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<\/p>\nPROVIDENCE, R.I. \u2014 Providence is bringing in Bryan Hodgson from South Florida to become its new coach.<\/p>\n
The Friars announced Hodgson as their 17th head coach on Sunday. He takes over for Kim English, whose three-year tenure with the program ended on March 13 after a loss to St. John\u2019s in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals and a 15-18 finish.<\/p>\n
Hodgson is coming off a season in which he led the Bulls to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011-12. Before that, he spent two seasons at Arkansas State, going 45-28.<\/p>\n
\u201cBryan brings a strong track record of leadership and a deep commitment to developing student-athletes both on and off the court,\u201d Providence’s president, the Rev. Kenneth Sicard, said in a statement. “I am confident that the future is bright for Friar men\u2019s basketball, and I eagerly anticipate seeing the team reach new milestones under their new leader\u2019s guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hodgson led South Florida to a 25-9 record as his team won the American Conference’s regular-season crown and conference title and earned an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulls saw their season end with a 83-79 loss to Louisville.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a program with a proud tradition, passionate fan base, and a city that truly embraces its team,\u201d Hodgson said. “We\u2019re going to build something that reflects that pride. We will be tough, disciplined, and relentless in our pursuit of excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before becoming a head coach, he spent time as an assistant under Nate Oats, first at Buffalo and again at Alabama.<\/p>\n
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South Florida head coach Bryan Hodgson works with his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Dec. 17, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Credit: AP\/Vasha Hunt<\/p>\n
Hodgson played for two seasons at Jamestown Community College, where he served as team captain. He earned his degree in sports management from Fredonia State in 2011 and a master\u2019s in education from the University of the Southwest in 2015.<\/p>\n
Growing up in western New York, Hodgson was placed in foster care as an infant and adopted at 2 years old. He mentors kids through Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. He also is the founder of Coaching Love Inc., an organization that raises awareness for at-risk youth.<\/p>\n
\u201cProvidence got themselves a proven winner. Bryan is a rising star in the business,\u201d Oats said. \u201cHe plays a modern, high-octane, hard-playing, tough style of basketball. He\u2019s relentless on the recruiting trail, plays a style that elite level players love to play in, and knows how to connect with his players.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PROVIDENCE, R.I. \u2014 Providence is bringing in Bryan Hodgson from South Florida to become its new coach. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4403,8294,28,30,29,122],"class_list":["post-201581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-college","tag-college-basketball","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-wires-bot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}