2005–06 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

2005–06 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2005–06 record	14–15 (7–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Kirk Speraw
Assistant coach	Tom Schuberth
Assistant coach	Craig Brown
Assistant coach	Dwight Evans
Home arena	UCF Arena

	Conf				Overall
2005–06 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Memphis†	13	–	1	.929	33	–	4	.892
UAB	12	–	2	.857	24	–	7	.774
UTEP	11	–	3	.786	21	–	10	.677
Houston	9	–	5	.643	21	–	10	.677
UCF	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
Rice	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
Tulane	6	–	8	.429	12	–	17	.414
Tulsa	6	–	8	.429	11	–	17	.393
Marshall	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
SMU	4	–	10	.286	13	–	16	.448
Southern Miss	3	–	11	.214	10	–	21	.323
East Carolina	2	–	12	.143	8	–	20	.286

† 2006 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 UCF Golden 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, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 13th season with the team. In the previous year, the Golden Knights finished the season 24–9, 13–7 in A-Sun play.^[1]

The 2005–06 season marked the first year that UCF played as members of Conference USA. From 1992–2005, the Golden Knights were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, making four appearances in the NCAA tournament during that time.^[2]

Roster

2005–06 UCF Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Taylor, JermaineJermaine Taylor	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tavares, FL
3.5 !F	2	Payne, LavellLavell Payne	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fort Lauderdale, FL
1.5 !G	3	Noel, DaveDave Noel	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Boynton Beach, FL
1.5 !G	4	O'Donnell, MikeMike O'Donnell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Largo, FL
1.5 !G	5	Battle, MikeMike Battle	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Waldorf, MD
1.5 !G	10	Speraw, DrewDrew Speraw	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oviedo, FL
3.5 !F	13	Zondervan, KenrickKenrick Zondervan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hoofddorp, Holland
1.5 !G	20	Lindbeck, TroyTroy Lindbeck	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Collinsville, IL.
1.5 !G	21	Rose, JustinJustin Rose	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Junction City, KS
3.5 !F	22	Johnson, MarcusMarcus Johnson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Wayne, MI
5.0 !C	25	Gill, AdamAdam Gill	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Springboro, OH
3.5 !F	30	Peppers, JoshJosh Peppers	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	32	Scully, CurtCurt Scully	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Manchester, NH
3.5 !F	34	Loucks, JacobJacob Loucks	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Clearwater, FL
5.0 !C	35	Bakanowsky, WillWill Bakanowsky	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Gibbsboro, NJ

Head coach

Kirk Speraw (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 2006

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Exhibition
November 9, 2005*	Barry	W 70–53	1–0	UCF Arena
Regular season (Non-conference play)
November 18, 2005*	Rollins	W 68–58	1–0	UCF Arena
November 22, 2005*	Nova Southeastern	W 86–67	2–0	UCF Arena
November 26, 2005*	Stetson	W 74–66	3–0	UCF Arena
November 29, 2005*	Bethune-Cookman	W 61–48	4–0	UCF Arena
December 3, 2005*	at #11 Florida	L 47–80	4–1	O'Connell Center
December 13, 2005*	at FAU	L 54–59	4–2	FAU Arena
December 16, 2005*	Norfolk State	W 63–47	5–2	UCF Arena
December 19, 2005*	vs. Western Kentucky (Fiesta Bowl Classic)	L 68–73	5–3	McKale Center
December 21, 2005*	vs. Sam Houston State (Fiesta Bowl Classic)	L 63–68	5–4	McKale Center
December 29, 2005*	North Florida (UCF Holiday Classic)	W 69–57	6–4	UCF Arena
December 30, 2005*	Birmingham–Southern (UCF Holiday Classic)	L 50–58	6–5	UCF Arena
January 3, 2006*	at #19 Kentucky	L 57–59	6–6	Rupp Arena
Regular season (C-USA conference play)
January 11, 2006	Marshall	L 69–73	6–7 (0–1)	UCF Arena
January 14, 2006	at Houston	W 66–56	7–7 (1–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion
January 18, 2006*	South Dakota State	L 64–69	7–8	UCF Arena
January 21, 2006	Tulsa	W 45–44	8–8 (2–1)	UCF Arena
January 25, 2006	at East Carolina	W 64–59	9–8 (3–1)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
January 28, 2006	at #3 Memphis	L 61–94	9–9 (3–2)	FedExForum
February 4, 2006	UAB	L 68–75	9–10 (3–3)	UCF Arena
February 8, 2006	at Southern Mississippi	L 51–59	9–11 (3–4)	Reed Green Coliseum
February 11, 2006	Tulane	W 72–51	10–11 (4–4)	UCF Arena
February 15, 2006	Houston	L 71–78	10–12 (4–5)	UCF Arena
February 18, 2006	at SMU	L 55–77	10–13 (4–6)	Moody Coliseum
February 22, 2006	East Carolina	W 69–49	11–13 (5–6)	UCF Arena
February 25, 2006	at Rice	W 77–64	12–13 (6–6)	Reliant Arena
March 1, 2006	at Marshall	L 61–73	12–14 (6–7)	Cam Henderson Center
March 4, 2006	UTEP	W 66–55	13–14 (7–7)	UCF Arena
C-USA Tournament
March 8, 2006	vs. East Carolina	W 65–52	14–14	FedExForum
March 9, 2006	vs. Houston	L 52–71	14–15	FedExForum
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ 2005-06 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders
↑ "The Speraw File: Taking a closer look at Kirk Speraw's tenure at UCF". Orlando Sentinel. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2013-01-03.

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2005–06 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References

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