2017 – 18 UCF Knights men 's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Knights are members of the American Athletic Conference . The Knights , in the program 's 49th season of basketball , were led by second-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university 's main campus in Orlando , Florida . They finished the season 19 – 13 overall and 9 – 9 in AAC play to finish in 6th place . In the AAC Tournament , they defeated East Carolina in the first round before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals
AAC Tournament
2018 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 UCF Knights men's basketball team