The ASUN and the MVC Championships are on right now.

Indiana St has Ryan Conwell playing well for them. Down 9 in the 2nd half.

Austin Peay has a huge dude (7'4") and are ahead by 3 in the 1st half.

Some good matchups and fun to watch.

Tulsa, Okla. (March 9, 2024) – Kasean Pryor tied a career-high 29 points and brought down 11 rebounds, but the No. 24 University of South Florida men’s basketball team dropped a tough one on the road against Tulsa. The Bulls finished with three players in double digits but fell to the Golden Hurricane 76-70.



With the loss, USF fell to 23-6 overall and 16-2 in AAC play, while Tulsa improved to 16-14 overall and 7-11 in conference games.



After the Golden Hurricane scored the game’s opening points, the Bulls went on a 10-3 run. Kasean Pryor accounted for five of the USF points as South Florida held a 10-5 lead at the first media timeout.



Four different Bulls scored from the field over the next 4:19 of play as South Florida extended its 18-11. The Golden Hurricane outscored the Bulls 8-6 over the next four minutes of play and cut the USF lead to 24-19, with 7:01 left until the half.



South Florida picked up the intensity and went on a 9-2 run. Pryor hit his second 3-pointer of the game as the Bulls extended their lead to 33-21 with just under four minutes left until the half. Tulsa ended the half on a 10-4 run and cut the South Florida lead to 37-31 at the break.



The second half started as a back-and-forth battle as the Bulls held a 43-36 lead with 15:50 left in regulation. The Golden Hurricane outscored the Bulls 12-8 and cut the USF lead to 51-48 with 11:36 left on the clock. Tulsa followed with an 8-1 run, six points coming from PJ Haggerty, as TU took a 56-52 lead with 8:08 left in regulation. Cobe Williams added a 3-pointer to extend the Tulsa lead to 59=52 at the under-8 media timeout.



Tulsa outscored South Florida 6-4 over the next four minutes. The Golden Hurricane held the Bulls to no field goals for 8:10 of game time and extended the TU lead to 65-56 at the last media timeout.



The Bulls held the Golden Hurricane to no field goals for the final 3:34 of play, but USF was unable to come back and tie the game. South Florida pulled within three, 70-67, with 1:20 left in the game, but Tulsa held on for a 76-70 victory.



Pryor tied a career-high with 29 points and brought down 11 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season. He added one steal and one assist. Chris Youngblood finished with 12 points, two assists, and one rebound. Selton Miguel closed out the double-digit scorers with 11 points. He collected four rebounds with three assists and two steals.



The USF bench was strong again as it outscored the TU bench 20-6.



Haggerty led Tulsa with a career-high 32 points. He brought down seven rebounds with five assists and two steals. Cobe Williams was the only other player in double figures but had 23 points. Williams added 11 rebounds for a double-double.



Notables

· Kasean Pryor tied a career-high with 29 points and brought down 11 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season. He added one steal and one assist.

· Chris Youngblood finished with 12 points, two assists, and one rebound.

· Selton Miguel closed out the double-digit scorers with 11 points. He collected four rebounds with three assists and two steals.



Next Up

The Bulls begin the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday, March 15, in Fort Worth, Texas. South Florida, the No. 1 seed, will play the winner of the No. 9 seed and No. 8 seed matchup at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

We could end up playing Tulsa twice in a row. We are locked into playing 8/9 winner which are Tulsa and ECU.

12:00 P.M. ET Boca Raton, Fla
Memphis
Florida Atlantic
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3:00 P.M. ET Tulsa, Okla.
South Florida
Tulsa
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4:00 P.M. ET Greenville, N.C.
Charlotte
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North Texas
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FAU 25, Memphis 24 with 6:38 left in the 1st half.

There's not many universes, let alone sports, where a rag-tag group of players, newcomers and coaches can come together on any given day, series of days or even a season to become more than the sum of their parts and achieve something that very few thought possible. Sure, hope springs eternal in baseball, and 8-seeds do get to Stanley Cup Final and yes even an Appalachian State can beat a Michigan in college football, but unlike college football, in college basketball the most talented team doesn't always win - and every spring we are reminded of it.

As we entered college basketball last season and FAU won at the O'Connell Center to move to 2-1, it was a reminder that on any given night anyone could be beat, but what nobody expected is that it would be the beginning of a magical stretch where the Owls would go onto win 34 of their next 38 games and become the unlikeliest of Final Four teams, or so you would be led to believe. But the Final Four is littered with teams that got hot at the right time, had a wonderful mix of talent, moxie and coaching that let David slay Goliath, and the next Goliath and the next. In just the last 20 years, we've seen schools like Loyola-Chicago (2018), Wichita State (2013), VCU (2011), Butler (2010 & 2011) and George Mason (2006) all make the Final Four. And don't forget FAU became the 4th Florida school to make it to the Final Four in the last 55 years, joining Florida, Florida State and Jacksonville.

