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2017–18 UCF Knights men's basketball team

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2017–18UCF Knights men's basketball

Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	19–13 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach	Johnny Dawkins (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Norris (2nd season) Vince Taylor (1st season) Robbie Laing (2nd season)
Home arena	CFE Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati †	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
No. 21 Houston	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
No. 16Wichita State	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Tulsa	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Memphis	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
UCF	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Temple	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
UConn	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
SMU	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Tulane	5	–	13	.278	14	–	17	.452
East Carolina	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313

†2018 AAC tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll

The2017–18 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Central Florida during the2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights are members of theAmerican Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 49th season of basketball, were led by second-year head coachJohnny Dawkins and played their home games at theCFE Arena on the university's main campus inOrlando,Florida.^[1]^[2] They finished the season 19–13 overall and 9–9 in AAC play to finish in 6th place. In theAAC tournament, they defeatedEast Carolina in the first round before losing toHouston in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

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TheKnights finished the2016–17 season 24–12, 11–7 inAAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeatedMemphis in the quarterfinals of theAAC tournament before losing in the semifinals toSMU. They received an invitation to theNational Invitation Tournament where they defeatedColorado,Illinois State, andIllinois to advance to the semifinals atMadison Square Garden for the first time in school history. There they lost to the eventual NIT Champion,TCU.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tank Efinanayi	0	G/F	6'6"	210	Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Matt Williams	12	G	6'5"	215	RS Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Nick Banyard	14	F	6'8"	230	RS Senior	Flower Mound, TX	Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Collin Smith	15	C	6'10"	240	Sophomore	Jacksonville, FL	Transferred fromGeorge Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Smith will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Myles Douglas #64 PF	Aberdeen, MD	Aberdeen High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 12, 2016
Myles Douglas #64 PF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (75)
Daniel Lewis SG	Atlanta, GA	Westlake High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 17, 2016
Daniel Lewis SG	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. RetrievedNovember 12, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andreas Fuller Jr. SG	Saint Petersburg, FL	Saint Andrews School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Andreas Fuller Jr. SG	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (75)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals. RetrievedNovember 12, 2017.

Roster

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2017–18 UCF Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	B. J. Taylor	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	200lb(91 kg)	RS Jr	William R. Boone High School	Orlando, Florida
G	2	Terrell Allen	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	183lb(83 kg)	RS So	Drexel	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F	3	A. J. Davis	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	215lb(98 kg)	RS Sr	Tennessee	Atlanta, Georgia
G	4	Ceasar DeJesus	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	195lb(88 kg)	RS Fr	Mt. Zion Prep	Jersey City, New Jersey
F	5	Myles Douglas	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	215lb(98 kg)	Fr	Aberdeen High School	Edgewood, Maryland
G	10	Dayon Griffin	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	208lb(94 kg)	RS Jr	Louisiana Tech	St. Petersburg, Florida
F	11	Rokas Ulvydas	6ft 11in(2.11 m)	235lb(107 kg)	RS So	Texas Tech	Kaunas, Lithuania
G	13	Daniel Lewis	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	175lb(79 kg)	Fr	Westlake High School	Atlanta, Georgia
G/F	15	Aubrey Dawkins	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	205lb(93 kg)	Jr	Michigan	Palo Alto, California
G	20	Brock Stephenson (W)	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	190lb(86 kg)	So	Dade Christian School	Miami, Florida
F	21	Chad Brown	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	240lb(109 kg)	Jr	Deltona High School	Deltona, Florida
G	22	Chance McSpadden	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	184lb(83 kg)	RS So	Winter Haven High School	Winter Haven, Florida
C	24	Tacko Fall	7ft 6in(2.29 m)	295lb(134 kg)	Jr	Liberty Christian Prep	Dakar, Senegal
G	25	Tate Morse (W)	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	165lb(75 kg)	Sr	Orangewood Christian	Orlando, Florida
G/F	30	Anthony Catotti (W)	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	200lb(91 kg)	Sr	Seminole High School	Oviedo, Florida
G	33	Djordjije Mumin (W)	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	210lb(95 kg)	Sr	American Heritage	Podgorica, Montenegro
C	35	Collin Smith	6ft 11in(2.11 m)	235lb(107 kg)	So	George Washington	Jacksonville, Florida
G	51	Nathan Laing (W)	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	185lb(84 kg)	RS Sr	Jacksonville State	Lillington, North Carolina

