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Bulls close homestand against Cincinnati on Wednesday

February 08, 2022

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

University of South Florida (7-14, 2-7 AAC) vs. Cincinnati (15-7, 5-4 AAC)

Wednesday, February 9 | 7 p.m.

VENUE: Yuengling Center | Tampa, Fla.

SERIES: Cincinnati leads, 34-9

TV: ESPN+

RADIO: iHeart Radio Bulls Unlimited

TWITTER UPDATES: @USFMBB

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TAMPA (February 8, 2022) – The University of South Florida Bulls have a short turnaround coming off a grueling and thrilling 52-49 win over Temple on Monday to host Cincinnati at the Yuengling Center on Wednesday night.

The Bulls will have to become quickly accustomed to limited down time as South Florida is in a stretch of six games (five at home) over a 13-day span.

USF snapped a four-game skid on Monday thanks to the heroics of Javon Greene's three-pointer with 20.1 seconds left on the clock. It was the second such game-winning triple Greene has connected on in the waning seconds of a game this season.

The Bulls forced 19 Temple turnovers in the victory and owned the scoring advantage in the paint, 30-16.

Russel Tchewa (13) scored in double digits for the second straight game. Jamir Chaplin (14) led the Bulls in scoring while Caleb Murphy chipped in 10. Murphy continues to lead USF in scoring (12.0) and assists (3.1) this season. Greene is second on the team with 9.5 ppg. Chaplin is averaging 11.9 ppg on 49 percent shooting over nine AAC tilts.

Corey Walker Jr. also stuffed the stat sheet on Monday with five points, three rebounds, three assists, two steals and a pair of blocks.

The Bulls won their last meeting with the Bearcats, the lone meeting of the 2020-21 season, 74-71 at Cincinnati. Prior to that, Cincinnati had won 11 straight matchups with USF.

South Florida ranks 42nd in the NCAA in scoring defense this year (63.7 ppg) while Cincinnati ranks 36th (63.3). The Bearcats also rank 11th nationally in field goal defense (38%). The stout Cincinnati defense will be a test against the Bulls who enter the game shooting 37.6% on the year.

David DeJulius (13.9 ppg) and Jeremiah Davenport (13.2) are the Bearcats' leading scorers. Davenport is shooting 36% from beyond the arc and leads the team with five rebounds/game. Abdul Ado is averaging 4.6 rebounds and has totaled 35 blocks this season.

The Bearcats are active on the glass which will be another key factor in the outcome as USF is just 1-9 this season when it does not win the rebounding battle.

 

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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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