Let me know, looking to avoid service fees. ticket not for me.

Certainly hasn't stop their dominance. I love it!!

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Virtually absent of rules, the NIL game is great for recruits, vexing for college coaches​

Bulls now favored by 6 with an over/under set at 155.5. Taking the over tonight.

From usf



TAMPA, Fla. (February 21, 2024) – The University of South Florida men’s basketball team took to the road for an American Athletic Conference contest with UTSA on Wednesday. Selton Miguel led the Bulls with a game-high 17 points as USF defeated UTSA 66-61.



With the win, USF improved to 20-5 overall and 13-1 in AAC play, while UTSA fell to 8-19 overall and 2-12 in conference games. The 12-game winning streak is tied for the second-longest active streak in the NCAA.



The Bulls extended their winning streak to 12 conference games, extending the longest streak in program history. The 13 wins in conference play are the most in program history, surpassing the 12 wins in the Big East in 2011-12. The 12-game winning streak ties the longest winning streak in program history. The Bulls had a 12-game streak set during the 1980-81 season. For the sixth time in program history, USF has won 20 games in a season.



The game opened as a back-and-forth battle that saw a tie game, 5-5, at the first media timeout with 16 minutes left in the opening stanza. Corey Walker Jr. produced a dunk off a set play.



South Florida added a 13-7 run and extended its lead to 18-12 with just under 10 minutes left in the half. Kasean Pryor capped off the run with a slam dunk in transition.



The Bulls outscored the Roadrunners 6-3 and extended their lead to 24-15 with just under eight minutes left in the first half. UTSA went on a 6-4 run, where Isaiah Wyatt knocked down two 3-pointers for the Roadrunners. UTSA cut the USF lead to 28-21. The Roadrunners ended the half on a 9-4 run, but the Bulls took a 32-30 lead into the half.



The Bulls outscored the Roadrunners 8-7 to open the second half and extended their lead to 40-37 with 16:28left in regulation. UTSA outscored USF 5-3 over the next five minutes of play, but South Florida held a 43-42 lead with just over 11 minutes left on the clock.



Pryor finished a 5-4 run with an emphatic slam off a Youngblood pass. The Bulls held a 48-46 lead with 7:44left in regulation.



UTSA went on an 11-6 run and claimed a 57-54 lead with 4:00 left to play. The Bulls outscored the Roadrunners 4-2 over the next 2:20 of play and cut the deficit to 59-58. USF held UTSA to just one field goal over the final 1:39 of play and scored eight to claim a 66-61 victory. The Bulls held the Roadrunners to just two points over the final 3:05 of play.



Miguel posted a game-high 17 points, his 21st game of the season in double figures. He added six rebounds, two assists, and one steal. Pryor recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. He added four assists, two blocks, and one steal. Youngblood finished with 15 points, two rebounds, and two blocks. Brandon Stroud notched a game-high four steals to go along with seven rebounds, five points, and two assists.



The USF bench outscored the UTSA bench 35-24. The Bulls dominated down low as they outscored the Roadrunners in the paint 36-16. South Florida had the advantage in fastbreak points 23-15.



Christian Tucker led UTSA with 15 points, six assists, two rebounds and one steal. Chandler Cuthrell posted a double-double with 10 rebounds and 10 points. Carlton Linguard Jr. closed out the double-digit scorers with 10 points.



Notables

· The Bulls extended their winning streak to 12 conference games, extending the longest streak in program history.

· The 13 wins in conference play are the most in program history, surpassing the 12 wins in the Big East in 2011-12.

· The 12-game winning streak ties the longest winning streak in program history. The Bulls had a 12-game streak set during the 1980-81 season.

· For the sixth time in program history, USF has won 20 games in a season. The first time since the 2018-19 season.

· The 12-game winning streak is tied for the second-longest active streak in the NCAA.

· Selton Miguel posted a game-high 17 points, his 21st game of the season in double figures. He added six rebounds, two assists, and one steal.

