SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (December 1, 2023) – The University of South Florida men's basketball team stays on the road for a Saturday contest with UMass. The Bulls (2-3) and the Minutemen (3-1) are slated for a 1 p.m. inside the Mullins Center on ESPN+ and NESN.
Bulls at a Glance
Chris Youngblood paces USF with 13.8 points per game. He is averaging 2.0 rebounds per game to go along with eight assists, four steals, and one block.
Selton Miguel is averaging 12.0 points per contest and is second on the team with 4.2 boards per game. He has a team-best eight steals. He has added four assists and one block.
Jayden Reid leads the team with 24 assists. He is tied for 80th in the NCAA with 4.8 assists per game and is fourth in the AAC. He has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.43, which is tied 35th in the country and third in the conference. He is second on the squad with seven steals and is averaging 3.2 rebounds per game. He is averaging 7.2 points per contest.
Kasean Pryor leads the team with 5.8 rebounds per contest. He averages 5.4 points per game with six assists, four steals, and two blocks.
Strong Bench
South Florida's bench is tied for 15th in the NCAA averaging 34.00 points per contest. For the season, the USF bench has outscored its opponents 170-81. Opposing benches are averaging just 16.2 points per game.
Last Time Out
South Florida fell to Hofstra in its first road contest of the season.
Jayden Reid tied for a team-high 10 points and a team-best five assists. He added five rebounds and two steals.
Selton Miguel tied for a team-high 10 points and added two assists, two rebounds, and one steal.
Sam Hines Jr. produced a game-high 12 rebounds, one shy of tying a career best. He added eight points, four assists, and one steal. The USF bench came into the contest averaging 34.25 points a game and outscored the Hofstra bench 33-10.
History with UMass
South Florida and UMass will meet for the third time on Sunday. The two sides have split the series 1-1, with the Minutemen winning the last meeting 73-67 in Tampa last season. The Bulls won the first meeting 72-61 on December 28, 1982. Saturday will mark the first meeting in Amherst.
Scouting the Minutemen
As a team, UMass enters Saturday ranked second in the NCAA with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.46. The Minutemen are fourth in the country with 21.5 assists per contest. UMass is tied for fifth in the nation with a turnover margin of 7.2. They are 15th in the NCAA averaging 89.5 points per contest. The Minutemen are 15th in the country with 15.25 offensive rebounds per game. Matt Cross leads the team with 18.5 points per contest. He also paces the team with 8.8 rebounds per game. His 4.50 offensive rebounds per game are tied for third in the NCAA. He is shooting 61.9 percent from the field and is tied for 38th in the country. He is tied for a team-high seven steals and he is tied for a team-best four blocks. He has added 11 assists. Josh Cohen is second on the team averaging 18.0 points per contest as well as second on the squad averaging 7.5 rebounds a game. He has added nine assists, four steals, and one block. Rashool Diggins rounds out the double-digit scorers with 13.0 points a game. He averages 2.8 rebounds per game with 11 assists, five steals, and two blocks.
Tale of the Tape
| USF |
Category |
UMass |
| 71.0 |
POINTS PER GAME |
89.5 |
| 67.4 |
OPP. POINTS PER GAME |
72.5 |
| .403 |
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE |
.482 |
| .435 |
OPP. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE |
.396 |
| .245 |
3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE |
.364 |
| .324 |
OPP. 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE |
.359 |
| .731 |
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE |
.581 |
| 37.4 |
REBOUNDS PER GAME |
40.5 |
| 0.0 |
REBOUNDING MARGIN |
4.0 |
| 13.6 |
ASSISTS PER GAME |
21.5 |
| 10.4 |
TURNOVERS PER GAME |
8.8 |
| 4.2 |
TURNOVER MARGIN |
7.2 |
| 7.6 |
STEALS PER GAME |
10.0 |
| 2.4 |
BLOCKS PER GAME |
3.8 |
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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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