2008–09 UCF Knights men's basketball team

	Conf			Overall
2008–09 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Standings	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
#3 Memphis†	16	0	1.000	33	4	.912
Tulsa	12	4	.750	25	11	.694
UAB	11	5	.688	22	12	.647
Houston	10	6	.625	21	12	.636
UTEP	10	6	.625	23	14	.622
UCF	7	9	.438	17	14	.548
Marshall	7	9	.438	15	17	.469
Tulane	7	9	.438	14	17	.452
East Carolina	5	11	.313	13	17	.433
Southern Miss	4	12	.250	15	17	.469
Rice	4	12	.250	10	22	.313
SMU	3	13	.188	9	21	.300
Rankings from AP Poll † Conference USA Tournament winner

The 2008–09 UCF Knights men's basketball team was a NCAA Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Central Florida and competed in Conference USA. They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 16–15, 9–7 in C-USA play.^[1]

1 Roster
- 1.1 Coaches
2 2008–09 schedule and results
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Roster

Name^[2]	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
David Diakite	15	G/F	6–6	205	Freshman	Washington, D.C.
P.J. Gaynor	21	F	6–7	200	Freshman	Jacksonville, Florida
Jakub Kusmieruk	13	C	7–4	300	Freshman	Sokołów Podlaski, Poland
A.J. Rompza	3	G	5–9	160	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
Isaac Sosa	11	G	6–3	180	Freshman	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Drew Speraw	10	G	6–2	175	Junior	Oviedo, Florida
Jermaine Taylor	1	G	6–4	215	Senior	Tavares, Florida
Amara Thompson	22	G	6–4	180	Freshman	Tucker, Georgia
A.J. Tyler	25	F	6–9	225	Sophomore	Palm Harbor, Florida
Jean Michel Yotio	34	F/C	6–9	235	Sophomore	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Taylor Young	12	G	6–1	195	Sophomore	Orlando, Florida
Kenrick Zondervan	13	F/C	6–9	240	Senior	Hoofddorp, Holland

Coaches

Name^[2]	Type	College	Graduating year
Kirk Speraw	Head Coach	University of Iowa	1980
Mike Jaskulski	Associate Head Coach	St. Norbert	1976
Craig Brown	Assistant Coach	University of Florida	1995
Micah Byars	Director of Basketball Operations	University of West Florida	2006

2008–09 schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Record
Exhibition
November 11, 2008*	7:00 PM	Flagler	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	W 76–56	1–0
Regular season (Non-conference play)
November 16, 2008*	1:00 PM	North Carolina A&T	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	W 81–62	1–0
November 18, 2008*	8:00 PM	at Valparaiso	Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN	L 52–69	1–1
November 22, 2008*	9:00 PM	at New Mexico	The Pit Arena • Albuquerque, NM	W 72–71	2–1
November 26, 2008*	7:00 PM	at Ole Miss	Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS	L 46–78	2–2
November 29, 2008*	4:30 PM	vs. South Dakota State	Moon Palace Resort • Cancún, MX (Cancún Challenge)	W 66–64	3–2
November 30, 2008*	5:00 PM	vs. Morehead State	Moon Palace Resort • Cancún, MX (Cancún Challenge)	L 65–71	3–3
December 6, 2008*	7:00 PM	USF	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	W 71–63	4–3
December 12, 2008*	7:00 PM	Florida Tech	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	W 110–68	5–3
December 20, 2008*	6:30 PM	vs. Florida	Veterans Memorial Arena • Jacksonville, FL	L 61–89	5–4
December 22, 2008*	7:00 PM	Valparaiso	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	W 85–60	6–4
December 29, 2008*	7:00 PM	Penn	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL (UCF Holiday Classic)	W 81–64	7–4
December 30, 2008*	7:00 PM	Chicago State	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL (UCF Holiday Classic)	W 89–75	8–4
January 3, 2009*	7:00 PM	Holy Cross	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	W 85–70	9–4
January 6, 2009*	7:00 PM	Sam Houston State	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	W 70–57	10–4
Regular season (C-USA conference play)
January 10, 2009	5:00 PM	Memphis	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	L 66–73	10–5 (0–1)
January 13, 2009	8:00 PM	at UAB	Bartow Arena • Birmingham, AL	L 52–60	10–6 (0–2)
January 17, 2009	4:00 PM	at UAB	Tudor Fieldhouse • Houston, TX	W 77–52	11–6 (1–2)
January 21, 2009	7:00 PM	Southern Miss	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	W 73–61	12–6 (2–2)
January 25, 2009	2:00 PM	Marshall	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	W 87–69	13–6 (3–2)
January 28, 2009	7:00 PM	SMU	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	W 70–45	14–6 (4–2)
January 31, 2009	2:00 PM	at Tulane	Fogelman Arena • New Orleans, LA	W 79–74	15–6 (5–2)
February 4, 2009	7:00 PM	Houston	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	L 69–97	15–7 (5–3)
February 7, 2009	7:00 PM	at East Carolina	Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC	L 75–89	15–8 (5–4)
February 11, 2009	7:00 PM	at UTEP	Don Haskins Center • El Paso, TX	L 68–73	15–9 (5–5)
February 14, 2009	7:00 PM	Tulsa	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	W 74–72	16–9 (6–5)
February 21, 2009	7:00 PM	at Houston	Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, TX	L 72–77	16–10 (6–6)
February 25, 2009	7:00 PM	Rice	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	L 66–69	16–11 (6–7)
February 28, 2009	7:00 PM	at Marshall	Cam Henderson Center • Huntington, WV	L 62–67	16–12 (6–8)
March 4, 2009	7:00 PM	at Tulsa	Reynolds Center • Tulsa, OK	L 70–79	16–13 (6–9)
March 7, 2009	7:00 PM	East Carolina	UCF Arena • Orlando, FL	W 74–71	17–13 (7–9)
C-USA Tournament
March 11, 2009		vs. Southern Miss	FedEx Forum • Memphis, TN	L 53–77	17–14
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

External links

Official UCF athletics site

University of Central Florida Knights

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Bowls and Tournaments	2005 Hawai'i Bowl • 2007 Liberty Bowl • 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl • 2010 Liberty Bowl • The War on I-4

Facilities	Bright House Networks Stadium • Jay Bergman Field • The Venue at UCF • UCF Arena • UCF Soccer and Track Stadium • UCF Softball Complex

Coaches	George O'Leary (Football) • Donnie Jones (Men's basketball) • Joi Williams Felton (Women's basketball) • Terry Rooney (Baseball) • Bryan Cunningham (Men's soccer) • Amanda Cromwell (Women's soccer)

Notable people	John C. Hitt (President) • Al Harms (Athletic Director - Interim) • Alumni

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