Tampa, Fla. Nov. 1, 2023 – University of South Florida head coach Jose Fernandez has been tabbed to the 2024 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year watch list presented by Her Hoop Stats, the organization announced Wednesday. This is the inaugural season of the award, named after the legendary former Harvard head coach.
Coach Fernandez who enters his 24th season at the helm of the program in 2023-24, received an extension through the 2028-29 season.
Heading into the upcoming season, USF was picked to finish first for the fourth straight year in this year's rendition of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) preseason coaches poll, and senior guard Sammie Puisis was named to the AAC Preseason All-Conference First Team.