USF Basketball

In a statement, Vice President for Athletics Michael Kelly said he is "eternally grateful" to interim coach Ben Fletcher.

The players claim FSU coach Leonard Hamilton promised them each $250,000 in name, image and likeness compensation. The plaintiffs include De'Ante Green, who transferred to USF before this season.

Ben Fletcher served as associate head coach at USF last year under Amir Abdur-Rahim, who died at age 43.

Celebrations of Amir Abdur-Rahim's life will be held Oct. 27 at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, where he previously coached, and Nov. 2 at USF.

While he was only with USF for one season, Abdur-Rahim made an immediate impact on campus, turning around a long-struggling program and spreading his upbeat, inspiring personality.

The USF men's basketball team fell 70-65 at home in a second-round game, finishing with a school-record 25 wins this season.

After going on the road in the first round, the Bulls will play VCU at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Tampa. The Rams advanced with an upset victory over Villanova.

Selton Miguel scored 19 points off the bench to lead the Bulls to their school-record 25th win of the season, 83-77.

Tulsa defeated No. 24 USF 76-70, snapping the nation’s longest winning streak. USF ends the regular season with a 23-6 record and now heads to the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday.

The Bulls, who have clinched the American Athletic Conference regular-season title, are poised to make their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012.

USF is currently on top of the American Athletic Conference standings with three games to go. That sets them up nicely to have a chance at NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 2012.

He takes over for Brian Gregory after leading Kennesaw State to an NCAA Tournament berth this season.