UCF Knights men's basketball

Infobox CBB Team
name = UCF Knights

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university = University of Central Florida
conference = Conference USA
conference_short = C-USA
division = East
city = Orlando
stateabb = FL
state = Florida
coach = Kirk Speraw
tenure = 14th
arena = UCF Arena
capacity = 10,030
nickname = Knights
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conference_tournament = 2005, 2004, 1996, 1994
conference_season = 2005The UCF Knights men's basketball team represents the University of Central Florida in NCAA Division I and competes in Conference USA. UCF plays its home games in the UCF Arena on the main campus in Orlando, Florida. Kirk Speraw has been the head coach of the UCF Knights since 1993.

History

UCF played its first intercollegiate basketball game before the team even had a nickname. In the Division II era, under Torchy Clark, UCF found great success including a DII Final Four appearance.

UCF has been a member of Division I since 1985, and has advanced to the NCAA tournament 4 times (94, 96, 04, 05), all under coach Kirk Speraw. UCF competed in the Atlantic Sun Conference (formerly called the Trans American Athletic Conference) from 1992 until 2005 when all sports joined Conference USA, and plays in the UCF Arena. UCF made its debut in the Conference USA Championship Tournament in the 2006 season, falling to Houston in the second round and closing out the season with the program's first losing record (14-15) since 2000-2001. The Knights made a huge turnaround in the 2006-07 season, finishing 2nd in conference play to Memphis with an overall record of 22-9.

UCF's men's basketball team played its first exhibition game in the new UCF Arena, an 86-78 win over the Saint Leo Lions, on November 3, 2007. The Knights played their first regular-season game in the new arena, a 63-60 win over the Nevada Wolf Pack, on November 11, 2007. They will host the UConn Huskies on December 28. Their first home C-USA game will be against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on January 11, 2008.

Team Record as Division I

CBB Yearly Record Start
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name=UCF
startyear=1990
conference=Atlantic Sun Conference
endyear=2005|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1990–1991
name = UCF
overall = 10-17
conference = -
confstanding =
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ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1991–1992
name = UCF
overall = 10-18
conference = -
confstanding =
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1992–1993
name = UCF
overall = 10-17
conference = -
confstanding =
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference tournament
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 tournament
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
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ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2002–2003
name = UCF
overall = 21-11
conference = 11-5
confstanding = 3rd (South)
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ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference tournament
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 tournament
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 Entry
championship =
season = 2007–2008
name = UCF
overall = 16-14
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 4th
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = UCF
overall = 277-253
confrecord = 145-109CBB Yearly Record End
overall = 277-253
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External Links

[http://www.ucfarena.com UCF Arena]
[http://www.ucftickets.com UCF Tickets]