The Knights finished the 2016 – 17 season 24 – 12 , 11 – 7 in AAC play to finish in fourth place . They defeated Memphis in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to SMU . They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado , Illinois State , and Illinois to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden for the first time in school history . There they lost to the eventual NIT Champion , TCU
AAC Tournament
2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 UCF Knights men's basketball team