2020–21 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	As of June 25, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll; 2021 AAC Tournament

UCF Knights men's basketball
2020–21 UCF Knights men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Head coach	Johnny Dawkins (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Norris (5th season); Vince Taylor (4th season); Robbie Laing (5th season);
Home arena	Addition Financial Arena

The 2020–21 UCF Knights men's basketball team represents the University of Central Florida during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights are members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 52nd season of basketball, are led by fifth-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and play their home games at the Addition Financial Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2019–20 season 16–14 overall and 7–11 in AAC play to finish in eighth place. They entered as the No. 8 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Yuat Alok	0	F	6'11"	225	Junior	Auckland, New Zealand	Transferred to Southern Utah (mid-season)[1]
Matt Milon	2	G	6'5"	210	Graduate Student	Oviedo, FL	Graduated
Ceasar DeJesus	4	G	6'2"	190	RS Junior	Jersey City, NJ	Play professionally[2]
Dazon Ingram	12	G	6'6"	205	Graduate Student	Theodore, AL	Graduated
Frank Bertz	20	G	6'5"	180	Senior	Hesperia, CA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Darius Perry	G	6'2"	195	Graduate Student	Powder Springs, GA	Transferred from Louisville after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[3]

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jamille Reynolds PF	Saint Petersburg, FL	Lakewood Senior High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 18, 2019
Jamille Reynolds PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Isaiah Adams SF	Jacksonville, FL	Paxon School for Advanced Studies	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 2, 2019
Isaiah Adams SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

Roster

2020–21 UCF Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Tony Johnson Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	The Skill Factory	Eufaula, Alabama
G	2	Darius Perry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Louisville	Powder Springs, GA
G	3	Isaiah Adams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Paxon School for Advanced Studies	Jacksonville, Florida
F	4	Jamille Reynolds	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Lakewood Senior High School	Saint Petersburg, Florida
C	5	Avery Diggs	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	SW Mississippi CC	Brandon, Florida
G	10	Levy Renaud (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	NSU University School	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	11	Xavier Grant (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	American Heritage School	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	13	Brandon Mahan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Texas A&M	Birmingham, Alabama
F	14	Ibrahim Famouke Doumbia	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	South Carolina	Bamako, Mali
G	22	Darin Green Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Wharton High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	24	Dre Fuller Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Admiral Farragut Academy	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	25	Ryan Anders (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Wharton High School	Tampa, Florida
F	30	Sean Mobley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	VCU	Melbourne, Florida
C	33	Moses Bol	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Colby CC	Wau, South Sudan
C	35	Collin Smith	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	George Washington	Jacksonville, Florida

Head coach

Johnny Dawkins (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 25, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBD* TBD		Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 18, 2020* TBD	Quinnipiac	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
November 21, 2020* TBD	vs. Minnesota Hall of Fame Tip Off	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 22, 2020* TBD	vs. Marquette or Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip Off	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
TBD* TBD	at Miami (FL)	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
TBD* TBD	LIU	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
TBD* TBD	UMass	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
AAC regular season
	Cincinnati	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
	East Carolina	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	at East Carolina	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	Houston	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	at Memphis	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
	Memphis	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	at SMU	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
	SMU	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	at South Florida War on I-4	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
	South Florida War on I-4	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
	Temple	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
	Tulane	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	Tulsa	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	at Tulsa	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	Wichita State	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
AAC Tournament
TBD TBD	vs.	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Lester, Bryson. "Thunderbirds Add Top-Tier Transfer Yuat Alok". suutbirds.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
Murphy, Brian (18 Mar 2020). "Ceasar DeJesus Leaving UCF, Planning to Go Pro". blackandgoldbanneret.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 16 Apr 2020.
Evans, Corey [@coreyevans_10] (20 Apr 2020). "Louisville grad-transfer Darius Perry just committed to UCF, his father tells RivalsPortal" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 Apr 2020 – via Twitter. line feed character in |title= at position 79 (help)

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[1] Lester, Bryson. "Thunderbirds Add Top-Tier Transfer Yuat Alok". suutbirds.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[2] Murphy, Brian (18 Mar 2020). "Ceasar DeJesus Leaving UCF, Planning to Go Pro". blackandgoldbanneret.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 16 Apr 2020.

[3] Evans, Corey [@coreyevans_10] (20 Apr 2020). "Louisville grad-transfer Darius Perry just committed to UCF, his father tells RivalsPortal" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 Apr 2020 – via Twitter. line feed character in |title= at position 79 (help)

UCF Knights men's basketball
Venues	Education Gymnasium (1969–1991) UCF Arena (1991–2007) Addition Financial Arena (2007–present)
Rivalries	South Florida
Culture & lore	History Traditions Knightro Marching Knights
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2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	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	–

As of June 25, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll 2021 AAC Tournament