2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

The 2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 49th basketball season for USF, the eighth as a member of the American Athletic Conference, and the fourth season under head coach Brian Gregory. The Bulls play their home games at Yuengling Center on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. The season ended on March 12, 2021 with a 68–67 loss to regular season conference champion Wichita State in the second round of the AAC Tournament.

2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2020–21 record9–13 (4–10 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaYuengling Center
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wichita State11–2 .84616–6  .727
No. 6 Houston †14–3 .82428–4  .875
Memphis11–4 .73320–8  .714
SMU7–4 .63611–6  .647
Cincinnati8–6 .57112–11  .522
UCF8–10 .44411–12  .478
Tulsa7–9 .43811–12  .478
South Florida4–10 .2869–13  .409
Temple4–10 .2865–11  .313
Tulane4–12 .25010–13  .435
East Carolina2–10 .1678–11  .421
† 2021 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2019–20 season 14–17, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. They entered as the No. 9 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Laquincy Rideau3G6'1"205SeniorWest Palm Beach, FLGraduated
B.J. Mack33F6'8"261FreshmanCharlotte, NCTransferred to Wofford[1]
Antun Maricevic34F6'10"260SeniorZagreb, CroatiaGraduated

Incoming transfers
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Luke AndersonF6'8"215RS FreshmanLakeland, FLTransferred from Iowa State during the 2019–20 season. Anderson will be eligible immediately. Anderson has four years of remaining eligibility.[2]
Prince OduroF6'8"250RS JuniorToronto, CanadaTransferred from Mississippi State. Oduro was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[3][4]
Russel TchewaC7'0"260SophomoreDouala, CameroonTransferred from Texas Tech. Tchewa was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[5][6]

2020 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Murphy
SG		 Loganville, GA Grayson High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 1, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

    2021 recruiting class

    Preseason

    AAC preseason media poll

    On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[7]

    Coaches Poll
    Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
    1Houston99 (2)
    2Memphis90 (2)
    3SMU80
    4Cincinnati77
    5South Florida61
    6Tulsa50
    7Wichita State44
    8UCF37
    9East Carolina34
    10Temple18
    11Tulane15

    Preseason Awards

    Roster
    2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 David Collins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)218 lb (99 kg) SrFirst Love Christian Academy Youngstown, Ohio
    G 1 Xavier Castaneda 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)188 lb (85 kg) JrWhitney High School Chicago, Illinois
    G 2 Ezacuras Dawson III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrOklahoma State Miami, Florida
    F 3 Prince Oduro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS JrMississippi State Toronto, Canada
    F 4 Michael Durr 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrVictory Rock Prep Bradenton, Florida
    F 5 Rashun Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)222 lb (101 kg) JrCalhoun County High School Edison, Georgia
    F 10 Alexis Yetna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)234 lb (106 kg) RS JrPutnam Science Academy Paris, France
    G 11 Mark Calleja (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrHudson High School Hudson, Florida
    G/F 13 Justin Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg) SrHargrave Military Academy Birmingham, Alabama
    F 22 Madut Akec 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)208 lb (94 kg) RS SoVictory Rock Prep Bradenton, Florida
    G 23 Caleb Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrGrayson High School Loganville, Georgia
    G 24 Jamir Chaplin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)197 lb (89 kg) SoMeadowcreek High School Norcross, Georgia
    G/F 44 Luke Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrIowa State Lakeland, Florida
    C 54 Russel Tchewa 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)260 lb (118 kg) SoPutnam Science Academy Douala, Cameroon
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: June 25, 2020

    Schedule and results

    COVID-19 impact
    Main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports

    Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulls' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

    • The game vs. Florida A&M scheduled for December 4th was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.
    • USF was originally scheduled to play LSU instead of Wofford on December 12th, but LSU pulled out of the Hoopsgiving event due to COVID-19.[8]
    • The game vs. Temple rescheduled for February 21st was moved to Philadelphia.[9]
    • The game vs. SMU scheduled for February 20th was moved to Dallas.[10]
    • The game @ Temple scheduled for February 24th was moved to Tampa.[11]

