2006–07 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team American college basketball season
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 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]
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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 .
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