Ben Fletcher (basketball)

Benjamin G. Fletcher (born January 1, 1981)^[1] is a basketball coach. He was most recently the interim head coach for the South Florida Bulls.

Ben Fletcher

Biographical details
Born	(1981-01-01) January 1, 1981 (age 44)[1]
Playing career
2001–2003	Troy
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2005	Troy (student assistant)
2005–2019	Troy (assistant)
2019–2023	Kennesaw State (assistant)
2023–2024	South Florida (assistant)
2024–2025	South Florida (interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall	13–19 (.406)

Playing career

Fletcher played for the Troy Trojans from 2001 to 2003, where he played in 59 career games with 58 starts, where he averaged 13.4 points per game, 2.6 rebounds per game, 1.3 assists per game, and 1.3 steals per game, while also being named to the 2002-03 A-SUN all-conference team, and being named the 2002 A-SUN Conference Tournament MVP.^[2][3]

Coaching career

Fletcher started his coaching career in 2005 as an assistant coach at his alma mater Troy. In 2019, Fletcher left the Troy Trojans, joining Kennesaw State as an assistant coach.^[4][5][6] Heading into the 2023 season, Fletcher joined the South Florida Bulls, as an assistant coach.^[7][8] In June 2024, Fletcher was promoted by the Bulls to serve as the team's associate head coach.^[9] On October 29, 2024, Fletcher was named the interim head coach for the South Florida Bulls five days after the death of former head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim.^[10][11]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
South Florida Bulls (American Athletic Conference) (2024–2025)
2024–25	South Florida	13–19	6–12	T–9th
South Florida:		13–19 (.406)	6–12 (.333)
Total:		13–19 (.406)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion