# 2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team

The 2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Central Florida and competes in Conference USA. They played their home games at UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida and were led by second-year head coach Donnie Jones.

## Previous season

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 21–12, 6–10 in C-USA play under the leadership of then first-year Head Coach Donnie Jones. The year was full of milestones for the UCF program, who following a 10–0 start to the season, in which they defeated #18 Florida, South Florida, and Miami, the Knights were nationally ranked for the first time in program history. At the time, UCF was one of only four schools to be ranked in the BCS standings and the AP men's basketball poll.
The Knights would continue to start the season on a 14–0 run before an 8-game skid that dropped them out of the national rankings. UCF was invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational where they beat St. Bonaventure in the first round and Rhode Island in the quarterfinals before falling to Creighton in the semifinals.
All of UCF's wins from the 2010–11 season were later vacated.

## Pre-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jarvis Davis | 2 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Freshman | Columbia, South Carolina | Transferred |
| David Diakite | 15 | F | 6'6" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Washington, D.C. | Transferred |
| Tom Herzog | 41 | C | 7'0" | 250 | RS Senior | Flint, Michigan | Graduated |
| Isaac Sosa | 11 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Transferred |
| A.J. Tyler | 25 | F | 6'9" | 225 | RS Senior | Palm Harbor, Florida | Graduated |
| Taylor Young | 12 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS Senior | Orlando, Florida | Graduated |

### Class of 2011 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Rod Days SF | Weston, FL | The Sagemont School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 2, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Wayne Martin PF | Jacksonville, FL | Providence School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 11, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Kasey Wilson PF | North Port, FL | North Port High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 2, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| 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: "UCF Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011. "2011 UCF Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2011* 5:00 pm | West Virginia Tech | W 81–66 | – | UCF Arena (N/A) Orlando, FL |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2011* 5:00 pm | St. Thomas | W 74–61 | 1–0 | UCF Arena (4,106) Orlando, FL |
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 25 Florida State | L 50–73 | 1–1 | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,655) Tallahassee, FL |
| 11/18/2011* 7:00 pm | High Point | W 84–72 | 2–1 | UCF Arena (5,293) Orlando, FL |
| 11/24/2011* 2:00 pm, Versus | vs. College of Charleston Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals | W 74–63 | 3–1 | Imperial Arena (N/A) Nassau, BAH |
| 11/25/2011* 2:00 pm, Versus | vs. No. 4 Connecticut Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals | W 68–63 | 4–1 | Imperial Arena (2,394) Nassau, BAH |
| 11/26/2011* 4:30 pm, Versus | vs. Harvard Battle 4 Atlantis Championship | L 49–59 | 4–2 | Imperial Arena (2,752) Nassau, BAH |
| 12/03/2011* 5:00 pm | Hartford | W 67–48 | 5–2 | UCF Arena (4,914) Orlando, FL |
| 12/10/2011* 5:00 pm, BHSN | Bethune-Cookman | W 53–51 | 6–2 | UCF Arena (4,723) Orlando, FL |
| 12/13/2011* 7:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | W 77–65 | 7–2 | UCF Arena (4,300) Orlando, FL |
| 12/17/2011* 5:00 pm | Old Dominion | W 61–53 | 8–2 | UCF Arena (4,621) Orlando, FL |
| 12/21/2011* 8:00 pm | at Louisiana-Lafayette | L 60–61 | 8–3 | Cajundome (3,132) Lafayette, LA |
| 12/29/2011* 7:00 pm | Stetson UCF Holiday Classic Semifinals | W 80–70 | 9–3 | UCF Arena (4,894) Orlando, FL |
| 12/30/2011* 7:00 pm | Rhode Island UCF Holiday Classic Championship | W 65–54 | 10–3 | UCF Arena (5,230) Orlando, FL |
| 01/04/2012 7:00 pm, BHSN | Tulane | W 60–53 | 11–3 (1–0) | UCF Arena (4,495) Orlando, FL |
| 01/07/2012 5:00 pm | at East Carolina | W 81–63 | 12–3 (2–0) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (6,095) Greenville, NC |
| 01/11/2012 7:00 pm, BHSN | Houston | W 74–63 | 13–3 (3–0) | UCF Arena (7,862) Orlando, FL |
| 01/14/2012 7:00 pm | at Marshall | L 64–65 | 13–4 (3–1) | Cam Henderson Center (8,379) Huntington, WV |
| 01/18/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN | Memphis | W 68–67 | 14–4 (4–1) | UCF Arena (8,734) Orlando, FL |
| 01/21/2012 2:00 pm, FSN | at UAB | W 48–41 | 15–4 (5–1) | Bartow Arena (4,476) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/25/2012 2:00 pm, CBSSN | at Tulsa | L 61–66 | 15–5 (5–2) | Reynolds Center (4,381) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/28/2012 7:00 pm, BHSN | Southern Miss | L 65–78 | 15–6 (5–3) | UCF Arena (7,790) Orlando, FL |
| 01/30/2012* 7:00 pm | Palm Beach Atlantic | W 84–69 | 16–6 | UCF Arena (4,529) Orlando, FL |
| 02/04/2012 3:00 pm | at SMU | W 59–52 | 17–6 (6–3) | Moody Coliseum (2,065) University Park, TX |
| 02/08/2012 7:00 pm, BHSN | Marshall | W 67–60 | 18–6 (7–3) | UCF Arena (6,192) Orlando, FL |
| 02/11/2012 5:00 pm | at Southern Miss | L 74–78 | 18–7 (7–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,482) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/18/2012 7:00 pm, BHSN | East Carolina | W 64–55 | 19–7 (8–4) | UCF Arena (7,025) Orlando, FL |
| 02/22/2012 9:00 pm, CSS | at Rice | L 74–83 | 19–8 (8–5) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,517) Houston, TX |
| 02/25/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN | UTEP | W 63–45 | 20–8 (9–5) | UCF Arena (6,306) Orlando, FL |
| 02/28/2012 9:00 pm, CSS | at Memphis | L 55–84 | 20–9 (9–6) | FedExForum (17,784) Memphis, TN |
| 03/03/2012 7:00 pm | UAB | W 71–63 | 21–9 (10–6) | UCF Arena (6,283) Orlando, FL |
| 2012 Conference USA tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2012 10:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. UAB Quarterfinals | W 64–54 | 22–9 | FedEx Forum (11,697) Memphis, TN |
| 03/09/2012 6:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Memphis Semifinals | L 52–83 | 22–10 | FedEx Forum (14,441) Memphis, TN |
| 2012 National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2012 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | at Drexel First Round | L 56–81 | 22–11 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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