2008–09 UCF Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 UCF Knights UCF Knights logo.svg 100px Conference USA C-USA 0–14UCF vacated its 17 regular season wins from the 2008–09 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team. The team's pre-sanction record was 17–14 (7–9). The "official" record therefore stands as 0–17. 0–9 Kirk Speraw Mike Jaskulski Craig Brown Robert McCullum UCF Arena UCF Holiday Classic Champions (vacated) The 2008–09 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 16th season with the team. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 16–15, 9–7 in C-USA play.2007-08 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders https://web.archive.org/web/20110810032605/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ucf/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0708-ucf-mbb-stats 2011-08-10 In February 2012, UCF vacated its wins from the 2008–09 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucf/genrel/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/CorrectiveActions.pdf UCF responds to NCAA concerning alleged infractions (PDF) 2012-02-21 2015-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20150725014820/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucf/genrel/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/CorrectiveActions.pdf dead http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/knights/os-ucf-ncaa-allegations-response-0221-20120220,0,7218873.story UCF, NCAA investigation: Former UCF Athletic Director Keith Tribble responds to NCAA allegations 2012-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20120223040139/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/knights/os-ucf-ncaa-allegations-response-0221-20120220%2C0%2C7218873.story 2012-02-23 dead The team's pre-sanction record was 17–14 (7–9). The "official" record stands as 0–14. Roster Namehttp://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/070209aaa.html 2008-09 UCF Knights Roster 2011-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090728172149/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/070209aaa.html 2009-07-28 dead NumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometown David Diakite 15 G/F 6–6 205 Freshman Washington, D.C. P.J. Gaynor 21 F 6–7 200 Freshman Jacksonville, Florida Jakub Kusmieruk 13 C 7–4 300 Freshman Sokołów Podlaski, Poland A.J. Rompza 3 G 5–9 160 Freshman Chicago, Illinois Isaac Sosa 11 G 6–3 180 Freshman Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Drew Speraw 10 G 6–2 175 Junior Oviedo, Florida Jermaine Taylor 1 G 6–4 215 Senior Tavares, Florida Amara Thompson 22 G 6–4 180 Freshman Tucker, Georgia A.J. Tyler 25 F 6–9 225 Sophomore Palm Harbor, Florida Jean Michel Yotio 34 F/C 6–9 235 Sophomore Abidjan, Ivory Coast Taylor Young 12 G 6–1 195 Sophomore Orlando, Florida Kenrick Zondervan 13 F/C 6–9 240 Senior Hoofddorp, Holland Coaches NameTypeCollegeGraduating year Kirk Speraw Head coach University of Iowa 1980 Mike Jaskulski Associate head coach St. Norbert 1976 Craig Brown Assistant coach University of Florida 1995 Micah Byars Director of basketball operations University of West Florida 2006 Schedule and results yes yes no no no |- !colspan=8 style=UCF Knights| Exhibition November 11, 2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Flagler Saints Flagler UCF Arena Orlando, FL 76–56 1–0 |- !colspan=8 style=UCF Knights| Regular season (non-conference play) |- November 16, 2008 1:00 pm yes 2008 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T UCF Arena Orlando, FL 81–62 3,508 1–0 November 18, 2008 8:00 pm yes yes Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN 52–69 2,764 1–1 November 22, 2008 9:00 pm yes yes New Mexico The Pit Arena Albuquerque, NM 72–71 12,707 2–1 November 26, 2008 7:00 pm yes yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 46–78 6,007 2–2 November 29, 2008 4:30 pm yes yes 2008 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State Moon Palace Resort Cancún, MX Cancún Challenge 66–64 134 3–2 November 30, 2008 5:00 pm yes yes Morehead State Moon Palace Resort Cancún, MX Cancún Challenge 65–71 192 3–3 December 6, 2008 7:00 pm yes South Florida UCF Arena Orlando, FL UCF–USF rivalry 71–63 6,695 4–3 December 12, 2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Florida Tech Panthers Florida Tech UCF Arena Orlando, FL 110–68 3,502 5–3 December 20, 2008 6:30 pm yes yes Florida Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL 61–89 5,175 5–4 December 22, 2008 7:00 pm yes Valparaiso UCF Arena Orlando, FL 85–60 3,170 6–4 December 29, 2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Penn Quakers Penn UCF Arena Orlando, FL UCF Holiday Classic 81–64 3,340 7–4 December 30, 2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Chicago State Cougars Chicago State UCF Arena Orlando, FL UCF Holiday Classic 89–75 2,966 8–4 January 3, 2009 7:00 pm yes 2008 Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross UCF Arena Orlando, FL 85–70 2,456 9–4 January 6, 2009 7:00 pm yes 2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State UCF Arena Orlando, FL 70–57 3,004 10–4 |- !colspan=8 style=UCF Knights| Regular season (conference play) |- January 10, 2009 5:00 pm Memphis UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 66–73 9,825 10–5 0–1 January 13, 2009 8:00 pm yes 2008 UAB Blazers UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL 52–60 4,321 10–6 0–2 January 17, 2009 4:00 pm yes 2008 Rice Owls Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX 77–52 1,567 11–6 1–2 January 21, 2009 7:00 pm 2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss UCF Arena Orlando, FL 73–61 3,860 12–6 2–2 January 25, 2009 2:00 pm 2008 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall UCF Arena Orlando, FL 87–69 4,845 13–6 3–2 January 28, 2009 7:00 pm 2008 SMU Mustangs SMU UCF Arena Orlando, FL 70–45 4,301 14–6 4–2 January 31, 2009 2:00 pm yes 2008 Tulane Green Wave Tulane Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA 79–74 2,313 15–6 5–2 February 4, 2009 7:00 pm Houston UCF Arena Orlando, FL 69–97 5,868 15–7 5–3 February 7, 2009 7:00 pm yes 2008 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC 75–89 5,559 15–8 5–4 February 11, 2009 7:00 pm yes 2008 UTEP Miners UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 68–73 7,020 15–9 5–5 February 14, 2009 7:00 pm 2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa UCF Arena Orlando, FL 74–72 4,106 16–9 6–5 February 21, 2009 7:00 pm yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX 72–77 3,816 16–10 6–6 February 25, 2009 7:00 pm Rice UCF Arena Orlando, FL 66–69 4,010 16–11 6–7 February 28, 2009 7:00 pm yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 62–67 6,143 16–12 6–8 March 4, 2009 7:00 pm yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 70–79 6,178 16–13 6–9 March 7, 2009 7:00 pm East Carolina UCF Arena Orlando, FL 74–71 4,788 17–13 7–9 |- !colspan=12 style=UCF Knights| Conference USA tournament |- March 11, 2009 yes Southern Miss FedEx Forum Memphis, TN 53–77 9,730 17–14 |- | colspan="8" | *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |} Notes References Category:UCF Knights men's basketball seasons UCF UCF Knights UCF Knights Category:2008 in Orlando, Florida Category:2009 in Orlando, Florida