FORTH WORTH, Texas, March 12, 2025 – The University of South Florida men's basketball team will be the No. 9 seed in the American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship. South Florida opens the tournament on Thursday, March 13, against the No. 8 seed Wichita State. The Bulls (13-18, 6-12) and the Shockers (18-13, 8-10) are scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. ET tip on ESPNU and Bulls Unlimited.
 
Setting The Stage:
Earlier this week, the AAC announced its yearly postseason awards. Jamille Reynolds was named to the All-AAC Second Team, while CJ Brown earned a spot on the AAC All-Freshman Team. USF is competing in its 11th AAC tournament. The Bulls are 3-10 in AAC tournament games. South Florida has lost its last four games, while Wichita State lost its previous contest.
 
Series History:
The Bulls and Shockers will meet for the 14th time on Thursday. The two squads split the two meetings during the regular season as each team won as the visiting team. Wichita State won the last meeting 75-70 in Tampa on Feb. 9. The Shockers lead the series 10-3. Wichita State won the only meeting in the AAC Championship on March 12, 2021, 68-67.
 
Note-A-Bulls:
In his freshman campaign, CJ Brown has tallied 76 assists, 65 rebounds, 38 steals, and 17 blocks. He joins VJ Edgecombe (Baylor), Cooper Flagg (Duke), and Dylan Harper (Rutgers) as the four NCAA freshmen to record at least 75 assists, 60 rebounds, 35 steals, and 15 blocks this season.
 
Jamille Reynolds is one of just four USF men's basketball players to record at least 350 points, 200 rebounds, and 40 blocks in a season. He joined Solomon Jones (2006), McHugh Mattis (2007), and Kentrell Gransberry (2008) to achieve the previous statline.
 
Additional Notes:
South Florida is 10th in the nation and is second in the conference with 15.39 fastbreak points per game. The Bulls are tied for 40th in the NCAA and second in the AAC with 8.3 steals per game. South Florida has recorded nine or more steals in its last five games against conference opponents. That is the longest streak for the Bulls since a five-game run in February 2000.
 
The Bulls have scored at least 80 points in their last two conference tournament games. The last time they did that was a three-game run in the 1990 Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
 
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About USF Men's Basketball
The University of South Florida men's basketball, led by interim head coach Ben Fletcher, is a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls enter their 2024-25 campaign, presented by Tampa General Hospital, on the heels of their best season in program history, in which they claimed their first-ever regular season conference title, won a record 25 games, and earned a Top 25 ranking for the first time in program history. A presence on the college basketball scene for more than five decades, South Florida has earned two conference titles and three NCAA tournament bids (1990, 1992, and 2012), appeared in the NIT eight times, and won the 2019 College Basketball Invitational. 
 
South Florida is wearing patches with the initials AAR this season in memory of their head coach, Amir Abdur-Rahim, who passed away in October 2024.
 
The Bulls play their home games at the 10,400-seat Yuengling Center, located on South Florida's Tampa campus. 
 
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