ORLANDO – The UCF men’s basketball team has added an additional exhibition to its 2026-27 schedule, as the Knights will host Rollins on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 4 p.m. inside Addition Financial Arena. The matchup announced Thursday, will serve as UCF’s first home appearance of the season.
This will be the 42nd matchup between the two teams with the last matchup in 2006. The Knights hold a 26-15 record over the Tars.
Following the exhibition, the Knights will head to Kentucky for their last exhibition before the regular season on October 28.
UCF is set to open the regular season at home on November 2 against FGCU. The Knights non-conference slates features nine home games, a pair of true road contest and a trio of neutral-site matchups.
In Big 12 play, UCF will host BYU, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas State and Utah as “home only” opponents. The Black and Gold will battle Baylor, Texas Tech and West Virginia twice, hosting and visiting the trio of programs. Arizona, Arizona State, Kansas, Oklahoma State, TCU and Cincinnati make up the Knights’ half dozen exclusive conference road games.
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