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Myrtle Beach Invitational champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 24–9 (13–5 AAC) |
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Home arena | CFE Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Houston | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 33 | – | 4 | .892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Cincinnati † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 24 | – | 14 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2018–19 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 50th season of basketball, were led by third-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 24–9, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Memphis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated VCU in the first round before losing in the second round to Duke.
Previous season
The Knights finished the 2017–18 season 19–13 overall and 9–9 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. In the AAC tournament, they defeated East Carolina in the first round before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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A. J. Davis | 3 | G/F | 6'9" | 215 | RS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
Daniel Lewis | 13 | G | 6'5" | 175 | Freshman | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to Kennesaw State |
Brock Stephenson | 20 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Sophomore | Miami, FL | Left team |
Tate Morse | 25 | G | 6'4" | 165 | Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |
Djordjije Mumin | 33 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Podgorica, Montenegro | Graduated |
Nathan Laing | 51 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS Senior | Lillington, NC | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Ibrahim Doumbia | 14 | C | 6'10" | 205 | Sophomore | Miami, FL | South Carolina |
Frank Bertz | 20 | G | 6'5" | 175 | Junior | Hesperia, CA | East Los Angeles College |
2018 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Andreas Fuller Jr. SG |
Saint Petersburg, FL | Saint Andrews School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
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Schedule and results
On March 2, UCF defeated (#8 AP Poll/#6 Coaches Poll) Houston at Fertitta Center stopping the nation's longest home winning streak at 33.[1] With the win UCF entered the AP Poll for the first time since the 2010–11 UCF Knights spent four weeks in the poll peaking at 19.[2]