2009–10 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2009–10 UCF Knights men's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2009–10 record 0–17[1] (0–10[1] C-USA)
Head coach Kirk Speraw
Assistant coach Mike Jaskulski
Assistant coach Craig Brown
Assistant coach Robert McCullum
Home arena UCF Arena
2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UTEP 15 – 1   .938     26 – 7   .788
Memphis 13 – 3   .813     24 – 10   .706
UAB 11 – 5   .688     25 – 9   .735
Marshall 11 – 5   .688     24 – 9   .727
Tulsa 10 – 6   .625     23 – 12   .657
Southern Miss 8 – 8   .500     20 – 13   .606
Houston† 7 – 9   .438     19 – 16   .543
SMU 7 – 9   .438     14 – 17   .452
UCF 6 – 10   .375     15 – 17   .469
East Carolina 4 – 12   .250     10 – 21   .323
Tulane 3 – 13   .188     8 – 22   .267
Rice 1 – 15   .063     8 – 23   .258
† 2010 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 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, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 17th and final season with the team. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 17–14, 7–9 in C-USA play.[2]

In February 2012, UCF vacated its wins from the 2009–10 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.[1][3]

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Keith Clanton 33 F 6–8 230 Freshman Orlando, Florida
David Diakite 15 F 6–6 215 Redshirt Freshman Washington, D.C.
P.J. Gaynor 21 F 6–8 205 Sophomore Jacksonville, Florida
Marcus Jordan 5 G 6–3 200 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
Jakub Kusmieruk 13 C 7–4 280 Sophomore Sokołów Podlaski, Poland
Dogukan Kuzucan 14 G 6–2 175 Freshman Istanbul, Turkey
Ben O'Donnell 2 G 5–9 175 Redshirt Sophomore Largo, Florida
A.J. Rompza 3 G 5–9 160 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
R.J. Scott 1 G 6–2 205 Freshman Slidell, Louisiana
Isaac Sosa 11 G 6–3 175 Sophomore Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Drew Speraw 10 G 6–2 175 Senior Oviedo, Florida
Dustin Speraw 4 G 6–2 155 Freshman Oviedo, Florida
Amara Thompson 22 G 6–4 180 Redshirt Freshman Tucker, Georgia
Taylor Young 12 G 6–1 190 Junior Orlando, Florida
A.J. Tyler 25 F 6–9 230 Junior Palm Harbor, Florida

Coaches

Name 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
Robert McCullum Assistant Coach Birmingham-Southern 1976
Micah Byars Director of Basketball Operations University of West Florida 2006

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
Exhibition
November 4, 2009* St. Leo W 84–65  1–0 UCF Arena
Regular season (Non-conference play)
November 13, 2009* UMass W 84–67  1–0 UCF Arena
November 17, 2009* Howard W 68–59  2–0 UCF Arena
November 20, 2009* vs. Auburn
(Glenn Wilkes Classic)		 W 84–74  3–0 Ocean Center
November 21, 2009* vs. Niagara
(Glenn Wilkes Classic)		 L 46–63  3–1 Ocean Center
November 22, 2009* vs. Drake
(Glenn Wilkes Classic)		 W 59–50  4–1 Ocean Center
November 28, 2009* Albany W 76–72  5–1 UCF Arena
December 1, 2009* Newberry W 80–62  6–1 UCF Arena
December 6, 2009* at Notre Dame L 72–90  6–2 Joyce Center
December 12, 2009* Bethune-Cookman W 63–50  7–2 UCF Arena
December 16, 2009* at South Florida
(UCF–USF rivalry)		 L 59–65  7–3 Sun Dome
December 20, 2009* at #14 Connecticut L 51–60  7–4 XL Center
December 29, 2009* Liberty
(UCF Holiday Classic)		 W 82–58  8–4 UCF Arena
December 30, 2009* Jacksonville
(UCF Holiday Classic)		 L 51–61  8–5 UCF Arena
January 5, 2010* at #14 Ole Miss L 56–84  8–6 Tad Smith Coliseum
Regular season (C-USA conference play)
January 9, 2010 Rice W 77–58  9–6 (1–0) UCF Arena
January 13, 2010 Marshall L 75–81  9–7 (1–1) UCF Arena
January 16, 2010 at Tulsa L 70–90  9–8 (1–2) Reynolds Center
January 20, 2010 at Houston W 78–71  10–8 (2–2) Hofheinz Pavilion
January 23, 2010 UTEP L 59–96  10–9 (2–3) UCF Arena
January 27, 2010 at SMU L 43–65  10–10 (2–4) Moody Coliseum
January 30, 2010 Tulsa L 50–55  10–11 (2–5) UCF Arena
February 2, 2010 at East Carolina W 67–56  11–11 (3–5) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
February 10, 2010 Memphis L 70–76  11–12 (3–6) FedEx Forum
February 13, 2010 Tulane W 62–54  12–12 (4–6) UCF Arena
February 16, 2010 Houston W 68–65  13–12 (5–6) UCF Arena
February 20, 2010 at Southern Miss L 58–68  13–13 (5–7) Reed Green Coliseum
February 24, 2010 UAB L 49–53  13–14 (5–8) UCF Arena
February 27, 2010 Marshall L 115–121  13–15 (5–9) Cam Henderson Center
March 2, 2010 East Carolina L 66–68  13–16 (5–10) UCF Arena
March 6, 2010 at Rice W 66–59  14–16 (6–10) Autry Court
C-USA Tournament
March 10, 2010 vs. SMU W 69–53  15–16 Bank of Oklahoma Center
March 11, 2010 vs. #25 UTEP L 54–76  15–17 Bank of Oklahoma Center
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Following the conclusion of the season, on March 15, 2010, Speraw was fired as head basketball coach. Speraw had amassed a 279-233 record over a 17-year stretch as the Knights head coach. On March 30, UCF announced current Marshall head coach, Donnie Jones, as the new UCF head coach.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 UCF vacated its 15 regular season wins from the 2009–10 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team. The team's pre-sanctions record was 15–17 (6–10). The "official" record therefore stands as 0–17.
  2. ↑ 2008-09 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders
  3. ↑ UCF, NCAA investigation: Former UCF Athletic Director Keith Tribble responds to NCAA allegations
  4. ↑ New coach Jones eyes big things for UCF

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