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UCF hoops is heating up for 2026-27 — the Knights hit the road for a Thanksgiving showdown at the ESPN Events Invitational, facing top names like Boston College, Georgia, and Cincinnati, plus a November 20th tilt against Vanderbilt. Their Big 12 grind? Nine home, nine away games, including double dates with Baylor, Texas Tech, and West Virginia. After a breakout 2025-26 season that landed them a 10-seed in the NCAA Tournament and a seventh-place finish in the Big 12 — their best since joining — head coach Johnny Dawkins gets rewarded with a contract extension through 2028-29. Schedule details are still pending, but fans can already count on a stacked, action-packed year.

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