The 2019–20 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 51st season of basketball, were led by fourth-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and played their home games at the Addition Financial Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.
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.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure B. J. Taylor 1 G 6'2" 200 Orlando, FL Graduated Terrell Allen 2 G 6'2" 185 Upper Marlboro, MD Graduate transferred to Georgetown Myles Douglas 5 F 6'8" 215 Edgewood, MD Transferred to Saint Joseph's Dayon Griffin 10 G 6'4" 208 St. Petersburg, FL Graduated Rokas Ulvydas 11 F 6'11" 235 Kaunas, Lithuania Left team Aubrey Dawkins 15 G/F 6'6" 205 Palo Alto, CA To play professionally Chad Brown 21 F 6'9" 240 Deltona, FL Graduated Chance McSpadden 22 G 6'4' 184 Winter Haven, FL Graduate transferred to Stetson Tacko Fall 24 C 7'6" 295 Dakar, Senegal Graduated Anthony Catotti 31 G 6'4" 200 Oviedo, FL Walk-on; graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Yuat Alok 0 F 6'11" 225 Auckland, New Zealand Transferred from TCU in January during the 2018–19 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Alok had to sit out until January, and was eligible to start in January during the 2019–20 season. Alok had one and a half years of remaining eligibility. Matt Milon 3 G 6'5" 195 Oviedo, FL Transferred from William & Mary. Was eligible to play immediately, since he graduated from William & Mary. Avery Diggs 5 C 6'10" 240 Brandon, FL Junior college transferred from Southwest Mississippi CC Dazon Ingram 12 G 6'5" 207 Theodore, AL Transferred from Alabama. Was eligible to play immediately, since he graduated from Alabama. Brandon Mahan 13 G 6'5" 200 Birmingham, AL Transferred from Texas A&M. Mahan was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Had two years of remaining eligibility. Sean Mobley 30 F 6'9" 225 Melbourne, FL Transferred from VCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mobley had to sit out the 2019–20 season. Had two years of remaining eligibility. Moses Bol 35 C 7'1' 230 Wau, South Sudan Junior college transferred from Colby CC
2019 recruiting class
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Jan. 13, 2020 - Yuat Alok elected to transfer to Southern Utah after the fall semester. Alok did not play in a single game for the Knights.
Schedule and results Source
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1.Cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic
Awards and honors
American Athletic Conference honors
Rookie of the Week Week 14: Darin Green Jr.
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