The 2021–22 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights competed as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 53rd season of basketball, were led by sixth-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and played their home games at the Addition Financial Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 18–12, 9–9 in AAC Play to finish in 6th place. They defeated South Florida in the first round of the AAC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Memphis.
Previous season The Knights finished the 2020–21 season 10–11 overall and 8–10 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated East Carolina in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing to Memphis in the quarterfinals.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Josh Kaplan 0 G 6'0" 160 Junior Merrick, NY Walk-on; didn't return Avery Diggs 5 C 6'11" 245 Senior Brandon, FL Graduate transferred to Chatttanoga Xavier Grant 11 G 6'3" 185 Junior Fort Lauderdale, FL Walk-on; didn't return Issac Ward 15 G 6'0" 185 Freshman Tampa, FL Transferred to Spring Hill Moses Bol 33 C 7'1" 230 RS junior Wau, South Sudan Graduate transferred to Milwaukee
Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Tyem Freeman 11 G 6'6" 210 RS sophomore Springfield, IL Indian Hills CC Cheikh Mbacke Diong 34 F 6'11" 235 RS senior Dakar, Senegal UNLV
2021 recruiting class
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| AAC tournament
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