2019–20 UCF Knights men's basketball team

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2019–20 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Knights logo.svg
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2019–20 record16–14 (7–11 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAddition Financial Arena
Seasons
2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cincinnati 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
No. 22 Houston 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742
Tulsa 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
Wichita State 11 – 7   .611 23 – 8   .742
UConn 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Memphis 10 – 8   .556 21 – 10   .677
SMU 9 – 9   .500 19 – 11   .633
UCF 7 – 11   .389 16 – 14   .533
South Florida 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Temple 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
East Carolina 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Tulane 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400
Note: The 2020 AAC Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019–20 UCF Knights men's basketball team represents the University of Central Florida during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights are members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 51st season of basketball, are led by fourth-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and play their home games at the Addition Financial Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.[1]

Previous season[]

The Knights finished the 2018–19 season 24–9 overall and 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the AAC Tournament, they lost to Memphis in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005. They defeated VCU in the first round before losing Duke in the second round.[2]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
B. J. Taylor 1 G 6'2" 200 RS Senior Orlando, FL Graduated
Terrell Allen 2 G 6'2" 185 RS Junior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduate transferred to Georgetown
Myles Douglas 5 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Edgewood, MD Transferred to Saint Joseph's
Dayon Griffin 10 G 6'4" 208 RS Senior St. Petersburg, FL Graduated
Rokas Ulvydas 11 F 6'11" 235 RS Junior Kaunas, Lithuania Left team
Aubrey Dawkins 15 G/F 6'6" 205 RS Junior Palo Alto, CA Play professionally
Chad Brown 21 F 6'9" 240 Senior Deltona, FL Graduated
Chance McSpadden 22 G 6'4' 184 RS Junior Winter Haven, FL Graduate transferred to Stetson
Tacko Fall 24 C 7'6" 295 Senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated
Anthony Catotti 31 G 6'4" 200 RS Senior Oviedo, FL Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Yuat Alok 0 F 6'11" 225 RS Junior Auckland, New Zealand Transferred from TCU in January during the 2018–19 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Alok has to sit out until January and will be eligible to start in January during the 2019–20 season. Alok has one and a half years of remaining eligibility.
Matt Milon 3 G 6'5" 195 Graduate Student Oviedo, FL Transferred from William & Mary. Will be eligible to play immediately since Milon graduated from William & Mary.
Avery Diggs 5 C 6'10" 240 Junior Brandon, FL Junior college transferred from Southwest Mississippi CC
Dazon Ingram 12 G 6'5" 207 Graduate Student Theodore, AL Transferred from Alabama. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ingram graduated from Alabama.
Brandon Mahan 13 G 6'5" 200 Junior Birmingham, AL Transferred from Texas A&M. Mahan was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Sean Mobley 30 F 6'9" 225 Junior Melbourne, FL Transferred from VCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mobley will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Moses Bol 35 C 7'1' 230 Junior Wau, South Sudan Junior college transferred from Colby CC.

2019 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tony Johnson
PG 		Eufaula, AL The Skill Factory Prep School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Feb 16, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Darin Green Jr.
SG 		Tampa, FL Wharton High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

2020 recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2019–20 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Yuat Alok (T) Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr TCU Auckland, New Zealand
G 1 Tony Johnson Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr The Skill Factory Eufaula, Alabama
G 2 Matt Milon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS William & Mary Oviedo, Florida
G 3 Dre Fuller Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Admiral Farragut Academy Fayetteville, North Carolina
G 4 Ceasar DeJesus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Mt. Zion Prep Jersey City, New Jersey
C 5 Avery Diggs 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr SW Mississippi CC Brandon, Florida
G 10 Levy Renaud (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So NSU University School Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G 11 Xavier Grant (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So American Heritage School Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G 12 Dazon Ingram 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Alabama Theodore, Alabama
G 13 Brandon Mahan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Texas A&M Birmingham, Alabama
F 14 Ibrahim Famouke Doumbia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So South Carolina Bamako, Mali
G 20 Frank Bertz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr East Los Angeles College Hesperia, California
G 22 Darin Green Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Wharton High School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 25 Ryan Anders (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Wharton High School Tampa, Florida
F 30 Sean Mobley Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr VCU Melbourne, Florida
C 33 Moses Bol Current redshirt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Colby CC Wau, South Sudan
C 35 Collin Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr George Washington Jacksonville, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (T) Transferred
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

  • Jan. 13, 2020 - Yuat Alok elected to transfer to Southern Utah after the fall semester.[3] Alok did not play in a single game for the Knights.

