UCF Knights men's basketball
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| University | University of Central Florida | ||||||||
| First season | 1969–70 | ||||||||
| All-time record | 760–615 (.553) | ||||||||
| Head coach | Johnny Dawkins (9th season) | ||||||||
| Conference | Big 12 Conference | ||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||
| Arena | Addition Financial Arena (capacity: 9,432) | ||||||||
| Nickname | Knights | ||||||||
| Student section | Knightmare | ||||||||
| Colors | Black and gold | ||||||||
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| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||||||||
| 1978* | |||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||
| 1978, 1994, 1996, 2004, 2005 | |||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||
| 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 2005 | |||||||||
* at Division II level | |||||||||
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 the Big 12 Conference. 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.
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.