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History says new UCF basketball coach better be a miracle worker

Danny White, the athletics director at UCF, believes he can hire a coach who can build a powerhouse basketball program in the state of Florida.

Bless his heart.

You can tell he's new.

"I think you can win big here in basketball," said White, a day after firing Donnie Jones as UCF's head coach. "There's an awful lot of talent in this state; there's an awful lot of talent right here in Orlando. Our arena looks the part of a big-time arena at any level. We have an NBA team locally and that relationship with the Magic helps us.