# 2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball team

The 2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2012–13 college basketball season. The Knights competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Conference USA (C-USA). The Knights, in the program's 44th season of basketball, were led by third-year head coach Donnie Jones, and played their home games at the UCF Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.
Due to NCAA sanctions, UCF was ineligible for the 2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament or a post-season berth. This was also the last season UCF played in Conference USA before moving to the American Athletic Conference.
They finished the season 20–11, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

## Previous season

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 22–11, 10–6 in C-USA play. UCF was invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, which they lost in the first round to Drexel.

## Pre-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Wayne Martin | 2 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Freshman | Jacksonville, Florida | Transferred |
| A. J. Rompza | 3 | G | 5'9" | 160 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Graduated |
| Marcus Jordan | 5 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois | Left the team |
| Dwight McCombs | 10 | F/C | 6'8" | 250 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Suspended |
| C. J. Reed | 12 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Daytona Beach, Florida | Transferred |
| Jeffrey Jordan | 13 | G | 6'1" | 175 | RS Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Left the team |
| P. J. Gaynor | 21 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida | Graduated |
| Josh Crittle | 24 | F | 6'9" | 260 | RS Junior | Bellwood, Illinois | Transferred |

### Class of 2012 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Staphon Blair PF | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Dillard | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Nov 1, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Daiquan Walker PG | Philadelphia, PA | Constitution | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Matt Williams SG | Orlando, FL | Jones | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 16, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Dylan Karell C | Miami, FL | Dr. Krop High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 3, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 14, 2012. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 7:00 pm, BHSN | at South Florida UCF–USF rivalry | W 74–56 | 1–0 | USF Sun Dome (7,717) Tampa, FL |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | Alabama State Global Sports Main Event | W 85–56 | 2–0 | UCF Arena (4,454) Orlando, FL |
| 11/18/2012* 2:00 pm | Savannah State Global Sports Main Event | W 53–50 | 3–0 | UCF Arena (3,894) Orlando, FL |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee Global Sports Main Event | L 61–75 | 3–1 | UCF Arena (4,118) Orlando, FL |
| 11/23/2012* 4:00 pm, SunSp | at No. 7 Florida Global Sports Main Event | L 66–79 | 3–2 | O'Connell Center (10,195) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/01/2012* 4:00 pm | Florida Tech | W 90–62 | 4–2 | UCF Arena (4,125) Orlando, FL |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 72–62 | 5–2 | UCF Arena (3,822) Orlando, FL |
| 12/14/2012* 7:00 pm | at Old Dominion | W 75–71 | 6–2 | Convocation Center (6,313) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/18/2012* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | Miami (FL) | L 50–72 | 6–3 | UCF Arena (5,189) Orlando, FL |
| 12/20/2012* 7:00 pm, CSS | Stetson | W 83–66 | 7–3 | UCF Arena (3,764) Orlando, FL |
| 12/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Howard UCF Holiday Classic Semifinals | W 62–45 | 8–3 | UCF Arena (4,401) Orlando, FL |
| 12/29/2012* 7:30 pm | Belmont UCF Holiday Classic Championship | W 66–63 | 9–3 | UCF Arena (4,278) Orlando, FL |
| 01/02/2013* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | South Florida UCF–USF rivalry | L 56–65 | 9–4 | UCF Arena (4,904) Orlando, FL |
| 01/05/2013* 4:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 99–69 | 10–4 | UCF Arena (3,956) Orlando, FL |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | UAB | W 64–48 | 11–4 (1–0) | UCF Arena (6,185) Orlando, FL |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm | at East Carolina | L 85–88 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (1–1) | Williams Arena (4,954) Greenville, NC |
| 01/19/2013 6:00 pm | at Houston | W 79–75 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (2–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,577) Houston, TX |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm | Rice | W 78–67 | 13–5 (3–1) | UCF Arena (4,556) Orlando, FL |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm | SMU | W 74–65 | 14–5 (4–1) | UCF Arena (4,638) Orlando, FL |
| 01/30/2013 8:00 pm | at Tulane | W 58–50 | 15–5 (5–1) | Fogelman Arena (2,030) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/02/2013 2:00 pm, CSS | at Marshall | L 71–75 | 15–6 (5–2) | Cam Henderson Center (5,856) Huntington, WV |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | Southern Miss | W 60–58 | 16–6 (6–2) | UCF Arena (4,648) Orlando, FL |
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm | East Carolina | W 83–73 | 17–6 (7–2) | UCF Arena (4,439) Orlando, FL |
| 02/13/2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 22 Memphis | L 71–93 | 17–7 (7–3) | FedEx Forum (16,544) Memphis, TN |
| 02/16/2013 9:00 pm | at UTEP | L 58–73 | 17–8 (7–4) | Don Haskins Center (8,926) El Paso, TX |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm | Marshall | L 70–82 | 17–9 (7–5) | UCF Arena (4,739) Orlando, FL |
| 02/23/2013 4:00 pm | Tulsa | W 83–75 | 18–9 (8–5) | UCF Arena (4,128) Orlando, FL |
| 02/26/2013* 7:00 pm | Georgia Southwestern | W 65–50 | 19–9 | UCF Arena (3,781) Orlando, FL |
| 03/02/2013 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 19 Memphis | L 67–76 | 19–10 (8–6) | UCF Arena (6,447) Orlando, FL |
| 03/06/2013 7:00 pm, CSS | at UAB | W 74–70 | 20–10 (9–6) | Bartow Arena (3,759) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/09/2013 8:00 pm | at Southern Miss | L 62–70 | 20–11 (9–7) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,774) Hattiesburg, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||