· Kasean Pryor recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. He added four assists, two blocks, and one steal.

· Chris Youngblood finished with 15 points, two rebounds, and two blocks. It was his 20th game in double figures.



Next Up

The Bulls return to the friendly confines of the Yuengling Center on Sunday, Feb. 25. South Florida and SMU are scheduled for a noon tip on ESPN2.



To stay up-to-date on the latest USF men's basketball news, follow the Bulls on social media (Twitter | Facebook | Instagram).

Hopefully they come back next week.

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Saw it on Twitter but did my own research. The 20th win the Bulls picked up at UTSA Wednesday night is the first time in program history they have won 20 games without the aid of winning games in conference tournaments and/or any other postseason tournaments. That is amazing to just think about! Truly we are watching a historic USF Bulls season right before our eyes.

Also the 20 regular season games triggered a much deserved bonus for CAAR.

$25,000 for a 20-win season and $30,000 for a 25-win season. There is also a bonus of $25,000 each if the Bulls become regular season and tournament conference champions.

There is a chance CAAR can achieve all of those in his 1st season.

Bulls favored by 6.5 on the road

The parents of 2024 Kell HS point guard CJ Brown talk about his commitment to USF and how one thing Amir Abdur-Rahim said to them became a deciding factor.


STORY

IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly men’s basketball honors for the 15th week of the regular season.



PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Selton Miguel, Sr., G, South Florida

Miguel averaged 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists as the Bulls maintained their position atop The American’s standings. Miguel poured in 25 points in South Florida’s win over No. 24 Florida Atlantic on Sunday



FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

PJ Haggerty, G, Tulsa

Haggerty averaged 24.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in two Golden Hurricane contests last week. The freshman recorded his first double-double of the season in an overtime win over Rice on Saturday, recording 30 points and 10 rebounds.



HONOR ROLL

Yaxel Lendeborg, Jr., F, UAB

Lendeborg recorded 26 points, eight rebounds and four blocks in a win over North Texas on Sunday.



Lu’Cye Patterson, R-Jr., G, Charlotte

Patterson averaged 18.0 points and 3.5 rebounds as the 49ers defeated UTSA on Thursday and Wichita State on Sunday.



Brandon Johnson, R-Jr., F, East Carolina

Johnson helped lead the Pirates to two victories by averaging 20.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals.



Jason Edwards, So., G, North Texas

Edwards averaged 29.5 points as the Mean Green split a pair of games last week. He scored 30 in a win over Memphis on Thursday before dropping 29 at UAB on Sunday.



Samuell Williamson, Sr., SMU

Williamson averaged 14.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists as the Mustangs won at Tulane and against Memphis at home on Sunday. Williamson passed the 1,000-career point mark in the game against the Green Wave.

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Has been talking up USF hoops for a few weeks.

Recher had a great interview with CAAR that I happened to catch live this afternoon.

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We check in at #29 in the Coach's Poll

Wish Russ still with us to see a full 'Sun Dome' as us old folk like to call it

Starting up the game thread. I will be at the game so likely won't post much. And yes, I pounded USF +6.5. Bulls are 13-1-3 ATS in their last 17 games.

Five games on tap today:

#20 Florida Atlantic (18-5, 8-2) at Wichita State (10-13, 2-8), 12pm (espn2)
UAB (15-8, 7-3) at Tulsa (12-10, 3-7), 2pm ESPN+
Charlotte (14-8, 8-2) at Temple (8-15, 1-0), 2pm ESPN+
North Texas (13-9, 6-4) at SMU (16-7, 7-3), 2pm ESPNU
Tulane (13-9, 4-6) at Memphis (17-5, 6-4), 2pm espn2

I still think that if Florida Atlantic wins the conference tournament that only one team from the American gets into the NCAA tournament. Memphis has a strong enough non-conference schedule to get an at-large bid but they cannot afford to lose many more games.

