2017 – 18 UCF Knights women 's basketball team will represent the University of Central Florida during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I basketball season . The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the American Athletic Conference ( The American ) . The Knights , in the program 's 41st season of basketball , were led by second-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson , and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university 's main campus in Orlando , Florida . They finished the season 22 – 11 , 12 – 4 in AAC play to finish in third place . They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Women 's Tournament where they lost to South Florida . They received an automatic bid to the Women 's National Invitational Tournament where defeated Jacksonville in the first round before losing to Alabama in the second round
American Athletic Women 's Tournament
2017 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 UCF Knights women's basketball team