GAME 33 • NCAA SECOND ROUND Director, Strategic Communications: Daniel Forcella | Cell: (207) 650-6790 | Email: [email protected] Assistant Director, Strategic Communications: Kelly Cartner | Cell: (248) 978-5201 | Email: [email protected] GAME INFORMATION 9 (rv/rv) UCF KNIGHTS (24-8, 13-5 AAC) Head Coach: Johnny Dawkins (Duke, 1986) Date ....................................................Sunday, March 22 Record at UCF: 67-33 (3rd Season) Time ............................................................ 5:15 p.m. ET Site ......................................................... Columbia, S.C. Overall Record: 223-148 (11th Season) Stadium ............................................. Colonial Life Arena VS Capacity ................................................................ 18,000 (1/1) TV .......................................................................... CBS 1 DUKE BLUE DEVILS (30-5, 14-4 ACC) Play-by-Play .............................................Jim Nantz Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (Army, 1969) Analyst ...................................................Bill Raftery Record at Duke: 1,057-284 (39th Season) Analyst ..................................................... Grant Hill Overall Record: 1,130-343 (43rd Season) Sideline .............................................Tracy Wolfson Local Radio ............................FM96.9/AM740 The Game UCFACTS Play-by-Play ....................................... Marc Daniels Analyst ................................................Taylor Young SETTING THE SCENE National Radio ........................................ Westwood One • The UCF men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005, Play-by-Play .................................. Brandon Gaudin earning the program’s first-ever at-large berth. Analyst ........................................John Thompson II • It marks the team’s fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament, earning an automatic berth by Twitter ................................ @UCF_MBB / @UCFKnights way of winning the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament in 1994, 1996, 2004 and 2005. Hashtag.......................................... #GKMO / #ChargeOn • The Knights have enjoyed a historic season, setting a program Division I record with 23 regular season wins and picking up UCF’s first NCAA Tournament win on Friday over VCU. SCHEDULE/RESULTS • Now the Knights are set to take on the number one team in the nation in Duke. O29 Flagler& W, 86-69 GO KNIGHTS MARCH ON N6 Rider ESPN3 W, 84-70 • Seeded ninth, this marks the highest seed for UCF in its history playing in the NCAA Tournament N11 FAU ESPN3 L, 80-79 • The first two times the Knights reached the NCAA Tournament they were a 16 seed out of the N15 vs. Cal State Fullerton# ESPN3 W, 68-52 A-Sun, earning a 14 seed in 2004 and a 15 seed in 2005. N16 vs. Saint Joseph’s# ESPN2 W, 77-57 • UCF is 1-4 all-time in the NCAA Tournament after defeating VCU on Friday and looks for win N18 vs. Western Kentucky# ESPN2 W, 78-62 number two on Sunday. N24 Northern Kentucky ESPN3 W, 66-53 N29 Alabama ESPNU W, 70-64 DAWKINS IN THE DANCE D2 at Missouri ESPNU L, 64-62 (ot) • Johnny Dawkins is no stranger to the NCAA Tournament, although this is just his second D8 Grambling ESPN3 W, 70-45 appearance in the dance as a head coach. • He took Stanford to the Sweet 16 in 2013-14, leading the 10th seeded Cardinal to wins over D11 Georgia Southern ESPN3 W, 95-88 seventh seeded New Mexico and second seeded Kansas. D16 Stetson ESPN3 W, 90-65 • As a player at Duke, Dawkins took the Blue Devils to three NCAA Tournaments, advancing all D21 Illinois State ESPN3 W, 77-56 the way to the championship game in 1986. J2 Temple* ESPNews W, 78-73 • An assistant on Coach K’s staff at Duke from 1998-2008, Dawkins was on the bench for 10 J5 at UConn* ESPNews W, 65-53 tournament appearances, three Final Fours and a championship in 2001. J13 ECU* ESPNU W, 76-65 J16 at Wichita State* CBSSN L, 75-67 DAWKINS’ DUKE CONNECTIONS J19 Tulsa* ESPNU W, 64-62 • Johnny Dawkins is a Duke legend as a player, having led the Blue Devils to a national final en J23 at Tulane* ESPN3 W, 75-50 route to earning Naismith Player of the Year honors in 1986. • He also coached on Coach K’s staff from 1998-2008, winning the 2001 National Championship. J27 at Memphis* CBSSN L, 77-57 • In fact, Dawkins was on the staff when all of Duke’s current assistant coaches were players for J31 UConn* ESPNU W, 73-67 the Blue Devils. F7 #12/12 Houston* CBSSN L, 77-68 • Sunday will mark Coach Dawkins’ second time ever facing Duke as a head coach, having done F10 at SMU* ESPNews W, 71-65 so once as head coach at Stanford, losing 70-59 back on Nov. 22, 2014. F13 S. Florida* ESPNews W, 78-65 • Johnny’s son Aubrey also grew up while his dad was an assistant