UCF basketball is eager to reach new heights — literally and figuratively.
First, the program made national headlines when it landed one of college basketball's tallest athletes in 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall. Coincidentally, the Knights will host UC Irvine, the only other NCAA team with a 7-foot-6 center, Mamadou Ndiaye, on Nov. 18.
There's no question Fall's presence alone is a game-changer for the team. But equally important is how UCF's young team has matured mentally and physically in time for a season it believes will yield more positive results than the 2014-15 campaign.
The Knights, led by then-freshman guards B.