The 2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in unincorporated area, unincorporated Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the State University System of Florida. ...
during the
2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2013 and ended with the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, whose Final Four was played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on April 5,& ...
. The Knights competed in
Division I of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) in the
American Athletic Conference
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(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
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,
Florida
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.
The season is UCF's first as a member of The American. UCF played in
Conference USA
Conference USA (CUSA) is a collegiate athletic conference of member institutions in the Southern and Western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. CUSA's offices are located in Dallas, Texas.
Mem ...
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
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play tie for fourth place. Due to NCAA sanctions, UCF was ineligible for the
2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
The 2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma from March 13–16, 2013. Memphis was slated to host the 2013 edition but the conference moved it to Tulsa in order to keep Memphis from having hom ...
or a post-season berth.
Roster
Schedule and results
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American Athletic Conference tournament
References
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UCF Knights men's basketball seasons
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UCF Knights
The UCF Knights are the sport, athletic teams that represent the University of Central Florida in unincorporated Orange County, Florida near Orlando, Florida, Orlando. The Knights participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NC ...
UCF Knights
The UCF Knights are the sport, athletic teams that represent the University of Central Florida in unincorporated Orange County, Florida near Orlando, Florida, Orlando. The Knights participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NC ...