NCAA Tournament Bound

1. Florida Atlantic (18-5, 8-2); NET: #28 – Owls overtime loss opens the door for as many 4 other teams to win the regular season title; FAU still has a home-and-home series with Memphis, a road game at USF and home tilt with SMU

On the Bubble

None

NIT Bound

2. South Florida (17-5, 10-1); NET: #103 – Bulls have won 9 straight and 15 of their last 16, and despite their second half high wire act sit alone atop the American; with a win next Sunday at home against FAU, USF will have a clear path towards their first regular season title in program history

3. SMU (16-7, 7-3); NET: #42 – The Mustangs have now won 3 in a row, and with remaining games against USF, FAU and Memphis, and with tie-breakers over Charlotte and North Texas, SMU can play its way into the regular season conference championship picture

4. Memphis (17-6, 6-4); NET: #77 – After losing 4 in arow the Tigers have defeated two of the worst teams in the conference – Wichita State and Temple – by single digits; Memphis’ strong non-conference schedule and upcoming home-and-home series against FAU could give them an opportunity to sneak in to the tournament as an at-large selection

5. Charlotte (14-8, 8-2); NET: #95 – despite the 49ers road loss to USF, 6 of Charlotte’s remaining 8 games are against teams with a losing conference record; a road game at Memphis and home match up against the Bulls are the only games remaining against teams with a winning conference record

Post Season Possible

6. UAB (15-8, 7-3); NET: #120 – With the Blazer’s home overtime win against FAU, UAB has now won 3 of 4, including two against Top 25 teams, and remain in the hunt for a first-round bye in the conference tournament; only 3 of the Blazer’s 8 remaining games are against teams with a winning conference record, with 3 of those games at home where UAB is 5-0 in conference play

7. North Texas (13-9, 6-4); NET: #78 – the Mean Greene stopped their 3-game losing street with a road win at Tulsa, but now have a tough 3-game stretch of games at SMU, Memphis (home) and at UAB; North Texas’ 5-1 conference start could become 6-7 and land them in the second division

Second Division

8. Tulane (13-9, 4-6); NET: #117 – a home overtime win against Temple doesn’t install much confidence, but the Green Wave were able to snap a 3-game losing streak; Tulane is 1-4 on the road in conference games but is 3-2 at home with both conference loses coming by a combined 5 points

9. East Carolina (12-12, 5-6); NET: #185 – the Pirates are entering a soft stretch of their schedule and can get above .500 in conference play with upcoming games against Wichita State, Tulane and Rice (away)

10. Tulsa (12-10, 3-7); NET: #183 – outside of PJ Haggerty, the nation’s leading freshman scorer, there hasn’t been much to cheer about for the Golden Hurricane

11. Wichita State (10-13, 2-8); NET: #149 – Shockers have won 2 of 4, but their 8-game losing streak sunk their season

12. Rice (9-15, 3-8); NET: # 235 – after a modest 2-game win streak, the Owls have dropped 2 consecutive home games; Rice has had a second half lead in 4 of their 8 conference losses

13. UTSA (8-16, 2-9): NET: #286 – Road Runners have allowed 80+ points in 9 of their last 10 games

14. Temple (8-15, 1-9); NET: #251 – Owls have lost 8 in a row and now face Charlotte and FAU in consecutive games


All Conference First Team
David Jones, Mem (F) - Player of the Year
PJ Haggerty, Tulsa (F) - Freshman of the Year
Johnell Davis, FAU (G)
Kevin Cross, Tulane (F)
Jason Edwards, North Texas (G)

All Conference Second Team
RJ Felton, East Carolina (G)
Max Fiedler, Rice (F)
Hysier Miller, Temple (G)
Travis Eeve, Rice (G)
Vladislav Goldin, FAU (C)

All Conference Third Team
Colby Rogers, Wichita State (G)
Zhuric Phelps, SMU (G)
Eric Gaines, UAB (G)
Chris Youngblood, USF (G) - moved up
Igor Milicic, Jr, Charlotte (F) - moved up

Listening to post game and comments CAAR made it sound like a big recruit was in the building today.