A day after a second straight heartburn-inducing loss, the South Florida men's basketball team receuved a 7-foot-2 package of good news.
The Bulls announced the commitment of highly regarded center Kimario Sherman. Sherman, who attends Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, is ranked No. 19 at his position nationally with an 89 rating from Rivals and 87 from ESPN.
His commitment comes on the opening of the early signing period for the Class of 2027 and 2028.
Welcome to The Bay @showtimemario33 🤘 pic.twitter.com/kkia4L9u7q
— South Florida Men's Basketball (@USFMBB) November 12, 2026
He had offers from East Carolina, Stetson., Jacksonville and Stony Brook,
“We’re thrilled to have Kimario join our program and welcome the commitment and desire he brings to play at a very high level,” Bulls head coach Chris Mack said.
“Kimario has tremendous size and athleticism and will influence the game on both ends of the floor. He has terrific touch around the rim and will continue to develop and refine his game. We are very excited to have him do that in Green and Gold.”
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Lack of inside size hurt the Bulls in an 82-80 loss at DePaul. They followed that up with an 83-80 setback to St, Joseph's of the Atlantic 10 in the Veterans Classic matchup Wednesday at the Naval Academy's Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md.
For the second straight game, the Bulls fell behind by double digits but staged a furious rally and had a chance to win the game.
Against St. Joseph's, USF led 12-0 at the start but slumped to 1-of-12 from three in the first half with 13 turnovers. The Bulls trailed by five at the half, a deficit that eventually stretched to 13 points in the second halr.
A telltale stat: USF was just 8-of-28 from beyond the arch while St. Joseph;s was 12-of-26 for 46 percent.
Guard Sonny Wilson was one of five Bulls in double figures with 13 points, including a team-high six assists.
Bulls fans will recall that last season under new coach Bryan Hodgson, USF lost 3-of-4 at one point in the non-conference portion of its schedule. That included a particularly disspirating showing at the Battle 4 Atlantis, where South Florida lost two of three games.
That prompted a team soul-searching meeting that helped turn the season around. USF went on to win both the regular-season and American Conference tournament championships.
While obviously it's much too early for any sort of draconian evaluations of this team, the Bulls need to avoid falling into deep deficits. They will see how that works on Saturday when they host Coppin State at 2 p.m. on ESPN+
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