Bring up the name “Bryan Hodgson” with anybody in the University at Buffalo’s men’s basketball program and reoccurring themes stand out at a moment’s notice. An appraisal of him often includes the same reoccurring characteristics: He’s modest, consistent, energetic, and a relationship builder. Couple those characteristics with his sheer effort, and it’s quick to realize why he’s one of the best up and coming coaches in all of college basketball.
Hodgson enters his third year as an assistant coach for the Bulls and his fingerprints are on every facet of success experienced in a short time. Hired onto UB’s staff for the first year of head coach Nate Oats’ tenure, the Western New York native hit the ground running on the recruiting trail, quickly proving his prowess in that regard.