And then there is USF, who 12 years, 1 month and 26 days ago were 9-8 and headed for another second division finish in what is still considered to be the greatest basketball conference of all time. There were close losses to Old Dominion and Southern Miss, and then something that only college basketball can do happened - USF started winning, winning on the road, winning against ranked teams. And on Selection Sunday, despite not having a single player who averaged double digit scoring that season, we were headed to the NCAA Tournament where we won 2 games and were 2 minutes from a Sweet 16 match up against blue-blook North Carolina. Remember how that felt, and that whether we win or lose this week, at any point magic can happen in college basketball.

And if you've been paying attention we have seen magic these last 3 months from the Bulls. A program that had never had a winning record in the AAC, had gotten off to a dreadful 2-4 start and then something unexpected happen - the coach and players found "it". And what we have seen over these last 99 days has been magic. A win against "Big 3" Florida State, a comeback for the ages against Memphis that led to comeback after comeback, our first win against a Top 25 team since that 2011-12 season, our first sellout in 20+ years and our 1st Top 25 ranking. If that doesn't make you believe in magic then nothing in college basketball ever will.

So as we wait anxiously for next Sunday evening to find out if we are in the dance again, just remember that Appalachian State beating Michigan only happened once, but there are going to be many schools playing in 2 weeks that know that anything can happen at the dance, and for the first time in a long time we may be one of them.

Go Bulls!

10-5 USF at the first media timeout

The Bulls are riding the nation’s longest active streak with 15-straight wins




TAMPA, Fla. (March 8, 2024) – The No. 24 ranked University of South Florida men’s basketball team closes out the regular season on Saturday with a road contest against American Athletic Conference foe Tulsa. The Bulls (23-5, 16-1 AAC) and the Golden Hurricane (15-14, 6-11 AAC) are scheduled for a 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+.



On Monday, South Florida moved up to a No. 24 ranking in the AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. USF claimed the American Athletic Conference outright regular-season conference championship, the program’s first regular-season conference title in program history. The Bulls won the Sun Belt Conference tournament in 1990. USF has won 20 games in the regular season for the first time in program history and just the sixth time overall. With 23 wins, USF is within one of the program season record of 24. The Bulls’ 15-game winning streak is the longest winning streak in program history, surpassing a 12-game streak set during the 1980-81 season. USF has won 21 of its last 22 overall. The 14-game winning streak is the longest active streak in the NCAA. The 16 wins in conference play are the most in USF program history. The 10,659 fans that watched USF beat No. 24 FAU on Feb. 18 marked a new program record for attendance, breaking a mark set in 2001. The Bulls’ victory over No. 24 FAU marked their second Top 25 win of the season (W, 74-73, at No. 10 Memphis), the first time doing so since 2011-12. South Florida has played in front of a sellout crowd in the final three home games of the season.



CY in the YC

Earlier this week, Chris Youngblood was named to the AAC weekly Honor Roll. In the game against Charlotte, he tied for a game-high 17 points to go along with three rebounds, one assist, and one steal. He shot 60.0 percent (6-for-10) from the field and 75.0 percent (3-for-4) from 3-point range. For the season, he leads the team with 15.5 points per game. He is averaging 2.6 rebounds per game to go along with 61 assists, 16 blocks, and 16 steals. He is shooting 82.2 percent from the free-throw line, tied for 158th in the country and fifth in the AAC. His 2.21 3-pointers per game are tied for 183rd in the country and seventh in the conference.



‘Sel’ing Point

Selton Miguel is tied for 219th in the country with 2.11 3-pointers per game, which is 10th in the conference. He is second on the team with 14.8 points per contest. He is fourth on the squad with 3.4 boards per game. He is tied for third on the squad with 31 steals and is second on the team with 3 assists. He has added 10 blocks.



Pryor on Fire

Kasean Pryor leads the team with 7.4 rebounds per contest. His 5.96 defensive rebounds per game are 72nd in the NCAA and fifth in the AAC. He is third on the squad averaging 12.1 points per game. He is second on the squad in blocks with 20. He is second on the team lead with 32 steals. He has added 46 assists. He is shooting 82.4 percent from the free-throw line, which is tied for 156th in the country and tied for fourth in the conference.



