IRVING, Texas (July 20, 2023) – The American Athletic Conference has announced the men's basketball league schedule pairings for the 2023-24 season. The University of South Florida, under first-year head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, will host nine conference games in the Yuengling Center this upcoming season.
Dates and game times will be announced at a later date. The first conference play dates will be January, 2-4, 2024 and will run through March 10. The 2024 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship will expand to a 14-team tournament and be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, March 13-17.
South Florida AAC Games
Home Only: FAU, SMU, Tulane, Wichita State
Home and Away: Charlotte, Rice, Temple, UTSA, Tulsa
Road Only: UAB, ECU, Memphis, North Texas
Starting in the 2023-24 season, The American will have 14 teams competing in men's basketball with the six newest additions of UAB, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice and UTSA joining continuing members South Florida, ECU, Memphis, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State.
Every team in The American will play 18 league games, including five of its 13 conference opponents twice and the other eight once – four at home and four on the road.
South Florida returns Sam Hines Jr., Selton Miguel and Corey Walker Jr. to its roster in the 2023-24 season along with 11 new Bulls. The newcomers include eight transfers and three true freshman. Among the high-profile transfers are Kasen Jennings, Brandon Stroud and Chris Youngblood, each who played for Abur-Rahim last season during Kennesaw State's conference championship and NCAA Tournament team. Youngblood was a First Team All-ASUN recipient in 2022-23 and Stroud was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year last season.
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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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