2020–21 UCF Knights men's basketball team

The Knights finished the 2019–20 season 16–14 overall and 7–11 in AAC play to finish in eighth place. They entered as the No. 8 seed in the AAC tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jamille Reynolds

| position = PF

| hometown = Saint Petersburg, FL

| highschool = Lakewood Senior High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 9

| weight = 230

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| commitdate = 08/18/2019

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| espn grade = 80

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Isaiah Adams

| position = SF

| hometown = Jacksonville, FL

| highschool = Paxon School for Advanced Studies

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 170

| 40 =

| commitdate = 09/02/2019

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| espn grade = 80

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| year = 2020

| rivals ref title = 2020 UCF Signees

| scout ref title = 2020 UCF Signees

| espn ref title = 2020 UCF Signees

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| accessdate = 16 April 2020

| bball = yes

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On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards{{cite web |title=Houston Tabbed as 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Favorite|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2020/10/28/houston-tabbed-as-2020-21-american-athletic-conference-mens-basketball-favorite.aspx|website=theAmerican.org|accessdate=28 October 2020}}

{{CBB roster/Header|year=2020|team=UCF Knights|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tony|last=Johnson Jr.|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=so|rs=|home=Eufaula, Alabama|high_school=The Skill Factory}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Darius|last=Perry|link=y|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=sr|rs=|home=Marietta, Georgia|high_school=Louisville}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Adams|num=3|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=210|class=fr|rs=|home=Jacksonville, Florida|high_school=Paxon School for Advanced Studies}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jamille|last=Reynolds|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=285|class=fr|rs=|home=St. Petersburg, Florida|high_school=Lakewood Senior High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Avery|last=Diggs|num=5|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=245|class=sr|rs=|home=Brandon, Florida|high_school=SW Mississippi CC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Levy|last=Renaud|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=jr|rs=|home=Fort Lauderdale, Florida|high_school=NSU University School|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Xavier|last=Grant|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=jr|rs=|home=Fort Lauderdale, Florida|high_school=American Heritage School|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brandon|last=Mahan|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=205|class=sr|rs=|home=Birmingham, Alabama|high_school=Texas A&M}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaac|last=Ward|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=185|class=fr|rs=|home=Tampa, Florida|high_school=Tampa Preparatory School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sean|last=Mobley|num=20|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=235|class=jr|rs=y|home=Orlando, Florida|high_school=VCU}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=C. J.|last=Walker|link=y|dab=basketball|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=205|class=so|rs=|home=Sanford, Florida|high_school=Oregon}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Darin|last=Green Jr.|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=so|rs=|home=Charlotte, North Carolina|high_school=Wharton High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dre|last=Fuller Jr.|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=215|class=so|rs=y|home=Fayetteville, North Carolina|high_school=Admiral Farragut Academy}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ryan|last=Anders|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=235|class=jr|rs=|home=Tampa, Florida|high_school=Wharton High School|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Moses|last=Bol|num=33|pos=C|ft=7|in=1|lbs=230|class=jr|rs=y|home=Wau, South Sudan|high_school=Colby CC}}

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|head_coach=

• Johnny Dawkins ({{college|Duke}})

|asst_coach=

• Kevin Norris ({{College|Miami (FL)}})
• Vince Taylor ({{college|Duke}})
• Robbie Laing ({{college|Troy}})

|roster_url=https://ucfknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2020-21

|accessdate= July 27, 2020

}}

UCF will start a series with Michigan beginning this season in Ann Arbor, Michigan.{{cite web |url=https://ucfknights.com/news/2020/7/16/-m-basketball-ucf-announces-home-and-home-with-michigan.aspx |title=UCF Announces Home-And-Home With Michigan |author= |date=16 Jul 2020 |website=ucfknights.com |publisher=UCF Athletics |access-date=16 Jul 2020 }}

{{main|Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports}}

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Knights' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