Bulls at a Glance

Jayden Reid leads the team with 92 assists. He is tied for 259th in the NCAA with 3.3 assists per game and is tied for 11th in the AAC. He has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.19, which is tied for 107th in the country, fourth in the conference, and tied for eighth among NCAA freshmen. He has a team-best 36 steals. He averages 2.5 rebounds per game to go along with 7.0 points per contest. Kobe Knox leads the team with 21 blocks. He averages 8.7 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game. Brandon Stroud is second on the team with 5.9 rebounds per contest. He averages 5.2 points a game with 39 assists, 31 steals, and nine blocks.



Strong Bench

South Florida’s bench is 19th in the NCAA and second in the conference averaging 28.82 points per contest. The USF bench has outscored its opponent's bench 807-495. Opposing benches are averaging just 17.68 points per game.



Cashing in on Free Opportunities

The Bulls are 48th in the NCAA and tied for fifth in the conference with 16.1 made free throws per game. USF is tied for 64th in the country with 21.6 free-throw attempts per game, which is sixth in the AAC.



Fast and Furious

The Bulls have been playing stout defense and are tied for 50th in the NCAA with a turnover margin of 2.2, which is tied for the best in the conference. South Florida is 92nd in the country with 12.96 forced turnovers per contest, which is fifth in the AAC. USF has used the turnovers to lead to fastbreak opportunities. The Bulls are 79th in the nation with 12.07 fastbreak points per game, which is eighth in the conference.



Last Time Out

The Bulls extended their winning streak to 14 conference games, extending the longest streak in program history. The 16 wins in conference play are the most in program history. The 15-game winning streak is the longest winning streak in program history. The 15-game winning streak is the longest active in the NCAA. It is the first time the Bulls have gone undefeated at home in conference play. Chris Youngblood led all scorers with a career-high 29 points. it was his 23rd game of the season in double digits and his seventh with 20 or more. He added five assists, three rebounds, and two steals. Kasean Pryor posted a 13-point performance to go along with a team-high five rebounds, two assists, and two steals. It was his 15th game in double digits. Selton Miguel tallied his 24th game of the season in double figures with 12 points. He added two rebounds, two blocks, two steals, and one assist. Jayden Reid finished the night with a perfect 3-for-3 from the field, all three were 3-pointers and added two free throws to round out the double-digit scorers with 11 points. He tied for a game-high six assists with four rebounds and one steal.





History with Tulsa

The Bulls and Golden Hurricane will meet for the 16th time on Wednesday. Tulsa leads the series 12-3, but South Florida has won the last three matchups, including a 69-50 victory in Tampa earlier this season. The Bulls are 1-6 against the Golden Hurricane on the road.



Scouting the Golden Hurricane

Tulsa is led by PJ Haggerty who averages 20.6 points a game, which is tied for 22nd in the NCAA and second in the AAC. His 218 free throws are the third most in the nation and his 280 free throw attempts are second most in the country. He is second on the team with 57 steals, which is tied 63rd and fourth in the conference. He is second on the team with 105 assists. He averages 5.4 rebounds with one block. Cobe Williams is second on the team averaging 12. 8 points a game. He leads the team with 106 assists. He has a team-high 59 steals, which is tied for 46th in the country and third in the league. He averages 3.1 rebounds a game with five blocks. Jared Garcia has a team-best 40 blocks. He averages 9.5 points per game and averages a team-high 6.0 rebounds per contest. He has 26 assists and 13 steals. The Golden Hurricane is 21st in the NCAA with 14.45 fastbreak points a game, which is the best in the conference.



Tale of the Tape



American Athletic Conference Standings (as of March 7)

1. South Florida – 23-5, 16-1

2. Florida Atlantic – 23-7, 13-4

3. Charlotte – 18-11, 12-5

4. SMU – 20-10, 11-6

5. Memphis – 22-8, 11-6

6. UAB – 19-11, 11-6

7. North Texas – 16-13, 9-8

8. ECU – 14-16, 7-10

9. Tulsa – 15-14, 6-11

10. Wichita State – 13-17, 5-12

11. Rice – 11-19, 5-12

12. UTSA – 11-19, 5-12

13. Tulane – 13-16, 4-13

14. Temple – 11-19, 4-13



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Was thinking about this as spring camp opens up across the state… Who do you think are the top QBs in the state of Florida out of Mertz, Uiagalelei, Jefferson, Brown and Ward?

Men's teams runs Tulane out of town.

