South Florida shooting guard Terrence Samuel, a contributing member of UConn’s 2014 national championship team, will make his return to Storrs tonight as UConn hosts the Bulls.
Samuel spent two years with the Huskies before transferring to Penn State, where he played only one season before moving on to USF. He has become a starter in his senior year in addition to being the Bulls’ best perimeter defender.
But while Samuel has improved, South Florida (8-16, 1-10 AAC) hasn’t gained much ground in head coach Brian Gregory’s first year. Gregory coached Dayton to two NCAA Tournament berths and an NIT championship in the 2000s, but struggled as Georgia Tech’s head coach, finishing ten games below .