2023–24 UCF Knights men's basketball
Jacksonville Classic Coast champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	17–16 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Johnny Dawkins (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Norris (8th season) Robbie Laing (8th season) Mamadou N'Diaye (3rd season) Tyson Waterman (1st season) Ben Witherspoon (1st season)
Home arena	Addition Financial Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3т Houston	15	–	3		.833			32	–	5		.865
No. 8 Iowa State †	13	–	5		.722			29	–	8		.784
No. 16 Baylor	11	–	7		.611			24	–	11		.686
Texas Tech	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
BYU	10	–	8		.556			23	–	11		.676
No. 19 Kansas	10	–	8		.556			23	–	11		.676
Texas	9	–	9		.500			21	–	13		.618
TCU	9	–	9		.500			21	–	13		.618
Oklahoma	8	–	10		.444			20	–	12		.625
Kansas State	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Cincinnati	7	–	11		.389			22	–	15		.595
UCF	7	–	11		.389			17	–	16		.515
Oklahoma State	4	–	14		.222			12	–	20		.375
West Virginia	4	–	14		.222			9	–	23		.281
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, marking their first season as members of the Big 12 Conference. The Knights, in the program's 55th season of basketball, were led by eighth-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and played their home games at the Addition Financial Arena.

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2022–23 season 18–14, 8–10 in AAC Play to finish in 7th place. They defeated SMU in the First Round of the AAC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Memphis. The Knights received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated Florida in the first round before losing in the second round to Oregon.

This was also the last season UCF played in the American Athletic Conference before moving to the Big 12 Conference.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Lahat Thioune	0	C	6'10"	225	RS Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Graduate transferred to South Dakota
Jayhlon Young	1	G	6'2"	175	RS Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Memphis
Michael Durr	2	F	7'0"	250	RS Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Brandon Suggs	4	G/F	6'6"	185	Senior	Powder Springs, GA	Graduate transferred to New Mexico State
P. J. Edwards	5	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Springfield, IL	Transferred to Bowling Green
Tyem Freeman	11	G	6'6"	210	RS Junior	Springfield, MO	Transferred to Kent State
Ithiel Horton	12	G	6'3"	200	RS Senior	Vauxhall, NJ	Graduated
Taylor Hendricks	25	F	6'9"	210	Freshman	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Declare for 2023 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Antwann Jones	1	G	6'6"	220	RS Senior	Orlando, FL	Louisiana
Shemarri Allen	2	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Arden, NC	Kansas City
Omar Payne	5	F	6'10"	240	RS Senior	Kissimmee, FL	Jacksonville
Ibrahima Diallo	11	C	7'0"	220	RS Senior	Saly, Senegal	San Jose State
Jaylin Sellers	24	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Columbus, GA	Ball State

2023 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Comeh Emuobor #80 SF	Raleigh, NC	Brewster Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 29, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Charlie May (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr St. Andrew's School Boca Raton, Florida G 1 Antwann Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Creighton Orlando, Florida G 2 Shemarri Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Kansas City Arden, North Carolina G 3 Darius Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Episcopal High School Boyds, Maryland G 4 Comeh Emuobor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Raleigh, North Carolina F 5 Omar Payne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Jacksonville Kissimmee, Florida C 11 Ibrahima Diallo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr San Jose State Saly, Senegal G 14 Michael Kalina (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr North Broward Prep School Boca Raton, Florida G 15 Tyler Hendricks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Calvary Christian Academy Fort Lauderdale, Florida G 20 Poohpha Warakulnukroh (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Montverde Academy Bangkok, Thailand F 21 C. J. Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Oregon Sanford, Florida G 22 Nils Machowski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr   Berlin, Germany G 24 Jaylin Sellers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Ball State Columbus, Georgia F 31 Thierno Sylla 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Royal Crown Academic School Conakry, Guinea	Head coach Johnny Dawkins (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Norris (Miami (FL)) Robbie Laing (Troy) Mamadou N'Diaye (Auburn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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