The 2010–11

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men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I

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team that represented the

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and competed in

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. They played their home games at

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and were led by first year head coach

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. Following a 10–0 start to the season, in which they defeated #18 Florida, South Florida, and Miami, the Knights were nationally ranked for the first time in program history. At the time, UCF was one of only four schools to be ranked in the BCS standings and the AP men's basketball poll. They finished the season 21–12, 6–10 in CUSA play and lost in the first round of the 2011 Conference USA men's basketball tournament to

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. They were invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational where they beat

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in the first round and

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in the quarterfinals before falling to Creighton in the semifinals. In February 2012, UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

Previous season

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 15–17, 6–10 in C-USA play under the leadership of Head Coach

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. After the season, Speraw was fired and replaced by

.New coach Jones eyes big things for UCF
/ref> All of UCF's wins from the 2009–10 season were later vacated.

Roster

Coaches

Schedule and results

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**The game on February 2 at UTEP was canceled due to inclement weather and rescheduled for February 21.

Rankings

Notes

References

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