2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball

UCF Holiday Classic Champions
Conference	Conference USA
2007–08 record	16–15 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Kirk Speraw
Assistant coach	Mike Jaskulski
Assistant coach	Craig Brown
Assistant coach	Dwight Evans
Home arena	UCF Arena

2007–08 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	12	–	4	.750	23	–	11	.676
Houston	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
Southern Miss	9	–	7	.563	19	–	14	.576
UCF	9	–	7	.563	16	–	15	.516
Tulsa	8	–	8	.500	25	–	14	.641
UTEP	8	–	8	.500	19	–	14	.576
Marshall	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Tulane	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
East Carolina	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
SMU	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
Rice	0	–	16	.000	3	–	27	.100
#2 Memphis	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000

† 2008 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 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 15th season with the team. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 22–9, 11–5 in C-USA play.^[1]

The 2007–08 season marked the first year that the Knights played in the new UCF Arena. From 1991–2007, the team played in the original UCF Arena, now known as The Venue at UCF.^[2]

Roster

2007–08 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)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Tavares, FL
3.5 !F	2	Davis, TroyTroy Davis	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Sarasota, FL
1.5 !G	3	Noel, DaveDave Noel	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Boynton Beach, FL
1.5 !G	4	O'Donnell, MikeMike O'Donnell	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Largo, FL
1.5 !G	5	Cartwright, ChipChip Cartwright	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.0 !Sr	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)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Waldorf, MD
1.5 !G	12	Young, TaylorTaylor Young	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Orlando, FL
4.5 !F/C	13	Zondervan, KenrickKenrick Zondervan	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hoofddorp, Holland
3.5 !F	14	Thornton, AndreAndre Thornton	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	20	Baez, ChrisChris Baez	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kissimmeeo, FL
5.0 !C	21	Billings, StanleyStanley Billings	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	22	Pope, CordellCordell Pope	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Birmingham, AL
3.5 !F	25	Tyler, A.J.A.J. Tyler	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Palm Harbor, FL
3.5 !F	34	Michael Yotio, JeanJean Michael Yotio	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
5.0 !C	35	Bakanowsky, WillWill Bakanowsky	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Gibbsboro, NJ

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 2008

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
November 3, 2007* 11:00 AM, no	St. Leo	W 86–78	1–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
November 6, 2007* 7:00 PM, no	Florida Southern	W 83–57	2–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
Regular season (Non-conference play)

November 11, 2007* 2:00 PM, no	Nevada	W 63–60	1–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
November 16, 2007* 7:00 PM, no	vs. Norfolk State	W 78–64	2–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
November 22, 2007* 7:00 PM, no	vs. No. 19 Villanova Old Spice Classic	L 68–76	2–1	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 23, 2007* 7:30 PM, no	vs. No. 18 Kansas State Old Spice Classic	L 71–73 ^OT	2–2	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 25, 2007* 11:00 AM, no	vs. Penn State Old Spice Classic	W 70–59	3–2	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 28, 2007* 7:00 PM, no	Presbyterian	W 80–53	4–2	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 1, 2007* 7:00 PM, no	at South Florida UCF–USF rivalry	L 67–75	4–3	Sun Dome Tampa, FL
December 8, 2007* 7:00 PM, no	Ole Miss	L 67–76	4–4	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 11, 2007* 6:30 PM, no	Louisiana-Lafayette	W 65–52	5–4	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 16, 2007* 8:00 PM, no	at Nevada	L 74–86	5–5	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
December 28, 2007* 8:00 PM, no	Connecticut	L 82–85	5–6	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 30, 2007* 3:30 PM, no	NJIT UCF Holiday Classic	W 82–50	6–6	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 31, 2007* 3:30 PM, no	Long Island UCF Holiday Classic	W 78–69	7–6	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 5, 2008* 3:00 PM, no	at Sam Houston State	L 58–60	7–7	Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
Regular season (C-USA conference play)

January 8, 2008 9:00 PM, no	at Southern Miss	W 52–41	8–7 (1–0)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 12, 2008 7:00 PM, no	Tulsa	W 97–91 ^3OT	9–7 (2–0)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 13, 2008 8:00 PM, no	at UAB	PPD	9–7 (2–0)	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 19, 2008 7:00 PM, no	at East Carolina	W 71–66	10–7 (3–0)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
January 23, 2008 7:00 PM, no	UTEP	W 109–80	11–7 (4–0)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 26, 2008 8:00 PM, no	at SMU	L 67–69 ^OT	11–8 (4–1)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 30, 2008 7:00 PM, no	UAB	L 81–88	11–9 (4–2)	UCF Arena Oralndo, FL
February 2, 2008 7:00 PM, no	Houston	L 81–84	11–10 (4–3)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 6, 2008 7:00 PM, no	Marshall	W 77–63	12–10 (5–3)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 9, 2008 4:00 PM, no	at No. 1 Memphis	L 64–85	12–11 (5–4)	FedExForum Memphis, TN
February 16, 2008 3:00 PM, no	at Rice	W 60–53	13–11 (6–4)	Reliant Arena Houston, TX
February 20, 2008 7:00 PM, no	East Carolina	W 110–75	14–11 (7–4)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 23, 2008 2:00 PM, no	at Marshall	L 66–71	14–12 (7–5)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 27, 2008 7:00 PM, no	Tulane	W 80–63	15–12 (8–5)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
March 1, 2008 7:00 PM, no	Rice	W 68–60	16–12 (9–5)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
March 5, 2008 8:00 PM, no	at Houston	L 68–73	16–13 (9–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
March 8, 2008 8:00 PM, no	at Tulsa	L 53–71	16–14 (9–7)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
C-USA Tournament

March 13, 2008 9:30 PM, no	vs. Southern Miss	L 62–68	16–15	FedExForum Memphis, TN
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ 2007-08 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders
↑ "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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2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References

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