2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team

The 2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 48th season of basketball, were led by first-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 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 were invited 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 where they lost to the eventual NIT Champion, TCU.

2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record24–12 (11–7 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Norris
  • Jamil Jones
  • Robbie Laing
Home arenaCFE Arena
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 SMU †17–1 .94430–5  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati16–2 .88930–6  .833
Houston12–6 .66721–11  .656
UCF11–7 .61124–12  .667
Memphis9–9 .50019–13  .594
UConn9–9 .50016–17  .485
Tulsa8–10 .44415–17  .469
Temple7–11 .38916–16  .500
East Carolina6–12 .33315–18  .455
Tulane3–15 .1676–25  .194
South Florida1–17 .0567–23  .233
† 2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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