USF Athletics

USF travels to Wichita State on Saturday

February 11, 2022

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

University of South Florida (7-15, 2-8 AAC) vs. Wichita State (12-9, 3-6 AAC)

Saturday, February 12 | 8 p.m. ET

VENUE: Yuengling Center | Tampa, Fla.

SERIES: Wichita State leads, 6-1

TV: ESPNU

RADIO: iHeart Radio Bulls Unlimited

TWITTER UPDATES: @USFMBB

GAME NOTES: View

 

TAMPA (February 11, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls continue their stretch of six games over 13 days with their lone road contest at Wichita State on Saturday night.

Both the Bulls and Shockers are coming off a loss in their last outing. Wichita State lost at UCF, 71-66, and South Florida dropped a 70-59 tilt at home to Cincinnati.

Sam Hines Jr. scored a season-high 12 points in USF's setback to Cincinnati on Wednesday. Jamir Chaplin and Caleb Murphy scored 10 points apiece. Chaplin is averaging 11.7 ppg on 49% shooting over 10 conference games to date. Murphy is the Bulls' overall leading score with 11.9 ppg. Javon Greene ranks second on the team in scoring this season (9.4).

Russel Tchewa is averaging 11.6 ppg over his last three outings and leads USF in rebounding this season (5.2).

The Bulls are looking to snap a five-game skid against the Shockers, including a 68-67 loss to Wichita State in the second round of the AAC Tournament last season. Tyson Etienne paced WSU with 20 points in that game and is the Shockers' leading scorer this season (15.3).

Saturday could be another physical low-scoring game between two strong defenses. South Florida ranks 46th in the NCAA in scoring defense (64.0) and Wichita State ranks 55th (64.3). The Bulls are averaging 57.1 ppg on offense while the Shockers are averaging 68.0.

Up Next

The Bulls return home for a three-game homestand with games next Tuesday (Tulane), Thursday (ECU) and Saturday (Tulsa).

 

To stay up-to-date on the latest USF men's basketball news, follow the Bulls on social media (Twitter | Facebook | Instagram).

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 51-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.

– #GoBulls –