UCF Knights men's basketball
Basketball team which represents The University of Central Florida / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The UCF Knights men's basketball team represents The University of Central Florida, located in unincorporated Orange County, Florida near Orlando, United States. UCF competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and as of the next college basketball season in 2023–24, the Big 12 Conference.[4] The Knights play their home games in the Addition Financial Arena located on the university's main campus. They are coached by Johnny Dawkins who was hired in 2016.[5]
UCF Knights | ||||
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University | University of Central Florida | |||
First season | 1969–70 | |||
All-time record | 760–615 (.553) | |||
Head coach | Johnny Dawkins[1] (8th season) | |||
Conference | Big 12 Conference | |||
Location | Orlando, Florida | |||
Arena | Addition Financial Arena (capacity: 9,432[2]) | |||
Nickname | Knights | |||
Student section | Knightmare | |||
Colors | Black and gold[3] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
1978* | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1978* | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1977*, 1978*, 1980*, 1981* | ||||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1980*, 1981*, 1982*, 2019 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1980*, 1981*, 1982*, 1994, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2019 *at Division II level | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1978, 1994, 1996, 2004, 2005 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 2005 |
The Knights have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament six times (1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982), including the Final Four in 1978. UCF has reached the NCAA Division I Tournament five times (1994, 1996, 2004, 2005, and 2019). UCF has won seven regular season conference championships and five conference tournament championships.[6]