Providence hires Bryan Hodgson: Friars tap USF coach to replace Kim English

Bryan Hodgson: Friar.

Providence employed the 38-year-old to be the subsequent coach of its males’s basketball program, the college introduced on Sunday. Hodgson agreed to a five-year contract with Providence, sources instructed CBS Sports. Hodgson simply guided South Florida to the NCAA Tournament (as a No. 11 seed) in his first season with the Bulls and was at Arkansas State for 2 years prior to that, totaling a 70-37 document and two first-place finishes within the Sun Belt and the American.

“We are very excited to welcome Bryan Hodgson and his family to Providence College,” Providence athletic director Steve Napolillo mentioned in a press release. “Today we begin a new journey with Providence College men’s basketball. It was my goal to find a head coach who would fit with our great athletic and academic institution. In addition, in this new revenue share/NIL landscape, I knew we needed a coach with the energy, passion and the skills to get us back to competing for championships and playing in the NCAA Tournament.”

The transfer was anticipated all through this week. Napolillo put Hodgson on high of his checklist of targets earlier this month, in accordance to sources, and it turned clear behind the scenes that Hodgson was sure for the Big East; no different candidates lingered as potential options. Although he has never coached within the Big East, Hodgson has power-conference expertise; he was a transfer on the recruiting path from 2019-23 beneath Nate Oats at Alabama.

Hodgson is changing Kim English, who spent three years with this system however was fired after the Big East Tournament and a 15-18 season. Hodgson’s bold-as-brass temperament figures to be a character match with a fan base that’s small however fiery and deeply invested. Speaking of investments, cash is predicted to be plentiful at PC. Per two sources, the Friars are anticipated to function north of $10 million in NIL and income sharing for the 2026-27 season.

That kind of spending energy will make PC a participant within the portal market within the lead-up to its official opening on April 7, the day after the nationwide title recreation.

With Providence off the board, the Friars be a part of Kansas State (Casey Alexander) and Georgia Tech (Scott Cross) because the three high-major vacancies to fill amid the din of the NCAA Tournament.