Central Florida Golden Knights NCAA Basketball News

Dave Diakite scored a career-high 19 points and made a game-clinching steal to lead Central Florida to a 76-72 victory over Albany on Saturday.

Off to a 2-0 start this season, the UCF men's basketball team will be in action close to home this weekend when the Knights play three games at the Glenn Wilkes Classic at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach.

A.J. Rompza hit two difficult shots down the stretch and Central Florida held Drake scoreless over the final 6 minutes for a 59-50 victory on Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Drake hit three 3-pointers to claim an early 9-7 lead with 15:52 left in the first half.

BKCNiagara-UCF,0159 Niagara rolls past Central Florida 63-46 Eds: APNewsNow. Niagara 63, Central Florida 46.

A.J Tyler had 19 points and eight rebounds as Central Florida defeated Auburn 84-74 at the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday night.

I wrote an article for today's paper taking a closer look at Ben O'Donnell, younger brother of former UCF star Mike O'Donnell. Ben O'Donnell has not seen much playing time, but is already having an impact on the Knights.

The UCF Knights will look to get to 2-0 to start the season tonight after a convincing 84-67 victory over Massachusetts in the season opener last Friday.

Taylor Young scored 15 points to lead four Central Florida players in double figures as the Knights defeated Howard 68-59 on Tuesday night.

Here is some information about the Knights' game against Howard tonight at the UCF Arena: WHO: Howard at UCF TIPOFF: 7 p.m. Tuesday at UCF Arena in Orlando TV: None RADIO: 740 AM ONLINE: Live video and Gametracker available at UCFAthletics.com . You can also find live blog updates on Knights Notepad and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/osknights .

The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team has had an odd tendency in recent years of being the opponent in games that get extra attention for unusual reasons.

UCF Hoops Notes: A closer look at Jordan's impact on the Knights, Clanton is the most impressive newcomer posted by Iliana Limon on Nov 13, 2009 8:53:30 AM I wrote several UCF men's basketball articles for today's paper leading up to the Knights' season opener against UMass.

Isaac Sosa scored 26 points and Central Florida rode a strong defensive effort to beat Massachusetts on Friday night, 84-67. The Knights held the Minutemen to 33 percent shooting and used a 9-0 run early in the second half to pull away to a comfortable victory.

Move over, Marcus Jordan. While Jordan is generating unprecedented international attention for UCF thanks to his famous last name, Orlando Christian Prep graduate Keith Clanton is the rookie who keeps impressing his teammates.

Derek Kellogg has a lot more to worry about than the other team's shoes. "I don't think we'll be ready for awhile to be where we want to be, but the schedule says we play Friday night," the University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach said on the eve of his team's season opener at Central Florida.

As basketball season approaches at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, the Knights look to get off to a fast start this Friday against the University of Massachusetts Minutemen.

Nik Garcia knows he has a chance to be part of something special . . . some day.

Baylor freshman phenom Brittney Griner got her first dunk in a game for the No. 7 Lady Bears, though she is not yet officially the seventh woman to dunk in a college game.

The kid just wants to be like Mike. He's got the tattoos with "M'' on one deltoid, "J'' on the other.

Filed under: Deals , Columns , NIKE, Inc'B' , Business of sports An interesting situation developed this week in Florida, where Heir Jordan cost the University of Central Florida its $3 million sponsorship with Adidas .