2006–07 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

The 2006–07 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 14th season with the team. The team went 22-9, 11-5 in C-USA play. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 14–15, 7–7 in C-USA play.[1] Due to the Knights turn around from the previous year, Speraw was the named the 2007 Conference USA Coach of the Year.[2]

2006–07 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball
UCF Holiday Classic Champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record22–9 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jaskulski
  • Craig Brown
  • Dwight Evans
Home arenaUCF Arena
Seasons
2006–07 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Memphis 16 0   1.000 33 4   .892
UCF 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
Houston 10 6   .625 18 15   .545
Southern Miss 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Tulsa 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Tulane 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Rice 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
UAB 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
Marshall 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
UTEP 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
SMU 3 13   .188 14 17   .452
East Carolina 1 15   .063 6 24   .200
2007 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 season marked the last year that the Knights played in the original UCF Arena, now known as The Venue at UCF. Starting the next season, the team moved into the new UCF Arena.[2]

Roster

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2006–07 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) 190 lb (86 kg) So Tavares, FL
F 2 Lavell Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 3 Dave Noel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Boynton Beach, FL
G 4 Mike O'Donnell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Largo, FL
G 5 Chip Cartwright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr 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) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Waldorf, MD
G 12 Taylor Young   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
F 13 Kenrick Zondervan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Hoofddorp, Holland
F 20 Tony Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sarasota, FL
C 21 Stanley Billings 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Orlando, FL
F 22 Andre Thornton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Memphis, TN
C 25 Adam Gill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Springboro, OH
F 30 Josh Peppers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Memphis, TN
F 34 Jacob Loucks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Clearwater, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 2007

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 9, 2006*
1:00 pm
St. Leo W 102–54  1–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
Regular season (Non-conference play)
November 15, 2006*
7:30 pm
Rollins W 83–80 OT 1–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
November 18, 2006*
7:30 pm
Stetson W 73–60  2–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
November 21, 2006*
7:30 pm
Bethune-Cookman W 81–46  3–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
November 24, 2006*
7:30 pm
Florida Tech W 81–37  4–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
November 27, 2006*
7:30 pm
Jacksonville W 99–62  5–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
December 9, 2006*
7:30 pm
FAU W 87–65  6–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
December 12, 2006*
8:00 pm
at Minnesota L 63–74  6–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 19, 2006*
2:00 pm
vs. Utah
San Juan Shootout
W 67–61  7–1
Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR
December 20, 2006*
4:00 pm
vs. Appalachian State
San Juan Shootout
L 64–75  7–2
Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR
December 21, 2006*
2:00 pm
vs. Tennessee Tech
San Juan Shootout
W 73–66  8–2
Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR
December 29, 2006*
7:30 pm
New Jersey Tech
UCF Holiday Classic
W 75–63  9–2
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
December 30, 2006*
7:30 pm
Texas-Pan American
UCF Holiday Classic
W 88–62  10–2
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
January 3, 2007*
7:30 pm
at Colorado L 87–96  10–3
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 6, 2007*
8:00 pm
at South Dakota State W 72–61  11–3
Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
Regular season (C-USA conference play)
January 10, 2007
9:00 pm, CSS
at UAB L 64–74 OT 11–4
(0–1)
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
January 13, 2007
7:00 pm
at Marshall W 78–71  12–4
(1–1)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 17, 2007
7:30 pm
SMU W 64–56  13–4
(2–1)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
January 20, 2007
7:30 pm
Rice W 72–67  14–4
(3–1)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
January 24, 2007
8:00 pm
at Houston L 70–73 OT 14–5
(3–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 27, 2007
4:00 pm, CSTV
at UTEP W 67–64  15–5
(4–2)
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
January 31, 2007
7:00 pm, CSS
No. 12 Memphis L 65–87  15–6
(4–3)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 3, 2007
7:30 pm
Tulsa W 63–53  16–6
(5–3)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 7, 2007
7:00 pm
at East Carolina W 67–49  17–6
(6–3)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
February 10, 2007
12:00 pm, CSS
Marshall W 75–58  18–6
(7–3)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 14, 2007
8:00 pm
at Tulane L 80–86  18–7
(7–4)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
February 17, 2007
8:00 pm
at Rice W 74–63  19–7
(8–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 21, 2007
8:00 pm, CSTV
Southern Miss W 59–56  20–7
(9–4)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 24, 2007
8:00 pm
at Tulsa L 64–66 OT 20–8
(9–5)
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 28, 2007
7:30 pm
Houston W 75–72 OT 21–8
(10–5)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
March 3, 2007
7:30 pm
East Carolina W 77–64  22–8
(11–5)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
C-USA tournament
March 8, 2007
1:00 pm, CSTV
vs. Rice L 51–53  22–9
FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2006-07 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "The Speraw File: Taking a closer look at Kirk Speraw's tenure at UCF". Orlando Sentinel. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2011.