2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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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.
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record13–18 (4–14 The American)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
- Shawn Finney
- Darren Tillis
- Tim Thomas
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| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Record | 13–18 (4–14 The American) |
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| Home arena | CFE Arena |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Louisville* † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Cincinnati | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 UConn | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 32 | – | 8 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † The American Tournament winner As of March 15, 2014 *Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(31-6)(15-3) Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The season is UCF's first as a member of The American.[1] 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.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||