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USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim and the Bulls face UCF in Orlando in Tuesday night's opening round of the 32-team NIT.
As expected, the Bulls were denied an at-large NCAA tourney berth following Saturday’s loss.
The short-handed Bulls can’t summon their second-half magic in a physical, foul-marred game.
Former Tampa Catholic star Kobe Knox’s 17 points lead a balanced scoring effort.
The Bulls haven’t forgotten they were picked ninth in the league’s preseason coaches poll.

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  1. USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim and the Bulls face UCF in Orlando in Tuesday night's opening round of the 32-team NIT.
  2. USF players huddle up after a 93-83 loss Saturday to UAB in the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals.
  3. USF senior Selton Miguel (1) scored 17 points in the Bulls' quarterfinal win Friday against East Carolina at the American Athletic Conference tournament.
  4. USF senior Selton Miguel and the top-seeded Bulls begin American Athletic Conference tournament play Friday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas.
  5. USF has had the biggest collective improvement in football and men's basketball of any team in the nation.
  6. USF forward Sam Hines Jr. (20), forward Kasean Pryor (11) and guard Jayden Reid (0) celebrate after a basket in the second half against Temple at the Yuengling Center on Jan. 4. Pryor shot a team-best 82.2% from the free-throw line in the regular season.
  7. USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim and his players formally were presented the American Athletic Conference regular-season trophy following their 85-72 home win against Tulane last week.
  8. Overtime Elite standout Karter Knox (11), who previously starred at Tampa Catholic as a high school underclassman, announced Saturday night he'll attend the University of Kentucky.
  9. Tulsa forward Jared Garcia dunks during the first half of Saturday's victory over No. 24 USF in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  10. Former Tampa Catholic basketball standout Karter Knox, a five-star prospect and McDonald's All-American, has USF among his final four college choices.
  11. The USF student section gets pumped up before the start of Tuesday night's game against Tulane at the Yuengling Center. The contest produced the Bulls' third consecutive sellout home crowd.
  12. USF head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim celebrates with players after they defeat Tulane 85-72 in the final home game of the season on Tuesday night.
  13. USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim cuts down a piece of the net to celebrate his team's American Athletic Conference regular-season title following Tuesday night's win against Tulane.
  14. USF football has started its second spring practice under Bulls coach Alex Golesh.
  15. USF forward Kasean Pryor (11) and guard Selton Miguel (1) share a moment in the second half against Temple earlier this season at the Yuengling Center. The Bulls are No. 24 in the latest Associated Press men's basketball poll.
  16. In his first season on the job, USF men's coach Amir Abdur-Rahim has led the Bulls to a program-record 14 consecutive wins and their first regular season conference title.
  17. The USF men's basketball team celebrates after clinching the American Athletic Conference regular-season championship outright with a 76-61 victory Saturday at Charlotte.
  18. USF football fans learned the Bulls' 2024 schedule Thursday.
  19. USF basketball fans cheer on the men's team earlier this season when the Bulls beat Florida Atlantic at home.
  20. The USF men's basketball team has cracked the top 25 in both polls for the first time ever.
  21. USF's Kasean Pryor, shown here celebrating a win against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 18, scores a game-high 19 points in Sunday's victory over SMU.
  22. USF forward Kasean Pryor and his teammates had their biggest win of the season on Sunday against Florida Atlantic to improve to 19-5, but there is still work to be done to get into the NCAA Tournament.
  23. USF guards Jose Placer (2) and Brandon Stroud (5) celebrate after beating No. 24 Florida Atlantic on Sunday at the Yuengling Center in Tampa.
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