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USF set to face BYU in opener of Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic

December 21, 2021

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

LOCATION: Honolulu, Hawaii

TV: ESPN Networks (TBD per game)

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The University of South Florida Bulls (4-5) open play at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic on Wednesday, December 22 against (RV) BYU (9-2). Tipoff is slated for 9:30 p.m. ET.

The Bulls will then face either host Hawaii (4-3) or Vanderbilt (6-4) in game two on Thursday, December 23 with a game time yet to be determined. South Florida's final opponent and game time are also TBD based on results of the tournament. That final game will be played on Friday, December 25.

Other tournament participants and potential opponents include: Liberty, Northern Iowa, Sandford and Wyoming.  

Caleb Murphy has led the Bulls in scoring in six of nine games entering the tournament, including six of the last seven tilts. The second-year freshman is averaging a team-best 13.0 ppg while playing 31.9 minutes/game.

Fifth-year senior, Javon Greene is averaging 9.4 ppg and leads USF in defensive rebounds (25). His 43 total rebounds are second to Russel Tchewa (46). Greene ranks 17th in the NCAA in steals/game (2.33).

Jamir Chaplin is one of three Bulls to have started in all nine games this season along with Greene and Murphy. Chaplin is averaging 6.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

Overall, the Bulls rank 13th in the country in scoring defense (57.4 ppg) and have only allowed three opponents to score over 60 points this season.

 

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About USF Men's Basketball

The USF men's basketball team is led by head coach Brian Gregory, who enters his fifth season in 2021-22. Gregory was introduced as the 10th head coach in program history in March of 2017 after previously leading 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 over 300 career head coaching wins and six postseason appearances, including the 2010 NIT Championship with Dayton. 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 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.
 
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