2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team

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2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Knights logo.svg
UCF Holiday Classic Champions
NIT First Round vs. Drexel, L 56–81
Conference Conference USA
Record22–11 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena UCF Arena
Seasons
←  2010–11
2012–13  →
2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Memphis†13–3 .81326–8  .765
Southern Miss 11–5 .68825–9  .735
Tulsa 10–6 .62517–14  .548
UCF 10–6 .62522–11  .667
UAB 9–7 .56315–16  .484
Marshall 9–7 .56321–14  .600
Rice 8–8 .50018–15  .545
UTEP 7–9 .43815–17  .469
Houston 7–9 .43815–15  .500
East Carolina 5–11 .31315–16  .484
SMU 4–12 .25013–19  .406
Tulane 3–13 .18815–19  .441
† 2012 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Central Florida and competes in Conference USA. They played their home games at UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida and were led by second-year head coach Donnie Jones.

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Previous season

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 21–12, 6–10 in C-USA play under the leadership of then first-year Head Coach Donnie Jones. The year was full of milestones for the UCF program, who 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. [1] At the time, UCF was one of only four schools to be ranked in the BCS standings and the AP men's basketball poll. [2]

The Knights would continue to start the season on a 14–0 run before an 8-game skid that dropped them out of the national rankings. UCF was 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.

All of UCF's wins from the 2010–11 season were later vacated. [3]

Pre-season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jarvis Davis2G6'1"175Freshman Columbia, South Carolina Transferred
David Diakite15F6'6"215RS Sophomore Washington, D.C. Transferred
Tom Herzog41C7'0"250RS Senior Flint, Michigan Graduated
Isaac Sosa11G6'3"190Junior Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Transferred
A.J. Tyler25F6'9"225RS Senior Palm Harbor, Florida Graduated
Taylor Young12G6'1"185RS Senior Orlando, Florida Graduated

Class of 2011 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Rod Days
SF 		Weston, FL The Sagemont School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)Aug 2, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 89
Wayne Martin
PF 		Jacksonville, FL Providence School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg)Sep 11, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 89
Kasey Wilson
PF 		North Port, FL North Port High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg)Aug 2, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "UCF Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  • "2011 UCF Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011.

Roster

2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 33 Keith Clanton 6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)245 lb(111 kg)Jr Orlando, FL
F 24Josh Crittle6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)260 lb(118 kg)RS Jr Bellwood, IL
G/F 0Rod Days6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)195 lb(88 kg)Fr Miami Gardens, FL
F 21P. J. Gaynor6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)210 lb(95 kg)Sr Jacksonville, FL
G 11Bobby Horodyski6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)175 lb(79 kg)Jr Gainesville, FL
G 13 Jeffrey Jordan 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)175 lb(79 kg)RS Sr Chicago, IL
G 5 Marcus Jordan 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)205 lb(93 kg)Jr Chicago, IL
F 2Wayne Martin6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)200 lb(91 kg)Fr Jacksonville, FL
F/C 10Dwight McCombs (S)6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)250 lb(113 kg)Sr Chicago, IL
G 12 C. J. Reed 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)175 lb(79 kg)Sr Daytona Beach, FL
G 3A. J. Rompza5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)160 lb(73 kg)Sr Chicago, IL
F 1Tristan Spurlock6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)230 lb(104 kg)RS So Woodbridge, VA
G/F 32 Isaiah Sykes 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)205 lb(93 kg)So Detroit, MI
F 22Kasey Wilson6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)205 lb(93 kg)Fr North Port, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2011

