South Florida Bulls scouting report
Two teams trying to reach 4-0 to start the new season collide in Charleston tonight, as the South Carolina Gamecocks and South Florida Bulls battle it out in the semifinal round of the Charleston Classic.
The Bulls early schedule has provided them with a win at SMU, a victory over Virginia at home and a neutral-site triumph over Davidson yesterday, 65-58.
The University of South Florida is located in Tampa, FL. They are a member of the Big East Conference.
Famous Alumni:
Comedian, Gallagher
Professional baseball manager, Tony LaRussa
Professional wrestler, Terry Gene Bollea aka, Hulk Hogan
The Bulls are coached by Stan Heath
Heath, entering his third season as head men’s basketball coach at USF during the 2009-10 campaign, led the Bulls to their most BIG EAST wins in 2008-09 and engineered the school’s first victory against a top-10 ranked team.
Heath, 44, arrived at USF after serving as head coach at the University of Arkansas for five seasons. While with the Razorbacks, Heath guided the program to a pair of NCAA tournament appearances (2006, 2007) and an overall record of 82-71. UA posted 20-win campaigns in each of his final two seasons, and 2006-07 was highlighted by a run to the championship game of the SEC tournament and subsequent participation in the NCAAs.
Player to watch for the Bulls - Augustus Gilchrist
Gilchrist transferred to USF from the University of Maryland. The 6′10, 245 lb sophomore originally signed with Virginia Tech in November 2006 but was granted a release from his National Letter of Intent … Then enrolled at Maryland in January but the Atlantic Coast Conference ruled he would not be eligible until the completion of the fall 2008 semester and would lose a year of eligibility because of ACC intra-conference transfer rules.
Gilchrist is averaging 20.7 points per game and 8.3 rebounds.
Tipoff is set for 9:30 pm at the Carolina First Arena. The game will be televised on CSS.