TAMPA, Fla., November 25, 2025 – The University of South Florida men's basketball team (3–2) opens play in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday afternoon, facing Virginia Commonwealth University (3-2) at Imperial Arena. Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 with radio coverage available on Bulls Unlimited.
Program Comparison
The Bulls enter this game with a KenPom rating and BPI of 80. The Rams have a KenPom rating of 54 and a BPI of 55. South Florida averages 100 points per game, while VCU averages 87.6 points per game.
Last Time Out
South Florida narrowly fell to Oklahoma State, 95–103, on Wednesday night.
CJ Brown led the Bulls with 24 points and 10 assists, recording his first career double-double and the team's first points–assists double-double this year.
Wes Enis and
Joseph Pinion added 20 points, while
Isaiah Jones scored 14 points, giving South Florida four players in double figures.
Pinion's 20 points came from six three-pointers, tying his career high. Pinion has scored 20 or more points for the third straight game.
The Bulls have now scored at least 95 points and grabbed 35 or more rebounds in all five games this season, setting the NCAA record for most consecutive games to begin a season with those marks since 1996–97.
Series History
Wednesday marks the 40th meeting between South Florida and Virginia Commonwealth University. The last matchup took place on March 24, 2024 when the Bulls narrowly lost to the Rams 65-70 in Tampa, Fla. in the NIT tournament.
Up Next:
The Bulls will play either the winner or loser of Western Kentucky University and Vanderbilt on Thursday, with the third game of the tournament coming on Friday.
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About USF Men's Basketball
South Florida men's basketball named Bryan Hodgson, 37, as the program's 12th head coach on March 24, 2025. Hodgson came to Tampa from Arkansas State, where he led the program to back-to-back 20-win seasons and its first postseason appearance since 1999 in his two seasons at the helm.
The program, entering its 55th season in 2025-26, most recently won the American Athletic Conference regular season championship in 2023-24 and has made 13 postseason appearances, including three NCAA Tournaments, nine NITs, and a CBI championship in 2019. Three former Bulls – Chucky Atkins, Charlie Bradley, and Rodenko Dobras – have had their jerseys retired and are members of the USF Athletic Hall of Fame. The Bulls play their home games at the 10,400-seat Yuengling Center on the USF Tampa campus.
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