2016-17 UCF MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME TWENTY-TWO • HOUSTON Men’s Basketball Contact: Daniel Forcella, Director of Athletics Communications Office: (407) 823-2142 | Cell: (207) 650-6790 | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @DanForcella #ChargeOn @UCF_MBB @UCF.MBB /UCFMENSBASKETBALL GAME INFORMATION Johnny Dawkins ....Head Coach ....Kelvin Sampson Duke, 1986 ...........Alma Mater ...........UNCP, 1978 Date: .......................................................Feb. 1, 2017 First ..................... Year at School ...................Third Time: ..........................................7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT 14-7 ..................Record at School ................50-36 City: .................................................. Houston, Texas. 170-122 .............. Career Record ..............550-306 Site: ................................... Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) L3 ........................Current Streak ......................W2 TV: .................................................................. ESPNU UCF HOUSTON Talent: .............................. Ted Emrich, Malcolm Huckaby KNIGHTS (14-7, 5-4) (15-7, 6-4) COUGARS Radio: ..............................FM 96.9/AM 740 The Game UCFACTS Online Audio: ..................... 969thegame.iheart.com Talent: .................................................. Marc Daniels ROUND TWO WITH HOUSTON Live Stats: ........................................ UHCougars.com • UCF won the first matchup against Houston this season, earning a 77-70 Twitter: .................................................. @UCF_MBB victory at CFE Arena back on Jan. 14. Hashtag: .................................................. #ChargeOn • The two teams face off again on Wednesday, with the Cougars leading the Series: ............................................... Houston, 11-10 Knights by just half a game in the American Athletic Conference standings. Last Meeting: ...................UCF, 77-70 (Jan. 14, 2017) • B.J. Taylor led five Knights in double figures with 20 points in that contest. Streak: ......................................................UCF won 1 • It was Rob Gray leading the way for the Cougars, scoring 28 points. BEST SEASON SINCE JOINING AAC SCHEDULE | RESULTS • At 14-7 overall UCF already has its most wins in a season since 2012-13. N14 Nicholls ESPN3 W, 80-56 • The Knights’ 5-4 start to league play is just one win shy of matching the team’s N17 vs. Mississippi State# ESPN2 W, 86-61 most AAC victories in a season (6-12, 2015-16). N18 at Charleston# ESPNU W, 60-40 N20 vs. 3 Villanova# ESPN2 L, 57-67 SNAPPING THE SKID N26 Seattle ESPN3 W, 67-51 • The Knights have lost three games in a row for the first time this season. • UCF is getting outscored 70.7-63.7 in losses to Memphis, SMU and Tulsa. N30 Stetson ESPN3 W, 81-45 • The Knights hold just a 0.6 assist-to-turnover ratio during the stretch, D3 at UMass A-10 Net W, 65-62 averaging 9.0 assists and 15.7 turnovers per game. D10 Maryland-Eastern Shore ESPN3 W, 76-58 • UCF is allowing opponents to shoot 41.5 percent from the floor in the three D12 Pennsylvania ESPN3 L, 49-58 game losing streak. D15 at George Washington A-10 Net L, 59-74 D18 Miami (Ohio) ESPNU W, 80-73(ot) LOCK DOWN DEFENSE D21 Bethune-Cookman ESPN3 W, 71-41 • UCF’s defense continues to be impressive under Johnny Dawkins, holding D28 at Tulane* ASN W, 85-72 opponents to a nation’s best 35.1 field goal percentage. D31 Temple* ESPNU W, 77-53 • The Knights are fourth nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 60.3 ppg. J3 East Carolina* ESPNews W, 48-45 • UCF is strong defending the three-point line as well, currently leading the AAC J8 at UConn* CBSSN L, 49-64 and ranking 12th in the country at 29.4 percent. J14 Houston* CBSSN W, 77-70 J17 USF* ESPNews W, 86-64 ON THE GLASS J22 at Memphis* CBSSN L, 65-70 • UCF is second in the nation in rebounding at 43.4 boards per game. J25 SMU* ESPNews L, 60-65 • The Knights have totaled 50 or more rebounds four times on the season, J28 at Tulsa* ESPNews L, 66-77 including 59 against Nicholls. F1 at Houston* ESPNU 7 p.m. • UCF is also second in the nation in rebound margin with a mark of +11.6. F4 Memphis* ESPNews 5 p.m. F8 at Cincinnati* ESPNU 9 p.m. F11 UConn* CBSSN 6 p.m. F14 Tulsa* ESPNews 7 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS F18 at East Carolina* ESPNews 4 p.m. B.J.TAYLOR MATTWILLIAMS TANKEFIANAYI A.J.DAVIS TACKOFALL F22 at Temple* ESPNU 7 p.m. F26 Cincinnati* CBSSN 3 p.m. M2 at USF* ESPNU 7 p.m. * American Athletic Conference contest # Gildan Charleston Classic All times Eastern 6-2 • r-So. • G 6-5 • r-Sr. • G 6-6 • Sr. • G/F 6-9 • r-Jr. • G/F 7-6 • So. • C 1 UCFKNIGHTS.COM 2016-17 UCF MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME TWENTY-TWO • HOUSTON QUICK FACTS ROSTER UCF INFORMATION No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School Location Orlando, Fla. 0 Tank Efianayi Sr. G/F 6-6 210 Orlando, Fla./Daytona