2018–19 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 AAC Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

South Florida Bulls men's basketball
2018–19 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Brian Gregory (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Tom Herrion
Assistant coach	Scott Wagers
Assistant coach	Larry Dixon
Home arena	Yuengling Center

The 2018–19 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represents the University of South Florida during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marks the 47th basketball season for USF, the sixth as a member of the American Athletic Conference, and the second season under head coach Brian Gregory. The Bulls play their home games at Yuengling Center on the university's Tampa, Florida campus.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2017–18 season 10–22, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 12 seed in the AAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Memphis.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Stephan Jiggetts	0	G	6'1"	195	RS Senior	Forestville, MD	Gradauted
Isaiah Manderson	1	F	6'10"	247	Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Terrence Samuel	2	G	6'3"	208	RS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Payton Banks	4	G/F	6'6"	223	RS Senior	Orange, CA	Graduated
Malik Martin	5	F	6'11"	214	RS Junior	Miami, FL	Graduate transferred to Tennessee Tech
Henry Beard	14	G	6'0"	177	Sophomore	Seminole, FL	Walk-on; transferred
Yito Alvarado	15	F	6'7"	206	RS Sophomore	San Juan, PR	Walk-on; didn't return
Tulio Da Silva	21	F	6'7"	206	RS Sophomore	Formiga, Brazil	Transferred to Missouri State
Joey Coffaro	22	G	5'11"	170	Freshman	Arlington Heights, IL	Walk-on; didn't return
Troy Holston	25	G	6'4"	200	RS Junior	Queens, NY	Out for the season due to a torn ACL

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Zach Dawson	2	G	6'3"	185	Sophomore	Miami, FL	Transferred from Oklahoma State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dawson will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Mayan Kiir	20	F	6'9"	201	Sophomore	Bradenton, FL	Transferred from LSU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kiir will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Antun Maricevic	34	C	6'10"	240	Junior	Zagreb, Croatia	Junior college transferred from Casper College

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rashun Williams SF	Edison, GA	Calhoun County High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 4, 2017
Rashun Williams SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Michael Durr C	Atlanta, GA	Oldsmar Christian School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 11, 2017
Michael Durr C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Xavier Castaneda PG	Chicago, IL	Whitney Young High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 12, 2017
Xavier Castaneda PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78
Madut Akec PF	Bradenton, FL	Victory Rock Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 4, 2018
Madut Akec PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

Roster

2018–19 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	David Collins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	So	First Love Christian Academy	Youngstown, Ohio
G	1	Xavier Castaneda	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Whitney High School	Chicago, Illinois
G	2	Zack Dawson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	So	Oklahoma State	Miami, Florida
G	3	LaQuincy Rideau	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	RS Jr	Gardner–Webb	West Palm Beach, Florida
F	4	Michael Durr	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Victory Rock Prep	Bradenton, Florida
F	5	Rashun Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Calhoun County High School	Edison, Georgia
F	10	Alexis Yetna	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	So	Putnam Science Academy (CT)	Paris, France
G	11	Mark Calleja (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Hudson High School	Hudson, Florida
G/F	13	Justin Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	So	Hargrave Military Academy (VA)	Birmingham, Alabama
G	14	Ron Lubin (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Poinciana High School	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F	20	Mayan Kiir	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	So	LSU	Bradenton, Florida
F	22	Madut Akec	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Victory Rock Prep	Bradenton, Florida
G	23	T. J. Lang	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	RS Sr	Auburn	Mobile, Alabama
F	34	Antun Maricevic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Jr	Casper College	Zagreb, Croatia
C	41	Nikola Scekic	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Hutchinson Community College	Belgrade, Serbia

Head coach

Brian Gregory (Oakland)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Herrion (Merrimack)
Scott Wagers (Tennessee Wesleyan)
Larry Dixon (Johnson C. Smith)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018*	Tampa	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Alabama A&M	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm	Austin Peay Jamaica Classic	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Nov 16, 2018* 4:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Ohio Jamaica Classic	Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 18, 2018* 12:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Georgetown Jamaica Classic	Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm	Florida A&M Jamaica Classic	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm	The Citadel	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	Stetson	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Nov 30, 2018* 8:30 pm	Colgate	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm	at Charlotte	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Dec 15, 2018* 1:00 pm	Appalachian State	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm	at FIU	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm	Alcorn State	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
AAC regular season
Jan 2, 2019 8:30 pm, CBSSN	Connecticut	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Jan 5, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at Tulsa	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Tulane	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Jan 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNews	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Jan 19, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Houston	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Jan 22, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Wichita State	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU	at East Carolina	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
Feb 2, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Memphis	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Feb 7, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at SMU	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Feb 10, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN3	East Carolina	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNews	at UCF War on I-4	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Temple	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNews	UCF War on I-4	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Mar 3, 2019 12:00 pm, CBSSN	at Connecticut	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Mar 6, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
Mar 10, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU	SMU	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
AAC Tournament
Mar 14–17, 2019	vs.	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Venues	Yuengling Center (1980–present)
Rivalries	UCF
Culture & lore	Rocky the Bull
People	Head coaches
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 1999–00 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

2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Connecticut	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Memphis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Temple	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulane	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 AAC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll