TAMPA, Fla. (October 16, 2024) – The American Athletic Conference announced the TV designations for the 2024-25 men's basketball season on Wednesday. The University of South Florida men's basketball team will be featured in 14 nationally televised contests. The 2024-25 USF Men's Basketball Season presented by Tampa General Hospital.
The Bulls return to the court in November following a historic first season under head coach
Amir Abdur-Rahim. The Bulls posted a school-record 25 wins and won their first conference regular season title in program history. USF's 25-8 record in 2023-24 was an 11-win improvement from the 2022-23 season and tied for the seventh-best improvement nationally in the 2023-24 season. The Bulls posted the sixth 20-win season in program history and earned the program's first-ever Top 25 ranking, reaching as high as No. 24 in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls. The Bulls' 16 wins in conference play marked the most in program history. USF held the longest win streak in the nation, posting 15 straight victories in conference play to register the program's longest-ever win streak.
The Bulls open the season with a matchup with the Florida Gators on the SEC Network on November 4 at 8:30 p.m. South Florida will have three games televised on the ESPN family of networks during the Myrtle Beach Invitational on November 21-24. The Bulls will appear on USA Network for the first time on December 7 for a game at Loyola Chicago.
USF will have nine AAC games on linear networks with five of those coming in the friendly confines of the Yuengling Center. The first conference road game, at Wichita State on January 6, will be on ESPN2. Eight of the final 11 games of the season will be on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.
Bulls Nation will get their first look at the 2024-25 squad on Wednesday, October 30, with an exhibition with Edward Waters. Admission and parking is free! Season ticket members will have access to the FED Club for snacks and beverages, with reserved seating only for courtside and loge season ticket members. The rest of the arena will be general admission, so arrive early for the best seats. Non-season ticket members can claim their tickets
here.
| Date |
Day |
Opponent |
Location |
Time (ET) |
TV |
| Oct. 30 |
Wednesday |
Edwards Waters (Exhibition) |
Tampa, Fla. |
7 p.m. |
N/A |
| Nov. 4 |
Monday |
Florida |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
8:30 PM |
SECN |
| Nov. 8 |
Friday |
College of Charleston |
Charleston, S.C. |
7 p.m. |
FloHoops |
| Nov. 12 |
Tuesday |
Arkansas Pine-Bluff |
Tampa, Fla. |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Nov. 15 |
Friday |
West Georgia |
Tampa, Fla. |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Nov. 21 |
Thursday |
Portland |
Conway, S.C. |
2:30 p.m. |
ESPNU/2 |
| Nov. 22 |
Friday |
TBD |
Conway, S.C. |
TBD |
ESPNU/2 |
| Nov. 24 |
Sunday |
TBD |
Conway, S.C. |
TBD |
ESPN/2/U |
| Dec. 3 |
Tuesday |
Stetson |
Tampa, Fla. |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Dec. 7 |
Saturday |
Loyola Chicago |
Chicago, Ill. |
12:30 p.m. |
USA N |
| Dec. 14 |
Saturday |
Utah State |
Logan, Utah |
TBD |
TBD |
| Dec. 18 |
Wednesday |
Bethune Cookman |
Tampa, Fla. |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Dec. 21 |
Saturday |
Texas A&M Commerce (DH) |
Tampa, Fla. |
4 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Dec. 28 |
Saturday |
Webber International |
Tampa, Fla. |
3 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Dec. 31 |
Tuesday |
East Carolina |
Tampa, Fla. |
3 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Jan. 6 |
Monday |
Wichita State |
Wichita, Kan. |
7 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
| Jan. 11 |
Saturday |
Tulane |
New Orleans, La. |
2 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Jan. 15 |
Wednesday |
UAB |
Tampa, Fla. |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Jan. 18 |
Saturday |
Tulsa (DH) |
Tampa, Fla. |
3 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Jan. 22 |
Wednesday |
Charlotte |
Charlotte, N.C. |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Jan. 25 |
Saturday |
East Carolina |
Greenville, N.C. |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Jan. 28 |
Tuesday |
Rice |
Tampa, Fla. |
7 p.m. |
ESPN2/U |
| Feb. 2 |
Sunday |
Florida Atlantic |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
2 p.m. |
ESPN2/U |
| Feb. 6 |
Thursday |
Temple |
Tampa, Fla. |
7 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
| Feb. 9 |
Sunday |
Wichita State |
Tampa, Fla. |
2 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Feb. 13 |
Thursday |
Memphis |
Tampa, Fla. |
9 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
| Feb. 16 |
Sunday |
UAB |
Birmingham, Ala. |
4 p.m. |
ESPN2/U |
| Feb. 19 |
Wednesday |
UTSA |
San Antonio, Texas |
8 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Feb. 23 |
Sunday |
North Texas |
Tampa, Fla. |
Noon |
ESPNU |
| Feb. 26 |
Wednesday |
Temple |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| March 2 |
Sunday |
Florida Atlantic |
Tampa, Fla. |
Noon |
ESPN2/U |
| March 7 |
Friday |
Memphis |
Memphis, Tenn. |
9 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
(DH) – Doubleheader with women's basketball
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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. In his first season at South Florida, Abdur-Rahim was a unanimous choice for American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, Abdur-Rahim has led USF to a 25-8 (16-2, AAC) record and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament as the Bulls claimed the program's first-ever regular season conference title with a two-game cushion. USF's win total marks a nine-win improvement over 2022-23, among the top 20 improvements in the nation in 2023-24, and just the sixth 20-win season in program history. The Bulls' 25 wins set the program record, which bested the 24 wins set in 2018-19.
USF earned its first-ever Top 25 ranking in men's basketball during the season, reaching as high as No. 24 in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls. The Bulls' 16 wins in conference play are the most in program history and USF held the longest win streak in the nation, posting 15 straight victories in conference play to register the program's longest-ever win streak.
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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