The men’s and women’s basketball teams kept the momentum rolling from UCF’s stellar football season with exceptional performances of their own this year.
Under the leadership of head coaches Johnny Dawkins and Katie
Abrahamson-Henderson, the programs produced two of the winningest
seasons in UCF history, and the nation noticed.
The men’s team broke
through the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2011, and the women’s
program consistently received votes in the national polls throughout the
season.
Junior guard Kay Kay Wright, senior center Tacko Fall and senior guard BJ Taylor ’18 each surpassed the 1,000 career points milestone.
Both men’s and women’s head coaches Johnny Dawkins and Katie Abrahamson-Henderson have achieved 50+ wins at UCF— the fastest achieved by head coaches since 1984.
UCF outscored USF by 41 points in the Knights’ four combined wins this season for a clean sweep of the War On I-4 Rivalry Series.
24 regular season victories for women’s basketball — a new school record.
Both programs earned at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament this year for the first time, combining for a total of 14 postseason appearances (NCAA or NIT/WNIT tournaments) in UCF’s Division I history.
Houston was ranked No. 6 nationally when the men’s basketball team upset the Cougars on the road March 2, marking the Knights’ second-highest ranked win in school history.
“It’s been an honor to represent UCF
these last five years. Being from Orlando, I’m proud to be able to lead
the city’s hometown team and give it our all for the
community.”
