The UCF men’s basketball team has announced its preseason schedule for the 2025-26 season, which includes two matchups against SEC teams.

The Knights tip off the season by hosting Hofstra at Addition Financial Arena on Nov. 3, marking the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

Next up, UCF welcomes Vanderbilt on Nov. 8, followed by FAMU on Nov. 11. This will also be the inaugural meeting with the Commodores, who qualified for the NCAA tournament last season.

Their next game is a road contest at Texas A&M in College Station. It’s the second of a home-and-home series between the two programs. Last season UCF upset the visiting Aggies, 64-61 .

The Knights will return home to host Oakland (Nov. 17), before heading to one of two neutral-site matchups, taking on Pittsburgh (Nov.

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