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USF Men's Basketball announces 2023-24 non-conference schedule – USF Athletics
July 26, 2023
TAMPA (July 27, 2023) – University of South Florida men’s basketball head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim has announced the team’s non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2023-24 season, which will mark his first year at the helm of the Bulls.
The non-conference slate includes 11 games, seven of which will be played at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, two road tilts and a pair of marquee neutral site matchups against Florida State and Loyola-Chicago.
South Florida will open the 2023-24 campaign with four straight home games beginning with South Carolina State on Thursday, November 9. The Bulls then welcome Central Michigan (Wednesday, Nov. 15), Northern Iowa (Sunday, Nov. 19) and Maine (Wednesday, Nov. 22) to the Yuengling Center.
The Bulls outlasted Northern Iowa on the Panthers’ home court, 72-69, last season on a thrilling buzzer-beater by Tyler Harris.
USF’s first road trip of the season will take the Bulls to Hofstra (Thursday, Nov. 30) and UMass (Saturday, Dec. 2). Hofstra posted a 25-10 record last season, won the CAA regular season championship (16-2 record) and advanced to the second round of the NIT.
South Florida will then square off against Florida State on Saturday, December 9 in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise.
The Bulls return home on Tuesday, December 12 to host Arkansas-Pine Bluff before heading to Atlanta, Georgia for Hoopsgiving and a matchup with Loyola-Chicago on Sunday, December 17. Loyola-Chicago is two years removed from its last NCAA Tournament appearance.
USF wraps up its non-conference slate with home games against Albany (Friday, Dec. 22) and Alabama State (Friday, Dec. 29).
The American Athletic Conference recently announced its league pairings for the upcoming season as well. Every team in The American will play 18 league games, including five of its 13 conference opponents twice and the other eight once – four at home and four on the road. Starting this season, The American will have 14 teams competing in men’s basketball with the six additions of UAB, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice and UTSA joining continuing members, East Carolina, Memphis, South Florida, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State.
South Florida AAC Games
Home Only: FAU, SMU, Tulane, Wichita State
Home and Away: Charlotte, Rice, Temple, UTSA, Tulsa
Road Only: UAB, ECU, Memphis, North Texas
*Dates and times for the conference schedule will be announced at a later date.
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About USF Men’s Basketball
The South Florida men’s basketball team is led by Amir Abdur-Rahim, who was named the 11th head coach in program history on March 29, 2023. Abdur-Rahim was named the 2023 Mid-Major Coach of the Year (Hugh Durham Award) after leading Kennesaw State to its first-ever Division I NCAA Tournament berth in 2022-23. Abdur-Rahim’s Kennesaw State team set an NCAA record as the fastest team to ever reach the NCAA Tournament after a one-win campaign, accomplishing the feat in a span of just three seasons. He was also named the 2022-23 NABC District 3 and ASUN Coach of the Year after leading Kennesaw State to both the regular season and tournament titles, and a school-record 26 wins.
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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