2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Holiday Classic Champions
NIT First Round vs. Drexel, L 56–81
Conference Conference USA
2011–12 record 22–11 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach Donnie Jones
Assistant coach Shawn Finney
Assistant coach Darren Tillis
Assistant coach Tim Thomas
Home arena UCF Arena
2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Memphis† 13 – 3   .813     26 – 8   .765
Southern Miss 11 – 5   .688     25 – 9   .735
Tulsa 10 – 6   .625     17 – 14   .548
UCF 10 – 6   .625     22 – 11   .667
UAB 9 – 7   .563     15 – 16   .484
Marshall 9 – 7   .563     21 – 14   .600
Rice 8 – 8   .500     18 – 15   .545
UTEP 7 – 9   .438     15 – 17   .469
Houston 7 – 9   .438     15 – 15   .500
East Carolina 5 – 11   .313     15 – 16   .484
SMU 4 – 12   .250     13 – 19   .406
Tulane 3 – 13   .188     15 – 19   .441
† 2012 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team was a NCAA Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Central Florida and competes in Conference USA. They played their home games at UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida and were led by second-year head coach Donnie Jones.

Previous season

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 21–12, 6–10 in C-USA play under the leadership of then first-year Head Coach Donnie Jones. The year was full of milestones for the UCF program, who 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.[1] At the time, UCF was one of only four schools to be ranked in the BCS standings and the AP men's basketball poll.[2]

The Knights would continue to start the season on a 14–0 run before an 8 game skid that dropped them out of the national rankings. UCF was 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.

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jarvis Davis 2 G 6'1" 175 Freshman Columbia, South Carolina Transferred
David Diakite 15 F 6'6" 215 RS Sophomore Washington, D.C. Transferred
Tom Herzog 41 C 7'0" 250 RS Senior Flint, Michigan Graduated
Isaac Sosa 11 G 6'3" 190 Junior Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Transferred
A.J. Tyler 25 F 6'9" 225 RS Senior Palm Harbor, Florida Graduated
Taylor Young 12 G 6'1" 185 RS Senior Orlando, Florida Graduated

Class of 2011 signees

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rod Days
SF		 Weston, FL The Sagemont School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 2, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Wayne Martin
PF		 Jacksonville, FL Providence School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 11, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Kasey Wilson
PF		 North Port, FL North Port High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 2, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 33 Clanton, KeithKeith Clanton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Orlando, FL
F 24 Crittle, JoshJosh Crittle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Bellwood, IL
G/F 0 Days, RodRod Days 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Miami Gardens, FL
F 21 Gaynor, P.J.P.J. Gaynor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Jacksonville, FL
G 11 Horodyski, BobbyBobby Horodyski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Gainesville, FL
G 13 Jordan, JeffreyJeffrey Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Chicago, IL
G 5 Jordan, MarcusMarcus Jordan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F 2 Martin, WayneWayne Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Jacksonville, FL
F/C 10 McCombs, DwightDwight McCombs (S) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 12 Reed, C.J.C.J. Reed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Daytona Beach, FL
G 3 Rompza, A.J.A.J. Rompza 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
F 1 Spurlock, TristanTristan Spurlock 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Woodbridge, VA
G/F 32 Sykes, IsaiahIsaiah Sykes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Detroit, MI
F 22 Wilson, KaseyKasey Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr North Port, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2011

