16] Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
February 21, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Temple
Previously scheduled for Jan. 27 		W 83–76  8–8
(4–6) 		 18 – Castaneda   7 – Yetna   4 – Collins  Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		Temple L 47–65  8–9
(4–7) 		 16 – Brown   6 – Tied   3 – Murphy  Yuengling Center (471)
Tampa, FL
February 28, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Houston L 52–98  8–10
(4–8) 		 11 – Castaneda   7 – Castaneda   5 – Collins  Fertitta Center (1,859)
Houston, TX
March 2, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Memphis
Previously scheduled for Mar. 3 		L 52–73  8–11
(4–9) 		 17 – Castaneda   5 – Castaneda   4 – Castaneda  Yuengling Center (1,222)
Tampa, FL
March 6, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Tulane Cancelled due to scheduling changes[17] Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
March 6, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wichita State
Previously scheduled for Jan. 24 		L 63–80  8–12
(4–10) 		 18 – Durr   9 – Durr   6 – Castaneda  Charles Koch Arena (2,625)
Wichita, KS
AAC Tournament
March 11, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		(8) vs. (9) Temple
First Round 		W 73–71  9–12
  23 – Collins   11 – Durr   4 – Murphy  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 11, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		(8) vs. (1) Wichita State
Quarterfinals 		L 67–68  9–13
  13 – Durr   13 – Durr   3 – Tied  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors[]

AAC Player of the Week[]

  • Week 3 – David Collins[18]

AAC Freshman of the Week[]

  • Week 5 – Caleb Murphy[19]
  • Week 6 – Caleb Murphy[20]

AAC All-Freshman Team[]


See also[]

2020–21 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

References[]

  1. ^ Shanesy, Todd (19 Apr 2020). "Wofford basketball to add transfer from South Florida". goupstate.com. Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved 30 Apr 2020.
  2. ^ "Bulls add Transfer Luke Anderson". gousfbulls.com. USF Athletics. 20 Dec 2019. Retrieved 12 Apr 2020.
  3. ^ Knight, Joey (4 Apr 2020). "USF men's basketball lands Mississippi State transfer Prince Oduro". tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 12 Apr 2020.
  4. ^ @JonRothstein (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" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Knight, Joey (8 May 2020). "USF men's hoops lands 7-foot Texas Tech transfer". tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. ^ @GoodmanHoops (17 Aug 2020). "Texas Tech transfer Russel Tchewa has received waiver to play at South Florida. Immediately eligible w/3 years, per source" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Houston Tabbed as 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  8. ^ Simon, Nick. "LSU Men's Basketball Pulls Out of Hoopsgiving, USF to Face Wofford". The Daily Stampede. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  9. ^ "Pair of American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Games Postponed". theamerican.org. 20 Jan 2021.
  10. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  11. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 18 Feb 2021.
  12. ^ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". theamerican.org. 14 Jan 2021.
  13. ^ "The American Announces Pair of Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 22 Jan 2021.
  14. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  15. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
  16. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 18 Feb 2021.
  17. ^ "The American Announces Changes to Final Weekend of Regular Season". theamerican.org. 2 Mar 2021.
  18. ^ "USF's Collins, Memphis' Cisse Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  19. ^ "Wichita State's Etienne, USF's Murphy Earn Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  20. ^ "Tulsa's Rachal, USF's Murphy Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  21. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors". theamerican.org. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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