2005–06 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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 .
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