UCF Knights women's basketball

UCF Knights
2023–24 UCF Knights women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Central Florida
First season1977–78
All-time record655–647 (.503)
Head coachSytia Messer (2nd season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationOrlando, Florida
ArenaAddition Financial Arena
(capacity: 9,432[1])
NicknameKnights
Student sectionKnightmare
ColorsBlack and gold[2]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament second round
2022
NCAA tournament appearances
Division I: 1996, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021, 2022
Division II: 1983, 1984
Conference tournament champions
1982, 1983, 1984, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2022
Conference regular season champions
1982, 1983, 1984, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2022

The UCF Knights women's basketball team represents the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Big 12 Conference. The Knights play their home games at Addition Financial Arena located on the university's main campus. Sytia Messer was named head coach on April 3, 2022.

The Knights have participated in the NCAA/AIAW Tournament eight times, five as a Division I team and three times as a Division II program. The Knights reached the Elite Eight in 1982, and won the 1980 AIAW Division-II Florida State Championship, before losing their first game in the national tournament.[3]

  1. ^ "THE CFE ARENA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA PROMOTER'S GUIDE" (PDF). UCF Athletics Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  2. ^ "Colors | University of Central Florida Brand Guide". Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "2013–14 UCF Women's Basketball Yearbook". 2013. p. 43. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)