2010–11 UCF Knights men's basketball team

The 2010–11 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 UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida and were led by first year head coach Donnie Jones.

2010–11 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Holiday Classic Champions (vacated)
CBI Semifinals vs. Creighton, L 64–82
ConferenceConference USA
Record0–12[a] (0–10[1] C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUCF Arena
Seasons
2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 12 4   .750 22 9   .710
Tulsa 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
UTEP 11 5   .688 25 10   .714
Memphis 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
Southern Miss 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
Marshall 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
SMU 8 8   .500 20 15   .571
East Carolina 8 8   .500 18 16   .529
Rice 5 11   .313 14 18   .438
Houston 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
Tulane 3 13   .188 13 17   .433
UCF* 0 10   .000 0 12   .000
2011 CUSA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

Following a 10–0 start to the season, in which they defeated #18 Florida, South Florida, and Miami, the Knights were nationally ranked for the first time in program history.[2] At the time, UCF was one of only four schools to be ranked in the BCS standings and the AP men's basketball poll.[3]

They finished the season 21–12, 6–10 in CUSA play and lost in the first round of the 2011 Conference USA men's basketball tournament to East Carolina. They were invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational where they beat St. Bonaventure in the first round and Rhode Island in the quarterfinals before falling to Creighton in the semifinals.

In February 2012, UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.[1][4]

Previous season

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In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 15–17, 6–10 in C-USA play under the leadership of Head Coach Kirk Speraw. After the season, Speraw was fired and replaced by Donnie Jones .[5]

All of UCF's wins from the 2009–10 season were later vacated.[6]

Roster

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Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Keith Clanton 33 F 6–8 245 Sophomore Orlando, Florida
Josh Crittle 24 F 6–8 250 Junior Bellwood, Illinois
Jarvis Davis 2 G 6–1 175 Freshman Columbia, South Carolina
David Diakite 15 F 6–6 215 Redshirt Sophomore Washington, D.C.
P. J. Gaynor 21 F 6–8 205 Junior Jacksonville, Florida
Tom Herzog 41 C 7–0 250 Redshirt Senior Flint, Michigan
Jeffrey Jordan 13 G 6–1 180 Senior Chicago
Marcus Jordan 5 G 6–3 205 Sophomore Chicago
Doğukan Kuzucan 14 G 6–2 175 Sophomore Istanbul, Turkey
Dwight McCombs 10 F/C 6–8 245 Junior Chicago
A. J. Rompza 3 G 5–9 160 Junior Chicago
Isaac Sosa 11 G 6–3 190 Junior Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Tristan Spurlock 1 F 6–8 220 Sophomore Woodbridge, Virginia
Isaiah Sykes 32 G/F 6–5 205 Freshman Detroit, Michigan
Amara Thompson 22 G 6–4 180 Redshirt Sophomore Tucker, Georgia
Taylor Young 12 G 6–1 185 Redshirt Senior Orlando, Florida
A. J. Tyler 25 F 6–9 225 Redshirt Senior Palm Harbor, Florida

Coaches

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Name Type College Graduating year
Donnie Jones Head coach Pikeville College 1988
Shawn Finney Associate head coach Fairmont State 1985
Darren Tillis Assistant coach Paul Quinn College 1996
Tim Thomas Assistant coach Wheeling Jesuit 1993
Micah Byars Director of Basketball Operations University of West Florida 2006
Brendan Suhr Director of Program Development Montclair State 1973

