2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 UCF Knights UCF Knights logo.svg 100px Conference USA C-USA 16–15 9–7 Kirk Speraw Mike Jaskulski Craig Brown Dwight Evans UCF Arena UCF Holiday Classic Champions The 2007–08 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 15th season with the team. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 22–9, 11–5 in C-USA play.https://archive.today/20130121133732/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ucf/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0607-ucf-mbb-stats 2007-08 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders The 2007–08 season marked the first year that the Knights played in the new UCF Arena. From 1991 to 2007, the team played in the original UCF Arena, now known as The Venue at UCF.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 2011-01-31 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 2007 UCF Knights y Jermaine Taylor basketball y 1 G/F 6 4 205 JR Tavares, FL Troy Davis 2 F 6 7 195 SO Sarasota, FL Dave Noel 3 G 6 3 205 SR Boynton Beach, FL Mike O'Donnell 4 G 6 0 180 SR Largo, FL Chip Cartwright 5 G 6 0 165 SR Houston, TX Drew Speraw 10 G 6 2 175 SO Oviedo, FL Mike Battle 11 G 6 4 210 SR Waldorf, MD Taylor Young 12 G 6 1 195 FR Orlando, FL Kenrick Zondervan 13 F/C 6 9 250 JR Hoofddorp, Holland Andre Thornton 14 f 6 6 240 SR Memphis, TN Chris Baez 20 G 6 5 185 FR Kissimmeeo, FL Stanley Billings 21 C 6 11 240 SR Orlando, FL Cordell Pope 22 F 6 7 170 FR Birmingham, AL A.J. Tyler 25 F 6 9 230 SO yes Palm Harbor, FL Jean Michael Yotio 34 F 6 9 235 FR Abidjan, Ivory Coast Will Bakanowsky 35 C 6 9 230 SR Gibbsboro, NJ http://www.ucfathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ucf/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0708-mbaskbl-mg-two March 2008 Kirk Speraw (Iowa) Mike Jaskulski (St. Norbert) Craig Brown (Florida) Dwight Evans (Birmingham–Southern) Schedule and results yes yes no no no |- !colspan=8| Exhibition November 3, 2007 11:00 am yes St. Leo UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 86–78 1–0 November 6, 2007 7:00 pm yes Florida Southern UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 83–57 2–0 |- !colspan=8| Regular season (non-conference play) |- November 11, 2007 2:00 pm yes Nevada UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 63–60 4,668 1–0 November 16, 2007 7:00 pm yes yes Norfolk State UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 78–64 5,277 2–0 November 22, 2007 7:00 pm yes yes Villanova 19 HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL Old Spice Classic no 68–76 3,457 2–1 November 23, 2007 7:30 pm yes yes Kansas State 18 HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL Old Spice Classic no 71–73 OT 2,903 2–2 November 25, 2007 11:00 am yes yes Penn State HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL Old Spice Classic no 70–59 783 3–2 November 28, 2007 7:00 pm yes Presbyterian UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 80–53 4,733 4–2 December 1, 2007 7:00 pm yes yes South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, FL UCF–USF rivalry no 67–75 4,031 4–3 December 8, 2007 7:00 pm yes Ole Miss UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 67–76 5,574 4–4 December 11, 2007 6:30 pm yes Louisiana-Lafayette UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 65–52 3,604 5–4 December 16, 2007 8:00 pm yes yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV no 74–86 7,180 5–5 December 28, 2007 8:00 pm yes Connecticut UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 82–85 6,224 5–6 December 30, 2007 3:30 pm yes New Jersey Instituteof Technology UCF Arena Orlando, FL UCF Holiday Classic no 82–50 3,321 6–6 December 31, 2007 3:30 pm yes Long Island UCF Arena Orlando, FL UCF Holiday Classic no 78–69 3,207 7–6 January 5, 2008 3:00 pm yes yes Sam Houston State Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX no 58–60 1,160 7–7 |- !colspan=8| Regular season (C-USA conference play) |- January 8, 2008 9:00 pm yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS no 52–41 3,134 8–7 1–0 January 12, 2008 7:00 pm Tulsa UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 97–91 3OT 7,097 9–7 2–0 January 13, 2008 8:00 pm yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL no PPD 9–7 2–0 January 19, 2008 7:00 pm yes East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC no 71–66 5,541 10–7 3–0 January 23, 2008 7:00 pm UTEP UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 109–80 5,183 11–7 4–0 January 26, 2008 8:00 pm yes SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX no 67–69 OT 3,014 11–8 4–1 January 30, 2008 7:00 pm UAB UCF Arena Oralndo, FL no 81–88 4,865 11–9 4–2 February 2, 2008 7:00 pm Houston UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 81–84 5,682 11–10 4–3 February 6, 2008 7:00 pm Marshall UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 77–63 4,488 12–10 5–3 February 9, 2008 4:00 pm yes Memphis 1 FedExForum Memphis, TN no 64–85 17,833 12–11 5–4 February 16, 2008 3:00 pm yes Rice Reliant Arena Houston, TX no 60–53 270 13–11 6–4 February 20, 2008 7:00 pm East Carolina UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 110–75 4,323 14–11 7–4 February 23, 2008 2:00 pm yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV no 66–71 5,150 14–12 7–5 February 27, 2008 7:00 pm Tulane UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 80–63 4,401 15–12 8–5 March 1, 2008 7:00 pm Rice UCF Arena Orlando, FL no 68–60 5,606 16–12 9–5 March 5, 2008 8:00 pm yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX no 68–73 4,516 16–13 9–6 March 8, 2008 8:00 pm yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK no 53–71 5,848 16–14 9–7 |- !colspan=8| C-USA tournament |- March 13, 2008 9:30 pm yes Southern Miss FedExForum Memphis, TN no 62–68 11,258 16–15 |- | 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:2007 in Orlando, Florida Category:2008 in Orlando, Florida