USF Athletics

Bulls Head to AAC Media Days

October 12, 2019

TAMPA, OCT. 12, 2019 – With just over three weeks remaining before the start of the regular season, USF third-year head coach Brian Gregory and three student-athletes will travel to Philadelphia, Pa., on Sunday to take part in the American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Days, which will run through Monday at the Marriott Philadelphia Airport.

Senior Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.), junior David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) and sophomore Alexis Yetna (Paris) will join Gregory for the two days of events that will feature 25 student-athletes and The American's 12 head coaches.

Events begin Sunday with an evening of photo shoots and interviews with the American Digital Network. Media Day activities hit full swing Monday morning, highlighted by Coaches' Roundtables, interviews with ESPN and CBS Sports and live broadcasts with head coaches.

Fans can also follow the Bulls at Basketball Media Days on the USF Basketball social channels on Twitter (@USFMBB), Instagram (USFMBB) and Facebook (/USFMBB).

About USF Men's Basketball
The USF men's basketball team is led by head coach Brian Gregory. On March 22, 2017, Gregory was introduced as the 10^th head coach in program history. He previously led programs at Georgia Tech (2011-16) and Dayton (2003-11). Gregory spent nearly a decade as an assistant coach under Michigan State's Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo and helped the Spartans win the 2000 NCAA National Championship. Gregory owns nearly 250 career head coaching wins and six postseason appearances, including the 2010 NIT Championship. In his second season at the helm of the Bulls, Gregory led the team to the best win turnaround in the NCAA, the most single-season wins in school history and the 2019 College Basketball Invitational championship. 

USF has retired three numbers in its 47-year history: Chucky Atkins (12), Charlie Bradley (30) and Radenko Dobras (31). The Bulls have earned three NCAA tournament bids, appeared in the NIT eight times and won the 2019 College Basketball Invitational.