• The game vs. Oklahoma scheduled for November 28 was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.{{cite web |title=UCF versus Memphis basketball game postponed due to COVID-19|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-ucf-memphis-basketball-postponed-20210105-l5pxcfwzdrdnfmu5na3md6pndy-story.html|website=orlandosentinel.com|date=5 Jan 2021}}
• The game @ Tulsa rescheduled for March 2 was moved to Orlando.{{cite web |title=The American Announces Men’s Basketball Schedule Changes |url=http://theamerican.org/news/2021/1/26/the-american-announces-mens-basketball-schedule-changes.aspx|website=theamerican.org|date=27 Jan 2021}}
• The game vs. Tulsa originally scheduled for February 6 was moved to Tulsa.{{cite web |title=The American Announces Men’s Basketball Schedule Changes |url=http://theamerican.org/news/2021/1/26/the-american-announces-mens-basketball-schedule-changes.aspx|website=theamerican.org|date=27 Jan 2021}}

{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2020|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes|gamehighs=yes}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UCF Knights}}| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 30, 2020

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Auburn

| site_stadium = Addition Financial Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Fuller Jr.

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Walker

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Fuller Jr.

| assists = 5

| score = 63–55

| attend = 1,944

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 6, 2020

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Mahan

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Mahan

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Fuller Jr.

| assists = 3

| score = 58–80

| attend =  

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 19, 2020

| time = 9:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = y

| opprank = 15

| opponent = Florida State

| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Center

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| tv = ACCN

| highscorer = Mahan

| points = 32

| highrebounder = Adams

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Fuller Jr.

| assists = 4

| score = 86–74

| attend = 2,576

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 22, 2020

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Addition Financial Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Mahan

| points = 25

| highrebounder = Mahan

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Fuller Jr.

| assists = 3

| score = 75–70

| attend =  

| record = 3–1

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 26, 2020

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| rank =

| opprank = 6

| opponent = Houston

| site_stadium = Addition Financial Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| tv = ABC

| gamename = Previously scheduled for Dec. 15

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Fuller Jr.

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 2

| score = 54–63

| attend = 1,476

| record = 3–2

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 2, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = y

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = South Florida

| site_stadium = Yuengling Center

| site_cityst = Tampa, FL

| gamename = War on I-4

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Perry

| points = 23

| highrebounder = Fuller Jr.

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Perry

| assists = 6

| score = 61–68

| attend = 1,016

| record = 3–3

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 14, 2021

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| away = y

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Green Jr.

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Fuller Jr.

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Mahan

| assists = 7

| score = 55–62

| attend =  

| record = 3–4

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 17, 2021

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away = y

| rank =

| opprank = 11

| opponent = Houston

| site_stadium = Fertitta Center

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Reynolds

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Adams

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 2

| score = 58–75

| attend = 1,859

| record = 3–5

| conference = 1–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 23, 2021

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Addition Financial Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename =

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Perry

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Perry

| assists = 7

| score = 65–78

| attend = 1,394

| record = 3–6

| conference = 1–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 27, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = East Carolina

| site_stadium = Addition Financial Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Green Jr.

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 3

| score = 71–64

| attend = 1,407

| record = 4–6

| conference = 2–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 30, 2021

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| away = y

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = Wichita State

| site_stadium = Charles Koch Arena

| site_cityst = Wichita, KS

| gamename =

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Reynolds

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Adams

| assists = 4

| score = 88–93

| overtime = OT

| attend = 2,100

| record = 4–7

| conference = 2–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 1, 2021

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| away = y

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = Memphis

| site_stadium = FedEx Forum

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| gamename = Previously scheduled for Jan. 5

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Mahan

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Mahan

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Perry

| assists = 4

| score = 69–96

| attend = 2,106

| record = 4–8

| conference = 2–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 3, 2021

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| away = y

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = Memphis

| site_stadium = FedEx Forum

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Perry

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Mahan

| assists = 5

| score = 61–75

| attend = 2,284

| record = 4–9

| conference = 2–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 6, 2021

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| away = y

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Reynolds Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| tv = ESPN2

| highscorer = Perry

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Fuller Jr.

| rebounds = 4

| highassister = Mobley

| assists = 3

| score = 65–58

| attend =  

| record = 5–9

| conference = 3–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 10, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = Wichita State

| site_stadium = Addition Financial Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Perry

| points = 27

| highrebounder = Fuller Jr.

