2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Holiday Classic Champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record16–15 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jaskulski
  • Craig Brown
  • Dwight Evans
Home arenaUCF Arena
Seasons
2007–08 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Memphis 16 – 0   1.000 38 – 2   .950
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
† 2008 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 UCF 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 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 Hometown
G/F 1 Jermaine Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Tavares, FL
F 2 Troy Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Sarasota, FL
G 3 Dave Noel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Boynton Beach, FL
G 4 Mike O'Donnell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Largo, FL
G 5 Chip Cartwright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Houston, TX
G 10 Drew Speraw 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Oviedo, FL
G 11 Mike Battle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Waldorf, MD
G 12 Taylor Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
F/C 13 Kenrick Zondervan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Hoofddorp, Holland
F 14 Andre Thornton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Memphis, TN
G 20 Chris Baez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Kissimmeeo, FL
C 21 Stanley Billings 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Orlando, FL
F 22 Cordell Pope 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Birmingham, AL
F 25 A.J. Tyler Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Palm Harbor, FL
F 34 Jean Michael Yotio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Abidjan, Ivory Coast
C 35 Will Bakanowsky 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Gibbsboro, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 2008

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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 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

  1. ^ 2007-08 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders
  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 31, 2011.