Women's team is making a late season surge and won tonight in OT to secure a higher seed and bye

Baseball team took their frustrations out against North Florida

Football team kicks off Spring Ball with players thirsty to add to take the offense to the next level.

Pretty good night for a Tuesday...

#WinningEverything

CBS Sports has USF as a 12 seed and fau as a 7 seed

I'm guessing they have USF in since in 1st place in conf so assume they win conf tournament

First up are the Women

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....just bettors with inside knowledge. Yesterday UAB was bet up from a 1.5 point favorite to an 8 point favorite in a matter of hours, and was flagged by casinos. UAB wound up winning by 28. And Temple's game against Tulsa over the weekend was flagged where they were a 5.5 point favorite against the Golden Hurricane and wound up losing by 5. Apparently Temple games have been on casinos' radar for some time.

Four games on the slate today:

SMU (19-8, 10-4) at South Florida (20-5, 13-1); 12pm (espn2)
Florida Atlantic (21-6, 11-3) at Memphis (19-8, 8-5); 2pm (ESPN)
Temple (9-17, 2-11) at Wichita State (11-16, 3-11); 4pm (ESPN)
UAB (17-9, 9-4) at Tulane (13-2, 4-9); 4pm (espn2)

Shout out to Rice who is my team that could surprise in the conference tournament and wreck someone's post season's hopes- they have won 4 of 7 with wins at Memphis and UAB. Here are my updated rankings heading in Sunday's play, along with each team's remaining schedule and expected regular season record based on FPI:

Tournament Bound

1. South Florida (20-5, 13-1); NET: #91 - with remaining games against SMU, at Charlotte, Tulane and at Tulsa, FPI projects the Bulls to win the AAC Regular Season Championship with a record of 22-7 and 15-3 in conference, and would leave the USF needing to win the conference tournament to get into the NCAAT; the lowest NET ranked team to get into the NCAAT was Rutgers in 2022 with a NET of #77, but had 6 Quad 1 wins (ironically Rutgers had a NET of #40 a year later and 10 Quad 1 wins and were left out, so go figure).

2. Florida Atlantic (21-6, 11-4); NET #32 - with remaining games at Memphis, Tulane at North Texas and Memphis again, FPI projects the Owls to win out and finish at 25-6 and 14-4; this would likely push USF's home win against FAU back into Quad 1 territory.

On the Bubble

3. SMU (19-8, 10-4); NET: #40 - with remaining games at South Florida, UTSA, East Carolina and at UAB, FPI projects the Mustangs to win out and finish at 23-8 and 14-4; this would put both SMU into the opposite of the conference tournament bracket for the Bulls

4. Memphis (19-8, 8-6); NET: #81 - with remaining games against FAU, at East Carolina, UAB and at FAU, FPI projects the Tigers to finish at 21-10 and 10-8; with an internal investigation looming this could be Memphis' way of pushing Penny Hardaway out and would be a tragic end to a once promising season that had Memphis ranked as high as #10 in the country just 5 weeks ago

NIT Bound

5. Charlotte (17-10, 11-4); NET: #104 - with remaining games South Florida, Rice and at East Carolina, FPI projects the 49ers to win out and finish 20-10 and 14-4; due to tiebreakers with Charlotte and SMU this would put the Owls into the USF side of the bracket

6. UAB (17-9, 9-4); NET: #125 - the Blazers have 5 remaining games at Tulane, Wichita State, at Memphis, at Temple and SMU; FPI projects UAB to finish at 19-12 and 11-7

Post Season Possible

7. North Texas (14-12, 7-7); NET: #87 - with remaining games at Tulane, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic and at Rice, FPI projects the Mean Green to finish 16-14, and 9-9

Second Division

8. East Carolina (14-13, 7-7); NET: #175 - with remaining games against Memphis, at North Texas, at SMU and Charlotte, FPI projects the Pirates to lose out and finish 14-17 and 7-11

9. Tulsa (14-13, 5-10); NET: #193 - with remaining games at UTSA, at Temple and South Florida, FPI projects the Golden Hurricane to finish 15-15, 6-12

10. Rice (11-16, 5-9); NET: #200 - with remaining games against Temple, at Wichita State, at Charlotte and North Texas, FPI projects the Owls to finish 12-19 and 6-12

11. Tulane (13-12, 4-9); NET: #132 - with remaining games against UAB, North Texas, at Florida Atlantic, at South Florida and Wichita State, FPI projects the Green Wave to finish 16-14, 7-11

12. Wichita State (11-16, 3-11); NET: #156 - with remaining games against Temple, at UAB, Rice and at Tulane, FPI projects the Shockers to finish 13-18 and 5-13

