2026 Tournament PreviewUCF started the season 12-1 with a Quad 1 victory over Kansas in the Big 12 opener but struggled late, losing six of its final nine regular-season games and falling to Arizona by 22 points in the conference tourney quarterfinals. The metrics (51 NET, 54 KenPom) ultimately kept UCF on the right side of the bubble, sending the Knights dancing for the first time since 2019. Milwaukee transfer Themus Fulks (14.0 ppg, 6.7 apg) drives the bus, as the senior point guard set the school single-season assist record. Riley Kugel (14.4 ppg) shoots 39.2 percent from three-point range, while 6-8 senior Jamichael Stillwell (11.7 ppg, 8.0 rpg) is a steady double-double threat (eight this season). The Knights have good size in the rotation, including 7-2 John Bol (6.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.1 bpg), and rank top 30 in KenPom's average height metric. That helps on the glass where they rank 62nd in offensive rebounding rate and 101st on defense. But the late-season struggles make it hard to feel good about UCF.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency 1.20 48 1.05 148
Pace 70.9 (95)
Effective FG% 52.83 (112) 52.37 (235)
Turnover % 13.52 (97) 13.98 (226)
Off Reb % 34.40 (62) 28.53 (88)
FTA/FGA 30.84 (286) 35.25 (183)
3P% 36.17 (48) 34.03 (187)
2P% 52.08 (165) 53.24 (245)
FT% 73.95 (138) 74.26 (277)
3PA/FGA 34.41 (286) 39.68 (195)
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Central Florida
Big 12
Rankings
NET: #51 RPI: #40 RW: #45
Record
Overall: (21-11) Conference: (9-9) Quad 1: (5-8) Quad 2: (6-3) Quad 3: (4-0) Quad 4: (5-0)
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