The 2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Knights were member of the

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. The Knights, in the program's 47th season of basketball, were led by sixth year head coach

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and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in

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. They finished the season with a record of 12–18, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in seventh place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to

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. After the season, Donnie Jones was fired as UCF's head coach.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 12–18, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in ninth place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to

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Departures

Incoming Transfers

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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