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
Conference	Conference USA
Record	22–9 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Kirk Speraw
Assistant coaches	Mike Jaskulski Craig Brown Dwight Evans
Home arena	UCF Arena
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 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 2007

Schedule and results

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

1. "2006-07 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
2. . Orlando Sentinel. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2011.