PC Has a New Basketball Coach

PC Has a New Basketball Coach

The Providence College Friars are hiring Bryan Hodgson as the next head coach for men's basketball, according to multiple reports.

The Friars are planning a press conference on Tuesday.

He is one of America’s hottest young coaches. PC will be his third head coaching job in three years.

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In March of 2023, Hodgson was named as the head coach of the Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team. He led the program to a CBI appearance in 2024 and the 2025 NIT.

On March 24, 2025, Hodgson was named the head coach of the South Florida Bulls men's basketball team. He led them to the NCAA tournament, but they were one-and-done — losing to Louisville on Thursday.

Reportedly, he was Syracuse’s target, but he passed on that job.

Now, the upstate New York native is coming to Providence. He is 38-years-old, a year older than former Friar coach Kim English.

English was fired after three years — he was 48-52 overall and 23-37 in the Big East.

The Friars now need to pay off English's contract.  Hodgson made $1.25 million at USF - this includes a $500,000 base salary and $750,000 for promotional/media activities.