13. UTSA (9-19, 3-12); NET: #276 - with remaining games against Tulsa, at SMU and Temple, FPI projects the Road Runners to finish 10-21, 4-14

14. Temple (9-17, 2-11); NET: #244 - with remaining games at Wichita State, at Rice, Tulsa, UAB and at UTSA, FPI projects the Owls to finish 10-21 and 3-15


If NET holds true (and there are still some toss up games), this would be the American Athletic Conference Tournament seedings and schedule:

1. USF 15-3
2. SMU* 14-4 - wins tiebreaker with 1-0 record against USF
3. Charlotte* 14-4 - wins tiebreaker with 1-1 record against USF
4. FAU* 14-4 - loses tiebreaker with 0-1 record against USF
5. UAB 11-7
6. Memphis 10-8
7. North Texas 9-9
8. East Carolina 7-11 - wins tiebreaker with 1-0 record against Tulane
9. Tulane 7-11
10. Tulsa 6-12 - wins tiebreaker with 2-0 record against Rice
11. Rice 6-12
12. Wichita State 5-13
13. UTSA 4-14
14. Temple 3-15
*SMU, Charlotte and FAU projected to finish the season with a 1-1 record against each other, moving to second tiebreaker

Wednesday, March 13th:
Game 1: #13 UTSA vs. #12 Wichita State; 1pm (ESPN+)
Game 2: #14 Temple vs. #11 Rice; 3pm (ESPN+)

Thursday, March 14th:
Game 3: #9 Tulane vs #8 East Carolina; 12:30pm (ESPNU)
Game 4: #13 UTSA/#12 Wichita State winner vs. #5 UAB; 2:30pm (ESPNU)
Game 5: #10 Tulsa vs. #7 North Texas; 7:00pm (ESPNU)
Game 6: #14 Temple/#11 Rice winner vs. #6 Memphis; 9:00pm (ESPNU)

Friday, March 15th:
Game 7: #9 Tulane/#8 East Carolina winner vs. #1 South Florida; 1pm (espn2)
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. #4 Florida Atlantic; 3pm (espn2)
Game 9: #10 Tulsa/#7 North Texas winner vs. #2 SMU; 7pm (ESPNU)
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. #3 Charlotte; 9pm (ESPNU)

Saturday, March 16th:
Semi-final: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner; 3pm (espn2)
Semi-final: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner; 5pm (espn2)

Sunday, March 17th:
Championship Game: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner; 3:15pm (ESPN)


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)
Yaxel Lendeborg, UAB (F) - moved up

I vote for the postseason national awards in CBB and one of them is the Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year. I voted for someone you all know well as one of the three finalists.

Kid named Taylor Crane posted a fake commitment on IG. Doesn’t have an offer and not being recruited per sources at USF

Here are the matchups based on how FPI predicts outcomes the last week of games, along with teams' in the top half of the conference seeding ranges. If USF can beat the winner of #9 Tulsa/#8 East Carolina, they would project to face off against #13 Rice/#12 Wichita State/#5 UAB/#4 SMU. And FAU, Charlotte and Memphis would be in the other side of the bracket.

• Florida Atlantic can finish the regular season from the 2nd seed to the 5th seed
• Charlotte can finish from the 2nd seed to the 6th seed
• Memphis can finish from the 2nd seed to the 6th seed
• UAB can finish from the 2nd seed to the 7th seed
• SMU can finish from the 3rd seed to the 7th seed
• North Texas can finish from 4th seed to the 7th seed

Wednesday, March 13th
Game 1: #13 Rice vs. #12 Wichita State
Game 2: #14 Temple vs. #11 Tulane

Thursday, March 14th
Game 3: #9 Tulsa vs. #8 East Carolina
Game 4: #13 Rice/#12 Wichita State winner vs. #5 UAB
Game 5: #10 UTSA vs. #7 North Texas
Game 6: #14 Temple/#11 Tulane winner vs. #6 Memphis

Friday. March 15th
Game 7: #9 Tulsa/#8 East Carolina winner vs. #1 South Florida
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. #4 SMU
Game 9: #10 UTSA/#7 North Texas winner vs. #2 Florida Atlantic
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. #3 Charlotte

Saturday, March 16th
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner

Sunday. March 17th
Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner

Bulls favored by 7.5 tonight with O/U at 156.5

Based on CAAR’s presser it sounds like we have 1 senior who will be out or eligibility but we’ll be honoring more than 1 person.

What wasn’t asked was will anyone being honored be coming back or will that be the indication of who will be moving on?