2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Holiday Classic Champions
Conference Conference USA
2012–13 record 20–11 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach Donnie Jones
Assistant coach Shawn Finney
Assistant coach Darren Tillis
Assistant coach Tim Thomas
Home arena UCF Arena
2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#20 Memphis † 16 – 0   1.000     31 – 5   .861
Southern Miss 12 – 4   .750     27 – 10   .730
UTEP 10 – 6   .625     18 – 14   .563
East Carolina 9 – 7   .563     23 – 12   .657
UCF* 9 – 7   .563     20 – 11   .645
Tulsa 8 – 8   .500     17 – 16   .515
Houston 7 – 9   .438     20 – 13   .606
UAB 7 – 9   .438     16 – 17   .485
Tulane 6 – 10   .375     20 – 15   .571
Marshall 6 – 10   .375     13 – 19   .406
SMU 5 – 11   .313     15 – 17   .469
Rice 1 – 15   .063     5 – 26   .161
† 2013 C-USA Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions

The 2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2012–13 college basketball season. The Knights competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Conference USA (C-USA). The Knights, in the program's 44th season of basketball, were led by third-year head coach Donnie Jones, and played their home games at the UCF Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.

Due to NCAA sanctions, UCF was ineligible for the 2013 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament or a post-season berth.[1] This was also the last season UCF played in Conference USA before moving to the American Athletic Conference.[2]

They finished the season 20–11, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Previous season

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 22–11, 10–6 in C-USA play. UCF was invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, which they lost in the first round to Drexel.[3]

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Wayne Martin 2 F 6'7" 200 Freshman Jacksonville, Florida Transferred
A. J. Rompza 3 G 5'9" 160 Senior Chicago, Illinois Graduated
Marcus Jordan 5 G 6'3" 205 Junior Chicago, Illinois Left the team
Dwight McCombs 10 F/C 6'8" 250 Senior Chicago, Illinois Suspended
C. J. Reed 12 G 6'3" 175 Senior Daytona Beach, Florida Transferred
Jeffrey Jordan 13 G 6'1" 175 RS Senior Chicago, Illinois Left the team
P. J. Gaynor 21 F 6'8" 210 Senior Jacksonville, Florida Graduated
Josh Crittle 24 F 6'9" 260 RS Junior Bellwood, Illinois Transferred

Class of 2012 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Staphon Blair
PF		 Fort Lauderdale, FL Dillard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Nov 1, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Daiquan Walker
PG		 Philadelphia, PA Constitution 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 15, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Matt Williams
SG		 Orlando, FL Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 16, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Dylan Karell
C		 Miami, FL Dr. Krop High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 3, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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

2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Spurlock, TristanTristan Spurlock 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Woodbridge, VA
G 2 Horodyski, BobbyBobby Horodyski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Gainesville, FL
G/F 3 Sykes, IsaiahIsaiah Sykes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Detroit, MI
G 4 Walker, DaiquanDaiquan Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Philadelphia, PA
G/F 5 Days, RodRod Days 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Miami Gardens, FL
G 10 Coons, TylerTyler Coons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
G 11 Newell, CalvinCalvin Newell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
G 12 Williams, MattMatt Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
F 15 Karell, DylanDylan Karell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr North Miami Beach, FL
F 32 Wilson, KaseyKasey Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So North Port, FL
F 33 Clanton, KeithKeith Clanton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Orlando, FL
F 52 Blair, StaphonStaphon Blair 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2012

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/10/2012*
7:00 PM, BHSN		 at South Florida
UCF–USF rivalry		 W 74–56  1–0
 USF Sun Dome (7,717)
Tampa, FL

11/13/2012*
7:00 PM		 Alabama State
Global Sports Main Event		 W 85–56  2–0
 UCF Arena (4,454)
Orlando, FL

11/18/2012*
2:00 PM		 Savannah State
Global Sports Main Event		 W 53–50  3–0
 UCF Arena (3,894)
Orlando, FL

11/20/2012*
7:00 PM		 Middle Tennessee
Global Sports Main Event		 L 61–75  3–1
 UCF Arena (4,118)
Orlando, FL

11/23/2012*
4:00 PM, SunSp		 at No. 7 Florida
Global Sports Main Event		 L 66–79  3–2
 O'Connell Center (10,195)
Gainesville, FL

