The initial player availability report for the Jan. 20 Iowa State-UCF men's basketball game has been released by the Big 12 Conference.

The UCF Knights and No. 9 Iowa State Cyclones meet Tuesday in a Big 12 conference game at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. ET.

The UCF Knights sank a single-game, school-record 19 3-pointers to defeat Florida Gulf Coast 102-80 on Saturday.

The UCF Knights improved to 14-2 Wednesday, Jan. 14, with a win at Kansas State. No. 1 Arizona visits Orlando this weekend.

UCF is a skilled team on offense. It is shooting 37.5% from 3-point range and 54.9% from 2-point range. On top of that, the Knights grab an offensive rebound on 38.9% of all possessions. The Knights have size on the inside. Riley Kugel is the team’s leading scorer.

The Knights (11-1, 0-0 Big 12) are set to host No. 17 Kansas (9-3, 0-0 Big 12) at Addition Financial Arena (2 p.m., Peacock). UCF celebrated its first Big 12 home victory against the Jayhawks, clinching a 65-60 win on January 10, 2024. However, since then, the Knights have lost three consecutive games to Kansas.

Kansas State coach Jerome Tang’s men’s basketball team is teetering on the edge of extinction in the troublesome Big 12. The Wildcats are 0-4 (9-8 overall) in what might be the best basketball conference in the country.

Kansas State couldn't overcome its dreadful first half to come back and beat UCF. The Wildcats are now 0-4 in the Big 12.

Typically, the Colorado women’s basketball team plays strong defense and has a solid understanding of the scouting report going into a game. On Sunday, the Buffs weren’t sharp in either area, and