2025–26 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

2025–26 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
American regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record25–9 (15–3 American)
Head coach
Associate head coachTee Butters
Assistant coaches
  • Jamie Quarles
  • Derek Rongstad
  • Logan Ingram
Home arenaYuengling Center
Tampa, Florida
2025–26 American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Florida † 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
Wichita State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 11   .686
Tulsa 13 – 5   .722 28 – 7   .800
UAB 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Charlotte 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500
North Texas 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Florida Atlantic 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Memphis 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Tulane 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Temple 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Rice 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419
East Carolina 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
UTSA 1 – 17   .056 5 – 25   .167
† 2026 American tournament winner
As of March 22, 2026

The 2025–26 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This season marked the 53rd basketball season for USF, and the 12th as a member of the American Conference. The Bulls played their home games at Yuengling Center on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. They were led by first-year head coach Bryan Hodgson.[1]

Previous season

The Bulls' 2024–25 season was marred by the unexpected death of head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim just ahead of the season on October 24, 2024.[2] On October 29, the school appointed Ben Fletcher as interim coach for the season.[3] The Bulls finished the season 13–19, going 6–12 in conference play to finish in 9th place. The team faced Wichita State in the first round of the AAC tournament, losing 73–68 and ending their season.

Preseason

On October 9, 2025, the American Conference released their preseason poll. South Florida was picked to finish second in the conference, while receiving two first-place votes.[4]

Preseason rankings

American Conference Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 Memphis 143 (11)
2 South Florida 128 (2)
3 Tulane 122
4 UAB 98
5 Wichita State 93
6 Florida Atlantic 80
7 North Texas 77
8 Tulsa 74
9 Temple 65
10 East Carolina 53
11 UTSA 32
12 Rice 27
13 Charlotte 22
(#) first-place votes

Source:[4]

Preseason All-American Conference Teams

Preseason All-American Conference Teams
Team Player Year Position
Second Izaiyah Nelson Senior Forward
Daimion Collins Redshirt Senior

Source:[4]

