Английская Википедия:2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NCAA team season Шаблон:2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings 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. On March 24, 2016, the school hired Johnny Dawkins as head coach.

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.

Schedule and results

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