The 2008–09 UCF Knights men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Central Florida and competed in

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. They played their home games at the

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, and were led by head coach

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who was in his 16th season with the team. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 16–15, 9–7 in C-USA play. In February 2012, UCF vacated its wins from the 2008–09 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team. The team's pre-sanction record was 17–14 (7–9). The "official" record stands as 0–14.

Roster

Coaches

Schedule and results

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References

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