Roster

2025–26 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Xavier Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr James Madison Williamsburg, Virginia
F 1 De'Ante Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Florida State Asheville, North Carolina
G 2 Wes Enis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lincoln Memorial Conover, Ohio
F 3 Isaiah Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Oakland Nashville, Tennessee
G 4 Devin Haid 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Central Connecticut Wooster, Ohio
G 5 Joseph Pinion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Arkansas State Morrilton, Arkansas
F 6 Daimion Collins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr LSU Atlanta, Texas
F 7 Caleb Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr North Tampa Christian Academy Tampa, Florida
G 8 Josh Omojafo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Robert Morris Hamilton, Ontario
G 9 Gavin Hightower 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon School Los Angeles, California
F 10 Tristan Beckford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Fort Erie International Academy Maple, Ontario
G 11 CJ Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Kell High School Marietta, Georgia
F 15 Onyx Nnani 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr The Phelps School Edmonton, Alberta
G 21 Adriel Nyorha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Winston Salem Christian School Ottawa, Ontario
F 35 Izaiyah Nelson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Arkansas State Marietta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025*
7:00 p.m. 		Saint Leo W 120–63  –
   –      –      –    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 – Tied   4 – CJ 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 – CJ Brown  Convocation Center (2,167)
Kennesaw, GA
November 19, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State L 95–103  3–2
  24 – CJ Brown   7 – Omojafo   10 – CJ 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 – CJ Brown  Imperial Arena (446)
Paradise Island, The Bahamas
November 27, 2025*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Western Kentucky
Battle 4 Atlantis consolation semifinals 		W 97–91 OT 4–3
  18 – CJ Brown   11 – Nelson   9 – CJ Brown  Imperial Arena (393)
Paradise Island, The Bahamas
November 28, 2025*
4:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Colorado State
Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game 		L 68–83  4–4
  17 – Enis   8 – Nelson   6 – Nyorha  Imperial Arena (371)
Paradise Island, The Bahamas
December 4, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah State W 74–61  5–4
  17 – Pinion   10 – Nelson   5 – CJ Brown  Yuengling Center (4,131)
Tampa, FL
December 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Charleston W 81–75  6–4
  21 – Pinion   9 – Tied   5 – CJ Brown  Yuengling Center (3,199)
Tampa, FL
December 17, 2025*
8:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at No. 16 Alabama L 93–104  6–5
  25 – Nelson   12 – Nelson   5 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (11,256)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 21, 2025*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMBC W 94–69  7–5
  25 – Pinion   11 – Nelson   7 – CJ Brown  Yuengling Center (5,509)
Tampa, FL
December 29, 2025*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia College W 111–50  8–5
  25 – Nelson   12 – Nelson   8 – CJ Brown  Yuengling Center (3,391)
Tampa, FL
American regular season
January 4, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		UAB L 106–109 2OT 8–6
(0–1) 		 36 – Enis   11 – Nelson   5 – Tied  Yuengling Center (3,397)
Tampa, FL
January 7, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Texas W 74–70  9–6
(1–1) 		 17 – Nelson   10 – Nelson   3 – Tied  The Super Pit (2,645)
Denton, TX
January 10, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulsa W 93–78  10–6
(2–1) 		 32 – Enis   14 – Nelson   5 – Nyorha  Reynolds Center (3,303)
Tulsa, OK
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Carolina W 82–71  11–6
(3–1) 		 18 – Omojafo   7 – Nelson   5 – Enis  Yuengling Center (3,790)
Tampa, FL
January 18, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Wichita State L 85–86 OT 11–7
(3–2) 		 21 – Pinion   9 – Nelson   8 – CJ Brown  Yuengling Center (4,544)
Tampa, FL
January 22, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at UAB W 82–69  12–7
(4–2) 		 23 – Pinion   10 – Nelson   9 – CJ Brown  Bartow Arena (4,338)
Birmingham, AL
January 25, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Florida Atlantic W 89–75  13–7
(5–2) 		 19 – Enis   12 – Nelson   7 – CJ Brown  Yuengling Center (4,833)
Tampa, FL
January 28, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Tulane W 97–83  14–7
(6–2) 		 25 – Enis   12 – Nelson   4 – Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,279)
New Orleans, LA
January 31, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Temple L 78–79  14–8
(6–3) 		 18 – Nelson   8 – Nelson   6 – CJ Brown  Liacouras Center (4,050)
Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTSA W 109–88  15–8
(7–3) 		 25 – Nelson   9 – Haid   10 – Pinion  Yuengling Center (3,371)
Tampa, FL
February 8, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Tulsa W 80–74  16–8
(8–3) 		 25 – Nelson   10 – Nelson   8 – CJ Brown  Yuengling Center (4,030)
Tampa, FL
February 11, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wichita State W 66–58  17–8
(9–3) 		 16 – Enis   11 – Enis   4 – Hightower  Charles Koch Arena (6,676)
Wichita, KS
February 15, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Florida Atlantic W 83–81 OT 18–8
(10–3) 		 27 – Enis   10 – Nelson   3 – CJ Brown  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161)
Boca Raton, FL
February 19, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Memphis W 87–66  19–8
(11–3) 		 20 – Enis   14 – Nelson   8 – CJ Brown  Yuengling Center (6,705)
Tampa, FL
February 25, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rice W 75–56  20–8
(12–3) 		 24 – Nelson   8 – Nelson   3 – Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,222)
Houston, TX
March 1, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Tulane W 90–62  21–8
(13–3) 		 25 – Enis   13 – Nelson   6 – Nelson  Yuengling Center (6,579)
Tampa, FL
March 5, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Memphis W 96–89  22–8
(14–3) 		 29 – Enis   8 – Pinion   5 – Pinion  FedExForum (9,643)
Memphis, TN
March 8, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Charlotte W 83–60  23–8
(15–3) 		 22 – Pinion   7 – Enis   6 – Tied  Yuengling Center (6,710)
Tampa, FL
American tournament
March 14, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(1) vs. (5) Charlotte
Semifinal 		W 86–64  24–8
  24 – Tied   10 – Omojafo   5 – Enis  Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
March 15, 2026
3:15 p.m., ESPN 		(1) vs. (2) Wichita State
Championship 		W 70–55  25–8
  19 – Enis   7 – Jones   3 – Tied  Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2026*
1:30 p.m., TNT 		(11 E) vs. (6 E) No. 23 Louisville
First round 		L 79–83  25–9
  27 – Pinion   9 – Nelson   6 – Pinion  KeyBank Center (17,182)
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5]

References

  1. ^ Hudgison, Chris (March 24, 2025). "South Florida hires Bryan Hodgson as new head men's basketball coach". KAIT. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "USF men's basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies at 43". Associated Press. NBC News. October 25, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  3. ^ Goodall, Fred (October 29, 2024). "USF names interim coach, saying Fletcher is the right man to lead Bulls after Abdur-Rahim's death". Associated Press. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Memphis Named 2025-26 American Men's Basketball Favorite". American Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Florida Bulls. Learfield. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
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