| 2025–26South Florida Bulls men's basketball | |
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| Conference | American Conference |
| Record | 3–3 (0–0 American) |
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| Associate head coach | Tee Butters |
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| Home arena | Yuengling Center Tampa,Florida |
Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2026 American tournament winner As of November 25, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2025–26 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represents theUniversity of South Florida during the2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This season marks the 53rd basketball season for USF, and the 12th as a member of theAmerican Athletic Conference. TheBulls play their home games atYuengling Center on the university'sTampa, Florida campus. They are led by first-year head coachBryan Hodgson.[1]
The Bulls'2024–25 season was marred by the unexpected death of head coachAmir Abdur-Rahim just ahead of the season on October 24, 2024.[2] On October 29, the school appointedBen Fletcher as interim coach for the season.[3]The Bulls finished the 13–19, going 6–12 in conference play to finish in 9th place. The team facedWichita State in the first round of theAAC tournament, losing 68–73 and ending their season.
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 24, 2025* 7:00 p.m. | Saint Leo(D-II) | W 120–63 | – | 26 – Enis | – – – | – – – | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | ||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Florida A&M | W 102–67 | 1–0 | 22 – Enis | 10 – Nelson | 5 – Omojafo | Yuengling Center (6,531) Tampa, FL | ||||
| November 8, 2025* 1:30 p.m., Peacock | vs. George Washington Hall of Fame Tip-Off | L 95–99 | 1–1 | 33 – Omojafo | 7 – Pinion | 4 – Brown | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | ||||
| November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Coppin State | W 100–50 | 2–1 | 24 – Pinion | 13 – Nelson | 6 – Omojafo | Yuengling Center (3,208) Tampa, FL | ||||
| November 16, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Kennesaw State Love Wins Classic | W 108–89 | 3–1 | 24 – Pinion | 11 – Nelson | 4 – Brown | Convocation Center (2,167) Kennesaw, GA | ||||
| November 19, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Oklahoma State | L 95–103 | 3–2 | 24 – Brown | 7 – Omojafo | 10 – Brown | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,848) Stillwater, OK | ||||
| November 26, 2025* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. VCU Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals | L 66–78 | 3–3 | 16 – Nelson | 12 – Nelson | 5 – Brown | Imperial Arena (446) Paradise Island,The Bahamas | ||||
| November 26, 2025* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. Western Kentucky Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation Semifinals | Imperial Arena Paradise Island, The Bahamas | |||||||||
| November 28, 2025* TBA, TBA | vs. TBA Battle 4 Atlantis | Imperial Arena Paradise Island, The Bahamas | |||||||||
| December 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Utah State | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Charleston | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| December 17, 2025* 8:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Alabama | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||||
| December 21, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UMBC | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| December 29, 2025* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Georgia College & State (D-II) | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| American regular season | |||||||||||
| January 4, 2026 1:00 p.m., TBA | UAB | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| January 7, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | North Texas | The Super Pit Denton, TX | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tulsa | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
| January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | East Carolina | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| January 18, 2026 2:00 p.m., TBA | Wichita State | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| January 22, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at UAB | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
| January 25, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Florida Atlantic | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| January 28, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Tulane | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 8:00 p.m., TBA | at Temple | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
| February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UTSA | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| February 8, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | Tulsa | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| February 11, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Wichita State | Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS | |||||||||
| February 15, 2026 2:00 p.m., TBA | at Florida Atlantic | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Memphis | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| February 25, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Rice | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
| March 1, 2026 12:00 p.m., TBA | Tulane | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| March 5, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Memphis | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
| March 8, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Charlotte | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| American tournament | |||||||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
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