2010–11 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2010–11 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Holiday Classic Champions
CBI Semifinals vs. Creighton, L 64–82
Conference Conference USA
2010–11 record 0–12[1] (0–10[1] C-USA)
Head coach Donnie Jones
Assistant coach Shawn Finney
Assistant coach Darren Tillis
Assistant coach Tim Thomas
Home arena UCF Arena
2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UAB 12 – 4   .750     22 – 9   .710
Tulsa 11 – 5   .688     19 – 13   .594
UTEP 11 – 5   .688     25 – 10   .714
Memphis † 10 – 6   .625     25 – 10   .714
Southern Miss 9 – 7   .563     22 – 10   .688
Marshall 9 – 7   .563     22 – 12   .647
Southern Methodist 8 – 8   .500     20 – 15   .571
East Carolina 8 – 8   .500     18 – 16   .529
UCF 6 – 10   .375     21 – 12   .636
Rice 5 – 11   .313     14 – 18   .438
Houston 4 – 12   .250     12 – 18   .400
Tulane 3 – 13   .188     13 – 17   .433
† 2011 CUSA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 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 UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida and were led by first year head coach Donnie Jones.

Following a 10–0 start to the season, in which they defeated #18 Florida, South Florida, and Miami, the Knights were nationally ranked for the first time in program history.[2] At the time, UCF was one of only four schools to be ranked in the BCS standings and the AP men's basketball poll.[3]

They finished the season 21–12, 6–10 in CUSA play and lost in the first round of the 2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament to East Carolina. They were invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational where they beat St. Bonaventure in the first round and Rhode Island in the quarterfinals before falling to Creighton in the semifinals.

In February 2012, UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.[1][4]

Previous season

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 15–17, 6–10 in C-USA play under the leadership of Head Coach Kirk Speraw. After the season, Speraw was fired and replaced by Donnie Jones .[5]

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Keith Clanton 33 F 6–8 245 Sophomore Orlando, Florida
Josh Crittle 24 F 6–8 250 Junior Bellwood, Illinois
Jarvis Davis 2 G 6–1 175 Freshman Columbia, South Carolina
David Diakite 15 F 6–6 215 Redshirt Sophomore Washington, D.C.
P.J. Gaynor 21 F 6–8 205 Junior Jacksonville, Florida
Tom Herzog 41 C 7–0 250 Redshirt Senior Flint, Michigan
Jeffrey Jordan 13 G 6–1 180 Senior Chicago, Illinois
Marcus Jordan 5 G 6–3 205 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
Doğukan Kuzucan 14 G 6–2 175 Sophomore Istanbul, Turkey
Dwight McCombs 10 F/C 6–8 245 Junior Chicago, Illinois
A.J. Rompza 3 G 5–9 160 Junior Chicago, Illinois
Isaac Sosa 11 G 6–3 190 Junior Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Tristan Spurlock 1 F 6–8 220 Sophomore Woodbridge, Virginia
Isaiah Sykes 32 G/F 6–5 205 Freshman Detroit, Michigan
Amara Thompson 22 G 6–4 180 Redshirt Sophomore Tucker, Georgia
Taylor Young 12 G 6–1 185 Redshirt Senior Orlando, Florida
A.J. Tyler 25 F 6–9 225 Redshirt Senior Palm Harbor, Florida

Coaches

Name Type College Graduating year
Donnie Jones Head Coach Pikeville College 1988
Shawn Finney Associate Head Coach Fairmont State 1985
Darren Tillis Assistant Coach Paul Quinn College 1996
Tim Thomas Assistant Coach Wheeling Jesuit 1993
Micah Byars Director of Basketball Operations University of West Florida 2006
Brendan Suhr Director of Program Development Montclair State 1973

