GAMEDAY INFORMATION
University of South Florida (6-6) vs. NJIT (2-9)
Thursday, December 22 | 7 p.m.
VENUE: Yuengling Center | Tampa, Fla.
SERIES: NJIT leads, 1-0
TV: ESPN+
RADIO: 102.5 HD-2 The Strike | Bulls Unlimited
LIVE STATS: Here
TWITTER UPDATES: @USFMBB
GAME NOTES: View
TAMPA (December 21, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls conclude a three-game homestand and wrap up non-conference play on Thursday night against NJIT. The Bulls have won four straight games and six of their last seven overall.
South Florida's last five-game winning streak came on January 22-February 10, 2019. The Bulls also put together a seven-game winning streak that same season from November 28, 2018-January 2, 2019.
USF has scored at least 70 points in five of its six wins this season, and is 43-14 under Coach Gregory when reaching that mark. The Bulls are averaging 72.8 points and 15.2 assists over their last six wins.
On Monday, the Bulls outlasted Hofstra, 77-70. USF won the rebounding battle, 40-24, including 18 offensive boards which led to 19 second-chance points. USF forced 17 turnovers which led to 23 points and totaled 24 bench points (second most this season).
Tyler Harris led a quartet of Bulls in double digits on Monday with 19 points. Harris has scored in double figures in 10 straight games and leads the team with 15 ppg. Selton Miguel is averaging 11.5 ppg to go along with a team-best 40 assists. Russel Tchewa is averaging 10.2 ppg and a team-high 6.8 rebounds. Tchewa ranks second in the AAC this season in field goal percentage (65%).
Miles Coleman (14.7 ppg) is the only Highlander averaging double digits in the scoring column this season. Coleman is shooting 37.5 percent (21-56) from downtown. Adam Hess is another sharpshooter from beyond the arc at 41.7 percent (15-36). Kevin Osawe (8.4 ppg) is NJIT's leading rebound with 7.1 per game. Forward Souleymane Diakite is shooting 55 percent from the field and averaging 7.6 points and 5.7 rebounds.
Following the homestand, the Bulls begin conference play at Memphis on Thursday, December 29.
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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.
For tickets, contact the USF Ticket Office at 1-800-Go-Bulls or by going online to USFBullsTix.com.
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