Men’s Basketball to host Auburn at Amalie Arena on November 19th
TAMPA (September 27, 2021) – The University of South Florida has announced its men's basketball game on Friday, November 19, 2021 against Auburn University will be played at Amalie Arena in Tampa. Game time is slated for 7 p.m.
USF's men's basketball season is presented by Tampa General Hospital.
Public ticket sales begin on Wednesday, September 29 at 10 a.m.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-Go-Bulls or online here.
Located in downtown Tampa's Channelside District, Amalie Arena is home to the back-to-back NHL Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning.
"This is a big matchup and a great test for our team against a great opponent from the SEC," said USF head coach Brian Gregory. "It's a privilege for our program to be able to showcase this game at Amalie Arena. We're looking forward to a great turnout and an amazing atmosphere on the big stage at Amalie."
Coached by Bruce Pearl, the Auburn Tigers qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2017-18 and 2018-19, reaching the Final Four in 2019. Auburn then tallied a 25-6 record in 2019-20 before the season was cut short due to COVID-19.
The matchup between the Bulls and Tigers will mark the seventh overall meeting between the two programs and first since December 2011.
USF recently announced its non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2021-22 season, and its complete conference schedule is expected to be released in the coming weeks. The American Athletic Conference previously announced the Bulls' home and road conference opponents.
Gregory has welcomed 10 new Bulls to the program – including seven Division I transfers and a two-time Florida Class 7A All-State selection – to join four returners.
USF returns All-AAC Freshman Team guard Caleb Murphy (G, 6-4, 185), Jamir Chaplin (G, 6-5, 196), Russel Tchewa (C, 7-0, 260) and Mark Calleja (G, 6-2, 185) from last year's squad. Murphy is the Bulls' top returning scorer posting 8.3 points and 2.8 assists per game last season.
They are joined by new additions Corey Walker Jr. (F, 6-8, 219), Jalyn McCreary (F, 6-8, 215), Trey Moss (G, 6-3, 175), Sam Hines Jr. (F, 6-6, 200), Javon Greene (G, 6-4, 190), Jake Boggs (F, 6-8, 190), Serrel Smith Jr. (G, 6-4, 175), Bayron Matos (F, 6-9, 245), DJ Patrick (F, 6-6, 200) and Lamont Evans (G, 6-0, 155).
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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 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.
For tickets, contact the USF Ticket Office at 1-800-Go-Bulls or by going online to USFBullsTix.com.
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