The day certainly didn’t start the way USF men’s basketball coach Stan Heath wanted—an Internet report alleges USF has committed several NCAA violations in recent months—but it ended with a 65-58 victory over Davidson that improved USF’s record to 3-0.

It’s the first time since the 2006-07 season the Bulls have won their first three games to start a season. Gus Gilchrist, the player at the center of several of the alleged NCAA violations, hit 15 of 16 free throws Thursday night against Davidson in the Charleston (S.C.) Classic. Gilchrist finished with a team-high 21 points. Meanwhile, junior guard Dominique Jones scored 17 points and added 10 rebounds for this third career double-double.

In other USF sports news from Thursday:

* The men’s soccer team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 2-1 comeback victory over Stetson. The Bulls scored the game-winner on a header by Bernardo Anor off a pass from Javed Mohammed. The Bulls advance to face No. 1-ranked and undefeated Akron (20-0-0) in the next round.

* USF volleyball players Marcela Gurgel, Alli Arbogast and Allie Boaz garnered All-Big East Conference honors on Thursday.

* Finally, USF forward Porche Grant will sit out the season due to personal reasons. Grant was the Bulls’ leading rebounder a year ago (7.7 per game), helping USF win the WNIT title.