Providence has hired Bryan Hodgson from the University of South Florida as its new men’s basketball coach. The school officially announced the hiring on Sunday morning.

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Hodgson, 38, just finished his first season at USF, where he coached the Bulls to a 25-9 record with regular-season (15-3) and tournament championships in the American Conference. Making the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed, USF lost its first-round matchup to No. 6 Louisville on Thursday, 83-79.

“In this new revenue share/NIL landscape, I knew we needed a coach with the energy, passion and the skills to get us back to competing for championships and playing in the NCAA Tournament,” Providence athletic director Steve Napolillo said in the school’s announcement.

“Bryan has revived two Division 1 programs and it is our goal for him to bring new life into Friar men’s basketball,” he added. “Over the last three years, Bryan has successfully used analytics, his recruiting skills and coaching to win 70 games. Bryan is a winner and we need a winning culture at Providence College. We are looking forward to the start of a new era in Friartown as we enter the 100th year of Providence College men’s basketball.”

Earlier this week, Hodgson declined to take the head-coach opening at Syracuse, The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman reported.

Prior to his stint at USF, Hodgson coached two seasons at Arkansas State, where he compiled a 45-28 record and Sun Belt regular-season title.

Before taking his first head-coaching job, Hodgson was an assistant on Nate Oats’ staff at Alabama for five seasons, working as the Crimson Tide’s lead recruiter. Among his top recruits were Brandon Miller, now a star with the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets.

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Hodgson replaces Kim English, who was dismissed after the Friars finished 15-18 overall and tied for second-to-last in the Big East with a 7-13 record. As the No. 9 seed in the Big East conference tournament, Providence beat No. 8 Butler, 91-81, before losing to eventual champion St. John’s, 85-72.

In three seasons at Providence, English finished with a 48-52 mark, registering a winning record in only the 2023-24 campaign. The Friars did not earn an NCAA tournament berth under English. He was fired with four years and more than $6 million remaining on the six-year extension he agreed to after that first season when Providence went to the NIT.