2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Holiday Classic Champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record16–15 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jaskulski
  • Craig Brown
  • Dwight Evans
Home arenaUCF Arena
2007–08 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Memphis160 1.000382  .950
UAB124 .7502311  .676
Houston115 .6882410  .706
Southern Miss97 .5631914  .576
UCF97 .5631615  .516
Tulsa88 .5002514  .641
UTEP88 .5001914  .576
Marshall88 .5001614  .533
Tulane610 .3751715  .531
East Carolina511 .3131119  .367
SMU412 .2501020  .333
Rice016 .000327  .100
2008 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 229, 115 in C-USA play.[1]

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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 Current redshirt 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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
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