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For the UCF men's basketball team, the number on a player's jersey holds deeper significance than mere identification.

From legendary icons to rising stars, each jersey number carries its own story, reflecting the player's journey, inspiration and aspirations on the court.

Associate director of strategic communications Ken Landis said that the process to pick up a number depends on if someone already picked that number, if you are a returner, you get the choice to pick or keep your number firs

The Knights suffered their first defeat in a space game in program history against the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday, bringing their record in such games to 2-1.

Following a seesaw battle against the Cyclones (23-6, 12-4 Big 12), the UCF men's basketball team (15-13, 6-10 Big 12) now boasts a 2-1 record in space games after their loss at the Addition Financial Arena. This matchup marked the first encounter between these two teams with a final result of 60-52.

“In this game we just missed sho

Strong teamwork in the second half secured the UCF Knights their first back-to-back victory in the Big 12 by defeating the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Wednesday night with a final score of 77-71.

The UCF men's basketball team (15-12, 6-9 Big 12) traveled to Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma to take the Cowboys (12-16, 4-11 Big 12). This marked their first meeting on U.S. soil, following their previous encounter in the semifinals of the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas championship last season.

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Walking toward the student section with a big smile, UCF men's basketball head coach Johnny Dawkins signaled number one with both hands, after defeating the No. 23 Oklahoma Sooners.

Following back-to-back losses, the Knights (13-8, 4-5 Big 12) bounced back with a victory against the Sooners (16-6, 4-5 Big 12) at Addition Financial Arena 74-63, leading for all but under a minute of the game. Dawkins made history achieving his 300th career win on Saturday. He's in his eighth season with the Knigh

After a challenging loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats, UCF men’s basketball will try to bounce back against the No. 18 Baylor Bears on Wednesday night.

The Knights (12-7, 3-4 Big 12) are gearing up to face off against the Bears (14-5, 3-3 Big 12), who currently hold the top spot as the highest-scoring offensive team in the Big 12, averaging 85.1 points per game.

“We need to concentrate on what do we well and that’s defend and that’s, you know, trying to make it a half-court game where we can kin

UCF men's basketball scored its least amount of points in over five years, losing to No. 5 Houston.

The UCF Knights (11-6, 2-3 Big 12) put up its lowest score of the season against the Houston Cougars (16-2, 3-2 Big 12) on Saturday. After a challenging matchup, the Knights fell to the Cougars 57-42 at the Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas.

UCF recorded its lowest score since the 2017-18 season, when the Knights were defeated by the Cincinnati Bearcats 77-40.

The Knights' offense seemed to hav

When the sun was coming out, one beekeeper was surrounded by buzzing sounds and the smell of pine smoke as he lifted each frame of honey in the Arboretum's backyard.

Wearing his white jacket and tightly buttoned mesh hat, Patrick Bohlen, professor of Urban Ecology and beekeeper, said he inspects each bee hive to ensure they are growing healthy and that honey production is running smoothly.

Kelsie Johnson, a coordinator for the Arboretum, said they started harvesting and selling honey in the su