# 2019–20 UCF Knights men's basketball team

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.

## 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.

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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

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

## Schedule and results

Source
| 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 | Cancelled | 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.
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