2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team

The 2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team was a NCAA Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Central Florida and competes in Conference USA. They played their home games at UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida and were led by second-year head coach Donnie Jones.

2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Holiday Classic Champions
NIT First Round vs. Drexel, L 56–81
Conference	Conference USA
2011–12 record	22–11 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Donnie Jones
Assistant coaches	Shawn Finney Darren Tillis Tim Thomas
Home arena	UCF Arena

2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Memphis†	13	–	3		.813			26	–	8		.765
Southern Miss	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
Tulsa	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
UCF	10	–	6		.625			22	–	11		.667
UAB	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
Marshall	9	–	7		.563			21	–	14		.600
Rice	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
UTEP	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
Houston	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
SMU	4	–	12		.250			13	–	19		.406
Tulane	3	–	13		.188			15	–	19		.441
† 2012 CUSA Tournament winner As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 21–12, 6–10 in C-USA play under the leadership of then first-year Head Coach Donnie Jones. The year was full of milestones for the UCF program, who following a 10–0 start to the season, in which they defeated #18 Florida, South Florida, and Miami, the Knights were nationally ranked for the first time in program history.[1] At the time, UCF was one of only four schools to be ranked in the BCS standings and the AP men's basketball poll.[2]

The Knights would continue to start the season on a 14–0 run before an 8-game skid that dropped them out of the national rankings. UCF was invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational where they beat St. Bonaventure in the first round and Rhode Island in the quarterfinals before falling to Creighton in the semifinals.

Pre-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jarvis Davis	2	G	6'1"	175	Freshman	Columbia, South Carolina	Transferred
David Diakite	15	F	6'6"	215	RS Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Transferred
Tom Herzog	41	C	7'0"	250	RS Senior	Flint, Michigan	Graduated
Isaac Sosa	11	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	Transferred
A.J. Tyler	25	F	6'9"	225	RS Senior	Palm Harbor, Florida	Graduated
Taylor Young	12	G	6'1"	185	RS Senior	Orlando, Florida	Graduated

Class of 2011 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rod Days SF	Weston, FL	The Sagemont School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 2, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Wayne Martin PF	Jacksonville, FL	Providence School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 11, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Kasey Wilson PF	North Port, FL	North Port High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 2, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
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: "UCF Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04. "2011 UCF Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04.

Roster

2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 33 Keith Clanton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Orlando, FL F 24 Josh Crittle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Bellwood, IL G/F 0 Rod Days 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Miami Gardens, FL F 21 P. J. Gaynor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Jacksonville, FL G 11 Bobby Horodyski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Gainesville, FL G 13 Jeffrey Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Chicago, IL G 5 Marcus Jordan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Chicago, IL F 2 Wayne Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Jacksonville, FL F/C 10 Dwight McCombs (S) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Chicago, IL G 12 C. J. Reed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Daytona Beach, FL G 3 A. J. Rompza 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Chicago, IL F 1 Tristan Spurlock 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Woodbridge, VA G/F 32 Isaiah Sykes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Detroit, MI F 22 Kasey Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr North Port, FL	Head coach Donnie Jones (Pikeville) Assistant coach(es) Shawn Finney (Fairmont) Darren Tillis (Paul Quinn) Tim Thomas (Wheeling Jesuit) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 4, 2011

