South Florida Bulls hire new head basketball coach
The USF Bulls have officially hired Chris Mack as the new head coach for the men's basketball team.
There is new leadership taking over for the South Florida Bulls men's basketball team this offseason. On Wednesday afternoon, USF officially announced that Chris Mack, a 15-year coaching veteran, will be taking over as the new head coach in Tampa Bay. Mack spent nine seasons at Xavier, going to the NCAA Tournament in eight of those seasons.
He has also spent time with the Louisville Cardinals and, most recently, at College of Charleston. Mack will step in at USF with big shoes to fill after Bryan Hodgson led the Bulls to an appearance in the NCAA Tournament this year, the program's first since 2012. USF lost to Louisville in a close, 83-79 first-round game in the first round.
Hodgson moved on shortly after to take over as the head coach at Providence. Welcome to the Bay, @CoachChrisMack ! š: https://t.
co/t7V1twG5ah pic. twitter. com/hUUHRSFnWg ā USF Men's Basketball (@USFMBB) March 25, 2026 "Bulls basketball has incredible momentum, and we've found an outstanding coach and leader to elevate our program to the next level," USF AD Rob Higgins said.