2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record24–12 (11–7 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFE Arena
Seasons
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 SMU † 17 – 1   .944 30 – 5   .857
No. 18 Cincinnati 16 – 2   .889 30 – 6   .833
Houston 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
UCF 11 – 7   .611 24 – 12   .667
Memphis 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
UConn 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485
Tulsa 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Temple 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
East Carolina 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455
Tulane 3 – 15   .167 6 – 25   .194
South Florida 1 – 17   .056 7 – 23   .233
† 2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 48th season of basketball, were led by first-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 24–12, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Memphis in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to SMU. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado, Illinois State and Illinois to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden for the first time in school history where they lost to the eventual NIT Champion, TCU.

Previous season

The Knights finished the season with a record of 12–18, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in seventh place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Tulane.

After the season, Donnie Jones was fired as UCF's head coach.[1] On March 24, 2016, the school hired Johnny Dawkins as head coach.[2]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brandan Boyle 00 G 6'1" 190 Freshman Rahway, NJ Transferred to ASA College
Daiquan Walker 4 G 6'2" 185 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Adonys Henriquez 10 G 6'6" 210 Sophomore Orlando, FL Transferred to Saint Louis
Shaheed Davis 33 F 6'9" 210 Senior Warren, OH Graduated
Justin McBride 34 C 6'10" 325 Junior Starke, FL Transferred to Valdosta State
Stephon Blair 52 F 6'9" 255 Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Terrell Allen 2 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Upper Marlboro, MD Transferred from Drexel. Under NCAA transfer rules, Allen will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Dayon Griffin 10 G 6'5" 188 Junior St. Petersburg, FL Transferred from Louisiana Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Griffin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Rokas Ulvydas 11 F 6'11" 240 Junior Kaunas, Lithuania Transferred from Texas Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ulvydas will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Nick Banyard 14 F 6'8" 225 RS Senior Flower Mound, TX Transferred from Illinois State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Banyard graduated from Illinois State.
Aubrey Dawkins 15 G/F 6'6" 205 Junior Palo Alto, CA Transferred from Michigan. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dawkins will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Clayton Hughes
SF 		Jackson, TN University School of Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 10, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Caesar DeJesus
SF 		Teaneck, NJ Mount Zion Baptist Christian School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) May 17, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

College recruiting information (2017)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daniel Lewis
SG 		Atlanta, GA Westlake High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 17, 2016 
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:

Roster

2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Tank Efianayi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Daytona State College Orlando, Florida
G 1 B. J. Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So William R. Boone High School Orlando, Florida
G 2 Terrell Allen Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Drexel Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F 3 A. J. Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Tennessee Atlanta, Georgia
G 4 Ceasar DeJesus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Prep Jersey City, New Jersey
G 5 Djordjije Mumin (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr American Heritage School Podgorica, Montenegro
G 10 Dayon Griffin Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Louisiana Tech St. Petersburg, Florida
F 11 Rokas Ulvydas Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Texas Tech Kaunas, Lithuania
G 12 Matt Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Jones High School Orlando, Florida
F 14 Nick Banyard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Illinois State Flower Mound, Texas
G/F 15 Anthony Catotti (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Seminole High School Oviedo, Florida
G 20 Brock Stephenson (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dade Christian School Miami, Florida
F 21 Chad Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Deltona High School Deltona, Florida
G 22 Chance McSpadden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Winter Haven High School Winter Haven, Florida
C 24 Tacko Fall 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Liberty Christian Prep Dakar, Senegal
G 51 Nathan Laing 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Jacksonville State Lillington, North Carolina
G/F Aubrey Dawkins Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Michigan Palo Alto, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 26, 2016