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2010*
7:00 pm
Flagler W 78–70  1–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Regular Season
November 12, 2010*
7:00 pm
West Florida W 115–61  1–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
November 15, 2010*
7:00 pm
Jackson State W 80–39  2–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
November 18, 2010*
7:00 pm, CBS CS
South Florida
UCF–USF rivalry
W 65–59  3–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
November 23, 2010*
7:00 pm
at Stetson W 85–58  4–0
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, Florida
November 27, 2010*
5:00 pm
Alabama State W 84–48  5–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
December 1, 2010*
7:00 pm, FS Florida
vs. No. 18 Florida
Florida Citrus Shootout
W 57–54  6–0
Amway Center 
Orlando, Florida
December 4, 2010*
4:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 74–49  7–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
December 11, 2010*
5:00 pm, BHSN/ CSS
Bethune–Cookman W 76–59  8–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
December 15, 2010*
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 79–58  9–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
December 18, 2010*
1:00 pm, FSN
vs. Miami (FL)
MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic
W 84–78  10–0
BankAtlantic Center 
Sunrise, Florida
December 22, 2010*
7:00 pm
No. 24 at UMass W 64–59  11–0
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts
December 29, 2010*
7:00 pm
No. 19 Furman
UCF Holiday Classic
W 71–53  12–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
December 30, 2010*
7:30 pm
No. 19 Princeton
UCF Holiday Classic
W 68–62  13–0
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
January 5, 2011
7:00 pm, BHSN/ CSS
No. 19 Marshall W 65–58  14–0
(1–0)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
January 8, 2011
5:00 pm
No. 19 at Houston L 71–76  14–1
(1–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
January 15, 2011
5:00 pm
No. 23 at Southern Miss L 69–86  14–2
(1–2)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
January 19, 2011
7:00 pm, BHSN
East Carolina L 62–74  14–3
(1–3)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
January 22, 2011
7:00 pm, BHSN/ CSS
Rice L 50–57  14–4
(1–4)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
January 26, 2011
8:00 pm, BHSN/ CBS CS
at Memphis L 61–77  14–5
(1–5)
FedExForum 
Memphis, Tennessee
January 29, 2011
7:00 pm, BHSN/ CSS
UAB L 69–74  14–6
(1–6)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
February 2, 2011[b]
9:00 pm
at UTEP Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
February 5, 2011
5:00 pm
at East Carolina L 61–68  14–7
(1–7)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
February 9, 2011
7:00 pm, BHSN/ CBS CS
Memphis L 62–63  14–8
(1–8)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
February 12, 2011
7:00 pm
Tulsa W 58–57  15–8
(2–8)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
February 16, 2011
8:00 pm
at Tulane W 65–62  16–8
(3–8)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans
February 19, 2011
6:00 pm, BHSN/ CSS
at UAB L 58–63  16–9
(3–9)
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
February 21, 2011
1:00 pm
at UTEP W 74–68  17–9
(4–9)
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
February 26, 2011
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 65–64  18–9
(5–9)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
March 2, 2011
7:00 pm, BHSN
SMU W 51–48  19–9
(6–9)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
March 5, 2011
7:00 pm
at Marshall L 69–83  19–10
(6–10)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, West Virginia
Conference USA Tournament
March 9, 2011
1:00 pm
(9) vs. (8) East Carolina
First Round
L 60–75  19–11
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
College Basketball Invitational
March 16, 2011*
8:00 pm, HDNet
St. Bonaventure
First Round
W 69–54  20–11
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
March 21, 2011*
7:00 pm
Rhode Island
Quarterfinals
W 66–54  21–11
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
March 23, 2011*
8:00 pm, HDNet
at Creighton
Semifinals
L 64–82  21–12
Qwest Center Omaha 
Omaha, Nebraska
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
**The game on February 2 at UTEP was canceled due to inclement weather and rescheduled for February 21.

Rankings

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Ranking Movement[8]
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre
Oct 28
Wk 1
Nov 15
Wk 2
Nov 22
Wk 3
Nov 29
Wk 4
Dec 6
Wk 5
Dec 13
Wk 6
Dec 20
Wk 7
Dec 27
Wk 8
Jan 3
Wk 9
Jan 10
Wk 10
Jan 17
Wk 11
Jan 24
Wk 12
Jan 31
Wk 13
Feb 7
Wk 14
Feb 14
Wk 15
Feb 21
Wk 16
Feb 28
Wk 17
Mar 7
Wk 18
Mar 14
Wk 19
Mar 21
Final
AP RV RV 24 19 19 23 RV
Coaches RV RV RV 21 18 22 RV

Notes

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  1. ^ UCF vacated its 19 regular season and 2 post season wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team. The team's pre-sanctions record was 21–12 (6–10). The "official" record therefore stands as 0–12.
  2. ^ Rescheduled to February 21 due to winter storm in El Paso[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "UCF responds to NCAA concerning alleged infractions (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  2. ^ UCF Men's Basketball Ranked For First Time In School History Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ UCF Basketball Notoriety Grows with First National Ranking Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Limón, Iliana (February 20, 2012). "UCF, NCAA investigation: Former UCF Athletic Director Keith Tribble responds to NCAA allegations". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012.
  5. ^ New coach Jones eyes big things for UCF
  6. ^ "UCF responds to NCAA concerning alleged infractions (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  7. ^ "Tonight's UTEP Men's Basketball Game Versus UCF Cancelled". utepminers.com. February 2, 2011.
  8. ^ It is possible to receive votes in certain polls but not be officially ranked in the Top 25. Rankings of 26 and greater indicate the team has received votes, but not enough to be featured in the Top 25.