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 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
2.5 !G/F	1	Taylor, JermaineJermaine Taylor	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Tavares, FL
3.5 !F	2	Payne, LavellLavell Payne	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Fort Lauderdale, FL
1.5 !G	3	Noel, DaveDave Noel	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Boynton Beach, FL
1.5 !G	4	O'Donnell, MikeMike O'Donnell	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Largo, FL
1.5 !G	5	Cartwright, ChipChip Cartwright	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	10	Speraw, DrewDrew Speraw	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Oviedo, FL
1.5 !G	11	Battle, MikeMike Battle	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Waldorf, MD
1.5 !G	12	Young, TaylorTaylor Young	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	13	Zondervan, KenrickKenrick Zondervan	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Hoofddorp, Holland
3.5 !F	20	Davis, TonyTony Davis	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sarasota, FL
5.0 !C	21	Billings, StanleyStanley Billings	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	22	Thornton, AndreAndre Thornton	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Memphis, TN
5.0 !C	25	Gill, AdamAdam Gill	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Springboro, OH
3.5 !F	30	Peppers, JoshJosh Peppers	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Memphis, TN
3.5 !F	34	Loucks, JacobJacob Loucks	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Clearwater, FL

Head coach

Kirk Speraw (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Jaskulski (St. Norbert)
Craig Brown (Florida)
Dwight Evans (Birmingham–Southern)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 2007

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
November 9, 2006* 1:00 PM	St. Leo	W 102–54	1–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
Regular season (Non-conference play)

November 15, 2006* 7:30 PM	Rollins	W 83–80 ^OT	1–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
November 18, 2006* 7:30 PM	Stetson	W 73–60	2–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
November 21, 2006* 7:30 PM	Bethune-Cookman	W 81–46	3–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
November 24, 2006* 7:30 PM	Florida Tech	W 81–37	4–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
November 27, 2006* 7:30 PM	Jacksonville	W 99–62	5–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 9, 2006* 7:30 PM	FAU	W 87–65	6–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 12, 2006* 8:00 PM	at Minnesota	L 63–74	6–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 19, 2006* 2:00 PM	vs. Utah San Juan Shootout	W 67–61	7–1	Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, PR
December 20, 2006* 4:00 PM	vs. Appalachian State San Juan Shootout	L 64–75	7–2	Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, PR
December 21, 2006* 2:00 PM	vs. Tennessee Tech San Juan Shootout	W 73–66	8–2	Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, PR
December 29, 2006* 7:30 PM	New Jersey Tech UCF Holiday Classic	W 75–63	9–2	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 30, 2006* 7:30 PM	Texas-Pan American UCF Holiday Classic	W 88–62	10–2	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 3, 2007* 7:30 PM	at Colorado	L 87–96	10–3	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
January 6, 2007* 8:00 PM	at South Dakota State	W 72–61	11–3	Frost Arena Brookings, SD
Regular season (C-USA conference play)

January 10, 2007 9:00 PM, CSS	at UAB	W 64–74 ^OT	11–4 (0–1)	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 13, 2007 7:00 PM	at Marshall	W 78–71	12–4 (1–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 17, 2007 7:30 PM	SMU	W 64–56	13–4 (2–1)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 20, 2007 7:30 PM	Rice	W 72–67	14–4 (3–1)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 24, 2007 8:00 PM	at Houston	L 70–73 ^OT	14–5 (3–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
January 27, 2007 4:00 PM, CSTV	at UTEP	W 67–64	15–5 (4–2)	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 31, 2007 7:00 PM, CSS	No. 12 Memphis	L 65–87	15–6 (4–3)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 3, 2007 7:30 PM	Tulsa	W 63–53	16–6 (5–3)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 7, 2007 7:00 PM	at East Carolina	W 67–49	17–6 (6–3)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
February 10, 2007 12:00 PM, CSS	Marshall	W 75–58	18–6 (7–3)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 14, 2007 8:00 PM	at Tulane	L 80–86	18–7 (7–4)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA
February 17, 2007 8:00 PM	at Rice	W 74–63	19–7 (8–4)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 21, 2007 8:00 PM, CSTV	Southern Miss	W 59–56	20–7 (9–4)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 24, 2007 8:00 PM	at Tulsa	L 64–66 ^OT	20–8 (9–5)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 28, 2007 7:30 PM	Houston	W 75–72 ^OT	21–8 (10–5)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
March 3, 2007 7:30 PM	East Carolina	W 77–64	22–8 (11–5)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
C-USA Tournament

March 8, 2007 1:00 PM, CSTV	vs. Rice	L 51–53	22–9	FedExForum Memphis, TN
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ 2006-07 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders
1 2 "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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Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References

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