# 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.
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. At the time, UCF was one of only four schools to be ranked in the BCS standings and the AP men's basketball poll.
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.

## Previous season

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

## Roster

| 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

| 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

| 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 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

Ranking Movement 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |