Bryan Hodgson
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | South Florida |
| Conference | The American |
| Record | 4–4 (.500) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 11, 1987[1] Olean, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
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| Playing career | |
| 2005–2007 | Jamestown CC |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2010 | Fredonia State (asst.) |
| 2010–2013 | Jamestown CC (asst.) |
| 2013–2015 | Midland (asst.) |
| 2015–2019 | Buffalo (asst.) |
| 2019–2023 | Alabama (asst.) |
| 2023–2025 | Arkansas State |
| 2025–present | South Florida |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 49–32 (.605) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NIT) 2–1 (CBI) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Sun Belt regular season (2025) | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Bryan Hodgson (born April 11, 1987)[1] is an American college basketball coach who is currently serving as the head coach of the South Florida Bulls men's basketball team.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Hodgson was born at Olean General Hospital in 1987 to a teenage mother.[a] After his mother's boyfriend placed him on top of a wood stove when he was only a year old, Hodgson was placed in foster care. He was adopted by Larry and Rebecca Hodgson.[2][3][4] Raised as a part of a large family in the Western New York communities of Bolivar and then later Jamestown, he graduated from Jamestown High School where he was a member of the Red Raider varsity basketball team.[5]
College career
[edit | edit source]Hodgson played collegiately at Jamestown Community College, a NJCAA Region III program, where he served as team captain for two seasons[6] before earning an associate degree in Social Studies.[7] Continuing his education at Fredonia State, Hodgson earned a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Getting his coaching career started as a student assistant at the Fredonia State, Hodgson spent his summers working the basketball camp circuit where he has worked the prestigious camps at Duke, Maryland, West Virginia, Syracuse, and Michigan State.[8]
Before joining the staff at the University at Buffalo, Hodgson spent time coaching in the NJCAA at his alma mater Jamestown CC as well as Midland College[9][10] and the I-90 AAU travel team. During this time he helped many of his athletes move on to NCAA Division-I programs.[11]
Hodgson joined head coach Nate Oats's staff at Alabama in 2019 as the lead recruiter.[12] He oversaw a 2022 recruiting class which was ranked third in the nation by 247Sports. He was personally responsible for the recruitment of Brandon Miller and Jaden Bradley.[13]
On March 22, 2023, Hodgson was announced as the head coach of the Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team.[13] He led the program to a CBI appearance in 2024 and the 2025 NIT.
On March 24, 2025, Hodgson was named the head coach of the South Florida Bulls men's basketball team.[14]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Arkansas State Red Wolves (Sun Belt Conference) (2023–2025) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Arkansas State | 20–17 | 11–7 | 4th | CBI Semifinals | ||||
| 2024–25 | Arkansas State | 25–11 | 13–5 | T–1st | NIT Second Round | ||||
| Arkansas State: | 45–28 (.616) | 24–12 (.667) | |||||||
| South Florida Bulls (The American) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025–26 | South Florida | 4–4 | 0–0 | ||||||
| South Florida: | 4–4 (.500) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 49–32 (.605) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notes
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1987 births
- Living people
- Junior college men's basketball coaches in the United States
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Basketball coaches from New York (state)
- Buffalo Bulls men's basketball coaches
- Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball coaches
- Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball coaches
- State University of New York at Fredonia alumni
- Jamestown Community College alumni
- American adoptees
- Burn survivors
- University of the Southwest alumni