2019–20 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2019–20 UCF Knights men's basketball
2019–20 UCF Knights men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	16–14 (7–11 AAC)
Head coach	Johnny Dawkins (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Norris (4th season); Vince Taylor (3rd season); Robbie Laing (4th season);
Home arena	Addition Financial Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
No. 22 Houston	13	–	5	.722	23	–	8	.742
Tulsa	13	–	5	.722	21	–	10	.677
Wichita State	11	–	7	.611	23	–	8	.742
UConn	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Memphis	10	–	8	.556	21	–	10	.677
SMU	9	–	9	.500	19	–	11	.633
UCF	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
South Florida	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Temple	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
East Carolina	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Tulane	4	–	14	.222	12	–	18	.400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 51st season of basketball, were led by fourth-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and played their home games at the Addition Financial Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.^[1]

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2018–19 season 24–9 overall and 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the AAC tournament, they lost to Memphis in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005. They defeated VCU in the first round before losing Duke in the second round.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
B. J. Taylor	1	G	6'2"	200	RS Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Terrell Allen	2	G	6'2"	185	RS Junior	Upper Marlboro, MD	Graduate transferred to Georgetown
Myles Douglas	5	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Edgewood, MD	Transferred to Saint Joseph's
Dayon Griffin	10	G	6'4"	208	RS Senior	St. Petersburg, FL	Graduated
Rokas Ulvydas	11	F	6'11"	235	RS Junior	Kaunas, Lithuania	Left team
Aubrey Dawkins	15	G/F	6'6"	205	RS Junior	Palo Alto, CA	Play professionally
Chad Brown	21	F	6'9"	240	Senior	Deltona, FL	Graduated
Chance McSpadden	22	G	6'4'	184	RS Junior	Winter Haven, FL	Graduate transferred to Stetson
Tacko Fall	24	C	7'6"	295	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Graduated
Anthony Catotti	31	G	6'4"	200	RS Senior	Oviedo, FL	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Yuat Alok	0	F	6'11"	225	RS Junior	Auckland, New Zealand	Transferred from TCU in January during the 2018–19 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Alok has to sit out until January and will be eligible to start in January during the 2019–20 season. Alok has one and a half years of remaining eligibility.
Matt Milon	3	G	6'5"	195	Graduate Student	Oviedo, FL	Transferred from William & Mary. Will be eligible to play immediately since Milon graduated from William & Mary.
Avery Diggs	5	C	6'10"	240	Junior	Brandon, FL	Junior college transferred from Southwest Mississippi CC
Dazon Ingram	12	G	6'5"	207	Graduate Student	Theodore, AL	Transferred from Alabama. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ingram graduated from Alabama.
Brandon Mahan	13	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Birmingham, AL	Transferred from Texas A&M. Mahan was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Sean Mobley	30	F	6'9"	225	Junior	Melbourne, FL	Transferred from VCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mobley will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Moses Bol	35	C	7'1'	230	Junior	Wau, South Sudan	Junior college transferred from Colby CC.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tony Johnson PG	Eufaula, AL	The Skill Factory Prep School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 16, 2019
Tony Johnson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Darin Green Jr. SG	Tampa, FL	Wharton High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 23, 2018
Darin Green Jr. SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 30, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Adams SF	Jacksonville, FL	Paxon School For Advanced Studies	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 2, 2019
Isaiah Adams SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Jamille Reynolds C	Saint Petersburg, FL	Lakewood Senior High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Aug 18, 2019
Jamille Reynolds C	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 November 30, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 UCF Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Yuat Alok (T)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	TCU	Auckland, New Zealand
G	1	Tony Johnson Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	The Skill Factory	Eufaula, Alabama
G	2	Matt Milon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	William & Mary	Oviedo, Florida
G	3	Dre Fuller Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Admiral Farragut Academy	Fayetteville, North Carolina
G	4	Ceasar DeJesus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Mt. Zion Prep	Jersey City, New Jersey
C	5	Avery Diggs	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	SW Mississippi CC	Brandon, Florida
G	10	Levy Renaud (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	NSU University School	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	11	Xavier Grant (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	American Heritage School	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	12	Dazon Ingram	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Alabama	Theodore, Alabama
G	13	Brandon Mahan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Texas A&M	Birmingham, Alabama
F	14	Ibrahim Famouke Doumbia	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	South Carolina	Bamako, Mali
G	20	Frank Bertz	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	East Los Angeles College	Hesperia, California
G	22	Darin Green Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Wharton High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	25	Ryan Anders (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Wharton High School	Tampa, Florida
F	30	Sean Mobley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	VCU	Melbourne, Florida
C	33	Moses Bol	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Colby CC	Wau, South Sudan
C	35	Collin Smith	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	George Washington	Jacksonville, Florida

Head coach

Johnny Dawkins (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(T) Transferred
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Jan. 13, 2020 - Yuat Alok elected to transfer to Southern Utah after the fall semester.^[3] Alok did not play in a single game for the Knights.

Schedule and results

Source^[4]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Prairie View A&M	W 73–69	1–0	Addition Financial Arena (4,972) Orlando, FL
November 12, 2019* 9:00 pm, CBSSN		Miami (FL)	L 70–79	1–1	Addition Financial Arena (7,514) Orlando, FL
November 17, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Illinois State	W 67–65	2–1	Redbird Arena (4,372) Normal, IL
November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		College of Charleston Wooden Legacy campus-site game	W 72–71	3–1	Addition Financial Arena (4,578) Orlando, FL
November 28, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Penn Wooden Legacy quarterfinals	L 67–68	3–2	Anaheim Arena (1,574) Anaheim, CA
November 29, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPNews		vs. Pepperdine Wooden Legacy consolation 2nd round	W 78–65	4–2	Anaheim Arena Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Charleston Wooden Legacy 5th place game	W 77–56	5–2	Anaheim Arena Anaheim, CA
December 7, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		NJIT	W 78–65	6–2	Addition Financial Arena (4,178) Orlando, FL
December 10, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Green Bay	W 79–66	7–2	Addition Financial Arena (4,370) Orlando, FL
December 15, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Sacred Heart	W 76–65	8–2	Addition Financial Arena (3,994) Orlando, FL
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bethune–Cookman	W 70–65	9–2	Addition Financial Arena (4,112) Orlando, FL
December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm, FSOK		at Oklahoma	L 52–53	9–3	Lloyd Noble Center (6,875) Norman, OK
AAC regular season
December 31, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU		Temple	L 58–62	9–4 (0–1)	Addition Financial Arena (4,098) Orlando, FL
January 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Houston	L 63–78	9–5 (0–2)	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
January 8, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at SMU	L 74–81	9–6 (0–3)	Moody Coliseum (4,011) Dallas, TX
January 11, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN2		Cincinnati	L 54–68	9–7 (0–4)	Addition Financial Arena (5,482) Orlando, FL
January 14, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulane	W 74–55	10–7 (1–4)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,665) New Orleans, LA
January 18, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU		South Florida War on I-4	W 55–54	11–7 (2–4)	Addition Financial Arena (6,433) Orlando, FL
January 25, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Wichita State	L 79–87	11–8 (2–5)	Charles Koch Arena (10,398) Wichita, KS
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Memphis	L 57–59	11–9 (2–6)	Addition Financial Arena (5,774) Orlando, FL
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at South Florida War on I-4	L 48–64	11–10 (2–7)	Yuengling Center (6,254) Tampa, FL
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at East Carolina	W 68–64	12–10 (3–7)	Williams Arena (3,474) Greenville, NC
February 9, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Tulsa	W 83–75	13–10 (4–7)	Addition Financial Arena (5,349) Orlando, FL
February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Wichita State	L 58–75	13–11 (4–8)	Addition Financial Arena (5,553) Orlando, FL
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Cincinnati	W 89–87 ^2OT	14–11 (5–8)	Fifth Third Arena (10,874) Cincinnati, OH
February 22, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Tulane	L 74–75	14–12 (5–9)	Addition Financial Arena (4,966) Orlando, FL
February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Connecticut	L 65–81	14–13 (5–10)	XL Center (9,480) Hartford, CT
February 29, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Tulsa	L 54–65	14–14 (5–11)	Reynolds Center (5,304) Tulsa, OK
March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		SMU	W 61–58	15–14 (6–11)	Addition Financial Arena (4,591) Orlando, FL
March 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU		East Carolina	W 94–62	16–14 (7–11)	Addition Financial Arena (4,819) Orlando, FL
American Athletic Conference tournament
March 12, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(8)	vs. (9) South Florida First Round	Cancelled^[1]		Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference honors

Rookie of the Week

Week 14: Darin Green Jr.

Source^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ Murphy_UCF, Brian (June 20, 2019). "Johnny Dawkins on the NBA draft, the Newest Knight and Much More". Black & Gold Banneret. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
^ "Duke vs. UCF highlights: How the No. 1 Blue Devils escaped in NCAA Tournament classic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
^ Lester, Bryson. "Thunderbirds Add Top-Tier Transfer Yuat Alok". suutbirds.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule". UCF Athletics - Official Athletic Site.
^ "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^ "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

[1] Murphy_UCF, Brian (June 20, 2019). "Johnny Dawkins on the NBA draft, the Newest Knight and Much More". Black & Gold Banneret. Retrieved December 2, 2019.

[2] "Duke vs. UCF highlights: How the No. 1 Blue Devils escaped in NCAA Tournament classic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 2, 2019.

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

[4] "Men's Basketball - Schedule". UCF Athletics - Official Athletic Site.

[AAC-Report-5] "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[6] "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

[7] "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

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