USF men's basketball opens Chris Mack era with 98-71 win over Charleston Southern
Zayden High scores a career-high 20 as five Bulls reach double figures.
TAMPA - South Florida's men's basketball team beat Charleston Southern 98-71 on Monday night at the Yuengling Center, winning Chris Mack's first game as the Bulls' head coach, according to USF Athletics.
USF led 43-33 at halftime and outscored the Buccaneers 55-38 after the break, the box score shows. The Bulls shot 38 of 76 (50%) from the field, including 21 of 35 in the second half, and made 9 of 20 three-pointers. Attendance was 4,692.
Zayden High led USF with a career-high 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting, with eight rebounds, in 22 minutes. Sonny Wilson added 19 points and six assists, Chris Davis Jr. scored 15, and Mike James and Josh Omojafo had 14 each. James also had eight rebounds.
USF had 13 steals and eight turnovers and held Charleston Southern to 5-of-23 shooting from three-point range. The Bulls scored 50 points in the paint and 17 on fast breaks, according to the box score. USF's lead reached 30 points, 91-61, with 5:57 left, the team's recap says.
Nicholas Errica led Charleston Southern with 13 points. Lase Olalere and Dj Hubbard each scored 11.
Mack became the ninth USF head coach to win his debut, according to USF Athletics. The Bulls (1-0) play at DePaul on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 8:30 p.m. on truTV, the team's recap says.
Source: USF Athletics official box score, Charleston Southern at South Florida (Nov. 2, 2026) and game recap, opened Nov. 3, 2026.