The 2022–23 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights compete as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 54th season of basketball, were led by seventh-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and played their home games at the Addition Financial Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in AAC Play to finish in 7th place. They defeated SMU in the first round of the AAC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Memphis. The Knights received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated Florida in the first round before losing in the second round to Oregon.

This was also the last season UCF played in the American Athletic Conference before moving to the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season The Knights finished the 2021–22 season 18–12 overall and 9–9 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated South Florida in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing to Memphis in the quarterfinals.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Tony Johnson Jr. 1 G 6'3" 185 Junior Eufaula, AL Transferred Darius Perry 2 G 6'2" 185 GS senior Marietta, GA Graduated Isaiah Adams 3 F 6'6" 210 Freshman Jacksonville, FL Transferred to Buffalo Jamille Reynolds 4 F 6'10" 285 Sophomore St. Petersburg, FL Transferred to Temple Levy Renaud 10 G 6'2" 185 Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Ed'Xavior Rhodes 12 F 6'9" 210 Freshman Dallas, TX Transferred Brandon Mahan 13 G 6'5" 205 GS senior Birmingham, AL Graduated Sean Mobley 20 F 6'8" 235 RS senior Orlando, FL Walk-on; left team for personal reasons Darin Green Jr. 22 G 6'5" 190 Junior Charlotte, NC Transferred to Florida State Dre Fuller Jr. 24 G 6'5" 215 RS junior Fayetteville, NC Transferred to Florida Atlantic Ryan Anders 25 F 6'6" 235 Senior Tampa, FL Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Cheika Mbacke Diong 34 F 6'11" 235 RS senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Lahat Thioune 0 C 6'10" 228 RS senior Dakar, Senegal Utah Jayhlon Young 1 G 6'2" 168 RS sophomore Dallas, TX Baton Rouge CC Michael Durr 2 C 7'0" 250 RS senior Atlanta, GA Indiana Brandon Suggs 4 G/F 6'6" 185 Senior Powder Springs, GA East Carolina Ithiel Horton 12 G 6'3" 200 RS senior Vauxhall, NJ Pittsburgh

2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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