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    November 25, 2020*
    11:30 a.m., ESPN+    		 Florida College W 94–84  1–0
    		  17 – Collins  7 – Chaplin  7 – Murphy  Yuengling Center 
    Tampa, FL
    November 28, 2020*
    5:30 p.m., ESPN3    		 vs. Rhode Island
    Hall of Fame Tip Off    		 L 68–84  1–1
    		  16 – Collins  7 – Durr  4 – Collins  Mohegan Sun Arena 
    Uncasville, CT
    November 29, 2020*
    8:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 vs. Virginia Tech
    Hall of Fame Tip Off    		 L 58–76  1–2
    		  11 – Murphy  7 – Durr  2 – Murphy  Mohegan Sun Arena 
    Uncasville, CT
    December 2, 2020*
    5:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 Florida Gulf Coast W 76–57  2–2
    		  14 – Durr  9 – Durr  5 – Collins  Yuengling Center 
    Tampa, FL
    December 8, 2020*
    5:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 Stetson W 73–62  3–2
    		  18 – Collins  9 – Collins  6 – Murphy  Yuengling Center 
    Tampa, FL
    December 12, 2020*
    12:00 p.m., ESPNews    		 vs. Wofford
    Holiday Hoopsgiving    		 W 58–56  4–2
    		  13 – Collins  11 – Collins  3 – Collins  State Farm Arena 
    Atlanta, GA
    December 16, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 at Cincinnati W 74–71  5–2
    (1–0)    		  16 – Yetna  12 – Yetna  4 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (300)
    Cincinnati, OH
    December 22, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 Wichita State L 77–82 OT 5–3
    (1–1)    		  17 – Collins  14 – Tied  6 – Murphy  Yuengling Center (519)
    Tampa, FL
    December 29, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 at Memphis L 57–58  5–4
    (1–2)    		  20 – Murphy  10 – Durr  3 – Murphy  FedEx Forum (133)
    Memphis, TN
    January 2, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 UCF
    War on I-4    		 W 68–61  6–4
    (2–2)    		  19 – Collins  11 – Durr  7 – Collins  Yuengling Center (1,016)
    Tampa, FL
    January 6, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 Tulsa L 51–61  6–5
    (2–3)    		  16 – Chaplin  11 – Durr  4 – Murphy  Yuengling Center 
    Tampa, FL
    January 9, 2021
    1:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 at East Carolina W 69–63  7–5
    (3–3)    		  16 – Collins  6 – Yetna  5 – Collins  Williams Arena (67)
    Greenville, NC
    January 20, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 East Carolina Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[12] Yuengling Center 
    Tampa, FL
    January 30, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 Cincinnati Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[13] Yuengling Center 
    Tampa, FL
    February 3, 2021
    9:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 at Tulsa Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[14] Reynolds Center 
    Tulsa, OK
    February 6, 2021
    12:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 at SMU Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[15] Moody Coliseum 
    University Park, TX
    February 10, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 Houston
    Previously scheduled for Jan. 14    		 L 65–82  7–6
    (3–4)    		  18 – Collins  7 – Durr  4 – Collins  Yuengling Center (629)
    Tampa, FL
    February 14, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 Tulane
    Previously scheduled for Feb. 13    		 L 59–62  7–7
    (3–5)    		  16 – Brown  8 – Tied  6 – Castaneda  Yuengling Center 
    Tampa, FL
    February 17, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 at UCF
    War on I-4    		 L 65–81  7–8
    (3–6)    		  16 – Yetna  15 – Yetna  3 – Castaneda  Addition Financial Arena (1,764)
    Orlando, FL
    February 20, 2021
    12:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 at SMU Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[16] Moody Coliseum 
    University Park, TX
    February 21, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 at Temple
    Previously scheduled for Jan. 27    		 W 83–76  8–8
    (4–6)    		  18 – Castaneda  7 – Yetna  4 – Collins  Liacouras Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 24, 2021
    7:00 p.m.    		 Temple L 47–65  8–9
    (4–7)    		  16 – Brown  6 – Tied  3 – Murphy  Yuengling Center (471)
    Tampa, FL
    February 28, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 at Houston L 52–98  8–10
    (4–8)    		  11 – Castaneda  7 – Castaneda  5 – Collins  Fertitta Center (1,859)
    Houston, TX
    March 2, 2021
    9:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 Memphis
    Previously scheduled for Mar. 3    		 L 52–73  8–11
    (4–9)    		  17 – Castaneda  5 – Castaneda  4 – Castaneda  Yuengling Center (1,222)
    Tampa, FL
    March 6, 2021
    12:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 at Tulane Cancelled due to scheduling changes[17] Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, LA
    March 6, 2021
    1:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 at Wichita State
    Previously scheduled for Jan. 24    		 L 63–80  8–12
    (4–10)    		  18 – Durr  9 – Durr  6 – Castaneda  Charles Koch Arena (2,625)
    Wichita, KS
    AAC Tournament
    March 11, 2021
    12:00 pm, ESPNU    		 (8) vs. (9) Temple
    First Round    		 W 73–71  9–12
    		  23 – Collins  11 – Durr  4 – Murphy  Dickies Arena 
    Fort Worth, TX
    March 11, 2021
    12:00 pm, ESPN2    		 (8) vs. (1) Wichita State
    Quarterfinals    		 L 67–68  9–13
    		  13 – Durr  13 – Durr  3 – Tied  Dickies Arena 
    Fort Worth, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Awards and honors

    AAC Player of the Week
    • Week 3 – David Collins[18]

    AAC Freshman of the Week
    • Week 5 – Caleb Murphy[19]
    • Week 6 – Caleb Murphy[20]

    AAC All-Freshman Team


    See also

    2020–21 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

    References
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    2. "Bulls add Transfer Luke Anderson". gousfbulls.com. USF Athletics. 20 Dec 2019. Retrieved 12 Apr 2020.
    3. Knight, Joey (4 Apr 2020). "USF men's basketball lands Mississippi State transfer Prince Oduro". tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 12 Apr 2020.
    4. @JonRothstein (13 Jul 2020). "South Florida's Prince Oduro has received a waiver from the NCAA and will be immediately eligible for the 20-21 season, per his Twitter page. Transfer from Mississippi State" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    5. Knight, Joey (8 May 2020). "USF men's hoops lands 7-foot Texas Tech transfer". tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
    6. @GoodmanHoops (17 Aug 2020). "Texas Tech transfer Russel Tchewa has received waiver to play at South Florida. Immediately eligible w/3 years, per source" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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