2009–10 UCF Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009–10 UCF Knights UCF Knights logo.svg 100px Conference USA C-USA 0–17UCF vacated its 15 regular season wins from the 2009–10 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team. The team's pre-sanction record was 15–17 (6–10). The "official" record therefore stands as 0–17. 0–10http://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 Kirk Speraw Mike Jaskulski Craig Brown Robert McCullum UCF Arena The 2009–10 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 17th and final season with the team. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 17–14, 7–9 in C-USA play.http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html 2008-09 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders 2010-12-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090827092525/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html 2009-08-27 dead In February 2012, UCF vacated its wins from the 2009–10 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 Roster NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometown Keith Clanton 33 F 6–8 230 Freshman Orlando, Florida David Diakite 15 F 6–6 215 Redshirt freshman Washington, D.C. P. J. Gaynor 21 F 6–8 205 Sophomore Jacksonville, Florida Marcus Jordan 5 G 6–3 200 Freshman Chicago, Illinois Jakub Kusmieruk 13 C 7–4 280 Sophomore Sokołów Podlaski, Poland Dogukan Kuzucan 14 G 6–2 175 Freshman Istanbul, Turkey Ben O'Donnell 2 G 5–9 175 Redshirt sophomore Largo, Florida A. J. Rompza 3 G 5–9 160 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois R. J. Scott 1 G 6–2 205 Freshman Slidell, Louisiana Isaac Sosa 11 G 6–3 175 Sophomore Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Drew Speraw 10 G 6–2 175 Senior Oviedo, Florida Dustin Speraw 4 G 6–2 155 Freshman Oviedo, Florida Amara Thompson 22 G 6–4 180 Redshirt freshman Tucker, Georgia Taylor Young 12 G 6–1 190 Junior Orlando, Florida A. J. Tyler 25 F 6–9 230 Junior Palm Harbor, Florida Coaches Name Type College Graduating 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 Robert McCullum Assistant coach Birmingham–Southern College 1976 Micah Byars Director of basketball operations University of West Florida 2006 Schedule and results yes yes no no no |- !colspan=8| Exhibition November 4, 2009 7:00 pm yes St. Leo UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 84–65 1–0 |- !colspan=8| Regular season (non-conference play) |- November 13, 2009 7:00 pm yes UMass UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 84–67 8,727 1–0 November 17, 2009 7:00 pm yes Howard UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 68–59 5,215 2–0 November 20, 2009 6:00 pm yes yes Auburn Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL Glenn Wilkes Classic no 84–74 1,106 3–0 November 21, 2009 3:30 pm yes yes Niagara Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL Glenn Wilkes Classic no 46–63 455 3–1 November 22, 2009 3:30 pm yes yes Drake Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL Glenn Wilkes Classic no 59–50 1,015 4–1 November 28, 2009 5:00 pm yes Albany UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 76–72 3,528 5–1 December 1, 2009 7:00 pm yes Newberry UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 80–62 4,519 6–1 December 6, 2009 12:00 pm yes yes Notre Dame Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN no 72–90 8,004 6–2 December 12, 2009 5:00 pm yes Bethune-Cookman UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 63–50 4,494 7–2 December 16, 2009 7:00 pm yes yes South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, FL UCF–USF rivalry no 59–65 4,627 7–3 December 20, 2009 1:00 pm yes yes Connecticut 14 XL Center Hartford, CT no 51–60 13,685 7–4 December 29, 2009 7:00 pm yes Liberty UCF Arena Orlando, FL UCF Holiday Classic no 82–58 4,641 8–4 December 30, 2009 7:00 pm yes Jacksonville UCF Arena Orlando, FL UCF Holiday Classic no 51–61 4,111 8–5 January 5, 2010 7:00 pm yes yes Ole Miss 14 Tad Smith Coliseum University, MS no 56–84 5,538 8–6 |- !colspan=8| Regular season (C-USA conference play) |- January 9, 2010 5:00 pm Rice UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 77–58 4,198 9–6 1–0 January 13, 2010 8:00 pm Marshall UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 75–81 9,460 9–7 1–1 January 16, 2010 8:00 pm yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK no 70–90 5,744 9–8 1–2 January 20, 2010 8:00 pm yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX no 78–71 3,578 10–8 2–2 January 23, 2010 5:00 pm UTEP UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 59–96 6,413 10–9 2–3 January 27, 2010 8:00 pm yes SMU Moody Coliseum University Park, TX no 43–65 2,307 10–10 2–4 January 30, 2010 5:00 pm Tulsa UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 50–55 6,632 10–11 2–5 February 2, 2010 7:00 pm yes East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC no 67–56 3,589 11–11 3–5 February 10, 2010 7:00 pm Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, TN no 70–76 16,581 11–12 3–6 February 13, 2010 4:00 pm Tulane UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 62–54 5,122 12–12 4–6 February 16, 2010 7:00 pm Houston UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 68–65 4,838 13–12 5–6 February 20, 2010 8:00 pm yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS no 58–68 3,718 13–13 5–7 February 24, 2010 7:00 pm UAB UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 49–53 4,618 13–14 5–8 February 27, 2010 7:00 pm Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV no 115–121 7,803 13–15 5–9 March 2, 2010 7:00 pm East Carolina UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 66–68 4,644 13–16 5–10 March 6, 2010 3:00 pm yes Rice Autry Court Houston, TX no 66–59 1,899 14–16 6–10 |- !colspan=8| C-USA tournament |- March 10, 2010 9:30 pm yes SMU Bank of Oklahoma Center Tulsa, OK no 69–53 7,760 15–16 March 11, 2010 10:00 pm yes UTEP 25 Bank of Oklahoma Center Tulsa, OK no 54–76 8,130 15–17 |- | colspan="8" | *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |} Postseason Following the conclusion of the season, on March 15, 2010, Speraw was fired as head basketball coach. He had amassed a 279-233 record over a 17-year stretch as the Knights head coach. On March 30, UCF announced current Marshall head coach, Donnie Jones, as the new UCF head coach.http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1096303 New coach Jones eyes big things for UCF December 16, 2010 June 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626040652/http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1096303 dead Notes See also List of UCF Knights men's basketball seasons References External links University of Central Florida Official UCF athletics site Category:UCF Knights men's basketball seasons UCF UCF Knights UCF Knights