Nearly 20 years after his final game for the Bulls, USF basketball legend Altron Jackson is returning to the program as the Director of Player Development, coach Brian Gregory announced Wednesday morning. “Any time you have the opportunity to hire one of the greatest players in the history of our […]
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The most memorable USF sports moments in recent history
Members of The Oracle Sports team were asked to name their pick for the most memorable USF sports moment in the past two years. Each moment was selected with context and, of course, personal opinion in mind. Here’s what Francisco, Hannah, Justin and Nolan had to say. Francisco – Men’s […]
Collins enters name in NBA Draft
For the second year in a row, a USF junior guard has entered his name into the NBA Draft. David Collins announced he was entering his name into the draft via Twitter on Tuesday afternoon. Just as importantly, he also announced he would maintain his NCAA eligibility during the process. […]
NOTEBOOK: Spring practice gets underway Tuesday
When USF’s spring game comes around on April 18, don’t expect to see a finished product hit the field at Corbett Stadium. Getting new systems in place during spring practice, which starts Tuesday morning, will be a process similar to learning math, according to coach Jeff Scott. “I think we […]
Bulls let 13-point second-half lead slip away
It was a tale of two halves for USF men’s basketball Tuesday night at the Yuengling Center. After leading by six points at halftime and as many as 13 midway through the second half, the Bulls fell to Cincinnati 79-67. A mid-second half 17-2 run by the Bearcats (19-10, 12-5), […]
NOTEBOOK: Bulls fall to UConn
Despite improved shooting in the second half, USF women’s basketball (18-12, 10-6) fell to No. 5 UConn (16-3, 16-0) on the road 80-39 in the final game of the regular season Monday at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. USF couldn’t buy a basket in the opening quarter, going 3-of-15. […]
Bulls battle with ECU in OT win
Coach Brian Gregory said Tuesday the Bulls didn’t play complete, 40-minute games in their two losses last week. It’s debatable if they did Wednesday night against East Carolina (11-18, 5-11) at the Yuengling Center, but it was more than enough to put up a 73-68 overtime win. “It’s funny. There […]
Bulls look to end four-game losing streak by playing complete game
After its biggest win of the season — a 75-73 victory at Memphis on Feb. 8 — USF men’s basketball (11-16, 4-10) has found itself on its second four-game losing streak of the season, falling to Houston, Tulsa, Wichita State and UConn after leaving Tennessee. However, all the losses have […]
Turnovers, poor first half costly in loss to Tulsa
Despite outscoring and outshooting Tulsa (17-8, 9-3) in the second half, USF men’s basketball (11-14, 4-8) was unable to overcome a rough first half in its 56-48 loss (17-8, 9-3) on Saturday at the Yuengling Center. Actually, “rough” would be an understatement, as the Bulls were historically bad the first […]
Houston snaps Bulls’ 3-game winning streak
Despite outscoring and outshooting No. 20 Houston (20-5, 9-2) in the second half, USF men’s basketball (11-13, 4-7) had its three-game winning streak snapped after falling 62-58 to the AAC-leading Cougars on Wednesday night at the Yuengling Center. The loss extends USF’s losing streak against nationally ranked teams. The Bulls […]