on the Duke staff and was F16 Memphis* ESPN2 W, 79-72 around practice all the time. Sunday will mark his first time playing the Blue Devils. F21 at #23/25 Cincinnati* ESPN2 L, 60-55 • Finally, the two ADs are father and son, Duke’s father Kevin and UCF’s son Danny White. F24 SMU* CBSSN W, 95-48 F27 at S. Florida* ESPN3 W, 75-63 A UCF WIN WOULD RECORD BREAKDOWN M2 at #6/8 Houston* ESPN W, 69-64 M7 #19/20 Cincinnati* ESPN2 W, 58-55 • Be better than a loss Overall .................................................24-8 • Tie the program’s D1 record for total wins in a season M9 at Temple* ESPN2 L, 67-62 The American ......................................13-5 M15 at Memphis% ESPN2 L, 79-55 at 25 victories • Be UCF’s second NCAA Tournament victory M22 vs. VCU$ CBS W, 73-58 Non-Conference ..................................11-3 • Earn the Knights their 10th overall win away from home M24 vs. #1/1 Duke$ CBS 5:15pm • Advance UCF to the Sweet 16 to play either Virginia Home ...................................................15-2 * American Athletic Conference contest Tech or Liberty Away ...................................................... 5-6 & Exhibition contest • Be its first win over the number one ranked team in the # Myrtle Beach Invitational nation Neutral................................................... 4-0 % American Athletic Conference Tournament • Keep the Knights undefeated in neutral games $ NCAA Tournament All times Eastern Twitter: @UCF_MBB | Instagram: UCF.MBB | Facebook: /UCFMensBasketball 1 2018-19 UCF GAME NOTES GAME 33 • NCAA SECOND ROUND BY THE NUMBERS KNIGHT NOTES KNIGHTS DEVILS MAKING HISTORY IN YEAR THREE • Dawkins arrived at UCF prior to the start of the 2016-17 season and made an immediate 72.2 POINTS 8 83.5 impact, taking a team that had three straight losing seasons and winning 24 games in year 64.1 8 DEFENSE 67.4 one. • His first Knights squad won three games in the NIT, advancing all the way to the semifinals at +8.1 MARGIN 8 +16.1 Madison Square Garden. 46.4 FG% 8 47.8 • After dealing with an injury-hampered second season, Dawkins has UCF in the midst of its best season ever in 2018-19. 8 DEFENSE 39.2 FG% 39.4 • The Knights have set a program Division I record for regular season wins, defeated multiple 6.9 THREES 8 7.3 Top 25 teams for the first time in a single season, and were ranked in the Top 25 the furtherst into a season that UCF ever had. 36.1 8 3FG% 30.5 31.0 3FG% DEFENSE 8 29.3 REGULAR SEASON RECORD 64.7 FT% 8 68.9 • UCF concluded the regular season at 23-7, setting a new program Division I record for most regular season wins. +2.3 REB MARGIN 8 +6.1 • The most total wins in a season in UCF’s D1 history is 25 in 2003-04 and in the entire history of 13.2 ASSISTS 8 15.9 the program it is 26 in 1977-78. • Dawkins’ 2016-17 squad won 24 games, which included one win in the American Athletic 8 11.9 TOS 12.9 Conference Tournament and three victories in the NIT. 1.1 AST-TO 8 1.2 • The Knights’ 13 wins in league play mark the most for UCF since joining The American and the most in any conference since going 13-7 in Atlantic Sun action back in 2004-05. 5.8 STEALS 8 9.4 4.5 BLOCKS 8 6.8 BEATING RANKED OPPONENTS • Prior to Johnny Dawkins’ arrival at UCF, the program had won three games against ranked SERIES INFORMATION opponents from 1984-2016. Since Dawkins has taken over, the Knights have won four games against ranked opponents in just three seasons. Overall: ............................................................... First Meeting • UCF had never won two games against ranked opponents in a single season, and the Knights just did it in a span of five days, taking down No. 6/8 Houston and No. 19/20 Cincinnati. UCF RANKING SUMMARY • The Knights are now 7-45 all-time against ranked opponents, with the other two wins under Dawkins coming at home to No. 15 Cincinnati in 2016-17 and on the road at No. 24 Alabama CATEGORY VALUE NCAA AAC in 2017-18. Scoring Offense 72.1 183 6 CRACKING THE TOP 25 Scoring Defense 64.3 28 3 • For the first time since 2011, UCF cracked the Associated Press Top 25 Poll heading into the Offensive FG% .463 66 1 final week of the regular season. Defensive FG% .395 13 2 • It’s the only ranking for the Knights outside of the 2010-11 season, when they won their first 14 games of the campaign. Free Throw % .645 333 11 • It marks the furthest into a season that UCF has been ranked in a national poll. Offensive 3PT% .354 121 2 • After a pair of losses, the Knights were receiving votes in both the AP Poll and the USA Today Defensive 3PT% .313 37 2 Coaches Poll heading into the NCAA Tournament. Rebounds/Game 36.7 102 5 OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY Assists/Game 13.3 190 10 • Known for their defense the last few years under Johnny Dawkins, the Knights have been extremely efficient offensively in 2018-19.