2009–10 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	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	–	10	.706
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
East Carolina	4	–	12	.250	10	–	21	.323
Tulane	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267
Rice	1	–	15	.063	8	–	23	.258
UCF*	0	–	10	.000	0	–	17	.000

† 2010 CUSA Tournament winner As of March 20, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll *UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

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.^[3]^[4]

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 time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2009* 7:00 PM, no	St. Leo	W 84–65	1–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
Regular season (Non-conference play)
November 13, 2009* 7:00 PM, no	UMass	W 84–67	1–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
November 17, 2009* 7:00 PM, no	Howard	W 68–59	2–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
November 20, 2009* 6:00 PM, no	vs. Auburn Glenn Wilkes Classic	W 84–74	3–0	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2009* 3:30 PM, no	vs. Niagara Glenn Wilkes Classic	L 46–63	3–1	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2009* 3:30 PM, no	vs. Drake Glenn Wilkes Classic	W 59–50	4–1	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 28, 2009* 5:00 PM, no	Albany	W 76–72	5–1	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 1, 2009* 7:00 PM, no	Newberry	W 80–62	6–1	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 6, 2009* 12:00 PM, no	at Notre Dame	L 72–90	6–2	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
December 12, 2009* 5:00 PM, no	Bethune-Cookman	W 63–50	7–2	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 16, 2009* 7:00 PM, no	at South Florida UCF–USF rivalry	L 59–65	7–3	Sun Dome Tampa, FL
December 20, 2009* 1:00 PM, no	at No. 14 Connecticut	L 51–60	7–4	XL Center Hartford, CT
December 29, 2009* 7:00 PM, no	Liberty UCF Holiday Classic	W 82–58	8–4	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 30, 2009* 7:00 PM, no	Jacksonville UCF Holiday Classic	L 51–61	8–5	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 5, 2010* 7:00 PM, no	at No. 14 Ole Miss	L 56–84	8–6	Tad Smith Coliseum University, MS
Regular season (C-USA conference play)
January 9, 2010 5:00 PM, no	Rice	W 77–58	9–6 (1–0)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 13, 2010 8:00 PM, no	Marshall	L 75–81	9–7 (1–1)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 16, 2010 8:00 PM, no	at Tulsa	L 70–90	9–8 (1–2)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
January 20, 2010 8:00 PM, no	at Houston	W 78–71	10–8 (2–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
January 23, 2010 5:00 PM, no	UTEP	L 59–96	10–9 (2–3)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 27, 2010 8:00 PM, no	at SMU	L 43–65	10–10 (2–4)	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 30, 2010 5:00 PM, no	Tulsa	L 50–55	10–11 (2–5)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 2, 2010 7:00 PM, no	at East Carolina	W 67–56	11–11 (3–5)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
February 10, 2010 7:00 PM, no	Memphis	L 70–76	11–12 (3–6)	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
February 13, 2010 4:00 PM, no	Tulane	W 62–54	12–12 (4–6)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 16, 2010 7:00 PM, no	Houston	W 68–65	13–12 (5–6)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 20, 2010 8:00 PM, no	at Southern Miss	L 58–68	13–13 (5–7)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 24, 2010 7:00 PM, no	UAB	L 49–53	13–14 (5–8)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 27, 2010 7:00 PM, no	Marshall	L 115–121	13–15 (5–9)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
March 2, 2010 7:00 PM, no	East Carolina	L 66–68	13–16 (5–10)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
March 6, 2010 3:00 PM, no	at Rice	W 66–59	14–16 (6–10)	Autry Court Houston, TX
C-USA Tournament
March 10, 2010 9:30 PM, no	vs. SMU	W 69–53	15–16	Bank of Oklahoma Center Tulsa, OK
March 11, 2010 10:00 PM, no	vs. No. 25 UTEP	L 54–76	15–17	Bank of Oklahoma Center Tulsa, OK
*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.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b 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-sanction record was 15–17 (6–10). The "official" record therefore stands as 0–17.
^ "2008-09 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2010-12-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ UCF responds to NCAA concerning alleged infractions (PDF)
^ UCF, NCAA investigation: Former UCF Athletic Director Keith Tribble responds to NCAA allegations
^ New coach Jones eyes big things for UCF

External links

Official UCF athletics site

[vacate-1] 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-sanction 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". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2010-12-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] UCF responds to NCAA concerning alleged infractions (PDF)

[4] UCF, NCAA investigation: Former UCF Athletic Director Keith Tribble responds to NCAA allegations

[5] New coach Jones eyes big things for UCF

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