2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball team

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.[1]

2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Holiday Classic Champions
Conference	Conference USA
2007–08 record	16–15 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Kirk Speraw
Assistant coaches	Mike Jaskulski Craig Brown Dwight Evans
Home arena	UCF Arena

2007–08 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Memphis	16	–	0		1.000			38	–	2		.950
UAB	12	–	4		.750			23	–	11		.676
Houston	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
Southern Miss	9	–	7		.563			19	–	14		.576
UCF	9	–	7		.563			16	–	15		.516
Tulsa	8	–	8		.500			25	–	14		.641
UTEP	8	–	8		.500			19	–	14		.576
Marshall	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Tulane	6	–	10		.375			17	–	15		.531
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
SMU	4	–	12		.250			10	–	20		.333
Rice	0	–	16		.000			3	–	27		.100
† 2008 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 season marked the first year that the Knights played in the new UCF Arena. From 1991–2007, the team played in the original UCF Arena, now known as The Venue at UCF.[2]

Roster

2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G/F 1 Jermaine Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Tavares, FL F 2 Troy Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Sarasota, FL G 3 Dave Noel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Boynton Beach, FL G 4 Mike O'Donnell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Largo, FL G 5 Chip Cartwright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Houston, TX G 10 Drew Speraw 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Oviedo, FL G 11 Mike Battle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Waldorf, MD G 12 Taylor Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Orlando, FL F/C 13 Kenrick Zondervan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Hoofddorp, Holland F 14 Andre Thornton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Memphis, TN G 20 Chris Baez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Kissimmeeo, FL C 21 Stanley Billings 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Orlando, FL F 22 Cordell Pope 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Birmingham, AL F 25 A.J. Tyler  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Palm Harbor, FL F 34 Jean Michael Yotio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Abidjan, Ivory Coast C 35 Will Bakanowsky 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Gibbsboro, NJ	Head coach Kirk Speraw (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Mike Jaskulski (St. Norbert) Craig Brown (Florida) Dwight Evans (Birmingham–Southern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 2008

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2007* 11:00 am, no		St. Leo	W 86–78	1–0	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
November 6, 2007* 7:00 pm, no		Florida Southern	W 83–57	2–0	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
Regular season (Non-conference play)
November 11, 2007* 2:00 pm, no		Nevada	W 63–60	1–0	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
November 16, 2007* 7:00 pm, no		vs. Norfolk State	W 78–64	2–0	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
November 22, 2007* 7:00 pm, no		vs. No. 19 Villanova Old Spice Classic	L 68–76	2–1	HP Field House  Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 23, 2007* 7:30 pm, no		vs. No. 18 Kansas State Old Spice Classic	L 71–73 ^OT	2–2	HP Field House  Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 25, 2007* 11:00 am, no		vs. Penn State Old Spice Classic	W 70–59	3–2	HP Field House  Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 28, 2007* 7:00 pm, no		Presbyterian	W 80–53	4–2	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
December 1, 2007* 7:00 pm, no		at South Florida UCF–USF rivalry	L 67–75	4–3	Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
December 8, 2007* 7:00 pm, no		Ole Miss	L 67–76	4–4	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
December 11, 2007* 6:30 pm, no		Louisiana-Lafayette	W 65–52	5–4	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
December 16, 2007* 8:00 pm, no		at Nevada	L 74–86	5–5	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
December 28, 2007* 8:00 pm, no		Connecticut	L 82–85	5–6	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
December 30, 2007* 3:30 pm, no		NJIT UCF Holiday Classic	W 82–50	6–6	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
December 31, 2007* 3:30 pm, no		Long Island UCF Holiday Classic	W 78–69	7–6	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
January 5, 2008* 3:00 pm, no		at Sam Houston State	L 58–60	7–7	Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
Regular season (C-USA conference play)
January 8, 2008 9:00 pm, no		at Southern Miss	W 52–41	8–7 (1–0)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
January 12, 2008 7:00 pm, no		Tulsa	W 97–91 ^3OT	9–7 (2–0)	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
January 13, 2008 8:00 pm, no		at UAB			Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
January 19, 2008 7:00 pm, no		at East Carolina	W 71–66	10–7 (3–0)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
January 23, 2008 7:00 pm, no		UTEP	W 109–80	11–7 (4–0)	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
January 26, 2008 8:00 pm, no		at SMU	L 67–69 ^OT	11–8 (4–1)	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, TX
January 30, 2008 7:00 pm, no		UAB	L 81–88	11–9 (4–2)	UCF Arena  Oralndo, FL
February 2, 2008 7:00 pm, no		Houston	L 81–84	11–10 (4–3)	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
February 6, 2008 7:00 pm, no		Marshall	W 77–63	12–10 (5–3)	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
February 9, 2008 4:00 pm, no		at No. 1 Memphis	L 64–85	12–11 (5–4)	FedExForum  Memphis, TN
February 16, 2008 3:00 pm, no		at Rice	W 60–53	13–11 (6–4)	Reliant Arena  Houston, TX
February 20, 2008 7:00 pm, no		East Carolina	W 110–75	14–11 (7–4)	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
February 23, 2008 2:00 pm, no		at Marshall	L 66–71	14–12 (7–5)	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
February 27, 2008 7:00 pm, no		Tulane	W 80–63	15–12 (8–5)	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
March 1, 2008 7:00 pm, no		Rice	W 68–60	16–12 (9–5)	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
March 5, 2008 8:00 pm, no		at Houston	L 68–73	16–13 (9–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, TX
March 8, 2008 8:00 pm, no		at Tulsa	L 53–71	16–14 (9–7)	Reynolds Center  Tulsa, OK
C-USA Tournament
March 13, 2008 9:30 pm, no		vs. Southern Miss	L 62–68	16–15	FedExForum  Memphis, TN
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. 2007-08 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders
2. "The Speraw File: Taking a closer look at Kirk Speraw's tenure at UCF". Orlando Sentinel. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2011-01-31.