It’s been a week since the UCF men’s basketball team last took the court, when they came away with a 67-56 win on the road. The effort broke a three-game losing streak and credited Kirk Speraw with win No. 275 as head coach of the Knights.
Still just one win shy of becoming the winningest coach in program history, the milestone for Kirk Speraw may lack the kind of celebration it otherwise deserves as UCF has hobbled along over the past month.
On a day where Knights fans hoped to see coach Kirk Speraw earn the school record for most wins, UTEP guard Randy Culpepper hit nine 3-pointers to tie a C-USA record as the Miners shot UCF out of their own arena 96-59 in front of 6,413.
In front of the second-largest crowd in school history the UCF basketball team could not hold off Marshall in the second half Wednesday night as they fell, 81-75. UCF led the Conference USA matchup, 44-35, at intermission but the season-high 19 points from freshman Marcus Jordan was not enough.
After more than a week away from the hardwood the UCF men’s basketball team laces back up on Tuesday and Wednesday as they host the UCF Holiday Classic at UCF Arena more than a week after freshman Marcus Jordan earned Conference USA recognition.
Former UCF basketball star Jermaine Taylor is still getting acclimated to the NBA in his first season. During his regular season return to Orlando last week he spoke about the adjustments and the learning experiences that come with competing at the next level.
It took a little extra effort over the last few minutes on Saturday night before the UCF Knights could put away a pesky in-state foe at UCF Arena. The Knights overcame 18 turnovers to down Bethune-Cookman, 63-50, at UCF Arena.
An Apopka defender makes a late-game interception, a Dr. Phillips point guard impresses against defending state champions, Orlando Magic is led by a coach of the month, a UCF football defensive end wins player of the week honors and a UCF hoopster has a big impact in a win for the Knight
It was a successful week for Kirk Speraw’s UCF basketball team as they own three of four games and finished things off at the Glenn Wilkes Classic with a 59-50 win over Drake on Sunday in Daytona Beach.
The UCF football team defeats a ranked team, Isaac Sosa hits six three-pointers for the UCF basketball team, Lyman’s Spencer Shumway bowls his way to a state title, Olympia High alum Chris Johnson puts up big numbers in the NFL, and former Bishop Moore standout Jennifer George debuts in a big way.