{"id":15802,"date":"2019-03-05T20:25:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T20:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/?p=15802&post_type=story"},"modified":"2020-07-01T13:55:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T13:55:16","slug":"ucf-basketballs-season-remember","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/ucf-basketballs-season-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Basketball\u2019s Season to Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring 2019 | By Jenna Marina Lee\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t

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\n\t\tThe men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams kept the momentum rolling from UCF\u2019s stellar football season with exceptional performances of their own this year.

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\n\t\t\t\t\tUnder the leadership of head coaches Johnny Dawkins and Katie \r\nAbrahamson-Henderson, the programs produced two of the winningest \r\nseasons in UCF history, and the nation noticed.
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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe men\u2019s team broke \r\nthrough the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2011, and the women\u2019s \r\nprogram consistently received votes in the national polls throughout the\r\n season.
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\n\t\t\t\t\tJunior guard Kay Kay Wright, senior center Tacko Fall and senior guard BJ Taylor \u201918<\/strong> each surpassed the 1,000 career points milestone.\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tBoth men\u2019s and women\u2019s head coaches Johnny Dawkins and Katie Abrahamson-Henderson have achieved 50+ wins at UCF\u2014 the fastest achieved by head coaches since 1984.\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tUCF outscored USF by 41 points in the Knights\u2019 four combined wins this season for a clean sweep of the War On I-4 Rivalry Series.
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\n\t\t\t\t\t24 regular season victories for women\u2019s basketball \u2014 a new school record.\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tBoth 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\u2019s Division I history.\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tHouston was ranked No. 6 nationally when the men\u2019s basketball team upset the Cougars on the road March 2, marking the Knights\u2019 second-highest ranked win in school history.\r\n
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[blockquote source=”BJ Taylor \u201918<\/strong>, senior guard” \r\ncite=”” color=”#000″ css_class=””]\u201cIt\u2019s been an honor to represent UCF \r\nthese last five years. Being from Orlando, I\u2019m proud to be able to lead \r\nthe city\u2019s hometown team and give it our all for the \r\ncommunity.\u201d[\/blockquote]<\/div>
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