2016–17 record 18–10 (9–7 AAC) Assistant coach Jamil Jones | Assistant coach Kevin Norris Assistant coach Robbie Laing | |
Conference American Athletic Conference Head coach Johnny Dawkins (1st year) | ||
The 2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team represents the University of Central Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights are members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 48th season of basketball, are led by first-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.
Previous season
The Knights 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. On March 24, 2016, the school hired Johnny Dawkins as head coach.
References
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