IN THE RANKINGS
South Florida is ranked No. 25 in both the AP Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll. It is the first time the Bulls have been nationally ranked in men’s basketball.
FORGET THE PRESEASON RANKINGS
Picked ninth in the American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll by the league’s head coaches, South Florida has clinched at least a share of the regular season crown.
BULLS RIDING HIGH
South Florida has won 13 consecutive games and is 14-1 in league action, the best start in league play in program history. The 13-game win streak in conference play is the longest in program history, beating a 12-game streak set during the 1980-81 season. The 13-game streak is the second-longest in the country, trailing only Saint Mary’s (15).
COMPETITIVE CONFERENCE PLAY
The American has had 34 of the 102 conference games in the 2023-24 season either finish within three and/or gone to overtime. The percentage of close games, 33.3 percent, is the highest amongst major conferences (next closest is the Big 12 at 26.0 percent).
HAGGERTY LEADING THE WAY
Tulsa redshirt freshman PJ Haggerty leads the nation in scoring for a freshman at 20.2 points per game. He has been named The American’s Freshman of the Week 12 times this season, breaking the previous single-season record of nine, set by UCF’s Taylor Hendricks in 2022-23.
Haggerty also has recorded 199 made free throws, which ranks sixth in the nation.
PUTTING THE BALL IN THE BUCKET
Memphis’ David Jones leads The American and is seventh in the nation in scoring at 21.7 points per game.
CRANKING UP THE DEFENSE
North Texas ranks fifth in the country in scoring defense at 61.2 ppg allowed. In field goal percentage defense, the Mean Green are 15th at 39.8 percent.
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Memphis 76, Charlotte 52
Rice 94, UAB 71
South Florida 66, UTSA 61
Wichita State 79, Tulsa 63
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Florida Atlantic 80, SMU 70
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Rice 70, East Carolina 52
UTSA 64, North Texas 62
Tulsa 69, Charlotte 67
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25
South Florida 79, SMU 68
Memphis 78, Florida Atlantic 74
UAB 78, Tulane 67
Temple 72, Wichita State 66 (OT)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
North Texas at Tulane (ESPN+)……………………….. 7 p.m.
Wichita State at UAB (ESPN+)…………………………. 8 p.m.
Tulsa at UTSA (ESPN+)………………………………………… 8 p.m.
Temple at Rice (ESPN+)……………………………………… 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29
Memphis at East Carolina (ESPN2)………………. 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2
Tulane at Florida Atlantic (ESPNU)………………… Noon
Tulsa at Temple (ESPN+)……………………………………. 1 p.m.
UTSA at SMU (ESPN+)………………………………………….. 3 p.m.
No. 25 South Florida at Charlotte (ESPN+)… 4 p.m.
Rice at Wichita State (ESPN+)…………………………. 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 3
East Carolina at North Texas (ESPN+)…………. 3 p.m.
UAB at Memphis (ESPN2)…………………………… 5:30 p.m.
All times ET and subject to change
