# 2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball team

The 2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 45th season of basketball, were led by fourth-year head coach Donnie Jones, and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.
The season is UCF's first as a member of The American. UCF played in Conference USA from 2005 to 2013.
They finished the season 13–18, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to Cincinnati.

## Previous season

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 20–11, 9–7 in C-USA play tie for fourth place. Due to NCAA sanctions, UCF was ineligible for the 2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament or a post-season berth.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 8:30 pm | Tampa | W 97–72 | 1–0 | CFE Arena (5,516) Orlando, FL |
| 11/13/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPNews | Florida State | L 68–80 | 1–1 | CFE Arena (9,343) Orlando, FL |
| 11/17/2013* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bethune-Cookman | W 83–63 | 2–1 | CFE Arena (4,095) Orlando, FL |
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Miami (FL) | W 63–58 | 3–1 | BankUnited Center (4,895) Coral Gables, FL |
| 11/26/2013* 8:00 pm | at Valparaiso | L 70–85 | 3–2 | Athletics-Recreation Center (2,381) Valparaiso, IN |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 64–75 | 3–3 | FAU Arena (1,655) Boca Raton, FL |
| 12/07/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Stetson | W 77–58 | 4–3 | CFE Arena (4,203) Orlando, FL |
| 12/11/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Howard | W 79–64 | 5–3 | CFE Arena (3,975) Orlando, FL |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Jacksonville | W 104–64 | 6–3 | CFE Arena (4,123) Orlando, FL |
| 12/21/2013* 4:00 pm | Rio Grande Jackson Hewitt UCF Holiday Classic | W 86–58 | 7–3 | CFE Arena (4,303) Orlando, FL |
| 12/22/2013* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | Valparaiso Jackson Hewitt UCF Holiday Classic | W 90–62 | 8–3 | CFE Arena (4,305) Orlando, FL |
| American Regular Season |||||
| 12/31/2013 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 Louisville | L 65–90 | 8–4 (0–1) | CFE Arena (7,094) Orlando, FL |
| 01/04/2014 4:00 pm, ESPNews | Temple | W 78–76 | 9–4 (1–1) | CFE Arena (4,815) Orlando, FL |
| 01/11/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at UConn | L 61–84 | 9–5 (1–2) | Gampel Pavilion (9,561) Storrs, CT |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNews | at Rutgers | L 75–85 | 9–6 (1–3) | The RAC (4,031) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/18/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNews | SMU | L 46–58 | 9–7 (1–4) | CFE Arena (4,905) Orlando, FL |
| 01/23/2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 15 Cincinnati | L 51–69 | 9–8 (1–5) | Fifth Third Arena (10,242) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/29/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 22 Memphis | T 59–59 | 9–9 (1–6) | CFE Arena (5,161) Orlando, FL |
| 02/01/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 12 Louisville | L 70–87 | 9–10 (1–7) | KFC Yum! Center (22,201) Louisville, KY |
| 02/05/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNews | South Florida War on I-4 | L 78–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–11 (1–8) | CFE Arena (6,108) Orlando, FL |
| 02/09/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 Connecticut | L 55–75 | 9–12 (1–9) | CFE Arena (6,312) Orlando, FL |
| 02/12/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Memphis | L 70–76 | 9–13 (1–10) | FedEx Forum (15,021) Memphis, TN |
| 02/15/2014 4:30 pm, ESPNews | at South Florida War on I-4 | L 74–75 | 10–13 (2–10) | USF Sun Dome (5,294) Tampa, FL |
| 02/19/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 7 Cincinnati | L 49–77 | 10–14 (2–11) | CFE Arena (5,637) Orlando, FL |
| 02/22/2014 2:00 pm, ESPNews | at Houston | L 84–88 | 10–15 (2–12) | Hofheinz Pavilion (7,028) Houston, TX |
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Rutgers | W 67–65 | 11–15 (3–12) | CFE Arena (4,661) Orlando, FL |
| 03/01/2014 4:00 pm, ESPNews | at SMU | L 55–70 | 11–16 (3–13) | Moody Coliseum (7,086) Dallas, TX |
| 03/04/2014 6:30 pm, ESPNews | at Temple | L 78–86 $^{OT}$ | 11–17 (3–14) | Liacouras Center (4,063) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/07/2014 7:30 pm, CBSSN | Houston | W 104–83 | 12–17 (4–14) | CFE Arena (5,471) Orlando, FL |
| American Athletic Conference tournament |||||
| 03/12/2014 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Temple First round | W 94–90 $^{2OT}$ | 13–17 | FedEx Forum (12,102) Memphis, TN |
| 03/13/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Cincinnati Quarterfinals | L 58–61 | 13–18 | FedEx Forum (13,081) Memphis, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||