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University | University of Central Florida | |||
First season | 1969–70 | |||
All-time record | 672–554 (.548) | |||
Conference | American Athletic Conference | |||
Location | Orlando, FL | |||
Head coach | Johnny Dawkins (2nd year) | |||
Arena |
CFE Arena (Capacity: 10,000) |
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Nickname | Knights | |||
Student section | Knightmare | |||
Colors | Black and Gold |
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NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
1994, 1996, 2004, 2005 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1994, 1996, 2004, 2005 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
2005 |
The UCF Knights men's basketball team represents The University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida, United States. UCF competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights play their home games in the CFE Arena located on the university's main campus. They are coached by Johnny Dawkins who was hired in 2016.
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 four times (1994, 1996, 2004 and 2005). UCF has won twelve conference championships, seven regular season championships, and five tournament championships.
UCF played its first intercollegiate basketball game before the team even had a nickname. In the Division II era, under Torchy Clark, UCF found great success including a DII Final Four appearance. UCF has competed in the Atlantic Sun Conference (formerly called the Trans American Athletic Conference), from 1992 until 2005, when all sports joined Conference USA. As a Division II team, the Knights had been a charter member of the Sunshine State Conference from 1975 to 1984. The Knights also had a brief one-year stint in the Sun Belt Conference.