2018–19 UCF Knights men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 50th season of basketball, were led by third-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 24–9, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Memphis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated VCU in the first round before losing in the second round to Duke.

2018–19 UCF Knights men's basketball
Myrtle Beach Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record24–9 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Norris (3rd season)
  • Vince Taylor (2nd season)
  • Robbie Laing (3rd season)
Home arenaCFE Arena
2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Houston162 .889334  .892
No. 22 Cincinnati144 .778287  .800
Temple135 .7222310  .697
UCF135 .722249  .727
Memphis117 .6112214  .611
Wichita State108 .5562215  .595
Tulsa810 .4441814  .563
South Florida810 .4442414  .632
UConn612 .3331617  .485
SMU612 .3331517  .469
East Carolina315 .1671021  .323
Tulane018 .000427  .129
2019 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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