2010–11 UCF Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2010–11 UCF Knights UCF Knights logo.svg 100px Conference USA C-USA 0–12UCF vacated its 19 regular season and 2 postseason wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team. The team's pre-sanctions record was 21–12 (6–10). The "official" record therefore stands as 0–12. 0–10 Donnie Jones Shawn Finney Darren Tillis Tim Thomas UCF Arena UCF Holiday Classic Champions (vacated) CBI Semifinals vs. Creighton L 64–82 The 2010–11 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 UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida and were led by first-year head coach Donnie Jones. Following a 10–0 start to the season, in which they defeated #18 Florida, South Florida, and Miami, the Knights were nationally ranked for the first time in program history.UCF Men's Basketball Ranked For First Time In School History https://web.archive.org/web/20101223062326/http://www.wftv.com/sports/26196175/detail.html 2010-12-23 At the time, UCF was one of only four schools to be ranked in the BCS standings and the AP men's basketball poll.UCF Basketball Notoriety Grows with First National Ranking https://web.archive.org/web/20110710201837/http://www.espn1080.com/includes/blog/index.php?action=blog&blog_id=10&post_id=1201 2011-07-10 They finished the season 21–12, 6–10 in CUSA play and lost in the first round of the 2011 Conference USA men's basketball tournament to East Carolina. They were invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational, where they beat St. Bonaventure in the first round and Rhode Island in the quarterfinals before falling to Creighton in the semifinals. In February 2012, UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 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) 2012-02-28 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 Limón, Iliana 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 Orlando Sentinel https://web.archive.org/web/20120223040139/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/knights/os-ucf-ncaa-allegations-response-0221-20120220%2C0%2C7218873.story February 23, 2012 February 20, 2012 dead Previous season In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 15–17, 6–10 in C-USA play under the leadership of Head Coach Kirk Speraw. After the season, Speraw was fired and replaced by Donnie Jones .http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1096303 New coach Jones eyes big things for UCF December 13, 2010 June 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626040652/http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1096303 dead All of UCF's wins from the 2009–10 season were later vacated.UCF responds to NCAA concerning alleged infractions (PDF) http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucf/genrel/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/CorrectiveActions.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150725014820/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucf/genrel/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/CorrectiveActions.pdf 2015-07-25 2012-02-28 Roster NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometown Keith Clanton 33 F 6–8 245 Sophomore Orlando, Florida Josh Crittle 24 F 6–8 250 Junior Bellwood, Illinois Jarvis Davis 2 G 6–1 175 Freshman Columbia, South Carolina David Diakite 15 F 6–6 215 Redshirt sophomore Washington, D.C. P. J. Gaynor 21 F 6–8 205 Junior Jacksonville, Florida Tom Herzog 41 C 7–0 250 Redshirt senior Flint, Michigan Jeffrey Jordan 13 G 6–1 180 Senior Chicago Marcus Jordan 5 G 6–3 205 Sophomore Chicago Doğukan Kuzucan 14 G 6–2 175 Sophomore Istanbul, Turkey Dwight McCombs 10 F/C 6–8 245 Junior Chicago A. J. Rompza 3 G 5–9 160 Junior Chicago Isaac Sosa 11 G 6–3 190 Junior Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Tristan Spurlock 1 F 6–8 220 Sophomore Woodbridge, Virginia Isaiah Sykes 32 G/F 6–5 205 Freshman Detroit, Michigan Amara Thompson 22 G 6–4 180 Redshirt sophomore Tucker, Georgia Taylor Young 12 G 6–1 185 Redshirt senior Orlando, Florida A. J. Tyler 25 F 6–9 225 Redshirt senior Palm Harbor, Florida Coaches Name Type College Graduating year Donnie Jones Head coach Pikeville College 1988 Shawn Finney Associate head coach Fairmont State 1985 Darren Tillis Assistant coach Paul Quinn College 1996 Tim Thomas Assistant coach Wheeling Jesuit 1993 Micah Byars Director of basketball operations University of West Florida 2006 Brendan Suhr Director of program development Montclair State 1973 Schedule and results |- !colspan=8 style=UCF Knights|Exhibition November 4, 2010 7:00 pm yes 2010 Flagler Saints Flagler UCF Arena Orlando, Florida 78–70 1–0 |- !colspan=8 style=UCF Knights|Regular season |- November 12, 2010 7:00 pm yes 2010 West Florida Argonauts West Florida UCF Arena Orlando, Florida 115–61 5,865 1–0 November 15, 2010 7:00 pm yes 2010 none