2018–19 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 AAC Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

UCF Knights men's basketball
2018–19 UCF Knights men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Johnny Dawkins (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Kevin Norris (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Vince Taylor (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Robbie Laing (3rd season)
Home arena	CFE Arena

The 2018–19 UCF Knights men's basketball team will represent the University of Central Florida during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights are members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 50th season of basketball, will be led by third-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and will play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2017–18 season 19–13 overall and 9–9 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. In the AAC Tournament, they defeated East Carolina in the first round before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
A. J. Davis	3	G/F	6'9"	215	RS Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Daniel Lewis	13	G	6'5"	175	Freshman	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to Kennesaw State
Brock Stephenson	20	G	6'0"	190	Sophomore	Miami, FL	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Tate Morse	25	G	6'4"	165	Senior	Orlando, FL	Walk-on; graduated
Djordjije Mumin	33	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Podgorica, Montenegro	Walk-on; graduated
Nathan Laing	51	G	6'1"	185	RS Senior	Lillington, NC	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ibrahim Doumbia	14	C	6'10"	205	Sophomore	Miami, FL	Transferred from South Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Smith will have to sit out from the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Frank Bertz	20	G	6'5"	175	Junior	Hesperia, CA	Junior college transferred from East Los Angeles College.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Andreas Fuller Jr. SG	Saint Petersburg, FL	Saint Andrews School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Andreas Fuller Jr. SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

Roster

2018–19 UCF Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	B. J. Taylor	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	William R. Boone High School	Orlando, Florida
G	2	Terrell Allen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Drexel	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	3	Dre Fuller Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Admiral Farragut Academy	Fayetteville, North Carolina
G	4	Ceasar DeJesus	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Mt. Zion Prep	Jersey City, New Jersey
F	5	Myles Douglas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Aberdeen High School	Edgewood, Maryland
G	10	Dayon Griffin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	RS Sr	Louisiana Tech	St. Petersburg, Florida
F	11	Rokas Ulvydas	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Texas Tech	Kaunas, Lithuania
G	12	Xavier Grant (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	American Heritage School	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	13	Levy Renaud (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	NSU University School	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F	14	Ibrahim Famouke Doumbia	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	South Carolina	Bamako, Mali
G/F	15	Aubrey Dawkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Michigan	Palo Alto, California
G	20	Frank Bertz	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	East Los Angeles College	Hesperia, California
F	21	Chad Brown	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Deltona High School	Deltona, Florida
G	22	Chance McSpadden	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	RS Jr	Winter Haven High School	Winter Haven, Florida
C	24	Tacko Fall	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Sr	Liberty Christian Prep	Dakar, Senegal
F	25	Ryan Anders (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Wharton High School	Tampa, Florida
G	31	Anthony Catotti (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Seminole High School	Oviedo, Florida
C	35	Collin Smith	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	George Washington	Jacksonville, Florida

Head coach

Johnny Dawkins (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Norris (Miami (FL))
Vince Taylor (Duke)
Robbie Laing (Troy)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2018* 7:00 pm	Flagler	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Rider	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Nov 11, 2018* 3:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Nov 15, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Cal State Fullerton Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinal	HTC Center Conway, SC
Nov 16, 2018* TBD, ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Saint Joseph's or Wake Forest Myrtle Beach Invitational	HTC Center Conway, SC
Nov 18, 2018*	vs. Monmouth, Valparaiso, West Virginia, or Western Kentucky Myrtle Beach Invitational	HTC Center Conway, SC
Nov 24, 2018* 6:00 pm	Northern Kentucky	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Alabama	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Dec 2, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPNU	at Missouri	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm	Grambling State	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm	Georgia Southern	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Dec 16, 2018* 3:00 pm	Stetson	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm	Illinois State	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
AAC regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNews	Temple	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Jan 5, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNews	at Connecticut	XL Center Hartford, CT
Jan 13, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU	East Carolina	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Jan 16, 2019 10:00 pm, CBSSN	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Jan 19, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU	Tulsa	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Jan 23, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
Jan 27, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN	at Memphis	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Jan 31, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Connecticut	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Houston	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPNews	at SMU	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNews	South Florida War on I-4	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Memphis	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Feb 24, 2019 12:00 pm, CBSSN	SMU	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNews	at South Florida War on I-4	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Cincinnati	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Mar 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNews	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
American Athletic Conference Tournament
Mar 14–17, 2019	vs. TBD	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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UCF Knights men's basketball
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Rivalries	South Florida
Culture & lore	History Traditions Knightro Marching Knights
People	Head coaches
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2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Connecticut	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Memphis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Temple	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulane	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 AAC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll