2024–25 UCF Knights men's basketball team
| 2024–25 UCF Knights men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 2–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
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| Home arena | Addition Financial Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of November 8, 2024 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 UCF Knights men's basketball team will represent the University of Central Florida during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, marking their second season as members of the Big 12 Conference. The Knights, in the program's 56th season of basketball, are led by ninth-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and will play their home games at the Addition Financial Arena.
Previous season
[edit]The Knights finished the 2023–24 season 17–16, 7–11 in Big 12 Play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They defeated Oklahoma State in the First Round of the Big 12 Tournament before losing in the second round to BYU. The Knights received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they were defeated by South Florida in the first round.[1][2]
Preseason
[edit]Big 12 Preseason Poll
| Big 12 Coaches | Points | ||
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| 1. | Kansas | 215 (9) | |
| 2. | Houston | 211 (5) | |
| 3. | Iowa State | 194 (1) | |
| 4. | Baylor | 185 | |
| 5. | Arizona | 179 (1) | |
| 6. | Cincinnati | 140 | |
| 7. | Texas Tech | 135 | |
| 8. | Kansas State | 133 | |
| 9. | BYU | 116 | |
| 10. | TCU | 90 | |
| 11. | UCF | 83 | |
| 12. | Arizona State | 64 | |
| 13. | West Virginia | 62 | |
| 14. | Oklahoma State | 46 | |
| 15. | Colorado | 37 | |
| 16. | Utah | 30 | |
| Reference:[3] (#) first-place votes | |||
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team
- First Team
| Player | School | ||
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| Caleb Love | Arizona | ||
| LJ Cryer | Houston | ||
| J’Wan Roberts | |||
| Tamin Lipsey | Iowa State | ||
| Hunter Dickinson† | Kansas | ||
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference:[3] | |||
- Second Team
| Player | School | ||
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| Norchad Omier | Baylor | ||
| Jeremy Roach | |||
| Keshon Gilbert | Iowa State | ||
| Dajuan Harris Jr | Kansas | ||
| Coleman Hawkins | Kansas State | ||
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference:[3] | |||
- Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
- Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
- Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor
Schedule and results
[edit]| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 20, 2024* 4:00 p.m., TBD |
Florida Gulf Coast | W 92–78 | – | – | – | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||
| October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBD |
at Georgia | L 76–114 | – | – | – | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 13 Texas A&M | W 64–61 | 1–0 |
24 – Da. Johnson | 5 – Ivy-Curry | 5 – Da. Johnson | Addition Financial Arena (8,808) Orlando, FL | ||||
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Purdue Fort Wayne | W 75–68 | 2–0 |
18 – Ivy-Curry | 12 – Hall | 5 – Da. Johnson | Addition Financial Arena (7,768) Orlando, FL | ||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Florida Atlantic | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game |
Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Wisconsin Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division semifinals |
Colonial Hall White Sulphur Springs, WV | |||||||||
| November 24, 2024* TBA, CBSSN |
vs. Pittsburgh/LSU Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division |
Colonial Hall White Sulphur Springs, WV | |||||||||
| November 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Milwaukee | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| December 1, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
California Baptist | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| December 8, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., TBD |
vs. Tulsa AutoNation Orange Bowl Basketball Classic |
Amerant Bank Arena Sunrise, FL | |||||||||
| December 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Jacksonville | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
| January 5, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kansas | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Colorado | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 10:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||||
| January 14, 2025 11:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Houston | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Iowa State | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
TCU | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
BYU | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Cincinnati | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Baylor | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Iowa State | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Colorado | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
| February 19, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
at Oklahoma State | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||||
| February 23, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kansas State | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UCF | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at West Virginia | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
| Big 12 tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–15, 2025 TBA |
vs. | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 UCF Knights Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's Hoops NIT Bound, Hosts South Florida in First Round". UCF Athletics. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.