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Nicholls State W 80–56  1–0
 CFE Arena (5,274)
Orlando, FL
11/17/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Mississippi State
Charleston Classic quarterfinals 		W 86–61  2–0
 TD Arena (3,430)
Charleston, SC
11/18/2016*
9:30 pm, ESPNU 		at College of Charleston
Charleston Classic semifinals 		W 60–40  3–0
 TD Arena (3,517)
Charleston, SC
11/20/2016*
9:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 3 Villanova
Charleston Classic championship game 		L 57–67  3–1
 TD Arena (4,325)
Charleston, SC
11/26/2016*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		Seattle W 67–51  4–1
 CFE Arena (6,804)
Orlando, FL
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Stetson W 81–45  5–1
 CFE Arena (5,284)
Orlando, FL
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm 		at Massachusetts W 65–62  6–1
 Mullins Center (3,911)
Amherst, MA
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 76–58  7–1
 CFE Arena (3,579)
Orlando, FL
12/12/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Penn L 49–58  7–2
 CFE Arena (3,088)
Orlando, FL
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm 		at George Washington L 59–74  7–3
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,891)
Washington, D.C.
12/18/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Miami (OH) W 80–73 OT 8–3
 CFE Arena (2,939)
Orlando, FL
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bethune–Cookman W 71–41  9–3
 CFE Arena (3,348)
Orlando, FL
AAC regular season
12/28/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Tulane W 85–72  10–3
(1–0) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (3,906)
New Orleans, LA
12/31/2016
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		Temple W 77–53  11–3
(2–0) 		CFE Arena (3,906)
Orlando, FL
01/03/2017
7:15 pm, ESPNews 		East Carolina W 48–45  12–3
(3–0) 		CFE Arena (3,088)
Orlando, FL
01/08/2017
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UConn L 49–64  12–4
(3–1) 		Gampel Pavilion (8,163)
Storrs, CT
01/14/2017
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		Houston W 77–70  13–4
(4–1) 		CFE Arena (5,489)
Orlando, FL
01/17/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		South Florida
Rivalry 		W 86–64  14–4
(5–1) 		CFE Arena (5,765)
Orlando, FL
01/22/2017
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Memphis L 65–70  14–5
(5–2) 		FedEx Forum (9,625)
Memphis, TN
01/25/2017
6:00 pm, ESPNews 		SMU L 60–65  14–6
(5–3) 		CFE Arena (4,620)
Orlando, FL
01/28/2017
1:30 pm, ESPNews 		at Tulsa L 66–77  14–7
(5–4) 		Reynolds Center (4,281)
Tulsa, OK
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Houston L 64–82  14–8
(5–5) 		Hofheinz Pavilion (3,681)
Houston, TX
02/04/2017
5:00 pm, ESPNews 		Memphis W 72–57  15–8
(6–5) 		CFE Arena (5,463)
Orlando, FL
02/08/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 11 Cincinnati L 50–60  15–9
(6–6) 		Fifth Third Arena (4,229)
Cincinnati, OH
02/11/2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		UConn L 63–66  15–10
(6–7) 		CFE Arena (5,215)
Orlando, FL
02/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		Tulsa W 71–53  16–10
(7–7) 		CFE Arena (3,528)
Orlando, FL
02/18/2017
4:00 pm, ESPNews 		at East Carolina W 61–58  17–10
(8–7) 		Williams Arena (4,518)
Greenville, NC
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Temple W 71–69  18–10
(9–7) 		Liacouras Center (5,073)
Philadelphia, PA
02/26/2017
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 15 Cincinnati W 53–49  19–10
(10–7) 		CFE Arena (5,763)
Orlando, FL
03/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at South Florida
Rivalry 		W 59–56  20–10
(11–7) 		USF Sun Dome (3,120)
Tampa, FL
American Athletic Conference tournament
03/10/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		(4) vs. (5) Memphis
Quarterfinals 		W 84–54  21–10
 XL Center (1,844)
Hartford, CT
03/11/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		(4) vs. (1) No. 12 SMU
Semifinals 		L 59–70  21–11
 XL Center (8,117)
Hartford, CT
NIT
03/15/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(4) (5) Colorado
First Round – Illinois State Bracket 		W 79–74  22–11
 CFE Arena (3,675)
Orlando, FL
03/20/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(4) at (1) Illinois State
Second Round – Illinois State Bracket 		W 63–62  23–11
 Redbird Arena (7,984)
Normal, IL
03/22/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		(4) (2) Illinois
Quarterfinals – Illinois State Bracket 		W 68–58  24–11
 CFE Arena (10,011)
Orlando, FL
03/28/2017*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		(4) vs. (4) TCU
Semifinals 		L 53–68  24–12
 Madison Square Garden (5,210)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "UCF ousts Jones after six seasons, 100-88 mark". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "UCF introduces Johnny Dawkins as new men's basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

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