Providence College Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bryan Hodgson announced today (April 6) the hiring of six members of his staff. All six hires worked with Hodgson last season at the University of South Florida.
Tee Butters (associate head coach/general manager), Jamie Quarles (assistant coach), Derek Rongstad (assistant coach), Logan Ingram (assistant coach), and Alex Harris (assistant coach) all will be part of the coaching staff. Also joining Hodgson as part of his staff will be Tyler Pacheco, as the director of basketball operations.
“I am excited that we were able to keep our staff together and we will have this talented group working in Friartown,” Hodgson said. “Tee, Jamie, Derek, Logan, Alex and Tyler all played a key role in our success last season. I am confident that they will work tirelessly to help us build one of the top programs in the BIG EAST. The passion and dedication they bring every day will be reflected in our team and how we compete on and off the court.”
Most recently, Butters was an associate head basketball coach at the University of South Florida for the 2025-26 season. He helped the Bulls capture the AAC Regular Season and Conference Tournament titles after posting a 25-9 mark. The squad also earned the Bulls’ first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012. Prior to USF, Butters served as an associate head coach at Arkansas State for the 2024-25 season, also under Hodgson. He was also a Red Wolves’ assistant coach during the 2023-24 campaign. Before his time in Jonesboro, he spent nine seasons at Charleston Southern, including four as an associate head coach. He played a key role in player development, recruiting and game strategy.
Prior to coming to Friartown, Quarles served as an assistant coach with the University of South Florida men’s basketball program for the 2025-26 season. Before going to USF, Quarles spent two seasons at Arkansas State, where he was promoted to associate head coach ahead of the 2024–25 campaign. Before Arkansas State, Quarles spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Buffalo, including the 2022–23 season as associate head coach. During his time with the Bulls, the program posted a 129-62 overall record and a 76-32 mark in Mid-American Conference play, which included their best season in program history in 2018-19 (32-4) and first top-25 ranking. He helped lead the team to two MAC regular-season titles, two conference tournament championships, two NCAA Tournament appearances and NIT appearance.
In 2025-26, Rongstad served as an assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of South Florida. He joined the Bulls in April 2025 after two seasons at Arkansas State. He served as a Red Wolves’ assistant coach for two seasons. His role included opponent scouting, talent evaluation, and recruiting. Before joining the Red Wolves, Rongstad spent four seasons on the staff at Alabama under Head Coach Nate Oats. During his tenure, Alabama compiled a 92–42 record, captured four championships, and made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including two trips to the Sweet 16.
Ingram began his first season as an assistant coach at the University of South Florida in 2025-26. Ingram served on Bryan Hodgson‘s staff at Arkansas State for two seasons as the Red Wolves’ video coordinator and then later as the director of scouting and analytics. He managed practice and game videos, assisted in preliminary scouting and analytics, and supported recruiting operations, summer basketball camps, and player development. During his second season at Arkansas State, the Red Wolves won the 2025 Sun Belt Conference regular season championship. Arkansas State also reached a total of 25 wins during their 2024-25 campaign, the most in school history. Ingram spent four seasons as a manager for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Harris joined the University of South Florida men’s basketball team as the director of player development in April 2025. At USF, he was instrumental in the development of Izaiyah Nelson, who became the first player in American Conference history to win Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. Also, USF players Wes Enis and Joseph Pinion earned All-Conference honors. Harris previously spent two seasons on Bryan Hodgson‘s staff at Arkansas State as the assistant coach for player development. Prior to his time at Arkansas State, Harris served as associate head coach at Word of God Christian Academy (North Carolina). Harris also was an assistant coach at E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville, N.C., and for Team Loaded NC 17U on the Adidas 3SSB circuit.
Pacheco joined Bryan Hodgson‘s staff at USF as the director of operations in 2025-26. Prior to going to South Florida, he spent two seasons at The University of Texas, where he served as the director of recruiting after a stint as a graduate manager. While with the Longhorns, he played a role in the team’s back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, once in the Big 12 and the other in the SEC. During the 2023-24 season in Austin, Texas posted a 21-13 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 32. In July of 2024, Pacheco was named the director of basketball operations at Cal State Fullerton and was an on-the-floor coach for the Titans. He returned to Texas in October of 2024.
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