NEW ORLEANS, La. (January 8, 2022) – Sophomore Jamir Chaplin (Norcross, Ga.) continued his recent hot streak by scoring a career-best 17 points on Saturday for the University of South Florida (5-9, 0-2 AAC), but it wasn't enough as the Bulls dropped a 68-54 decision at Tulane University (6-7, 3-1 AAC).

The Bulls and Green Wave entered the contest as the two top teams for committing the fewest turnovers in the American. That stat was a key factor in the outcome as South Florida turned the ball over a season-high 17 times and Tulane capitalized with 24 points off those miscues.

Foul trouble also plagued USF in its first road conference tilt of the season. Tulane went 22-25 from the free throw line while the Bulls went 8-13 from the charity stripe. That 14-point swing was the difference in the final score.

Jalyn McCreary (Marietta, Ga.) tallied a new season high in scoring for the second straight outing with 14 points against Tulane on 7-9 shooting.

Jalen Cook, Kevin Cross and R.J. McGee combined for 51 of the Green Wave's 68 total points.

Notable

• Chaplin has scored in double digits in three straight games.
• McCreary (Marietta, Ga.) is shooting 72 percent (18-25) over his last four games.
• Javon Greene (McDonough, Ga.) led all players with nine rebounds.
• South Florida won the rebounding battle, 37-29.

Up Next

The Bulls conclude their two-game road trip at SMU on Wednesday, January 12 at 8 p.m. ET.

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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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