GAMEDAY INFORMATION
University of South Florida (7-7, 0-1 AAC) vs. Temple (8-7, 2-0 AAC)
Wednesday, January 4 | 7 p.m.
VENUE: Yuengling Center | Tampa, Fla.
SERIES: Temple leads, 13-6
TV: ESPN+
RADIO: 102.5 HD-2 The Strike | Bulls Unlimited
LIVE STATS: Here
TWITTER UPDATES: @USFMBB
GAME NOTES: View
TAMPA (January 3, 2023) – The University of South Florida Bulls return home to the Yuengling Center for a two-game homestand against conference foes. South Florida hosts Temple on Wednesday night followed by a tilt against Wichita State on Sunday, January 8 at 1 p.m.
The Bulls opened American Athletic Conference play with a tough 93-86 setback at Memphis last Thursday. The loss snapped USF's five-game winning streak. However, the Bulls enter Wednesday's contests winners of seven of their last nine games.
Serrel Smith Jr. matched a career high with 21 points off the bench at Memphis, including 16 in the first half. Memphis native Tyler Harris made his hometown return and scored all 17 of his points in the second half against the Tigers.
Harris continues to lead the USF offense this season (15.6 ppg) and is averaging nearly 20 points per game over his last three outings. Selton Miguel is averaging 12.2 ppg and has a team-best 47 assists. Russel Tchewa ranks fourth in the AAC in shooting (60.9%) and fifth in rebounding (7.43). Tchewa pulled down 11 boards at Memphis followed by Jamir Chaplin with nine.
Keyshawn Bryant put together a solid outing at Memphis as well with 12 points, seven rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocks. Freshman Ryan Conwell made his ninth straight start in Memphis and dished out a team-high five assists.
Temple has won six of its last nine games, including two straight to begin AAC play. The Owls went on the road for a 59-57 win at ECU and followed that with a 70-61 home victory over Cincinnati.
Khalif Battle leads a trio of Owls scoring in double digits this season with 18.3 points per game. Jahlil White was named to the AAC Honor Roll this week after averaging 12 points with 11.5 rebounds over a pair of wins.
The Bulls have won two of the last three matchups and four of the last six meetings against the Owls.
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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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