The 2006–07 UCF Golden Knightsmen'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]
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]
^"2006-07 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
^ ab. Orlando Sentinel. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
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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 basketballUCF Holiday Classic ChampionsConferenceConference USARecord22 9 11 5 C USA Head coachKirk SperawAssistant coachesMike Jaskulski Craig Brown Dwight EvansHome arenaUCF ArenaSeasons 2005 062007 08 2006 07 Conference USA men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 5 Memphis 16 0 1 000 33 4 892UCF 11 5 688 22 9 710Houston 10 6 625 18 15 545Southern Miss 9 7 563 20 11 645Tulsa 9 7 563 20 11 645Tulane 9 7 563 17 13 567Rice 8 8 500 16 16 500UAB 7 9 438 15 16 484Marshall 7 9 438 13 19 406UTEP 6 10 375 14 17 452SMU 3 13 188 14 17 452East Carolina 1 15 063 6 24 200 2007 C USA Tournament winnerRankings from AP PollThe 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 edit2006 07 UCF Knights men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownG F 1 Jermaine Taylor 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 190 lb 86 kg So Tavares FLF 2 Lavell Payne 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 210 lb 95 kg Sr Fort Lauderdale FLG 3 Dave Noel 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 205 lb 93 kg Jr Boynton Beach FLG 4 Mike O Donnell 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 185 lb 84 kg Jr Largo FLG 5 Chip Cartwright 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 160 lb 73 kg Jr Houston TXG 10 Drew Speraw nbsp 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 175 lb 79 kg So Oviedo FLG 11 Mike Battle 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 205 lb 93 kg Jr Waldorf MDG 12 Taylor Young nbsp 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 185 lb 84 kg Fr Orlando FLF 13 Kenrick Zondervan 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg So Hoofddorp HollandF 20 Tony Davis 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 195 lb 88 kg Fr Sarasota FLC 21 Stanley Billings 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 230 lb 104 kg Jr Orlando FLF 22 Andre Thornton 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 230 lb 104 kg Fr Memphis TNC 25 Adam Gill 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 225 lb 102 kg Jr Springboro OHF 30 Josh Peppers 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg Sr Memphis TNF 34 Jacob Loucks 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 210 lb 95 kg Jr Clearwater FL Head coachKirk 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 nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtRoster Last update March 2007Schedule and results editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city stateExhibitionNovember 9 2006 1 00 pm St Leo W 102 54 1 0 UCF Arena Orlando FLRegular season Non conference play November 15 2006 7 30 pm Rollins W 83 80 OT 1 0 UCF Arena Orlando FLNovember 18 2006 7 30 pm Stetson W 73 60 2 0 UCF Arena Orlando FLNovember 21 2006 7 30 pm Bethune Cookman W 81 46 3 0 UCF Arena Orlando FLNovember 24 2006 7 30 pm Florida Tech W 81 37 4 0 UCF Arena Orlando FLNovember 27 2006 7 30 pm Jacksonville W 99 62 5 0 UCF Arena Orlando FLDecember 9 2006 7 30 pm FAU W 87 65 6 0 UCF Arena Orlando FLDecember 12 2006 8 00 pm at Minnesota L 63 74 6 1 Williams Arena Minneapolis MNDecember 19 2006 2 00 pm vs Utah San Juan Shootout W 67 61 7 1 Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo PRDecember 20 2006 4 00 pm vs Appalachian State San Juan Shootout L 64 75 7 2 Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo PRDecember 21 2006 2 00 pm vs Tennessee Tech San Juan Shootout W 73 66 8 2 Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo PRDecember 29 2006 7 30 pm New Jersey Tech UCF Holiday Classic W 75 63 9 2 UCF Arena Orlando FLDecember 30 2006 7 30 pm Texas Pan American UCF Holiday Classic W 88 62 10 2 UCF Arena Orlando FLJanuary 3 2007 7 30 pm at Colorado L 87 96 10 3 Coors Events Center Boulder COJanuary 6 2007 8 00 pm at South Dakota State W 72 61 11 3 Frost Arena Brookings SDRegular 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 ALJanuary 13 2007 7 00 pm at Marshall W 78 71 12 4 1 1 Cam Henderson Center Huntington WVJanuary 17 2007 7 30 pm SMU W 64 56 13 4 2 1 UCF Arena Orlando FLJanuary 20 2007 7 30 pm Rice W 72 67 14 4 3 1 UCF Arena Orlando FLJanuary 24 2007 8 00 pm at Houston L 70 73 OT 14 5 3 2 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXJanuary 27 2007 4 00 pm CSTV at UTEP W 67 64 15 5 4 2 Don Haskins Center El Paso TXJanuary 31 2007 7 00 pm CSS No 12 Memphis L 65 87 15 6 4 3 UCF Arena Orlando FLFebruary 3 2007 7 30 pm Tulsa W 63 53 16 6 5 3 UCF Arena Orlando FLFebruary 7 2007 7 00 pm at East Carolina W 67 49 17 6 6 3 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville NCFebruary 10 2007 12 00 pm CSS Marshall W 75 58 18 6 7 3 UCF Arena Orlando FLFebruary 14 2007 8 00 pm at Tulane L 80 86 18 7 7 4 Avron B Fogelman Arena New Orleans LAFebruary 17 2007 8 00 pm at Rice W 74 63 19 7 8 4 Tudor Fieldhouse Houston TXFebruary 21 2007 8 00 pm CSTV Southern Miss W 59 56 20 7 9 4 UCF Arena Orlando FLFebruary 24 2007 8 00 pm at Tulsa L 64 66 OT 20 8 9 5 Reynolds Center Tulsa OKFebruary 28 2007 7 30 pm Houston W 75 72 OT 21 8 10 5 UCF Arena Orlando FLMarch 3 2007 7 30 pm East Carolina W 77 64 22 8 11 5 UCF Arena Orlando FLC USA tournamentMarch 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 edit 2006 07 UCF Men s Basketball Season Schedule Results amp Leaders Archived from the original on February 16 2013 Retrieved January 3 2013 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 07 UCF Golden Knights men 27s basketball team amp oldid 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