# 2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were member of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 47th season of basketball, were led by sixth year head coach Donnie Jones and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They 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.

## Previous season

The Knights finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 12–18, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in ninth place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to East Carolina.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Isiah Thomas | 2 | G | 5'11" | 160 | Freshman | Wesley Chapel, FL | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Brandon Goodwin | 11 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Sophomore | Norcross, GA | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |
| Dylan Karell | 15 | C | 6'11" | 240 | Junior | North Miami Beach, FL | Transferred to Florida Southern |
| Myles Davis | 20 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Winter Haven, FL | Graduated |
| Marshall Holmes | 25 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Tampa, FL | Transferred |
| Kasey Wilson | 32 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | North Port, FL | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Tanksley Efianayi | 13 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Orlando, FL | Junior college transferred from Daytona State College |

## Incoming recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tacko Fall C | Dakar, Sengal | Liberty Christian Prep | 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Chance McSpadden SG | Winter Haven, FL | Winter Haven High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 1, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Chad Brown C | Deltona, FL | Deltona High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 26, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2015* 7:30 pm | at Davidson | L 85–90 | 0–1 | John M. Belk Arena (4,676) Davidson, NC |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UC Irvine | L 60–61 $^{OT}$ | 0–2 | CFE Arena (5,629) Orlando, FL |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNC Greensboro | W 65–54 | 1–2 | CFE Arena (3,607) Orlando, FL |
| 11/28/2015* 1:30 pm | at Miami (OH) | L 63–64 | 1–3 | Millett Hall (1,254) Oxford, OH |
| 12/02/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stetson | W 94–85 | 2–3 | Edmunds Center (2,150) DeLand, FL |
| 12/05/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UIC | W 88–58 | 3–3 | CFE Arena (4,208) Orlando, FL |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Massachusetts | W 67–63 | 4–3 | CFE Arena (4,395) Orlando, FL |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Florida Atlantic | W 75–61 | 5–3 | CFE Arena (4,130) Orlando, FL |
| 12/19/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Detroit | L 89–95 | 5–4 | Calihan Hall (2,055) Detroit, MI |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bethune-Cookman | W 101–96 | 6–4 | CFE Arena (3,734) Orlando, FL |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | George Washington | L 50–67 | 6–5 | CFE Arena (3,889) Orlando, FL |
| American Regular Season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at East Carolina | W 71–68 | 7–5 (1–0) | Williams Arena (4,605) Greenville, NC |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews | South Florida | W 75–64 | 8–5 (2–0) | CFE Arena (3,603) Orlando, FL |
| 01/10/2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 15 SMU | L 73–88 | 8–6 (2–1) | Moody Coliseum (6,952) Dallas, TX |
| 01/16/2016 4:30 pm, ESPNews | East Carolina | W 89–69 | 9–6 (3–1) | CFE Arena (5,411) Orlando, FL |
| 01/20/2016 6:15 pm, ESPNews | at South Florida | W 64–54 | 10–6 (4–1) | USF Sun Dome (3,491) Tampa, FL |
| 01/24/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulsa | L 60–75 | 10–7 (4–2) | Reynolds Center (4,270) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/26/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Memphis | L 86–97 | 10–8 (4–3) | CFE Arena (4,577) Orlando, FL |
| 01/31/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN | UConn | L 41–67 | 10–9 (4–4) | CFE Arena (6,414) Orlando, FL |
| 02/04/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNews | at Tulane | W 70–62 | 11–9 (5–4) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,174) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/06/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU | Temple | L 60–62 | 11–10 (5–5) | CFE Arena (3,674) Orlando, FL |
| 02/09/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews | Cincinnati | L 51–69 | 11–11 (5–6) | CFE Arena (4,143) Orlando, FL |
| 02/13/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNews | at Houston | L 58–82 | 11–12 (5–7) | Hofheinz Pavilion (4,126) Houston, TX |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Memphis | L 56–73 | 11–13 (5–8) | FedEx Forum (12,492) Memphis, TN |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN | Tulsa | L 67–75 | 11–14 (5–9) | CFE Arena (6,437) Orlando, FL |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Houston | L 61–88 | 11–15 (5–10) | CFE Arena (4,664) Orlando, FL |
| 02/27/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews | at Temple | L 61–63 | 11–16 (5–11) | Liacouras Center (7,569) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews | Tulane | W 73–65 | 12–16 (6–11) | CFE Arena (3,720) Orlando, FL |
| 03/06/2016 2:00 pm, ESPNU | at UConn | L 46–67 | 12–17 (6–12) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 2016 American Athletic Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews | vs. Tulane First Round | L 63-65 | 12–18 | Amway Center Orlando, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||