2005–06 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

2005–06 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record14–15 (7–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUCF Arena
Seasons
2005–06 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Memphis 13 1   .929 33 4   .892
No. 25 UAB 12 2   .857 24 7   .774
UTEP 11 3   .786 21 10   .677
Houston 9 5   .643 21 10   .677
UCF 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Rice 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Tulane 6 8   .429 12 17   .414
Tulsa 6 8   .429 11 17   .393
Marshall 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
SMU 4 10   .286 13 16   .448
Southern Miss 3 11   .214 10 21   .323
East Carolina 2 12   .143 8 20   .286
2006 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team was an 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 13th season with the team. In the previous year, the Golden Knights finished the season 24–9, 13–7 in A-Sun play.[1]

The 2005–06 season marked the first year that UCF played as members of Conference USA. From 1992–2005, the Golden Knights were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, making four appearances in the NCAA tournament during that time.[2]

Roster

2005–06 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Jermaine Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tavares, FL
F 2 Lavell Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 3 Dave Noel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Boynton Beach, FL
G 4 Mike O'Donnell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Largo, FL
G 5 Mike Battle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Waldorf, MD
G 10 Drew Speraw 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Oviedo, FL
F 13 Kenrick Zondervan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hoofddorp, Holland
G 20 Troy Lindbeck 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Collinsville, IL.
G 21 Justin Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Junction City, KS
F 22 Marcus Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Wayne, MI
C 25 Adam Gill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Springboro, OH
F 30 Josh Peppers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
G 32 Curt Scully 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Manchester, NH
F 34 Jacob Loucks Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Clearwater, FL
C 35 Will Bakanowsky 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Gibbsboro, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 2006

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 9, 2005*
7:30 pm
Barry W 70–53  1–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
Regular season (Non-conference play)
November 18, 2005*
8:00 pm
Rollins W 68–58  1–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
November 22, 2005*
7:30 pm
Nova Southeastern W 86–67  2–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
November 26, 2005*
7:30 pm
Stetson W 74–66  3–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
November 29, 2005*
7:30 pm
Bethune-Cookman W 61–48  4–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
December 3, 2005*
12:00 pm
at No. 11 Florida L 47–80  4–1
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 13, 2005*
7:00 pm
at FAU L 54–59  4–2
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 16, 2005*
7:30 pm
Norfolk State W 63–47  5–2
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
December 19, 2005*
6:00 pm
vs. Western Kentucky
Fiesta Bowl Classic
L 68–73  5–3
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 21, 2005*
6:00 pm
vs. Sam Houston State
Fiesta Bowl Classic
L 63–68  5–4
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 29, 2005*
8:00 pm
North Florida
UCF Holiday Classic
W 69–57  6–4
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
December 30, 2005*
8:00 pm
Birmingham–Southern
UCF Holiday Classic
L 50–58  6–5
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
January 3, 2006*
7:00 pm
at No. 19 Kentucky L 57–59  6–6
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
Regular season (C-USA conference play)
January 11, 2006
7:30 pm
Marshall L 69–73  6–7
(0–1)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
January 14, 2006
8:00 pm
at Houston W 66–56  7–7
(1–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 18, 2006*
7:30 pm
South Dakota State L 64–69  7–8
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
January 21, 2006
7:30 pm
Tulsa W 45–44  8–8
(2–1)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
January 25, 2006
7:00 pm
at East Carolina W 64–59  9–8
(3–1)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
January 28, 2006
1:00 pm
at No. 3 Memphis L 61–94  9–9
(3–2)
FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
February 4, 2006
3:00 pm
UAB L 68–75  9–10
(3–3)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 8, 2006
8:00 pm
at Southern Mississippi L 51–59  9–11
(3–4)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
February 11, 2006
7:30 pm
Tulane W 72–51  10–11
(4–4)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 15, 2006
7:30 pm
Houston L 71–78  10–12
(4–5)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 18, 2006
8:00 pm
at SMU L 55–77  10–13
(4–6)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
February 22, 2006
7:30 pm
East Carolina W 69–49  11–13
(5–6)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 25, 2006
7:00 pm, CSTV
at Rice W 77–64  12–13
(6–6)
Reliant Arena 
Houston, TX
March 1, 2006
7:00 pm
at Marshall L 61–73  12–14
(6–7)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
March 4, 2006
7:30 pm
UTEP W 66–55  13–14
(7–7)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
C-USA tournament
March 8, 2006
9:30 pm
vs. East Carolina W 65–52  14–14
FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
March 9, 2006
9:30 pm
vs. Houston L 52–71  14–15
FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "2005-06 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Speraw File: Taking a closer look at Kirk Speraw's tenure at UCF". Orlando Sentinel. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.