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2011*
5:00 PM		 West Virginia Tech W 81–66  –
 UCF Arena (N/A)
Orlando, FL
Regular season
11/12/2011*
5:00 PM		 St. Thomas W 74–61  1–0
 UCF Arena (4,106)
Orlando, FL
11/14/2011*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at #25 Florida State L 50–73  1–1
 Donald L. Tucker Center (7,655)
Tallahassee, FL
11/18/2011*
7:00 PM		 High Point W 84–72  2–1
 UCF Arena (5,293)
Orlando, FL
11/24/2011*
2:00 PM, Versus		 vs. College of Charleston
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals		 W 74–63  3–1
 Imperial Arena (N/A)
Nassau, BAH
11/25/2011*
2:00 PM, Versus		 vs. #4 Connecticut
Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals		 W 68–63  4–1
 Imperial Arena (2,394)
Nassau, BAH
11/26/2011*
4:30 PM, Versus		 vs. Harvard
Battle 4 Atlantis Championship		 L 49–59  4–2
 Imperial Arena (2,752)
Nassau, BAH
12/03/2011*
5:00 PM		 Hartford W 67–48  5–2
 UCF Arena (4,914)
Orlando, FL
12/10/2011*
5:00 PM, BHSN		 Bethune-Cookman W 53–51  6–2
 UCF Arena (4,723)
Orlando, FL
12/13/2011*
7:00 PM		 North Carolina A&T W 77–65  7–2
 UCF Arena (4,300)
Orlando, FL
12/17/2011*
5:00 PM		 Old Dominion W 61–53  8–2
 UCF Arena (4,621)
Orlando, FL
12/21/2011*
8:00 PM		 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 60–61  8–3
 Cajundome (3,132)
Lafayette, LA
12/29/2011*
7:00 PM		 Stetson
UCF Holiday Classic Semifinals		 W 80–70  9–3
 UCF Arena (4,894)
Orlando, FL
12/30/2011*
7:00 PM		 Rhode Island
UCF Holiday Classic Championship		 W 65–54  10–3
 UCF Arena (5,230)
Orlando, FL
01/04/2012
7:00 PM, BHSN		 Tulane W 60–53  11–3
(1–0)		 UCF Arena (4,495)
Orlando, FL
01/07/2012
5:00 PM		 at East Carolina W 81–63  12–3
(2–0)		 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (6,095)
Greenville, NC
01/11/2012
7:00 PM, BHSN		 Houston W 74–63  13–3
(3–0)		 UCF Arena (7,862)
Orlando, FL
01/14/2012
7:00 PM		 at Marshall L 64–65  13–4
(3–1)		 Cam Henderson Center (8,379)
Huntington, WV
01/18/2012
8:00 PM, CBSSN		 Memphis W 68–67  14–4
(4–1)		 UCF Arena (8,734)
Orlando, FL
01/21/2012
2:00 PM, FSN		 at UAB W 48–41  15–4
(5–1)		 Bartow Arena (4,476)
Birmingham, AL
01/25/2012
2:00 PM, CBSSN		 at Tulsa L 61–66  15–5
(5–2)		 Reynolds Center (4,381)
Tulsa, OK
01/28/2012
7:00 PM, BHSN		 Southern Miss L 65–78  15–6
(5–3)		 UCF Arena (7,790)
Orlando, FL
01/30/2012*
7:00 PM		 Palm Beach Atlantic W 84–69  16–6
 UCF Arena (4,529)
Orlando, FL
02/04/2012
3:00 PM		 at SMU W 59–52  17–6
(6–3)		 Moody Coliseum (2,065)
University Park, TX
02/08/2012
7:00 PM, BHSN		 Marshall W 67–60  18–6
(7–3)		 UCF Arena (6,192)
Orlando, FL
02/11/2012
5:00 PM		 at Southern Miss L 74–78  18–7
(7–4)		 Reed Green Coliseum (4,482)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/18/2012
7:00 PM, BHSN		 East Carolina W 64–55  19–7
(8–4)		 UCF Arena (7,025)
Orlando, FL
02/22/2012
9:00 PM, CSS		 at Rice L 74–83  19–8
(8–5)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,517)
Houston, TX
02/25/2012
8:00 PM, CBSSN		 UTEP W 63–45  20–8
(9–5)		 UCF Arena (6,306)
Orlando, FL
02/28/2012
9:00 PM, CSS		 at Memphis L 55–84  20–9
(9–6)		 FedExForum (17,784)
Memphis, TN
03/03/2012
7:00 PM		 UAB W 71–63  21–9
(10–6)		 UCF Arena (6,283)
Orlando, FL
2012 Conference USA Tournament
03/08/2012
10:00 PM, CBSSN		 vs. UAB
Quarterfinals		 W 64–54  22–9
 FedEx Forum (11,697)
Memphis, TN
03/09/2012
6:30 PM, CBSSN		 vs. Memphis
Semifinals		 L 52–83  22–10
 FedEx Forum (14,441)
Memphis, TN
2012 National Invitation Tournament
03/14/2012
7:15 PM, ESPN3		 at Drexel
First Round		 L 56–81  22–11
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement[3]
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Coaches — — — — — — — — — — — RV — — — — — — — — —

See also

References

  1. ↑ UCF Men's Basketball Ranked For First Time In School History
  2. ↑ UCF Basketball Notoriety Grows with First National Ranking
  3. ↑ 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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