South Florida Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
South Florida Bulls
 
American (25-8, 15-3)
 
 
Big Wins: 12/4 Utah State (74-61), 1/10 at Tulsa (93-78)
Bad Losses: 1/4 UAB (106-109), 1/31 at Temple (78-79)
Coach: Bryan Hodgson
 
Probable Starters:
Izaiyah Nelson, Senior, Forward, 15.7 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.4 bpg
Wes Enis, Junior, Guard, 16.8 ppg, 2.5 apg, 3.7 rpg
Josh Omojafo, Senior, Guard, 11.5 ppg, 1.8 apg, 5.3 rpg
CJ Brown, Sophomore, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 4.8 apg, 3.9 rpg
Joseph Pinion, Senior, Guard, 14.2 ppg, 2.3 apg, 3.8 rpg, 1.7 spg
 
Key Role Players:
Daimion Collins, Senior, Forward, 4.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Isaiah Jones, Senior, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg
Gavin Hightower, Freshman, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 1.7 apg, 1.6 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 88.3 (8th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 76.2 (240, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.1 (244, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.5 (43, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.8 (44, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.3 (214, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.3 (113, 4)
Rebound Margin: 5.2 (44, 3)
Assists Per Game: 17.3 (21, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.2 (149, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024NITFirst Round win over UCF
2024NITSecond Round loss to VCU
2019CBIFirst Round win over Stony Brook
2019CBIQuarterfinal win over Utah Valley
2019CBISemifinal win over Loyola Marymount
2019CBIFinal win over DePaul
2012NCAAOpening Round win over California
2012NCAARound of 64 win over Temple
2012NCAARound of 32 loss to Ohio
2010NITFirst Round loss to North Carolina State
2002NITOpening Round loss to Ball State
2000NITFirst Round loss to New Mexico
1995NITFirst Round win over St. Johns
1995NITSecond Round win over Coppin State
1995NITQuarterfinal loss to Marquette
1992NCAARound of 64 loss to Georgetown
 
*all team stats through 3/8