UCF fans storm court after upset of Texas A&M

• Myron Medcalf, ESPN Personnel WriterNov 4, 2024,

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After UCF upset No. 13 Texas A&M on the first day of the 2024-25 males’s college basketball season, Knights fans enjoyed the very first court-storming as they spilled out of the stands following a 64-61 win Monday.And the Huge 12 used the success to poke the SEC on social networks with a familiar phrase: “It Just Means More.”

It Simply Means More. pic.twitter.com/SKiA7xuhRA!.?.!— Big 12 Conference(@Big12Conference) November 5, 2024 In 2016, the SEC started to use that phrase throughout

all sports to announce its self-anointed supremacy.This season, UCF was picked to end up 11th in the Huge 12’s preseason poll, while Wade Taylor IV, an all-SEC first-team selection last season, and Texas A&M were projected to finish 5th in their league getting in the season.” Unbelievable environment, “UCF coach Johnny Dawkins stated on the broadcast after the win.”Who wouldn’t want to be here playing in front of this crowd? Our student area is amazing. I’m simply actually, truly happy for our guys. Our fans come out and they support us. Just seeing the advancement of our program throughout the years, I’m simply actually thrilled to see where this program can go.” Taylor’s struggles– he finished 4-for-15 from the field with 13 points Monday– added to a hard road

loss for a team that reached the NCAA competition last season and fought top-seeded Houston up until the last minutes of overtime in the 2nd round.But Darius Johnson, a returning veteran for UCF who completed with 24 points and included the go-ahead container with 45 seconds to play, helped his group overcome a late double-digit deficit. Texas A&M led by 11 with 7:03 left.Though Dawkins lost contributors from last season’s team who ‘d integrated to score more than 30 points per game, he was confident in this group.Upsets have recognized for Dawkins & Co.Last season, UCF won 17

games and missed the NCAA tournament, however the Knights also won the most games over ranked groups in school history. On Jan. 10, UCF fans stormed the court

after a 65-60 success over then-No.

3 Kansas. That group likewise beat Oklahoma and Texas Tech, both top-25 squads at the time.After the very first game of the season Monday, UCF plainly stays a danger for more upsets. “The something about our guys is that they contend,” Dawkins stated.”We beat an actually excellent basketball group, an experienced group.

I’m just really proud of our effort.”