TAMPA, Fla. (October 30, 2024) – Bulls Nation got its first look at the 2024-25 University of South Florida men's basketball team on Wednesday during an exhibition with Edward Waters. The Bulls won the exhibition 94-51.
 
South Florida finished the night with four guys in double figures. CJ Brown led the way with a game-high 15 points. He added six rebounds, one assist, and one steal. Jayden Reid recorded a 13-point game and forced a team-high three steals. Quincy Ademokoya and Jimmie Williams both finished with 11 points. Williams brought down a team-high seven rebounds and dished out a game-high eight assists. He added a steal. Ademokoya chipped in with five rebounds.
 
The Bulls knocked down ten 3-pointers as a unit and finished the night shooting 32.3 percent from long range. Seven different players made a 3-pointer. The USF bench proved to be strong and outscored the EWU bench 54-18.
 
The South Florida defense held Edward Waters to 27.1 percent from the field and 11.8 percent from 3-point range. The Bulls finished the contest with six blocks, three of those came from Jamille Reynolds.
 
Up Next
The 2024-25 season opener will be on Monday, November 4, in Jacksonville. South Florida will play Florida on the SEC Network at 8:30 p.m.
 
Remembering Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim
A public celebration of life for Amir Abdur-Rahim will take place on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at the Yuengling Center. The event will begin at 11 a.m. A tribute website has been set up where fans and supporters can share memories and notes with the family. Anyone wanting to honor his memory should consider donating to the Future Foundation, a non-profit organization that held a special place in his heart. 
 
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For tickets, contact the USF Ticket Office at 1-800-Go-Bulls or by going online to USFBullsTix.com. Season tickets for the 2023-24 USF men's basketball slate are on sale now. To purchase season tickets, click here.
 
About USF Men's Basketball
Ben Fletcher was named the interim head coach for the South Florida men's basketball team on October 30, 2024 after the tragic passing of Amir Abdur-Rahim. Fletcher spent the previous five seasons on staff with Abdur-Rahim, including four as the associate head coach at Kennesaw State. Fletcher was integral to USF's historic success in 2023-24 and was promoted to associate head coach in June 2024. 
 
Abdur-Rahim 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. He 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 marked a nine-win improvement from 2022-23, among the top 20 improvements in the nation in 2023-24, and was 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 2023-24 campaign, reaching as high as No. 24 in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls. The Bulls' 16 wins in conference play were 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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