HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (November 30, 2023) – The University of South Florida men's basketball team returned to the court for a road contest with Hofstra on Thursday. The Bulls (2-3) fell to the Pride (5-2) 82-63. Jayden Reid and Selton Miguel tied for a team-high 10 points.
 
Hofstra opened the game on a 15-4 run as the game hit the first media timeout with 14:34 left until the half. The Pride outscored the Bulls 7-5 over the next three minutes and took a 22-9 lead with 11:35 left in the opening stanza. Hofstra extended its lead to 31-11 with 7:54 left until half.
 
The Bulls battled the remainder of the opening half and outscored the Pride 12-10 and cut the deficit to 44-23 at the break.
 
Hofstra opened the second half on a 9-0 run and extended its lead to 53-23 with just over 18 minutes left in regulation. The Bulls responded with five unanswered and cut the deficit to 53-28.
 
The Pride extended its lead to 32, 71-39, with 11:47 left in regulation. Kobe Knox and Chris Youngblood knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 71-45 and forced Hofstra to call a timeout.
 
The Bulls held the Pride to one field goal for the final 7:00 of play. During that stretch, South Florida outscored Hofstra 13-4. South Florida fell to Hofstra 82-63.
 
The Bulls bench came into the contest averaging 34.25 points a game and tonight USF's bench outscored the Hofstra bench 33-10. The Bulls outscored the Pride in the paint 26-20. South Florida forced 10 turnovers and scored 15 points off those turnovers.
 
Notables
· Jayden Reid finished tied for a team-high 10 points.
· Selton Miguel tied for a team-best 10 points.
· Sam Hines Jr. brought down a game-high 12 rebounds, one shy of tying a career-high.
 
Next Up
South Florida remains on the road for a contest with UMass on Saturday, December 2. The Bulls and the Minutemen are scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.
 
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About USF Men's Basketball
The South Florida men's basketball team is led by Amir Abdur-Rahim, who was named the 11th head coach in program history on March 29, 2023. Abdur-Rahim was named the 2023 Mid-Major Coach of the Year (Hugh Durham Award) after leading Kennesaw State to its first-ever Division I NCAA Tournament berth in 2022-23. Abdur-Rahim's Kennesaw State team set an NCAA record as the fastest team to ever reach the NCAA Tournament after a one-win campaign, accomplishing the feat in a span of just three seasons. He was also named the 2022-23 NABC District 3 and ASUN Coach of the Year after leading Kennesaw State to both the regular season and tournament titles, and a school-record 26 wins.
 
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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