South Florida hires Chris Mack as basketball coach after Bryan Hodgson’s exit
South Florida hired Chris Mack as its basketball coach on Wednesday. Mack leaves the College of Charleston, where he went 45-20 over the past two seasons. Mack replaces Bryan Hodgson, who led USF to the NCAA Tournament this season.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida hired Chris Mack as its basketball coach on Wednesday. Mack leaves the College of Charleston, where he went 45-20 over the past two seasons.
He has a career record of 323-153 over 15 seasons, including a dozen 20-win seasons and nine NCAA Tournament appearances. Mack replaces Bryan Hodgson, who led USF to the NCAA Tournament this season. The Bulls lost 83-79 to Louisville — one of Mack's former stops — in the first round before Hodgson took took the job at Providence .
“I am truly excited for the opportunity to lead a South Florida basketball program that’s on an exceptional trajectory and to join a university and athletic department defined by strong leadership, shared aspirations, and tremendous alignment,” Mack said in a statement. Mack coached Xavier from 2009 to 2018 and made four trips to the Sweet 16 and one Elite Eight appearance. He was runner-up for AP Coach of the Year in 2016 behind Kansas' Bill Self.
He coached Louisville from 2018 to 2022, with an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2019. The Cardinals reached No. 1 in the AP poll for two weeks during the 2019-20 season, which was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.