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 107 conference games in the 2023-24 season either finish within three and/or gone to overtime. The percentage of close games, 31.8 percent, is the highest amongst major conferences (next closest is the Big 12 at 24.8 percent).
PUTTING THE BALL IN THE BUCKET
Memphis’ David Jones leads The American and is 10th in the nation in scoring at 21.6 points per game.
CRANKING UP THE DEFENSE
North Texas ranks sixth in the country in scoring defense at 61.8 ppg allowed. In field goal percentage defense, the Mean Green are 16th at 40.0 percent.
HAGGERTY LEADING THE WAY
Tulsa redshirt freshman PJ Haggerty leads the nation in scoring for a freshman at 20.5 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 211 made free throws, which ranks second in the nation.
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
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 80, Tulane 76
Wichita State 74, UAB 66
UTSA 89, Tulsa 73
Temple 65, Rice 43
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29
Memphis 82, East Carolina 58
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.
TUESDAY, MARCH 5
Tulane at South Florida (ESPN+)…………………….. 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
Rice at Charlotte (ESPN+)…………………………………. 7 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at North Texas (ESPN+)…….. 8 p.m.
East Carolina at SMU (ESPN+)………………………… 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
UAB at Temple (ESPN2)……………………………………… 7 p.m.
All times ET and subject to change