Schedule and results[]

Source[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Prairie View A&M W 73–69  1–0
 Addition Financial Arena (4,972)
Orlando, FL
November 12, 2019*
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		Miami (FL) L 70–79  1–1
 Addition Financial Arena (7,514)
Orlando, FL
November 17, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Illinois State W 67–65  2–1
 Redbird Arena (4,372)
Normal, IL
November 23, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		College of Charleston
Wooden Legacy campus-site game 		W 72–71  3–1
 Addition Financial Arena (4,578)
Orlando, FL
November 28, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Penn
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals 		L 67–68  3–2
 Anaheim Arena (1,574)
Anaheim, CA
November 29, 2019*
9:00 pm, ESPNews 		vs. Pepperdine
Wooden Legacy consolation 2nd round 		W 78–65  4–2
 Anaheim Arena 
Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Charleston
Wooden Legacy 5th place game 		W 77–56  5–2
 Anaheim Arena 
Anaheim, CA
December 7, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		NJIT W 78–65  6–2
 Addition Financial Arena (4,178)
Orlando, FL
December 10, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Green Bay W 79–66  7–2
 Addition Financial Arena (4,370)
Orlando, FL
December 15, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Sacred Heart W 76–65  8–2
 Addition Financial Arena (3,994)
Orlando, FL
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bethune–Cookman W 70–65  9–2
 Addition Financial Arena (4,112)
Orlando, FL
December 21, 2019*
2:00 pm, FSOK 		at Oklahoma L 52–53  9–3
 Lloyd Noble Center (6,875)
Norman, OK
AAC regular season
December 31, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		Temple L 58–62  9–4
(0–1) 		Addition Financial Arena (4,098)
Orlando, FL
January 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Houston L 63–78  9–5
(0–2) 		Fertitta Center (7,035)
Houston, TX
January 8, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at SMU L 74–81  9–6
(0–3) 		Moody Coliseum (4,011)
Dallas, TX
January 11, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		Cincinnati L 54–68  9–7
(0–4) 		Addition Financial Arena (5,482)
Orlando, FL
January 14, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Tulane W 74–55  10–7
(1–4) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (1,665)
New Orleans, LA
January 18, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		South Florida
War on I-4 		W 55–54  11–7
(2–4) 		Addition Financial Arena (6,433)
Orlando, FL
January 25, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Wichita State L 79–87  11–8
(2–5) 		Charles Koch Arena (10,398)
Wichita, KS
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Memphis L 57–59  11–9
(2–6) 		Addition Financial Arena (5,774)
Orlando, FL
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		at South Florida
War on I-4 		L 48–64  11–10
(2–7) 		Yuengling Center (6,254)
Tampa, FL
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at East Carolina W 68–64  12–10
(3–7) 		Williams Arena (3,474)
Greenville, NC
February 9, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Tulsa W 83–75  13–10
(4–7) 		Addition Financial Arena (5,349)
Orlando, FL
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Wichita State L 58–75  13–11
(4–8) 		Addition Financial Arena (5,553)
Orlando, FL
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Cincinnati W 89–87 2OT 14–11
(5–8) 		Fifth Third Arena (10,874)
Cincinnati, OH
February 22, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		Tulane L 74–75  14–12
(5–9) 		Addition Financial Arena (4,966)
Orlando, FL
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Connecticut L 65–81  14–13
(5–10) 		XL Center (9,480)
Hartford, CT
February 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Tulsa L 54–65  14–14
(5–11) 		Reynolds Center (5,304)
Tulsa, OK
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		SMU W 61–58  15–14
(6–11) 		Addition Financial Arena (4,591)
Orlando, FL
March 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		East Carolina W 94–62  16–14
(7–11) 		Addition Financial Arena (4,819)
Orlando, FL
American Athletic Conference Tournament
March 12, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		(8) vs. (9) South Florida
First Round 		Cancelled[1] Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Awards and honors[]

American Athletic Conference honors[]

Rookie of the Week[]

  • Week 14: Darin Green Jr.

Source[5][6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ Murphy_UCF, Brian (2019-06-20). "Johnny Dawkins on the NBA Draft, the Newest Knight and Much More". Black & Gold Banneret. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  2. ^ "Duke vs. UCF highlights: How the No. 1 Blue Devils escaped in NCAA Tournament classic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  3. ^ Lester, Bryson. "Thunderbirds Add Top-Tier Transfer Yuat Alok". suutbirds.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule". UCF Athletics - Official Athletic Site.
  5. ^ "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  7. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
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