2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball
2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	5–1 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Johnny Dawkins (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Norris; Jamil Jones; Robbie Laing;
Home arena	CFE Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 SMU †	17	–	1	.944	30	–	5	.857
No. 18 Cincinnati	16	–	2	.889	30	–	6	.833
Houston	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
UCF	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
Memphis	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
UConn	9	–	9	.500	16	–	17	.485
Tulsa	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Temple	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
East Carolina	6	–	12	.333	15	–	18	.455
Tulane	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
South Florida	1	–	17	.056	7	–	23	.233

† 2017 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team represents the University of Central Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights are a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 48th season of basketball, are led by first year head coach Johnny Dawkins and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.

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.^[1]

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
Staphon 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.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Clayton Hughes SF	Jackson, TN	University School of Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 10, 2015
Clayton Hughes SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Caesar DeJesus SF	Teaneck, NJ	Mount Zion Baptist Christian School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 17, 2016
Caesar DeJesus SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daniel Lewis SG	Atlanta, GA	Westlake High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 17, 2016
Daniel Lewis 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

Roster

2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	0	Tanksley Efianayi	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Orlando, FL
G	1	B. J. Taylor	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Orlando, FL
G	2	Terrell Allen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Upper Marlboro, MD
G/F	3	A. J. Davis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Buford, GA
G	4	Caesar DeJesus	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Teacneck, NJ
G	5	Djordjije Mumin (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Podgorica, Montenegro
G	10	Dayon Griffin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	St. Petersburg, FL
F	11	Rokas Ulvydas	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Kaunas, Lithuania
G	12	Matt Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Orlando, FL
F	14	Nick Banyard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Flower Mound, TX
G/F	15	Aubrey Dawkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Palo Alto, CA
G	20	Brock Stephenson (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Miami, FL
F	21	Chad Brown	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Deltona, FL
G	22	Chance McSpadden	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Winter Haven, FL
C	24	Tacko Fall	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	So	Dakar, Sengal
F		Clayton Hughes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Jackson, TN

Head coach

Johnny Dawkins (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Norris (Miami (FL))
Jamil Jones (Arkansas Tech)
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^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN3	Nicholls State	W 80–56	1–0	CFE Arena (5,274) Orlando, FL
11/17/2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Mississippi State Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 86–61	2–0	TD Arena (3,430) Charleston, SC
11/18/2016* 9:30 PM, ESPNU	at College of Charleston Charleston Classic semifinals	W 60–40	3–0	TD Arena (3,517) Charleston, SC
11/20/2016* 9:30 PM, ESPN2	vs. No. 3 Villanova Charleston Classic championship game	L 57–67	3–1	TD Arena (4,325) Charleston, SC
11/26/2016* 7:30 PM, ESPN3	Seattle	W 67–51	4–1	CFE Arena (6,804) Orlando, FL
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Stetson	W 81–45	5–1	CFE Arena (5,284) Orlando, FL
12/03/2016* 1:00 PM	at Massachusetts	W 65–62	6–1	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
12/10/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Maryland Eastern Shore			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
12/12/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Penn			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
12/15/2016* 7:00 PM	at George Washington			Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
12/18/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPN3	Miami (OH)			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Bethune-Cookman			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
AAC regular season
12/28/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN3	at Tulane			Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
12/31/2016 4:00 PM, ESPNU	Temple			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
01/03/2017 7:15 PM, ESPNews	East Carolina			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
01/08/2017 5:00 PM, CBSSN	at Connecticut			Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/14/2017 4:00 PM, CBSSN	Houston			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
01/17/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNews	South Florida			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
01/22/2017 4:00 PM, CBSSN	at Memphis			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
01/25/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNews	SMU			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
01/28/2017 1:30 PM, ESPNews	Tulsa			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
02/01/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Houston			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
02/04/2017 5:00 PM, ESPNews	Memphis			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/08/2016 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at Cincinnati			Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
02/11/2017 6:00 PM/8:00 PM, CBSSN	Connecticut			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/14/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNews	at Tulsa			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/18/2017 4:00 PM, ESPNews	at East Carolina			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
02/22/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Temple			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
02/26/2017 3:00 PM, CBSSN	Cincinnati			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
03/02/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at South Florida			USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
2017 AAC Tournament
03/09–12/2017	vs.			XL Center Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "UCF ousts Jones after six seasons, 100-88 mark". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.

External links

2016–17 schedule

[1] "UCF ousts Jones after six seasons, 100-88 mark". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.

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