Kirk Speraw

College coach infobox
Name = Kirk Speraw
Sport = Basketball


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Caption = Kirk Speraw and "Kirk's Jerks"
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Birthplace = flagicon|United States Sioux City, Iowa
DateOfDeath =
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College = UCF
Title = Head Coach
Awards = C-USA Coach of the Year (2007)
Championships = A-Sun Tournament Championship (1994, 1996, 2004, 2005)
A-Sun Regular Season Championship (2005)
CurrentRecord = 231-187 (.553)
OverallRecord =
Player = *
Years = 1975–1979
Team = Iowa
Position =
Coach = *
CoachYears = 1979–1980
1980–1982
1982–1987
1987–1990
1990–1993
1993–present
CoachTeams = Iowa (asst.)
Denver (asst.)
Florida Southern (asst.)
Pensacola JC
Florida (asst.)
UCF
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Kirk Speraw is the head basketball coach at the University of Central Florida, in Orlando, Florida. Speraw arrived at UCF in 1993 and during his tenure, he has taken the Knights to four NCAA tournament appearances. The Sioux City, Iowa native played collegiately for Lute Olson at the University of Iowa. He also has an M.B.A. from the University of Denver. He was a member of the 1978-79 team that won the Big Ten title.

Kirk Speraw was named the 2006-07 Conference USA Coach of the Year on March 7th, 2007. Speraw's first name was the inspiration for the formation of a UCF Basketball fan support group (Kirk's Jerks). Andrew DeClercq (Florida '95) and Mark Jones (UCF '98) are the two former NBA players that Speraw has coached, with dozens playing professionally around the globe. Kirk also coached current NBA players Joey Graham and Steven Graham, who played at UCF for two years before transferring to Oklahoma State.

College coaching career

The Knights have reached the NCAA Tournament four times ('94, '96, '04, '05), all under the guidance of Kirk Speraw.
*Speraw's most successful season at UCF was 2003-04, when the Knights finished 25-6, received votes for the top 25, won the Atlantic Sun championship, and reached the NCAA Tournament.
*Prior to the 2006-07 season, Speraw had a 209-178 record at UCF, and a 291-199 overall head coaching record.
*Coach Speraw has had success at his other stops prior to UCF. He came to UCF after three years as an assistant coach at the University of Florida under former Gators head coach Lon Kruger.
*Prior to UF, Kirk Speraw was the head coach at Pensacola Junior College from 1987-90.
*At PJC, Speraw led the Pirates to an 82-21 record and three straight Panhandle Conference titles. As a head coach, he was 31-7 and finished fifth nationally in 1989-90.
*In 1990, Speraw was named NABC/Kodak National Junior College Coach of the Year and Florida Junior College Coach of the Year.
*Kirk Speraw is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and is the former representative of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
*Speraw is one of 20 coaches in the country to have at least 13 seasons of service at his current school. Others include Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Mike Krzyzewski (Duke), Lute Olson (Arizona), Jim Calhoun (Connecticut), and Gary Williams (Maryland).

Head coaching record

CBB Yearly Record Start
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conference=
postseason=
poll=noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=UCF
startyear=1993
conference=Atlantic Sun Conference
endyear=2005|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 1993–1994
name = UCF
overall = 21-9
conference = 11-5
confstanding = 2nd
postseason = NCAA 1st Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1994–1995
name = UCF
overall = 11-16
conference = 7-9
confstanding = T-5th
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 1995–1996
name = UCF
overall = 11-19
conference = 6-10
confstanding = T-3rd (East)
postseason = NCAA 1st Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1996–1997
name = UCF
overall = 7-19
conference = 4-12
confstanding = 6th (East)
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1997–1998
name = UCF
overall = 17-11
conference = 11-5
confstanding = 3rd (East)
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1998–1999
name = UCF
overall = 19-10
conference = 13-3
confstanding = 2nd
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1999–2000
name = UCF
overall = 14-18
conference = 10-8
confstanding = T-5th
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2000–2001
name = UCF
overall = 8-23
conference = 3-15
confstanding = 10th
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2001–2002
name = UCF
overall = 17-12
conference = 12-8
confstanding = T-4th
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2002–2003
name = UCF
overall = 21-11
conference = 11-5
confstanding = 3rd (South)
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 2003–2004
name = UCF
overall = 25-6
conference = 17-3
confstanding = 2nd
postseason = NCAA 1st Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 2004–2005
name = UCF
overall = 24-9
conference = 13-7
confstanding = T-1st
postseason = NCAA 1st Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=UCF
startyear=2005
conference=Conference USA
endyear=|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2005–2006
name = UCF
overall = 14-15
conference = 7-7
confstanding = 5th
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2006–2007
name = UCF
overall = 22-9
conference = 11-5
confstanding = 2nd
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = UCF
overall = 231-187
confrecord = 136-102CBB Yearly Record End
overall=231-187
poll = no
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External links

* [http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030707aao.html Speraw Named Conference USA Coach of the Year]
* [http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/speraw_kirk00.html Official UCF Athletics Biography]
* [http://www.kirksperaw.com Kirk Speraw Official Website]
* [http://www.kirksjerks.com Kirk Speraw fan site]
* [http://media.www.centralfloridafuture.com/media/storage/paper174/news/2004/01/22/Sports/10.Questions.With.Coach.Kirk.Speraw-584972.shtml 10 Questions with Kirk Speraw, Central Florida Future]
* [http://www.wftv.com/video/10893668/index.html WFTV Video Interview with Kirk Speraw]