12/01/2012*
4:00 PM		 Florida Tech W 90–62  4–2
 UCF Arena (4,125)
Orlando, FL

12/12/2012*
7:00 PM		 Bethune-Cookman W 72–62  5–2
 UCF Arena (3,822)
Orlando, FL

12/14/2012*
7:00 PM		 at Old Dominion W 75–71  6–2
 Convocation Center (6,313)
Norfolk, VA

12/18/2012*
8:00 PM, CBSSN		 Miami (FL) L 50–72  6–3
 UCF Arena (5,189)
Orlando, FL

12/20/2012*
7:00 PM, CSS		 Stetson W 83–66  7–3
 UCF Arena (3,764)
Orlando, FL

12/28/2012*
7:00 PM		 Howard
UCF Holiday Classic Semifinals		 W 62–45  8–3
 UCF Arena (4,401)
Orlando, FL

12/29/2012*
7:30 PM		 Belmont
UCF Holiday Classic Championship		 W 66–63  9–3
 UCF Arena (4,278)
Orlando, FL

01/02/2013*
8:00 PM, CBSSN		 South Florida
UCF–USF rivalry		 L 56–65  9–4
 UCF Arena (4,904)
Orlando, FL

01/05/2013*
4:00 PM		 Florida A&M W 99–69  10–4
 UCF Arena (3,956)
Orlando, FL

01/09/2013
7:00 PM		 UAB W 64–48  11–4
(1–0)		 UCF Arena (6,185)
Orlando, FL

01/12/2013
7:00 PM		 at East Carolina L 85–88 OT 11–5
(1–1)		 Williams Arena (4,954)
Greenville, NC

01/19/2013
6:00 PM		 at Houston W 79–75 OT 12–5
(2–1)		 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,577)
Houston, TX

01/23/2013
7:00 PM		 Rice W 78–67  13–5
(3–1)		 UCF Arena (4,556)
Orlando, FL

01/26/2013
4:00 PM		 SMU W 74–65  14–5
(4–1)		 UCF Arena (4,638)
Orlando, FL

01/30/2013
8:00 PM		 at Tulane W 58–50  15–5
(5–1)		 Fogelman Arena (2,030)
New Orleans, LA

02/02/2013
2:00 PM, CSS		 at Marshall L 71–75  15–6
(5–2)		 Cam Henderson Center (5,856)
Huntington, WV

02/06/2013
7:00 PM		 Southern Miss W 60–58  16–6
(6–2)		 UCF Arena (4,648)
Orlando, FL

02/09/2013
4:00 PM		 East Carolina W 83–73  17–6
(7–2)		 UCF Arena (4,439)
Orlando, FL

02/13/2013
8:00 PM, CBSSN		 at No. 22 Memphis L 71–93  17–7
(7–3)		 FedEx Forum (16,544)
Memphis, TN

02/16/2013
9:00 PM		 at UTEP L 58–73  17–8
(7–4)		 Don Haskins Center (8,926)
El Paso, TX

02/20/2013
7:00 PM		 Marshall L 70–82  17–9
(7–5)		 UCF Arena (4,739)
Orlando, FL

02/23/2013
4:00 PM		 Tulsa W 83–75  18–9
(8–5)		 UCF Arena (4,128)
Orlando, FL

02/26/2013*
7:00 PM		 Georgia Southwestern W 65–50  19–9
 UCF Arena (3,781)
Orlando, FL

03/02/2013
1:00 PM, FSN		 No. 19 Memphis L 67–76  19–10
(8–6)		 UCF Arena (6,447)
Orlando, FL

03/06/2013
7:00 PM, CSS		 at UAB W 74–70  20–10
(9–6)		 Bartow Arena (3,759)
Birmingham, AL

03/09/2013
8:00 PM		 at Southern Miss L 62–70  20–11
(9–7)		 Reed Green Coliseum (3,774)
Hattiesburg, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA adds 1-year postseason bans to UCF penalties". WESH TV Orlando. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "It's Official! UCF Joins BIG EAST Conference". University of Central Florida. 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  3. ↑ "UCF Knights trounced by Drexel University". Winter Park/ Maitland Observer. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
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