2005–06 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2005–06 UCF Golden Knights UCF Golden Knights logo.png 150px Conference USA C-USA 14–15 7–7 Kirk Speraw Tom Schuberth Craig Brown Dwight Evans UCF Arena 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.http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ucf/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0405-ucf-mbb-stats 2005-06 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders 2013-01-04 https://archive.today/20130215204558/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ucf/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0405-ucf-mbb-stats 2013-02-15 dead The 2005–06 season marked the first year that UCF played as members of Conference USA. From 1992 to 2005, the Golden Knights were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, making four appearances in the NCAA tournament during that time.https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2010/01/22/the-speraw-file-taking-a-closer-look-at-kirk-speraws-tenure-at-ucf/ The Speraw File: Taking a closer look at Kirk Speraw's tenure at UCF Orlando Sentinel 2010-01-22 2013-01-03 2012-09-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20120921032429/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-01-22/sports/os-ucf-speraw-box-0123-20100122_1_conference-usa-ucf-record-kenny-arnold live Roster 2005 UCF Knights y Jermaine Taylor basketball 1 G 6 4 195 FR Tavares, FL Lavell Payne 2 F 6 8 210 JR Fort Lauderdale, FL Dave Noel 3 G 6 3 205 SO Boynton Beach, FL Mike O'Donnell 4 G 6 0 185 SO Largo, FL Mike Battle 5 G 6 4 205 JR Waldorf, MD Drew Speraw 10 G 6 2 165 FR Oviedo, FL Kenrick Zondervan 13 F 6 9 215 FR Hoofddorp, Holland Troy Lindbeck 20 G 6 3 185 SR Collinsville, IL. Justin Rose 21 G 6 3 195 SR Junction City, KS Marcus Johnson 22 F 6 7 235 SR Wayne, MI Adam Gill 25 C 6 9 225 SO Springboro, OH Josh Peppers y 30 F 6 6 200 JR Memphis, TN Curt Scully 32 G 6 1 185 FR Manchester, NH Jacob Loucks yes 34 F 6 7 210 JR Clearwater, FL Will Bakanowsky 35 C 6 9 240 SR Gibbsboro, NJ http://www.ucfathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/041706aaa.html March 2006 Kirk Speraw (Iowa) Tom Schuberth (Mississippi State) Craig Brown (Florida) Dwight Evans (Birmingham–Southern) Schedule and results yes yes yes no no |- !colspan=8| Exhibition November 9, 2005 7:30 pm yes Barry UCF Arena Orlando, FL 70–53 1–0 |- !colspan=8| Regular season (non-conference play) |- November 18, 2005 8:00 pm yes Rollins UCF Arena Orlando, FL 68–58 3,061 1–0 November 22, 2005 7:30 pm yes Nova Southeastern UCF Arena Orlando, FL 86–67 1,171 2–0 November 26, 2005 7:30 pm yes Stetson UCF Arena Orlando, FL 74–66 1,151 3–0 November 29, 2005 7:30 pm yes Bethune-Cookman UCF Arena Orlando, FL 61–48 1,215 4–0 December 3, 2005 12:00 pm yes yes Florida 11 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 47–80 9,125 4–1 December 13, 2005 7:00 pm yes yes FAU FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL 54–59 1,343 4–2 December 16, 2005 7:30 pm yes Norfolk State UCF Arena Orlando, FL 63–47 987 5–2 December 19, 2005 6:00 pm yes yes Western Kentucky McKale Center Tucson, AZ Fiesta Bowl Classic 68–73 14,577 5–3 December 21, 2005 6:00 pm yes yes Sam Houston State McKale Center Tucson, AZ Fiesta Bowl Classic 63–68 14,589 5–4 December 29, 2005 8:00 pm yes North Florida UCF Arena Orlando, FL UCF Holiday Classic 69–57 1,123 6–4 December 30, 2005 8:00 pm yes Birmingham–Southern UCF Arena Orlando, FL UCF Holiday Classic 50–58 882 6–5 January 3, 2006 7:00 pm yes yes Kentucky 19 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 57–59 21,329 6–6 |- !colspan=8| Regular season (C-USA conference play) |- January 11, 2006 7:30 pm Marshall UCF Arena Orlando, FL 69–73 2,871 6–7 0–1 January 14, 2006 8:00 pm yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX 66–56 4,224 7–7 1–1 January 18, 2006 7:30 pm yes South Dakota State UCF Arena Orlando, FL 64–69 1,412 7–8 January 21, 2006 7:30 pm Tulsa UCF Arena Orlando, FL 45–44 1,861 8–8 2–1 January 25, 2006 7:00 pm yes East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC 64–59 4,460 9–8 3–1 January 28, 2006 1:00 pm yes Memphis 3 FedExForum Memphis, TN 61–94 15,177 9–9 3–2 February 4, 2006 3:00 pm UAB UCF Arena Orlando, FL 68–75 2,062 9–10 3–3 February 8, 2006 8:00 pm yes Southern Mississippi Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 51–59 3,427 9–11 3–4 February 11, 2006 7:30 pm Tulane UCF Arena Orlando, FL 72–51 1,318 10–11 4–4 February 15, 2006 7:30 pm Houston UCF Arena Orlando, FL 71–78 1,031 10–12 4–5 February 18, 2006 8:00 pm yes SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX 55–77 2,241 10–13 4–6 February 22, 2006 7:30 pm East Carolina UCF Arena Orlando, FL 69–49 1,051 11–13 5–6 February 25, 2006 7:00 pm yes Rice Reliant Arena Houston, TX CSTV 77–64 1,976 12–13 6–6 March 1, 2006 7:00 pm yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 61–73 4,306 12–14 6–7 March 4, 2006 7:30 pm UTEP UCF Arena Orlando, FL 66–55 1,929 13–14 7–7 |- !colspan=8| C-USA tournament |- March 8, 2006 9:30 pm yes East Carolina FedExForum Memphis, TN 65–52 9,175 14–14 March 9, 2006 9:30 pm yes Houston FedExForum Memphis, TN 52–71 11,343 14–15 |- | colspan="8" | *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |} References Category:UCF Knights men's basketball seasons UCF UCF Knights UCF Knights Category:2005 in Orlando, Florida Category:2006 in Orlando, Florida