TAMPA, April 23, 2026 – University of South Florida Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Mack today welcomed several more key members of his first Bulls coaching staff.

Mack completed his coaching staff by naming Allen Payne, who served his first coaching position as a graduate assistant on Mack's Xavier staff, as assistant coach and adding Tu Holloway, who was the 2011 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year while playing for Mack at Xavier, as director of player development. He also named Chase Campbell as basketball strength and conditioning coach.

"We're continuing to add exceptional people who will be vital to South Florida basketball competing at the highest level," Mack said. "I had the opportunity to coach Tu and saw firsthand the competitor and winner he is. I've also known Allen for years, dating back to when he began his coaching career on my staff at Xavier, and I've always respected his talent and growth. Chase brings tremendous experience and a proven track record of success at both the collegiate and NBA level, with a unique ability to develop players athletically and mentally to compete at their best."

Mack also named Brian Snow as general manager/men's basketball and Andy Wessman as associate general manager/men's basketball.

"I've known Brian for many years and have tremendous respect for his deep understanding of the game and his eye for evaluating talent. From his work as a national recruiting analyst with 247Sports and CBS to helping assemble a top-15 class at Notre Dame and the highest-ranked class in Penn State history, his track record speaks for itself," Mack said. "I'm also thrilled to welcome Andy to Tampa–he played a pivotal role in securing the No. 4-ranked recruiting class at BYU and brings outstanding energy and expertise to our program.

The talent, passion, and experience across our USF basketball staff are exceptional. I couldn't be more excited about this group—we're aligned, energized, and ready to hit the ground running."

Allen Payne comes to South Florida after spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Georgia State (2022-26). A three-year starter as a player at Auburn, Payne previously had successful coaching stints at Elon (2019-22) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2017-19) – where he helped guide the program to back-to-back conference regular-season championships and the PSAC Tournament title in 2019. In 2019, Payne was recognized on the Under Armour NABC 30 Coaches Under 30 list. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Xavier under Chris Mack.

Tu Holloway enters his first collegiate coaching position after culminating a 14-year professional playing career that saw him play in 14 different countries across Europe, the Middle East, Central America, South America, Asia and the Caribbean. A standout point guard at Xavier (2008-12), Holloway's Xavier teams won 100 games (an average of 25 per season), won three A-10 regular season titles and made the NCAA Tournament four times, including three Sweet 16 appearances. He was named the 2011 Atlantic-10 Player of the Year and a member of the A-10 All-Defensive Team after leading the conference with 5.4 assists per game and finishing second in the league in scoring at 19.7 ppg. The All-America honoree finished a standout career ranked sixth all-time in scoring (1,833) and third in assists (550) in Xavier history after leading the team in assists three straight seasons (recording 100 or more each season) and in scoring twice.
 
Chase Campbell came to Tamp after a season working with Ed Carpenter Racing on the Indy car circuit. Prior to that he spent two seasons as head men's basketball strength and conditioning coach and director of high performance at Providence. In that role, Campbell oversaw the performance staff and all three training facilities and worked with men's basketball. He previously served as the head strength and conditioning coach for Xavier basketball – helping the Musketeers to an NIT championship, worked with the NBA's Orlando Magic and the WNBA's Indiana Fever, and had stints at Rhode Island, Butler and Miami (Ohio). A Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), Campbell is a 2013 graduate of Ball State University with a degree in exercise science and earned his master's degree in sports performance from Ball State in 2015.
 
Brian Snow, a former national recruiting analyst, comes to Tampa after stints as director of recruiting at Notre Dame (2023-25) and Penn State (2021-23). He helped the Irish sign the No. 12-ranked class in the nation in 2025 and helped lead Penn State to signing the highest-ranked recruiting class in program history in 2021 and a consensus top-30 ranked class in 2022. Snow spent four years as a national recruiting analyst for 247Sports and CBSSports.com. In his role, he evaluated high school prospects on film and in person to assist in the creation of 247Sports' national prospect rankings. Prior to joining 247Sports, Snow was a national recruiting writer for Scout for nearly seven years.

Andy Wessman comes to Tampa after two years serving as a graduate assistant at BYU (2024-26). In his role at BYU, he assisted in all aspects of player recruitment and talent evaluation and contributed to securing the No. 4-ranked overall recruiting class nationally (247Sports). A graduate of DePauw University (2024) with a degree in communications, he served as a student manager for the basketball team for a season before becoming student director of basketball operations (2022-24).
 
2026-27 South Florida Basketball Staff
Jeremy Growe - Associate Head Coach
Christen Cunningham - Assistant Coach
Dante Jackson - Assistant Coach
Allen Payne – Assistant Coach
 
Seth Tatum - Director of Basketball Operations
Brian Snow – Basketball General Manager
Andy Wessman – Associate Basketball General Manager
Max Wittenberg – Men's Basketball Video Coordinator
Ryan Witthoff - Director of Creative for Men's Basketball
 
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About USF Men's Basketball
South Florida men's basketball named Chris Mack as the program's 13th head coach on March 25, 2026. Mack came to Tampa after a pair of 20-win seasons at the College of Charleston. With more than 300 career wins, he brought a career winning percentage of nearly 68 percent to South Florida, including 12 20-win seasons and nine NCAA Tournament appearances. He led both Xavier and Louisville to the NCAA Tournament and made four Sweet 16 appearances and one Elite Eight with Xavier.
 
The program, entering its 56^th season in 2026-27, won American Conference regular-season championships in 2024 and 2026 and claimed the conference tournament title in 2026. The Bulls have made 14 postseason appearances, including four NCAA Tournaments (the last in 2026), nine NITs, and a CBI championship in 2019. Three former Bulls players – Chucky Atkins, Charlie Bradley, and Rodenko Dobras – have had their jerseys retired and are members of the USF Athletic Hall of Fame, while two coaches – Amir Abdur-Rahim (2023-24) and Bobby Paschal (1986-96) – join them in the Hall of Fame.
 
The Bulls play their home games at the 10,400-seat Yuengling Center on the USF Tampa campus.