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.
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 school 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
Roster
Schedule and results
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