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011*
5:00 pm		 West Virginia Tech W 81–66 –
 UCF Arena  (N/A)
Orlando, FL
Regular season
11/12/2011*
5:00 pm		 St. Thomas W 74–61 1–0
UCF Arena (4,106)
Orlando, FL
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm,  ESPN3 		at No. 25  Florida State L 50–73 1–1
 Donald L. Tucker Center  (7,655)
Tallahassee, FL
11/18/2011*
7:00 pm		 High Point W 84–72 2–1
UCF Arena (5,293)
Orlando, FL
11/24/2011*
2:00 pm,  Versus 		vs.  College of Charleston
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals		W 74–63 3–1
 Imperial Arena  (N/A)
Nassau, BAH
11/25/2011*
2:00 pm, Versus		vs. No. 4  Connecticut
Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals		W 68–63 4–1
Imperial Arena (2,394)
Nassau, BAH
11/26/2011*
4:30 pm, Versus		vs.  Harvard
Battle 4 Atlantis Championship		L 49–59 4–2
Imperial Arena (2,752)
Nassau, BAH
12/03/2011*
5:00 pm		 Hartford W 67–48 5–2
UCF Arena (4,914)
Orlando, FL
12/10/2011*
5:00 pm,  BHSN 		Bethune-Cookman W 53–51 6–2
UCF Arena (4,723)
Orlando, FL
12/13/2011*
7:00 pm		 North Carolina A&T W 77–65 7–2
UCF Arena (4,300)
Orlando, FL
12/17/2011*
5:00 pm		 Old Dominion W 61–53 8–2
UCF Arena (4,621)
Orlando, FL
12/21/2011*
8:00 pm		at  Louisiana-Lafayette L 60–61 8–3
 Cajundome  (3,132)
Lafayette, LA
12/29/2011*
7:00 pm		 Stetson
UCF Holiday Classic Semifinals		W 80–70 9–3
UCF Arena (4,894)
Orlando, FL
12/30/2011*
7:00 pm		 Rhode Island
UCF Holiday Classic Championship		W 65–54 10–3
UCF Arena (5,230)
Orlando, FL
01/04/2012
7:00 pm, BHSN		 Tulane W 60–53 11–3
(1–0)		UCF Arena (4,495)
Orlando, FL
01/07/2012
5:00 pm		at  East Carolina W 81–63 12–3
(2–0)		 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  (6,095)
Greenville, NC
01/11/2012
7:00 pm, BHSN		 Houston W 74–63 13–3
(3–0)		UCF Arena (7,862)
Orlando, FL
01/14/2012
7:00 pm		at  Marshall L 64–65 13–4
(3–1)		 Cam Henderson Center  (8,379)
Huntington, WV
01/18/2012
8:00 pm,  CBSSN 		Memphis W 68–67 14–4
(4–1)		UCF Arena (8,734)
Orlando, FL
01/21/2012
2:00 pm,  FSN 		at  UAB W 48–41 15–4
(5–1)		 Bartow Arena  (4,476)
Birmingham, AL
01/25/2012
2:00 pm, CBSSN		at  Tulsa L 61–66 15–5
(5–2)		 Reynolds Center  (4,381)
Tulsa, OK
01/28/2012
7:00 pm, BHSN		 Southern Miss L 65–78 15–6
(5–3)		UCF Arena (7,790)
Orlando, FL
01/30/2012*
7:00 pm		 Palm Beach Atlantic W 84–69 16–6
UCF Arena (4,529)
Orlando, FL
02/04/2012
3:00 pm		at  SMU W 59–52 17–6
(6–3)		 Moody Coliseum  (2,065)
University Park, TX
02/08/2012
7:00 pm, BHSN		MarshallW 67–60 18–6
(7–3)		UCF Arena (6,192)
Orlando, FL
02/11/2012
5:00 pm		at Southern MissL 74–78 18–7
(7–4)		 Reed Green Coliseum  (4,482)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/18/2012
7:00 pm, BHSN		East CarolinaW 64–55 19–7
(8–4)		UCF Arena (7,025)
Orlando, FL
02/22/2012
9:00 pm,  CSS 		at  Rice L 74–83 19–8
(8–5)		 Tudor Fieldhouse  (1,517)
Houston, TX
02/25/2012
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 UTEP W 63–45 20–8
(9–5)		UCF Arena (6,306)
Orlando, FL
02/28/2012
9:00 pm, CSS		at MemphisL 55–84 20–9
(9–6)		 FedExForum  (17,784)
Memphis, TN
03/03/2012
7:00 pm		UABW 71–63 21–9
(10–6)		UCF Arena (6,283)
Orlando, FL
2012 Conference USA tournament
03/08/2012
10:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. UAB
Quarterfinals		W 64–54 22–9
FedEx Forum (11,697)
Memphis, TN
03/09/2012
6:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Memphis
Semifinals		L 52–83 22–10
FedEx Forum (14,441)
Memphis, TN
2012 National Invitation Tournament
03/14/2012
7:15 pm, ESPN3		at  Drexel
First Round		L 56–81 22–11
 Daskalakis Athletic Center  (1,821)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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References

  1. ↑ UCF Men's Basketball Ranked For First Time In School History Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ UCF Basketball Notoriety Grows with First National Ranking Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "UCF responds to NCAA concerning alleged infractions (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ 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.
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