{"id":414809,"date":"2026-09-30T16:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414809\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:30:10","slug":"south-florida-mens-basketball-announces-2026-27-conference-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414809\/","title":{"rendered":"South Florida Men\u2019s Basketball Announces 2026-27 Conference Slate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bulls seek third conference title in four seasons,\u00a0open American Conference play Dec. 30 at Tulsa.<\/p>\n

TAMPA (SEPT. 30, 2026)\u00a0\u2013 South Florida Men’s Basketball learned its path toward a third American Conference championship in four seasons Wednesday as The American announced its 2026-27 conference schedules.<\/p>\n

The 2026-27 South Florida Men’s Basketball season, presented by Tampa General Hospital, tips off Monday, Nov. 2, when the Bulls face Charleston Southern in a doubleheader with Bulls women’s basketball at the Yuengling Center. The game is the first of 14 non-conference contests on the Bulls’ schedule.<\/p>\n

\"2026-27Head Coach Chris Mack and the Bulls will open American Conference play on the road Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Tulsa. Tip times and specific broadcast designations for all 2026-27 games will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n

The conference opener will pit the top two teams from the 2025-26 regular-season standings against one another, with Tulsa finishing 13-5 in league play – tied with Wichita State for second – and 30-8 overall before advancing to the 2026 NIT championship game. South Florida went 15-3 in conference play to capture The American regular-season title and finished 25-9 overall after winning the conference tournament and earning the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth since 2012. Tulsa won both meetings between the teams last season.<\/p>\n

The Bulls have posted a 37-17 (.685) record in American Conference play since 2023.<\/p>\n

South Florida will open its home conference schedule with a pair of early January matchups against teams projected to be among the top contenders for the league title, hosting Memphis on Sunday, Jan. 3\u00a0and Charlotte on Thursday, Jan. 7 at the Yuengling Center. The Bulls have posted a 37-11 (.771) record at the Yuengling Center since 2023.<\/p>\n

The Bulls’ remaining home conference schedule includes Tulsa (Sun., Jan. 17), Rice (Tues., Jan. 26), Wichita State (Thurs., Feb. 4), Temple (Sat., Feb. 13), UAB (Sun., Feb. 21), North Texas (Wed., Feb. 24) and a regular-season finale against Florida Atlantic on Thursday, March 4 at the Yuengling Center.<\/p>\n

South Florida will host both the men’s and women’s American Conference Basketball Championships at the Yuengling Center in 2027 and 2028. The 2027 American Conference Women’s Basketball Championship is scheduled for March 9-13, followed by the 2027 American Conference Men’s Basketball Championship March 10-14.<\/p>\n

Season tickets for the 2026-27 South Florida men’s basketball season are available at USFBullstix.com or by calling 1-800-GoBulls. Single-game tickets will go on sale at a later date.<\/p>\n

The Bulls welcomed 15 new players in Head Coach Chris Mack’s first season at the helm. The South Florida 2025-26 squad that went 25-9, reached the NCAA Tournament and captured The American championship, winning both the regular-season and tournament titles.<\/p>\n

The Bulls reloaded with 12 transfer portal additions and three high school signees. The transfer class features four players with a composite rating of .9100 or higher and a four-star rating, according to 247Sports. South Florida’s average transfer rating of 89.00 ranks third among Group of 6 programs, while the overall recruiting class ranked among the top 10 nationally among Group of 6 programs, according to 247Sports.<\/p>\n

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About South Florida Men’s Basketball

\nSouth Florida men’s basketball named\u00a0Chris Mack<\/a> as the program’s 13th head coach on March 25, 2026. Mack came to Tampa after a pair of 20-win seasons at the College of Charleston. With more than 300 career wins, he brought a career winning percentage of nearly 68 percent to South Florida, including 12 20-win seasons and nine NCAA Tournament appearances. He led both Xavier and Louisville to the NCAA Tournament and made four Sweet 16 appearances and one Elite Eight with Xavier.

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\nThe program, entering its 56th\u00a0season in 2026-27, won American Conference regular season championships in 2024 and 2026 and claimed the conference tournament title in 2026. The Bulls have made 14 postseason appearances, including four NCAA Tournaments (the last in 2026), nine NITs, and a CBI championship in 2019. Three former Bulls players \u2013 Chucky Atkins, Charlie Bradley, and Rodenko Dobras \u2013 have had their jerseys retired and are members of the USF Athletic Hall of Fame, while two coaches \u2013 Amir Abdur-Rahim (2023-24) and Bobby Paschal (1986-96) \u2013 join them in the Hall of Fame.

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\nThe Bulls play their home games at the 10,400-seat Yuengling Center on the USF Tampa campus.
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