Head coach

Johnny Dawkins (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Norris (Miami (FL))
Vince Taylor (Duke)
Robbie Laing (Troy)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W)Walk-on

Injured
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Roster
Last update: November 11, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Mercer	W 88–79	1–0	CFE Arena (6,167) Orlando, FL
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Gardner–Webb	W 68–65	2–0	CFE Arena (4,016) Orlando, FL
Nov 18, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		William & Mary	W 75–64	3–0	CFE Arena (4,143) Orlando, FL
Nov 23, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Nebraska AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals	W 68–59	4–0	HP Field House (3,348) Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 24, 2017* 8:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 23 West Virginia AdvoCare Invitational semifinals	L 45–83	4–1	HP Field House (2,834) Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 26, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. St. John's AdvoCare Invitational 3rd place game	L 43–46	4–2	HP Field House (1,712) Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 30, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		Missouri	L 59–62	4–3	CFE Arena (5,122) Orlando, FL
Dec 3, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 24 Alabama	W 65–62	5–3	Coleman Coliseum (13,534) Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 9, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Southern	W 76–60	6–3	CFE Arena (4,139) Orlando, FL
Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Southeastern Louisiana	W 61–53	7–3	CFE Arena (3,449) Orlando, FL
Dec 19, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stetson	W 74–55	8–3	Edmunds Center (1,918) DeLand, FL
Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		South Carolina State	W 89–64	9–3	CFE Arena (3,055) Orlando, FL
AAC regular season
Dec 27, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at SMU	L 51–56	9–4 (0–1)	Moody Coliseum (6,628) Dallas, TX
Dec 31, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPNews		at East Carolina	W 59–39	10–4 (1–1)	Williams Arena (2,946) Greenville, NC
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Memphis	W 65–56	11–4 (2–1)	CFE Arena (4,298) Orlando, FL
Jan 7, 2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Temple	W 60–39	12–4 (3–1)	CFE Arena (4,010) Orlando, FL
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at UConn	L 53–62	12–5 (3–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,065) Storrs, CT
Jan 16, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		No. 12 Cincinnati	L 38–49	12–6 (3–3)	CFE Arena (7,565) Orlando, FL
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNews		at South Florida Rivalry	W 71–69	13–6 (4–3)	USF Sun Dome (4,611) Tampa, FL
Jan 25, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 17 Wichita State	L 62–81	13–7 (4–4)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
Jan 31, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN		UConn	W 70–61	14–7 (5–4)	CFE Arena (5,233) Orlando, FL
Feb 3, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Houston	L 65–69	14–8 (5–5)	CFE Arena (4,301) Orlando, FL
Feb 6, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 6 Cincinnati	L 40–77	14–9 (5–6)	BB&T Arena (8,673) Highland Heights, KY
Feb 11, 2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at Memphis	W 68–64	15–9 (6–6)	FedEx Forum (7,163) Memphis, TN
Feb 14, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU		South Florida Rivalry	W 72–57	16–9 (7–6)	CFE Arena (4,310) Orlando, FL
Feb 17, 2018 11:00 am, ESPNU		SMU	W 52–37	17–9 (8–6)	CFE Arena (4,016) Orlando, FL
Feb 21, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNews		at Tulsa	L 61–70	17–10 (8–7)	Reynolds Center (3,342) Tulsa, OK
Feb 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPNU		at Temple	L 56–75	17–11 (8–8)	Liacouras Center (7,119) Philadelphia, PA
Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 11 Wichita State	L 71-75 ^OT	17–12 (8–9)	CFE Arena (5,930) Orlando, FL
Mar 4, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPNU		Tulane	W 60–51	18–12 (9–9)	CFE Arena (4,420) Orlando, FL
American Athletic Conference tournament
Mar 8, 2018 8:30 p:m, ESPNU	(6)	vs. (11) East Carolina First Round	W 66–52	19–12	Amway Center (7,918) Orlando, FL
Mar 9, 2018 9:00 p:m, ESPNU	(6)	vs. (3) No. 21 Houston Quarterfinals	L 56–84	19–13	Amway Center (8,680) Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time.

References

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v t e UCF Knights men's basketball
Venues	Education Gymnasium (1969–1991) UCF Arena (1991–2007) Addition Financial Arena (2007–present)
Rivalries	South Florida
Culture & lore	Knightro Marching Knights
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

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