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011* 5:00 PM		West Virginia Tech	W 81–66	–	UCF Arena (N/A) Orlando, FL
Regular season
11/12/2011* 5:00 PM		St. Thomas	W 74–61	1–0	UCF Arena (4,106) Orlando, FL
11/14/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at No. 25 Florida State	L 50–73	1–1	Donald L. Tucker Center (7,655) Tallahassee, FL
11/18/2011* 7:00 PM		High Point	W 84–72	2–1	UCF Arena (5,293) Orlando, FL
11/24/2011* 2:00 PM, Versus		vs. College of Charleston Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	W 74–63	3–1	Imperial Arena (N/A) Nassau, BAH
11/25/2011* 2:00 PM, Versus		vs. No. 4 Connecticut Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals	W 68–63	4–1	Imperial Arena (2,394) Nassau, BAH
11/26/2011* 4:30 PM, Versus		vs. Harvard Battle 4 Atlantis Championship	L 49–59	4–2	Imperial Arena (2,752) Nassau, BAH
12/03/2011* 5:00 PM		Hartford	W 67–48	5–2	UCF Arena (4,914) Orlando, FL
12/10/2011* 5:00 PM, BHSN		Bethune-Cookman	W 53–51	6–2	UCF Arena (4,723) Orlando, FL
12/13/2011* 7:00 PM		North Carolina A&T	W 77–65	7–2	UCF Arena (4,300) Orlando, FL
12/17/2011* 5:00 PM		Old Dominion	W 61–53	8–2	UCF Arena (4,621) Orlando, FL
12/21/2011* 8:00 PM		at Louisiana-Lafayette	L 60–61	8–3	Cajundome (3,132) Lafayette, LA
12/29/2011* 7:00 PM		Stetson UCF Holiday Classic Semifinals	W 80–70	9–3	UCF Arena (4,894) Orlando, FL
12/30/2011* 7:00 PM		Rhode Island UCF Holiday Classic Championship	W 65–54	10–3	UCF Arena (5,230) Orlando, FL
01/04/2012 7:00 PM, BHSN		Tulane	W 60–53	11–3 (1–0)	UCF Arena (4,495) Orlando, FL
01/07/2012 5:00 PM		at East Carolina	W 81–63	12–3 (2–0)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (6,095) Greenville, NC
01/11/2012 7:00 PM, BHSN		Houston	W 74–63	13–3 (3–0)	UCF Arena (7,862) Orlando, FL
01/14/2012 7:00 PM		at Marshall	L 64–65	13–4 (3–1)	Cam Henderson Center (8,379) Huntington, WV
01/18/2012 8:00 PM, CBSSN		Memphis	W 68–67	14–4 (4–1)	UCF Arena (8,734) Orlando, FL
01/21/2012 2:00 PM, FSN		at UAB	W 48–41	15–4 (5–1)	Bartow Arena (4,476) Birmingham, AL
01/25/2012 2:00 PM, CBSSN		at Tulsa	L 61–66	15–5 (5–2)	Reynolds Center (4,381) Tulsa, OK
01/28/2012 7:00 PM, BHSN		Southern Miss	L 65–78	15–6 (5–3)	UCF Arena (7,790) Orlando, FL
01/30/2012* 7:00 PM		Palm Beach Atlantic	W 84–69	16–6	UCF Arena (4,529) Orlando, FL
02/04/2012 3:00 PM		at SMU	W 59–52	17–6 (6–3)	Moody Coliseum (2,065) University Park, TX
02/08/2012 7:00 PM, BHSN		Marshall	W 67–60	18–6 (7–3)	UCF Arena (6,192) Orlando, FL
02/11/2012 5:00 PM		at Southern Miss	L 74–78	18–7 (7–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,482) Hattiesburg, MS
02/18/2012 7:00 PM, BHSN		East Carolina	W 64–55	19–7 (8–4)	UCF Arena (7,025) Orlando, FL
02/22/2012 9:00 PM, CSS		at Rice	L 74–83	19–8 (8–5)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,517) Houston, TX
02/25/2012 8:00 PM, CBSSN		UTEP	W 63–45	20–8 (9–5)	UCF Arena (6,306) Orlando, FL
02/28/2012 9:00 PM, CSS		at Memphis	L 55–84	20–9 (9–6)	FedExForum (17,784) Memphis, TN
03/03/2012 7:00 PM		UAB	W 71–63	21–9 (10–6)	UCF Arena (6,283) Orlando, FL
2012 Conference USA Tournament
03/08/2012 10:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. UAB Quarterfinals	W 64–54	22–9	FedEx Forum (11,697) Memphis, TN
03/09/2012 6:30 PM, CBSSN		vs. Memphis Semifinals	L 52–83	22–10	FedEx Forum (14,441) Memphis, TN
2012 National Invitation Tournament
03/14/2012 7:15 PM, ESPN3		at Drexel First Round	L 56–81	22–11	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement[3]
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██Not ranked the previous week.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. UCF Men's Basketball Ranked For First Time In School History Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
2. UCF Basketball Notoriety Grows with First National Ranking Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
3. It is possible to receive votes in certain polls but not be officially ranked in the Top 25. Rankings of 26 and greater indicate the team has received votes, but not enough to be featured in the Top 25.