2025–26 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

2025–26 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
2025–26 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Conference	American Conference
Record	7–5 (0–0 American)
Head coach	Bryan Hodgson (1st season);
Associate head coach	Tee Butters
Assistant coaches	Jamie Quarles; Derek Rongstad; Logan Ingram;
Home arena	Yuengling Center; Tampa, Florida

2025–26 American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
North Texas	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Tulane	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
UAB	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Temple	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
South Florida	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Rice	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Memphis	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
UTSA	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333

† 2026 American tournament winner As of December 23, 2025

The 2025–26 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represents the University of South Florida during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This season marks the 53rd basketball season for USF, and the 12th as a member of the American Conference. The Bulls play their home games at Yuengling Center on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. They are 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 68–73 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
Second	Daimion Collins	Redshirt Senior	Forward

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

Bryan Hodgson (Fredonia State)

Assistant coach(es)

Tee Butters (Clemson)
Jamie Quarles (Augusta State)
Derek Rongstad (UW–Whitewater)
Logan Ingram (Alabama)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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 – 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 – Pinlon	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 94–103	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 & 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 from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[5]

References

^ Hudgison, Chris (March 24, 2025). "South Florida hires Bryan Hodgson as new head men's basketball coach". KAIT. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "USF men's basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies at 43". Associated Press. NBC News. October 25, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Memphis Named 2025-26 American Men's Basketball Favorite". American Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Florida Bulls. Learfield. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[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.

[poll-4] "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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South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Venues	Curtis Hixon Hall (1971–1980) Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory (1972–1975) Bayfront Center (1974, 1976–1978, 1979–1980) Hillsborough Community College Gymnasium (1978) USF Gymnasium (1978–1979) Expo Hall (1979–1980) Lakeland Civic Center (1976, 1979–1980, 2011) Bob Martinez Sports Center (2011) Benchmark International Arena (2011–2012) Yuengling Center (1980–2011, 2012–present)
Rivalries	UCF
Culture & lore	Rocky the Bull
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26