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 2

| score = 60–61

| attend = 1,385

| record = 5–10

| conference = 3–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 12, 2021

| time = 7:00 pm

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Addition Financial Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename = Previously scheduled for Dec. 30

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Green Jr.

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Adams

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Perry

| assists = 5

| score = 49–53

| attend = 1,420

| record = 6–10

| conference = 4–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 14, 2021

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away = y

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Mahan

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Walker

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Perry

| assists = 4

| score = 68–69

| attend = 300

| record = 6–11

| conference = 4–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 17, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = South Florida

| site_stadium = Addition Financial Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename = War on I-4

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Walker

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Walker

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Perry

| assists = 4

| score = 81–65

| attend = 1,764

| record = 7–11

| conference = 5–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 20, 2021

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away = y

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Adams

| points = 26

| highrebounder = Walker

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Perry

| assists = 7

| score = 84–81

| attend =  

| record = 8–11

| conference = 6–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 23, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = y

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum

| site_cityst = University Park, TX

| gamename =

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer =  

| points =  

| highrebounder =  

| rebounds =  

| highassister =  

| assists =  

| score =

| status = p

| result_details = Postponed due to COVID-19 issues{{cite web |title=The American Announces Men’s Basketball Schedule Changes |url=http://theamerican.org/news/2021/2/18/the-american-announces-mens-basketball-schedule-changes.aspx|website=theamerican.org|date=18 Feb 2021}}

| attend =  

| record = –

| conference = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 27, 2021

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Addition Financial Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename =

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer =  

| points =  

| highrebounder =  

| rebounds =  

| highassister =  

| assists =  

| score =

| status = c

| result_details = Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues{{cite web |title=Saturday’s Temple-UCF Men’s Basketball Game Cancelled |url=http://theamerican.org/news/2021/2/27/saturdays-temple-ucf-mens-basketball-game-cancelled.aspx|website=theamerican.org|date=27 Feb 2021}}

| attend =  

| record = –

| conference = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 2, 2021

| time = 7:00 pm

| away =

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Addition Financial Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename = Previously scheduled for Jan. 9

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Adams

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 3

| score = 73–69

| attend = 1,309

| record = 9–11

| conference = 7–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 4, 2021

| time = 9:00 p.m.

| away = y

| rank =

| opprank =

| opponent = East Carolina

| site_stadium = Williams Arena

| site_cityst = Greenville, NC

| gamename =

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Adams

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Perry

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Perry

| assists = 5

| score = 64–60

| attend = 424

| record = 10–11

| conference = 8–10

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UCF Knights}}|2021 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 11, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| seed = 6

| neutral = yes

| opponent = East Carolina

| oppseed = 11

| site_stadium = Dickies Arena

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| gamename = First Round

| tv = ESPN2

| highscorer = Perry

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Fuller Jr.

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Fuller Jr.

| assists = 4

| score = 72–62

| attend =

| record = 11–11

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 12, 2021

| time = 10:00 p.m.

| seed = 6

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Memphis

| oppseed = 3

| site_stadium = Dickies Arena

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Perry

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Fuller Jr.

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Perry

| assists = 5

| score = 62–70

| attend = 826

| record = 11–12

}}

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{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}

• Brandon Mahan
• Darius Perry

• Isaiah Adams

Source{{Cite web|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2021/3/9/american-athletic-conference-announces-mens-basketball-honors.aspx|title=American Athletic Conference Announces Men’s Basketball Honors|website=theamerican.org|language=en|date=2021-03-10|access-date=2021-03-10}}

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