UCF Knights basketball history
University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
Addition Financial Arena
American Athletic Conference (AAC, The American)
Current head coach: Johnny Dawkins (2016-)
- Asst: Kevin Norris (2016-)
- Asst: Robbie Laing (2016-)
- Asst: Mamadou N’Diaye (2021-)
- DPD: Kelvin Johnson (2017-)
- Special Asst. to the HC: Ben Witherspoon (2022-)
- DBO: Jaycob Ammerman (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2019)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 1-5
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 3 (2012, 2017, 2023)
- NIT Overall Record: 4-3
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2011)
- CBI Overall Record: 2-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 6 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four: 1 (1978)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 6-9
Conference Titles (SSC, Atlantic Sun, Conference USA, AAC):
- AAC Regular Season Championships: 0
- Atlantic Sun Regular Season Championships: 1 (2005)
- Sunshine State (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 6 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984)
- AAC Tournament Championships: 0
- Atlantic Sun Tournament Championships: 4 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2005)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- AAC Player of the Year: 0
- Conference USA Player of the Year: 1 (Jermaine Taylor, 2009)
- Atlantic Sun Player of the Year: 1 (Mark Jones, 1998)
UCF head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Johnny Dawkins | 2016-Pres | 131-87 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Donnie Jones ** | 2010-16 | 79-88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Speraw ** | 1993-2010 | 247-233 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Dean, Jr. | 1989-93 | 37-73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Carter | 1985-89 | 34-76 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Machock | 1983-85 | 25-31 | 1^ | 0 | 0 |
| Torchy Clark | 1969-83 | 274-89 | 5^ | 6^ | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came while the UCF program was at the Division II level; UCF moved up to Division I prior to the 1984-85 season
** Listed accomplishments for this coach do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.