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
Exhibition
November 4, 2010* Flagler W 78–70  1–0 UCF Arena
Regular season (Non-conference play)
November 12, 2010* West Florida W 115–61  1–0 UCF Arena
November 15, 2010* Jackson State W 80–39  2–0 UCF Arena
November 18, 2010* South Florida
(UCF–USF rivalry)		 W 65–59  3–0 UCF Arena
November 23, 2010* at Stetson W 85–58  4–0 Edmunds Center
November 27, 2010* Alabama State W 84–48  5–0 UCF Arena
December 1, 2010* vs. #18 Florida
(Florida Citrus Shootout)		 W 57–54  6–0 Amway Center
December 4, 2010* Southeastern Louisiana W 74–49  7–0 UCF Arena
December 11, 2010* Bethune Cookman W 76–59  8–0 UCF Arena
December 15, 2010* Louisiana-Lafayette W 79–58  9–0 UCF Arena
December 18, 2010* vs. Miami (FL)
(MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic)		 W 84–78  10–0 BankAtlantic Center
December 22, 2010* #24 at Massachusetts W 64–59  11–0 Mullins Center
December 29, 2010* #19 Furman
(UCF Holiday Classic)		 W 71–53  12–0 UCF Arena
December 30, 2010* #19 Princeton
(UCF Holiday Classic)		 W 68–62  13–0 UCF Arena
Regular season (C-USA conference play)
January 5, 2011 #19 Marshall W 65–58  14–0 (1–0) UCF Arena
January 8, 2011 #19 at Houston L 71–76  14–1 (1–1) Hofheinz Pavilion
January 15, 2011 #23 at Southern Miss L 69–86  14–2 (1–2) Reed Green Coliseum
January 19, 2011 East Carolina L 62–74  14–3 (1–3) UCF Arena
January 22, 2011 Rice L 50–57  14–4 (1–4) UCF Arena
January 26, 2011 at Memphis L 61–77  14–5 (1–5) FedExForum
January 29, 2011 UAB L 69–74  14–6 (1–6) UCF Arena
February 2, 2011 at UTEP  PPD**  Don Haskins Center
February 5, 2011 at East Carolina L 61–68  14–7 (1–7) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
February 9, 2011 Memphis L 62–63  14–8 (1–8) UCF Arena
February 12, 2011 Tulsa W 58–57  15–8 (2–8) UCF Arena
February 16, 2011 at Tulane W 65–62  16–8 (3–8) Avron B. Fogelman Arena
February 19, 2011 at UAB L 58–63  16–9 (3–9) Bartow Arena
February 21, 2011 at UTEP W 74–68  17–9 (4–9) Don Haskins Center
February 26, 2011 Southern Miss W 65–64  18–9 (5–9) UCF Arena
March 2, 2011 SMU W 51–48  19–9 (6–9) UCF Arena
March 5, 2011 at Marshall L 69–83  19–10 (6–10) Cam Henderson Center
C-USA Tournament
March 9, 2011 vs. East Carolina
(First Round)		 L 60–75  19–11 Don Haskins Center
College Basketball Invitational
March 16, 2011* St. Bonaventure
(First Round)		 W 69–54  20–11 UCF Arena
March 21, 2011* Rhode Island
(Quarterfinals)		 W 66–54  21–11 UCF Arena
March 23, 2011* at Creighton
(Semifinals)		 L 64–82  21–12 Qwest Center Omaha
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
**The game on February 2 at UTEP was canceled due to inclement weather and rescheduled for February 21.

Rankings

Ranking Movement[6]
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre
Oct 28		 Wk 1
Nov 15 		Wk 2
Nov 22 		Wk 3
Nov 29 		Wk 4
Dec 6 		Wk 5
Dec 13 		Wk 6
Dec 20 		Wk 7
Dec 27 		Wk 8
Jan 3 		Wk 9
Jan 10 		Wk 10
Jan 17 		Wk 11
Jan 24 		Wk 12
Jan 31 		Wk 13
Feb 7 		Wk 14
Feb 14 		Wk 15
Feb 21 		Wk 16
Feb 28 		Wk 17
Mar 7 		Wk 18
Mar 14 		Wk 19
Mar 21 		Final
AP — — — — 30 26 24 19 19 23 40 — — — — — — — — — —
Coaches — — — — 38 33 26 21 18 22 33 — — — — — — — — — —

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 UCF vacated its 19 regular season and 2 post season wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team. The team's pre-sanctions record was 21–12 (6–10). The "official" record therefore stands as 0–12.
  2. ↑ UCF Men's Basketball Ranked For First Time In School History
  3. ↑ UCF Basketball Notoriety Grows with First National Ranking
  4. ↑ UCF, NCAA investigation: Former UCF Athletic Director Keith Tribble responds to NCAA allegations
  5. ↑ New coach Jones eyes big things for UCF
  6. ↑ It is possible to receive votes in certain polls but not be officially ranked in the Top 25. Rankings of 26 and greater indicate the team has received votes, but not enough to be featured in the Top 25.

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