2009–10 UCF Knights men's basketball 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]

2009–10 UCF Knights men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2009–10 record0–17[1] (0–10[1] C-USA)
Head coachKirk Speraw
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUCF Arena
2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UTEP15–1 .938  26–7  .788
Memphis13–3 .813  24–10  .706
UAB11–5 .688  25–9  .735
Marshall11–5 .688  24–10  .706
Tulsa10–6 .625  23–12  .657
Southern Miss8–8 .500  20–13  .606
Houston†7–9 .438  19–16  .543
SMU7–9 .438  14–17  .452
UCF6–10 .375  15–17  .469
East Carolina4–12 .250  10–21  .323
Tulane3–13 .188  8–22  .267
Rice1–15 .063  8–23  .258
† 2010 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

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		 Rank# 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]

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See also

References
  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.
  3. UCF responds to NCAA concerning alleged infractions (PDF)
  4. "UCF, NCAA investigation: Former UCF Athletic Director Keith Tribble responds to NCAA allegations". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  5. New coach Jones eyes big things for UCF
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