2017–18 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

2017–18 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record10–22 (3–15 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUSF Sun Dome
Seasons
2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati 16 2   .889 31 5   .861
No. 21 Houston 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
No. 16 Wichita State 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Tulsa 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Memphis 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
UCF 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Temple 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
UConn 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
SMU 6 12   .333 17 16   .515
Tulane 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
East Carolina 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
South Florida 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2018 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Previous season

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]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jahmal McMurray 0 G 6'0" 165 Sophomore Topeka, KS Transferred to SMU
Mike Bibby Jr. 10 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Appalachian State
Jake Bodway 11 G 6'3" 201 RS Junior Bloomington, MN Walk-on; didn't make the roster
Geno Thorpe 13 G 6'4" 170 RS Senior Pittsburgh, PA Graduate transferred to Syracuse
Malik Fitts 24 F 6'8" 237 Freshman Rancho Cucamonga, CA Transferred to Saint Mary's
Ruben Guerrero 33 C 7'0" 235 Junior Marbella, Spain Transferred to Samford
Bo Zeigler 35 F 6'6" 207 RS Junior Detroit, MI Graduate transferred to George Washington
Luis Santos 42 F 6'9" 266 Sophomore Bronx, NY Transferred to Saint Louis

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Stephan Jiggetts 0 G 6'1" 205 RS Senior Forestville, MD Transferred from Fairleigh Dickinson. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jiggetts graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson.
Terrence Samuel 2 G 6'3" 208 RS Senior Brooklyn, NY Transferred from Penn State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Samuel graduated from Penn State.
Laquincy Rideau 3 G 6'1" 204 Junior West Palm Beach, FL 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 Orange, CA 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 Mobile, AL 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 Belgrade, Serbia Junior college transferred from Hutchinson CC.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alexis Yetna
#17 PF
Baltimore, MD Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 19, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
David Collins
SG
Pittsburgh, PA First Love Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 26, 2017 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Justin Brown
SF
Birmingham, AL Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 10, 2017 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rashun Williams
SF
Edison, GA Calhoun County High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 4, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Michael Durr
C
Atlanta, GA Oldsmar Christian School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 11, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Xavier Castaneda
PG
Chicago, IL Whitney Young High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 12, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
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:

Preseason

At the conference's annual media day, the Bulls were picked to finish last in the AAC.[4]

Roster

2017–18 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Stephan Jiggetts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Fairleigh Dickinson Forestville, Maryland
F 1 Isaiah Manderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Sr Texas Tech Bronx, New York
G 2 Terrence Samuel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Sr Penn State Brooklyn, New York
G 3 Laquincy Rideau (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Gardner–Webb West Palm Beach, Florida
G/F 4 Payton Banks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Sr Penn State Orange, California
F 5 Malik Martin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Jr USC Miami, Florida
G 10 T. J. Lang (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Auburn Mobile, Alabama
G 11 David Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr First Love Christian Academy Youngstown, Ohio
G/F 13 Justin Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy (VA) Birmingham, Alabama
G 14 Henry Beard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Seminole High School Seminole, Florida
F 15 Yito Alvarado (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS So University School of NSU San Juan, Puerto Rico
F 21 Tulio Da Silva 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS So Arlington Country Day School Formiga, Brazil
G 22 Joey Coffaro (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr John Hersey High School Arlington Heights, Illinois
F 23 Alexis Yetna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy (CT) Paris, France
G 25 Troy Holston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Oldsmar Christian School Queens, New York
C 41 Nikola Scekic 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Hutchinson Community College Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017*
7:00 pm
Flagler W 94–66 
USF Sun Dome (1,307)
Tampa, FL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Atlantic W 60–59  1–0
USF Sun Dome (4,192)
Tampa, FL
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Morgan State L 53–63  1–1
USF Sun Dome (2,116)
Tampa, FL
Nov 15, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson W 75–72  2–1
Edmunds Center (836)
Deland, FL
Nov 19, 2017*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana
Hoosier Tip-Off Classic
L 53–70  2–2
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Howard
Hoosier Tip-Off Classic
W 75–52  3–2
USF Sun Dome (2,080)
Tampa, FL
Nov 24, 2017*
12:00 pm
Arkansas State
Hoosier Tip-Off Classic
W 72–61  4–2
USF Sun Dome (2,284)
Tampa, FL
Nov 26, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan
Hoosier Tip-Off Classic
L 47–65  4–3
USF Sun Dome (2,050)
Tampa, FL
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Elon L 78–79 OT 4–4
Alumni Gym (1,534)
Elon, NC
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Appalachian State L 61–84  4–5
Holmes Center (1,506)
Boone, NC
Dec 11, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
FIU L 53–64  4–6
USF Sun Dome (2,040)
Tampa, FL
Dec 14, 2017*
7:00 pm
Bethune–Cookman W 83–63  5–6
USF Sun Dome (2,091)
Tampa, FL
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 70–56  6–6
USF Sun Dome (2,016)
Tampa, FL
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Charlotte W 78–76  7–6
USF Sun Dome (2,099)
Tampa, FL
AAC regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Houston L 60–79  7–7
(0–1)
USF Sun Dome (2,273)
Tampa, FL
Dec 31, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at SMU L 39–79  7–8
(0–2)
Moody Coliseum (6,477)
Dallas, TX
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
East Carolina L 65–67  7–9
(0–3)
USF Sun Dome (2,148)
Tampa, FL
Jan 7, 2018
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 9 Wichita State L 57–95  7–10
(0–4)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 14 Cincinnati L 55–78  7–11
(0–5)
USF Sun Dome (3,609)
Tampa, FL
Jan 17, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Carolina L 52–90  7–12
(0–6)
Williams Arena (2,857)
Greenville, NC
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU
UCF
Rivalry
L 69–71  7–13
(0–7)
USF Sun Dome (4,611)
Tampa, FL
Jan 25, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Tulane W 80–75  8–13
(1–7)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,717)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 28, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston L 40–63  8–14
(1–8)
H&PE Arena (3,121)
Houston, TX
Jan 31, 2018
8:30 pm, ESPNews
Memphis L 74–86  8–15
(1–9)
USF Sun Dome (2,754)
Tampa, FL
Feb 4, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Tulsa L 54–63  8–16
(1–10)
USF Sun Dome (2,484)
Tampa, FL
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at UConn L 65–68  8–17
(1–11)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,636)
Storrs, CT
Feb 10, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Temple L 55–73  8–18
(1–12)
USF Sun Dome (2,576)
Tampa, FL
Feb 14, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNews
at UCF
Rivalry
L 57–72  8–19
(1–13)
CFE Arena (4,310)
Orlando, FL
Feb 18, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulsa L 61–73  8–20
(1–14)
Reynolds Center (4,120)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 24, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Tulane L 68–79  8–21
(1–15)
USF Sun Dome (2,228)
Tampa, FL
Mar 1, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPNews
at Memphis W 75–51  9–21
(2–15)
FedEx Forum (5,945)
Memphis, TN
Mar 4, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPNews
SMU W 65–54  10–21
(3–15)
USF Sun Dome (2,593)
Tampa, FL
AAC tournament
Mar 8, 2018
2:30 pm, ESPNU
(12) vs. (5) Memphis
First round
L 77–79  10–22
Amway Center (7,856)
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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