TAMPA, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) — On Monday November 2, at the Yuengling Center, the South Florida women’s basketball team opened with a successful debut undernew head coach Kristy Curry.

The Bulls established control early with a 9–0 opening run, taking a 27–12 lead after the first quarter. Furman narrowed the margin before halftime, but South Florida maintained a 46–32 advantage heading into the break.

A dominant third quarter proved decisive, as USF outscored Furman 23–9 to extend its lead to 69–41 entering the fourth.

Balanced Scoring Leads the Bulls

Stefanie Ingram led South Florida with 15 points, followed by Hannah Kohn with 13 and Kendall Puryear with 12 points and nine rebounds.


The Bulls placed six players in double figures, shot 51.6 percent from the field and controlled the boards with a 48–25 rebounding advantage.

A Winning Debut for Kristy Curry

The victory marked Curry’s first win leading South Florida after arriving from Alabama.

Ahead of the season opener, Curry expressed confidence in the program’s potential:

“I’m so excited to be here. I truly think the sky’s the limit at USF.”

— Kristy Curry, USF Head Coach, in pregame remarks published by USF Athletics.

South Florida (1–0) will face Belmont on Friday, November 6, in Nashville, Tennessee.

– Nisey Spruill is a reporter and photojournalist for Florida National News (FNN), covering major news, sports and special events across Florida and nationwide. Contact sports@FloridaNationalNews.com

TAMPA, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) — The University of South Florida men’s basketball team opened its 2026–27 season with a 98–71 victory over Charleston Southern on Monday, November 2, at the Yuengling Center, securing new head coach Chris Mack’s first win with the Bulls.

South Florida faced early resistance from the Buccaneers but closed the first half with a 7–2 run, taking a 43–33 lead into halftime.

The turning point came in the second half, when Chris Davis Jr. connected on consecutive three-pointers to help the Bulls extend their advantage. USF scored 55 second-half points while shooting 60 percent from the field to secure the win.

A South Florida Bulls Chris Davis Jr. (#4) protects the basketball while looking for an opening against Charleston Southern’s defense during the 2026–27 men’s basketball season opener at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida, on November 2, 2026. Photo Credit: Nisey Spruill/ Florida National News

High Leads South Florida’s Offense

Zayden High led the Bulls with a career-high 20 points and eight rebounds, while Sonny Wilson added 19 points and six assists. Chris Davis Jr. contributed 15 points, and Mike James finished with 14.

South Florida placed five players in double figures and recorded 13 steals while limiting Charleston Southern to 21.7 percent shooting from three-point range.

Charleston Southern’s No. 0 attempts a contested shot between South Florida forward Zayden High near the basket during the men’s basketball season opener at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida, on November 2, 2026. Photo Credit: Nisey Spruill / Florida National News

A New Chapter Under Chris Mack

The victory marked the beginning of Mack’s tenure at South Florida following the program’s American Conference championship season.

Ahead of his debut, Mack outlined the expectations surrounding the Bulls:

“This program now has championship expectations and we have everything in place to be successful.”

— Chris Mack, USF Head Coach, in pregame remarks published by USF Athletics.

South Florida (1–0) will travel to Chicago to face DePaul on Thursday, November 5, for its first road matchup of the season.

– Nisey Spruill is a reporter and photojournalist for Florida National News (FNN), covering major news, sports and special events across Florida and nationwide. Contact sports@FloridaNationalNews.com

ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – UCF has extended its naming rights partnership with Addition Financial Credit Union for an additional dozen years—in the process continuing to identify Addition Financial Arena on the UCF campus as the Knights’ home for men’s and women’s basketball games and a variety of other events.

The new agreement is a 12-year, $20 million partnership that follows up the original naming rights pact signed by UCF and Additional Financial in 2013. The new deal takes effect Jan. 1, 2023.

The UCF Board of Trustees approved the name at its meeting this morning, and the full deal is expected to be approved Aug. 25 by the UCF Athletics Association.

“We’ve had a partnership with Addition Financial for nearly a decade, and we’re excited that Kevin Miller and the Addition Financial Board have agreed to extend our relationship for an additional 12 years,” says UCF vice president and athletics director Terry Mohajir. “This is a great new venture with outstanding community partners.

“Resources will be paramount as we transition into the Big 12 Conference a year from now, and Addition Financial will play a key role for us as we invest more resources to enhance our education and athletics missions!”

In 2013, Addition Financial was named the Official Financial Institution of the UCF Knights and is the exclusive credit union for UCF Athletics. Since that time, Addition Financial has partnered with UCF Athletics to provide scholarships, financial education workshops and other sponsorship support. Addition Financial is also the home of the official UCF Knights debit cards, with designs featuring the new Knight head and the Citronaut.

“Addition Financial is proud to continue our longstanding partnership with UCF Athletics and to align with Orlando’s hometown teams. Knight Nation has truly inspired us along their journey to the Big 12, and we look forward to embarking on that journey alongside them as we extend our partnership,” said Kevin Miller, Addition Financial president and CEO.

The 10,000-seat Addition Financial Arena has been home to the UCF men’s and women’s basketball programs since the start of their 2007-08 seasons. Located in the heart of Knights Plaza on the north side of campus, the state-of-the-art facility opened in the fall of 2007 and also hosts premiere concerts along with UCF commencement ceremonies.