Kirk Speraw

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Kirk Speraw
Kirk Speraw and "Kirk's Jerks"
Kirk Speraw and "Kirk's Jerks"
Title Head Coach
College UCF
Sport Basketball
Team record 231-187 (.553)
Place of birth Flag of the United States Sioux City, Iowa
Career highlights
Championships
A-Sun Tournament Championship (1994, 1996, 2004, 2005)
A-Sun Regular Season Championship (2005)
Awards
C-USA Coach of the Year (2007)
Playing career
1975–1979 Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1980
1980–1982
1982–1987
1987–1990
1990–1993
1993–present		 Iowa (asst.)
Denver (asst.)
Florida Southern (asst.)
Pensacola JC
Florida (asst.)
UCF

Kirk Speraw is the head basketball coach at the University of Central Florida, in Orlando, Florida. Speraw arrived at UCF in 1993 and during his tenure, he has taken the Knights to four NCAA tournament appearances. The Sioux City, Iowa native played collegiately for Lute Olson at the University of Iowa. He also has an M.B.A. from the University of Denver. He was a member of the 1978-79 team that won the Big Ten title.

Kirk Speraw was named the 2006-07 Conference USA Coach of the Year on March 7th, 2007. Speraw's first name was the inspiration for the formation of a UCF Basketball fan support group (Kirk's Jerks). Andrew DeClercq (Florida '95) and Mark Jones (UCF '98) are the two former NBA players that Speraw has coached, with dozens playing professionally around the globe. Kirk also coached current NBA players Joey Graham and Steven Graham, who played at UCF for two years before transferring to Oklahoma State.

[edit] College coaching career

The Knights have reached the NCAA Tournament four times ('94, '96, '04, '05), all under the guidance of Kirk Speraw.

  • Speraw's most successful season at UCF was 2003-04, when the Knights finished 25-6, received votes for the top 25, won the Atlantic Sun championship, and reached the NCAA Tournament.
  • Prior to the 2006-07 season, Speraw had a 209-178 record at UCF, and a 291-199 overall head coaching record.
  • Coach Speraw has had success at his other stops prior to UCF. He came to UCF after three years as an assistant coach at the University of Florida under former Gators head coach Lon Kruger.
  • Prior to UF, Kirk Speraw was the head coach at Pensacola Junior College from 1987-90.
  • At PJC, Speraw led the Pirates to an 82-21 record and three straight Panhandle Conference titles. As a head coach, he was 31-7 and finished fifth nationally in 1989-90.
  • In 1990, Speraw was named NABC/Kodak National Junior College Coach of the Year and Florida Junior College Coach of the Year.
  • Kirk Speraw is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and is the former representative of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
  • Speraw is one of 20 coaches in the country to have at least 13 seasons of service at his current school. Others include Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Mike Krzyzewski (Duke), Lute Olson (Arizona), Jim Calhoun (Connecticut), and Gary Williams (Maryland).

[edit] Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UCF (Atlantic Sun Conference) (1993 — 2005)
1993–1994 UCF 21-9 11-5 2nd NCAA 1st Round
1994–1995 UCF 11-16 7-9 T-5th
1995–1996 UCF 11-19 6-10 T-3rd (East) NCAA 1st Round
1996–1997 UCF 7-19 4-12 6th (East)
1997–1998 UCF 17-11 11-5 3rd (East)
1998–1999 UCF 19-10 13-3 2nd
1999–2000 UCF 14-18 10-8 T-5th
2000–2001 UCF 8-23 3-15 10th
2001–2002 UCF 17-12 12-8 T-4th
2002–2003 UCF 21-11 11-5 3rd (South)
2003–2004 UCF 25-6 17-3 2nd NCAA 1st Round
2004–2005 UCF 24-9 13-7 T-1st NCAA 1st Round
UCF (Conference USA) (2005 — present)
2005–2006 UCF 14-15 7-7 5th
2006–2007 UCF 22-9 11-5 2nd
UCF: 231-187 136-102
Total: 231-187

      National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion


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