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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 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]
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]