2006–07 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

2006–07 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball
UCF Holiday Classic Champions
Conference Conference USA
2006–07 record 22–9 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach Kirk Speraw
Assistant coach Mike Jaskulski
Assistant coach Craig Brown
Assistant coach Dwight Evans
Home arena UCF Arena
2006–07 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Memphis† 16 – 0   1.000     33 – 4   .892
UCF 11 – 5   .688     22 – 9   .710
Houston 10 – 6   .625     18 – 15   .545
Southern Miss 9 – 7   .563     20 – 11   .645
Tulsa 9 – 7   .563     20 – 11   .645
Tulane 9 – 7   .563     17 – 13   .567
Rice 8 – 8   .500     16 – 16   .500
UAB 7 – 9   .438     15 – 16   .484
Marshall 7 – 9   .438     13 – 19   .406
UTEP 6 – 10   .375     14 – 17   .452
SMU 3 – 13   .188     14 – 17   .452
East Carolina 1 – 15   .063     6 – 24   .200
† 2007 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 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 14th season with the team. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 14–15, 7–7 in C-USA play.[1] Due to the Knights turn around from the previous year, Speraw was the named the 2007 Conference USA Coach of the Year.[2]

The 2006–07 season marked the last year that the Knights played in the original UCF Arena, now known as the The Venue at UCF. Starting the next season, the team moved into the new UCF Arena.[2]

Roster

2006–07 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G/F 1 Taylor, JermaineJermaine Taylor style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) So Tavares, FL
F 2 Payne, LavellLavell Payne style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 3 Noel, DaveDave Noel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Boynton Beach, FL
G 4 O'Donnell, MikeMike O'Donnell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Largo, FL
G 5 Cartwright, ChipChip Cartwright style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Houston, TX
G 10 Speraw, DrewDrew Speraw  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So Oviedo, FL
G 11 Battle, MikeMike Battle style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Waldorf, MD
G 12 Young, TaylorTaylor Young  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
F 13 Zondervan, KenrickKenrick Zondervan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) So Hoofddorp, Holland
F 20 Davis, TonyTony Davis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sarasota, FL
C 21 Billings, StanleyStanley Billings style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Orlando, FL
F 22 Thornton, AndreAndre Thornton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Memphis, TN
C 25 Gill, AdamAdam Gill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Springboro, OH
F 30 Peppers, JoshJosh Peppers style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Memphis, TN
F 34 Loucks, JacobJacob Loucks style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Clearwater, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 2007

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
Exhibition
November 9, 2006* St. Leo W 102–54  1–0 UCF Arena
Regular season (Non-conference play)
November 15, 2006* Rollins W 83–80 OT 1–0 UCF Arena
November 18, 2006* Stetson W 73–60  2–0 UCF Arena
November 21, 2006* Bethune-Cookman W 81–46  3–0 UCF Arena
November 24, 2006* Florida Tech W 81–37  4–0 UCF Arena
November 27, 2006* Jacksonville W 99–62  5–0 UCF Arena
December 9, 2006* FAU W 87–65  6–0 UCF Arena
December 12, 2006* at Minnesota L 63–74  6–1 Williams Arena
December 19, 2006* vs. Utah
(San Juan Shootout)		 W 67–61  7–1 Mario Morales Coliseum
December 20, 2006* vs. Appalachian State
(San Juan Shootout)		 L 64–75  7–2 Mario Morales Coliseum
December 21, 2006* vs. Tennessee Tech
(San Juan Shootout)		 W 73–66  8–2 Mario Morales Coliseum
December 29, 2006* New Jersey Tech
(UCF Holiday Classic)		 W 75–63  9–2 UCF Arena
December 30, 2006* Texas-Pan American
(UCF Holiday Classic)		 W 88–62  10–2 UCF Arena
January 3, 2007* at Colorado L 87–96  10–3 Coors Events Center
January 6, 2007* at South Dakota State W 72–61  11–3 Frost Arena
Regular season (C-USA conference play)
January 10, 2007 at UAB W 64–74 OT 11–4 (0–1) Bartow Arena
January 13, 2007 at Marshall W 78–71  12–4 (1–1) Cam Henderson Center
January 17, 2007 SMU W 64–56  13–4 (2–1) UCF Arena
January 20, 2007 Rice W 72–67  14–4 (3–1) UCF Arena
January 24, 2007 at Houston L 70–73 OT 14–5 (3–2) Hofheinz Pavilion
January 27, 2007 at UTEP W 67–64  15–5 (4–2) Don Haskins Center
January 31, 2007 #12 Memphis L 65–87  15–6 (4–3) UCF Arena
February 3, 2007 Tulsa W 63–53  16–6 (5–3) UCF Arena
February 7, 2007 at East Carolina W 67–49  17–6 (6–3) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
February 10, 2007 Marshall W 75–58  18–6 (7–3) UCF Arena
February 14, 2007 at Tulane L 80–86  18–7 (7–4) Avron B. Fogelman Arena
February 17, 2007 at Rice W 74–63  19–7 (8–4) Tudor Fieldhouse
February 21, 2007 Southern Miss W 59–56  20–7 (9–4) UCF Arena
February 24, 2007 at Tulsa L 64–66 OT 20–8 (9–5) Reynolds Center
February 28, 2007 Houston W 75–72 OT 21–8 (10–5) UCF Arena
March 3, 2007 East Carolina W 77–64  22–8 (11–5) UCF Arena
C-USA Tournament
March 8, 2007 vs. Rice L 51–53  22–9 FedExForum
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2006-07 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Speraw File: Taking a closer look at Kirk Speraw's tenure at UCF". Orlando Sentinel. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2011-01-31.

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