State 1 B.J. Taylor r-So. G 6-2 200 Orlando, Fla./Boone Founded 1963 2 Terrell Allen* So. G 6-2 180 Upper Marlboro, Md./Drexel Enrollment 63,000 3 A.J. Davis r-Jr. G/F 6-9 215 Atlanta, Ga./Tennessee Nickname Knights 4 Ceasar DeJesus Fr. G 6-2 195 Baltimore, Md./Mt. Zion Prep Colors Black and Gold 5 Djordjije Mumin Jr. G 6-5 205 Podgorica, Montenegro/American Heritage (Fla.) Conference American Athletic 10 Dayon Griffin* Jr. G 6-4 205 St. Petersburg, Fla./Louisiana Tech 11 Rokas Ulvydas* So. F 6-11 235 Kaunas, Lithuania/Texas Tech President Dr. John C. Hitt 12 Matt Williams r-Sr. G 6-5 215 Orlando, Fla./Jones Director of Athletics Danny White 14 Nick Banyard r-Sr. F 6-8 230 Flower Mound, Texas/Illinois State Athletics Phone (407) 823-2261 15 Anthony Catotti Jr. G 6-4 200 Oviedo, Fla./Seminole Ticket Office Phone (407) 823-1000 20 Brock Stephenson Fr. G 6-0 190 Miami, Fla./Dade Christian 21 Chad Brown So. F 6-9 240 Deltona, Fla./Deltona 22 Chance McSpadden So. G 6-4 180 Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven CFE ARENA 24 Tacko Fall So. C 7-6 290 Dakar, Senegal/Liberty Christian Prep (Fla.) Capacity 10,000 25 Tate Morse Jr. G 6-4 165 Orlando, fla./Orangewood Christian Year Opened 2007 51 Nathan Laing r-Jr. G 6-0 185 Lillington, N.C./Jacksonville State Press Row Phone (407) 823-2477 Aubrey Dawkins* Jr. G/F 6-6 205 Palo Alto, Calif./Michigan *ineligible for 2016-17 due to NCAA transfer rules BASKETBALL HISTORY Head Coach: Johnny Dawkins (Duke, 1982), First Year First Year of Basketball 1969-70 Assistant Coach: Kevin Norris (Miami, 1998), First Year First Year in Division I 1984-85 Assistant Coach: Jamill Jones (Arkansas Tech, 2008), First Year First Year in AAC 2013-14 Assistant Coach: Robbie Laing (Troy, 1982), First Year All-Time Record 710-595/763-595* Director of Operations: Jimmy Drew (DePaul, 2011), First Year Director of Player Development: Ricardo Greer (Pittsburgh, 2015), Second Year NCAA Tournaments/Last Four/2005 Video Coordinator: Jaycob Ammerman (Flagler, 2013), First Year *2008-09 (17-14), 2009-10 (15-17), 2010-11 (21-12) Assistant Director of Operations: Karen Del Carpio (Bethany, 2014), First Year victories were vacated due to NCAA sanctions Director of Sports Performance: Alex Parr (Maryland, 2006), First Year Athletic Trainer: Jarrett Schweim (Florida, 2006), Third Year TEAM INFORMATION PRONUNCIATIONS 2015-16 Record 12-18 AAC Record/Finish 6-12/Eighth Terrell Allen turr - EL Ceasar DeJesus duh - HAY - zoos Home Record 8-8 Tank Efianayi eff - ee - on - EE Road Record 4-9 Tacko Fall TACO Postseason AAC First Round Dayon Griffin DAY - on Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Djordjije Mumin george - EE - uh , MOO - min Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/6 Rokas Ulvydas RO - cuss, ULL - vee - dahs Newcomers 8 AMERICAN HONORS Player of the Week ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Jan. 30 Jarron Cumberland Fr. G Cincinnati Director (MBB) Dan Forcella Jan. 23 K.J. Lawson r-Fr. F Memphis Jan. 16 Sterling Taplin So. G Tulsa Office Phone (407) 823-2142 Jan. 9 Markel Crawford r-Jr. G Memphis Cell Phone (207) 650-6790 Jan. 2 Rob Gray r-Jr. G Houston Email [email protected] Dec. 26 Gary Clark Jr. F Cincinnati Mailing Address Bright House Networks Stadium Dec. 19 Dedric Lawson So. F Memphis Dec. 12 Dedric Lawson So. F Memphis 4465 Knights Victory Way Dec. 5 Kyle Washington Jr. F Cincinnati Orlando, FL 32816 Nov. 28 Obi Enechionyia Jr. F Temple Website www.UCFKnights.com Nov. 21 TACKO FALL So. C UCF Twitter @UCF_MBB Nov. 14 Semi Ojeleye Jr. F SMU Instagram UCF.MBB UCF Honor Roll Snapchat UCF.Knights Jan. 23 Matt Williams Sr. G UCF Facebook /UCFMensBasketball Jan. 16 B.J. Taylor r-So. G UCF Jan. 2 Matt Williams Sr. G UCF Dec. 26 Tacko Fall So. C UCF Dec. 19 Tacko Fall So. C UCF Dec. 12 Matt Williams Sr. G UCF Dec. 5 Tank Efianayi Sr. G/F UCF 2 UCFKNIGHTS.COM 2016-17 UCF MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME TWENTY-TWO • HOUSTON THE SERIES KNIGHT NOTES Overall: ..........................................Houston, 11-10 DAWKINS ERA in Houston: ........................................Houston, 6-4 • UCF is in its first season under head coach Johnny Dawkins. in Orlando: ............................................... UCF, 6-4 • Dawkins came to Orlando after eight seasons as the head coach at Stanford. at Neutral location: ...........................Houston, 1-0 • During his collegiate palying career at Duke, Dawkins was a four-time All-ACC Streak: .................................................. UCF won 1 honoree, two-time All-America selection and the Naismath National Player of Last meeting:........................ UCF, 77-70 (1/14/17) the Year in 1986. Last Houston win: ........................88-61 (2/24/16) • Following a nine-season NBA career, Dawkins spent 10 season on staff at his alma mater under legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski. TALE OF THE TAPE 45 OR LESS • UCF has held opponents to 45 points or less four times this season.