| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | UCF Knights |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 19–15 |
| Conf Record: | 8–10 |
| Head Coach: | Johnny Dawkins |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach1: | Kevin Norris |
| Ac1 Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach2: | Robbie Laing |
| Ac2 Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach3: | Mamadou N'Diaye |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Arena: | Addition Financial Arena |
| Champion: | Bahamas Championship champions |
| Tourney Result: | Second Round |
The 2022–23 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights compete as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 54th season of basketball, were led by seventh-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and played their home games at the Addition Financial Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in AAC Play to finish in 7th place. They defeated SMU in the First Round of the AAC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Memphis. The Knights received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated Florida in the first round before losing in the second round to Oregon.
This was also the last season UCF played in the American Athletic Conference before moving to the Big 12 Conference.[1]
The Knights finished the 2021–22 season 18–12 overall and 9–9 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated South Florida in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing to Memphis in the quarterfinals.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Johnson Jr. | 1 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Transferred | ||
| 2 | G | 6'2" | 185 | GS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Isaiah Adams | 3 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Freshman | Transferred to Buffalo | ||
| Jamille Reynolds | 4 | F | 6'10" | 285 | Sophomore | Transferred to Temple | ||
| Levy Renaud | 10 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Ed'Xavior Rhodes | 12 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Freshman | Transferred | ||
| Brandon Mahan | 13 | G | 6'5" | 205 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Sean Mobley | 20 | F | 6'8" | 235 | RS Senior | Walk-on; left team for personal reasons | ||
| Darin Green Jr. | 22 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Transferred to Florida State | ||
| Dre Fuller Jr. | 24 | G | 6'5" | 215 | RS Junior | Transferred to Florida Atlantic | ||
| Ryan Anders | 25 | F | 6'6" | 235 | Senior | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Cheika Mbacke Diong | 34 | F | 6'11" | 235 | RS Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahat Thioune | 0 | C | 6'10" | 228 | RS Senior | Utah | ||
| Jayhlon Young | 1 | G | 6'2" | 168 | RS Sophomore | Baton Rouge CC | ||
| Michael Durr | 2 | C | 7'0" | 250 | RS Senior | Indiana | ||
| Brandon Suggs | 4 | G/F | 6'6" | 185 | Senior | East Carolina | ||
| Ithiel Horton | 12 | G | 6'3" | 200 | RS Senior | Pittsburgh |
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