Ross Hodge

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Ross Hodge
Current position
Title Head coach
Team West Virginia
Conference Big 12
Record0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born (1980-07-15) July 15, 1980 (age 44) [1]
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1999–2001 Paris JC
2001–2003 Texas A&M–Commerce
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2005 Texas A&M–Commerce (assistant)
2005–2006 Paris JC (assistant)
2006–2009Paris JC
2009–2011 Midland
2011–2012 Southern Miss (assistant)
2012–2016 Colorado State (assistant)
2016–2017 Arkansas State (associate HC)
2017–2023 North Texas (associate HC)
2023–2025North Texas
2025–present West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall46–24 (.657) (college)
146–24 (.859) (NJCAA)
Tournaments4–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Western Junior Athletics Conference Regular Season (2011)

Ross S. Hodge (born July 15, 1980) [1] is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team. [2]

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Playing career

Hodge played two years of college basketball at Paris Junior College before transferring to Texas A&M–Commerce. [3]

Coaching career

Following graduation, Hodge became an assistant coach at his alma mater, where he stayed for two seasons before accepting the head coaching position at his other former school, Paris Junior College. While at Paris, he led the Dragons to an 83–17 overall record and two Texas Eastern Athletic Conference regular-season championships as well as an eighth-place finish in the NJCAA National Tournament in 2008. [4] [2] Following his stint at Paris, Hodge moved to Midland College where he had a 63–7 overall record, guiding the team to national runner up in the NJCAA tournament in 2011. [5]

In 2011, Hodge joined the staff at Southern Miss under Larry Eustachy for a single season. [6] He'd follow Eustachy to Colorado State where he stayed from 2012 to 2016 before joining Grant McCasland's staff at Arkansas State, and subsequently following McCasland to North Texas in 2017. [7] [8]

On April 2, 2023, he was promoted to be the Head Coach at North Texas after McCasland accepted the head coaching position at Texas Tech. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

On March 26, 2025, it was announced that he signed a 5 year deal with former North Texas Mean Green Athletic Director colleague Wren Baker to become the current head coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team. [14]

Head coaching record

NCAA DI

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
North Texas Mean Green (American Athletic Conference)(2023–2025)
2023–24 North Texas 19–1510–87th NIT Second Round
2024–25 North Texas 27–914–42nd NIT Semifinals
North Texas:46–24 (.657)24–12 (.667)
West Virginia (Big 12 Conference)(2025–present)
2025–26 West Virginia 0–00–0
West Virginia:0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:46–24 (.657)

      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

NJCAA

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Paris Junior College (Region XIV)(2006–2009)
2006–07Paris JC 26–4 [15]
2007–08Paris JC 30–7 [16] NJCAA Division I Elite Eight
2008–09Paris JC 25–6 [17]
Paris JC:83–17 (.830)
Midland College (WJCAC)(2009–2011)
2009–10Midland College 30–3 [18]
2010–11Midland College 31–4 [19] 1stNJCAA Division I Runner Up
Midland College:63–7 (.900)
Total:146–24 (.859)

      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

References

  1. 1 2 "Ross Hodge". coachesdatabase.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Ross Hodge – Men's Basketball Coach". University of North Texas Athletics.
  3. "Lion Athletics Announces 2016 Hall of Fame Class". Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics.
  4. "2008 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH 18, 2008". NJCAA.
  5. "2011 NJCAA DI MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH 15–19, 2011". NJCAA.
  6. "Ross Hodge Joins Southern Miss as Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". Southern Miss.
  7. "Ross Hodge – Associate Head Coach – Staff Directory". Arkansas State University.
  8. "ROSS HODGE". Mean Green Sports. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  9. "Ross Hodge Named Men's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). North Texas Mean Green. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  10. "UNT officially names Ross Hodge as next head basketball coach". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  11. Vito, Brett. "North Texas officially names Ross Hodge its men's basketball coach". Denton Record. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  12. "Ross Hodge named head men's basketball coach as Grant McCasland departs to Texas Tech". North Texas Daily. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  13. "Ross Hodge promoted to head coach at North Texas". Coaches Database. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  14. "Ross Hodge becomes the next head basketball coach at West Virginia". wvusports. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  15. "Paris Junior College – Schedule – NJCAA Stats". NJCAA.
  16. "Paris Junior College – Schedule – NJCAA Stats". NJCAA.
  17. "Paris Junior College – Schedule – NJCAA Stats". NJCAA.
  18. "Midland College – Schedule – NJCAA Stats". NJCAA.
  19. "Midland College – Schedule – NJCAA Stats". NJCAA.