USF announces two additional non-conference games
TAMPA (September 23, 2021) – The University of South Florida men's basketball team has added two additional games to its recently announced non-conference schedule which now stands at 13 contests. The Bulls will play at Boston College on November 29th and host South Carolina State on December 3rd.
USF's 2021-22 season is presented by Tampa General Hospital.
The addition of Boston College now has USF pitted against one AAC team and two squads from the SEC (Auburn and Florida) during its upcoming non-conference slate.
Boston College is the only true road game currently on USF's non-conference schedule with neutral site games against Florida (Dec. 18), BYU (Dec. 22) and two opponents yet to be determined at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamon Head Classic (Dec. 23 & 25). USF could face tournament host Hawai'i at the Diamond Head Classic.
USF and Florida will square off at the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic – marking the Bulls' third appearance in the event.
The Bulls are slated for eight home games during non-conference play, including five straight to begin its campaign. That stretch begins against Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday, November 9.
Other home opponents include Georgia Southern (Nov. 13), North Carolina A&T State (Nov. 15), Auburn (Nov. 19), Hampton University (Nov. 24), South Carolina State (Dec. 3), Austin Peay (Dec. 14) and Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 29).
The American previously announced USF's home and away conference opponents, and the complete AAC schedule is expected to be released in the coming weeks.
AAC Home & Away Opponents: UCF, Cincinnati, ECU, Houston, SMU, Template, Tulane & Tulsa
Home Only: Memphis
Away Only: Wichita State
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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.Â
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USF has retired three numbers in its 48-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.
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