GAMEDAY INFORMATION

University of South Florida (3-6) at Northern Iowa (3-6)

Monday, December 12 | 8 p.m. ET

VENUE: McLeod Center | Cedar Falls, Iowa

SERIES: First Meeting

TV: ESPN+

RADIO: Bulls Unlimited

LIVE STATS: Here

TWITTER UPDATES: @USFMBB

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (December 11, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls will return to game action after a 10-day layoff at Northern Iowa on Monday night. The matchup will be the first in program history between the two teams and South Florida's first-ever tilt in the state of Iowa.

The Panthers won the Missouri Valley Conference championship last season and earned an NIT postseason berth.

Monday's contest wraps up a four-game homestand for Northern Iowa. The Panthers have played three times since the Bulls last outing on December 2, falling twice in three chances at home.

On the flip side, USF has won three of its last four games, scoring 70 or more points in each of those victories. The Bulls matched a program record with 14 three-pointers last time out in a 79-59 triumph over Charleston Southern in Tampa on December 2.

Tyler Harris continues to lead the USF offense (14.8 ppg) and has found his three-point stroke. The senior guard is shooting 44 percent (18-41) from downtown over his last five games. Russel Tchewa is shooting 63 percent from the field this season and averaging 9.8 points to go along with a team-best 6.3 rebounds.

The Bulls are hoping to be back to full strength with the additions of Selton Miguel and DJ Patrick. Miguel missed the December 2nd game with the flu and Patrick has been out with an ankle injury since November 17th. Keyshawn Bryant and Jamir Chaplin each recently returner from their own injuries.

Sam Hines Jr. has started eight straight games and freshman Ryan Conwell has been in the starting lineup for four straight. Conwell dished out a career-best eight assists last time out.

USF returns to Tampa for a three-game homestand to wrap up non-conference play on Friday.

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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 sixth season in 2022-23. 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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