Jackson State Tigers Jackson State UCF Arena Orlando, Florida 80–39 6,333 2–0 November 18, 2010 7:00 pm yes South Florida UCF Arena Orlando, Florida UCF–USF rivalry CBS CS 65–59 7,653 3–0 November 23, 2010 7:00 pm yes yes 2010 Stetson Hatters Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida 85–58 4,249 4–0 November 27, 2010 5:00 pm yes Alabama State UCF Arena Orlando, Florida 84–48 3,660 5–0 December 1, 2010 7:00 pm yes yes Florida 18 Amway Center Orlando, Florida Florida Citrus Shootout FS Florida 57–54 13,909 6–0 December 4, 2010 4:00 pm yes 2010 none Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana UCF Arena Orlando, Florida 74–49 6,293 7–0 December 11, 2010 5:00 pm yes Bethune–Cookman UCF Arena Orlando, Florida BHSN/ CSS 76–59 5,094 8–0 December 15, 2010 7:00 pm yes Louisiana–Lafayette UCF Arena Orlando, Florida 79–58 4,338 9–0 December 18, 2010 1:00 pm yes yes Miami (FL) BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, Florida Orange Bowl Basketball Classic FSN 84–78 13,489 10–0 December 22, 2010 7:00 pm yes yes 24 UMass Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 64–59 4,432 11–0 December 29, 2010 7:00 pm yes 19 Furman UCF Arena Orlando, Florida UCF Holiday Classic 71–53 7,111 12–0 December 30, 2010 7:30 pm yes 19 Princeton UCF Arena Orlando, Florida UCF Holiday Classic 68–62 5,591 13–0 January 5, 2011 7:00 pm 19 Marshall UCF Arena Orlando, Florida BHSN/ CSS 65–58 9,094 14–0 1–0 January 8, 2011 5:00 pm yes 19 Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 71–76 3,458 14–1 1–1 January 15, 2011 5:00 pm yes 23 2010 none Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 69–86 5,023 14–2 1–2 January 19, 2011 7:00 pm East Carolina UCF Arena Orlando, Florida BHSN 62–74 8,044 14–3 1–3 January 22, 2011 7:00 pm 2010 Rice Owls Rice UCF Arena Orlando, Florida BHSN/ CSS 50–57 9,347 14–4 1–4 January 26, 2011 8:00 pm yes Memphis FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee BHSN/ CBS CS 61–77 17,086 14–5 1–5 January 29, 2011 7:00 pm UAB UCF Arena Orlando, Florida BHSN/ CSS 69–74 7,431 14–6 1–6 February 2, 2011Rescheduled to February 21 due to winter storm in El PasoTonight's UTEP Men's Basketball Game Versus UCF Cancelled https://utepminers.com/news/2011/2/2/Tonight_s_UTEP_Men_s_Basketball_Game_Versus_UCF_Cancelled 2011-02-02 utepminers.com en 9:00 pm yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas PPD** February 5, 2011 5:00 pm yes East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina 61–68 6,567 14–7 1–7 February 9, 2011 7:00 pm Memphis UCF Arena Orlando, Florida BHSN/ CBS CS 62–63 7,076 14–8 1–8 February 12, 2011 7:00 pm 2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa UCF Arena Orlando, Florida 58–57 7,008 15–8 2–8 February 16, 2011 8:00 pm yes 2010 Tulane Green Wave Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans 65–62 1,864 16–8 3–8 February 19, 2011 6:00 pm yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama BHSN/ CSS 58–63 7,061 16–9 3–9 February 21, 2011 1:00 pm yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas 74–68 9,824 17–9 4–9 February 26, 2011 7:00 pm Southern Miss UCF Arena Orlando, Florida 65–64 7,402 18–9 5–9 March 2, 2011 7:00 pm SMU UCF Arena Orlando, Florida BHSN 51–48 6,802 19–9 6–9 March 5, 2011 7:00 pm yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 69–83 9,036 19–10 6–10 |- !colspan=8 style=UCF Knights| Conference USA Tournament |- March 9, 2011 1:00 pm yes 9 East Carolina 8 Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas First Round 60–75 6,841 19–11 |- !colspan=8 style=UCF Knights| College Basketball Invitational March 16, 2011 8:00 pm yes St. Bonaventure UCF Arena Orlando, Florida First Round HDNet 69–54 2,945 20–11 March 21, 2011 7:00 pm yes Rhode Island UCF Arena Orlando, Florida Quarterfinals 66–54 3,949 21–11 March 23, 2011 8:00 pm yes yes Creighton Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Semifinals HDNet 64–82 6,392 21–12 |- | colspan="8" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.**The game on February 2 at UTEP was canceled due to inclement weather and rescheduled for February 21. |} Rankings + Ranking movementIt is possible to receive votes in certain polls but not be officially ranked in the Top 25. Rankings of 26 and greater indicate the team has received votes, but not enough to be featured in the Top 25.Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██Not ranked the previous week. Poll Pre Oct 28 Wk 1 Nov 15 Wk 2 Nov 22 Wk 3 Nov 29 Wk 4 Dec 6 Wk 5 Dec 13 Wk 6 Dec 20 Wk 7 Dec 27 Wk 8 Jan 3 Wk 9 Jan 10 Wk 10 Jan 17 Wk 11 Jan 24 Wk 12 Jan 31 Wk 13 Feb 7 Wk 14 Feb 14 Wk 15 Feb 21 Wk 16 Feb 28 Wk 17 Mar 7 Wk 18 Mar 14 Wk 19 Mar 21 Final AP — — — — RV RV 24 19 19 23 RV — — — — — — — — — — Coaches — — — — RV RV RV 21 18 22 RV — — — — — — — — — — Notes References Category:UCF Knights men's basketball seasons UCF UCF UCF Knights UCF Knights