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Bulls wrap up road trip at Cincinnati on Saturday

February 25, 2022

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

University of South Florida (7-20, 2-13 AAC) at Cincinnati (17-11, 7-8 AAC)

Saturday, February 26 | 7 p.m.

VENUE: Fifth Third Arena | Cincinnati, Ohio

SERIES: Cincinnati leads, 35-9

TV: ESPN+

RADIO: iHeart Radio Bulls Unlimited

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TAMPA (February 25, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls conclude a two-game road trip on Saturday night with a 7 p.m. contest against the Cincinnati Bearcats.

Cincinnati won the last meeting in Tampa, 70-59, two weeks ago. David DeJulius led the Bearcats with 24 points. Sam Hines Jr. scored a season-high 12 points for South Florida and was one of three players to recorded double digits.

Hines Jr. has started in five straight games for the Bulls (10 total) and continues to give USF solid minutes on the glass and defensively while contributing in the scoring column.

Jamir Chaplin has missed the last four games and Serrel Smith Jr. has started in his place. Smith Jr. poured in 17 and 18 points (season high) in back-to-back games last week and knocked down a career-best five three-pointers at home vs. ECU.

Russel Tchewa has been a dominant force over the past month for the Bulls. The sophomore center is averaging 11.9 ppg over his last eight outings and 7.8 rebounds over the last four games. He tallied his second double-double of the year at ECU on Wednesday while logging a career-high 18 points.

Corey Walker Jr. had another standout game at ECU on Wednesday with 10 points, eight rebounds, two blocks, a pair of steals and one assist.

Caleb Murphy (11.4 ppg) and Javon Greene (9.5) continue to be USF's top scorers at the guard position. Murphy also leads the team in assists/game (3.1) and Greene leads the AAC in steals/game (1.9).

Up Next

The Bulls return home for Senior Day on Thursday, March 3 against Memphis. Tipoff is slated for 9 p.m. at the Yuengling Center and the game will be broadcast on ESPNU. USF will then travel to Temple on Sunday, March 3 for its regular season finale.

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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 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.
 
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