# 2005–06 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

The 2005–06 UCF Golden 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 13th season with the team. In the previous year, the Golden Knights finished the season 24–9, 13–7 in A-Sun play.
The 2005–06 season marked the first year that UCF played as members of Conference USA. From 1992–2005, the Golden Knights were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, making four appearances in the NCAA tournament during that time.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 9, 2005* 7:30 pm | Barry | W 70–53 | 1–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| Regular season (Non-conference play) ||||||
| November 18, 2005* 8:00 pm | Rollins | W 68–58 | 1–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 22, 2005* 7:30 pm | Nova Southeastern | W 86–67 | 2–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 26, 2005* 7:30 pm | Stetson | W 74–66 | 3–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 29, 2005* 7:30 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 61–48 | 4–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| December 3, 2005* 12:00 pm | at No. 11 Florida | L 47–80 | 4–1 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| December 13, 2005* 7:00 pm | at FAU | L 54–59 | 4–2 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| December 16, 2005* 7:30 pm | Norfolk State | W 63–47 | 5–2 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| December 19, 2005* 6:00 pm | vs. Western Kentucky Fiesta Bowl Classic | L 68–73 | 5–3 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| December 21, 2005* 6:00 pm | vs. Sam Houston State Fiesta Bowl Classic | L 63–68 | 5–4 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| December 29, 2005* 8:00 pm | North Florida UCF Holiday Classic | W 69–57 | 6–4 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| December 30, 2005* 8:00 pm | Birmingham–Southern UCF Holiday Classic | L 50–58 | 6–5 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| January 3, 2006* 7:00 pm | at No. 19 Kentucky | L 57–59 | 6–6 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| Regular season (C-USA conference play) ||||||
| January 11, 2006 7:30 pm | Marshall | L 69–73 | 6–7 (0–1) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| January 14, 2006 8:00 pm | at Houston | W 66–56 | 7–7 (1–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| January 18, 2006* 7:30 pm | South Dakota State | L 64–69 | 7–8 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| January 21, 2006 7:30 pm | Tulsa | W 45–44 | 8–8 (2–1) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| January 25, 2006 7:00 pm | at East Carolina | W 64–59 | 9–8 (3–1) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| January 28, 2006 1:00 pm | at No. 3 Memphis | L 61–94 | 9–9 (3–2) | FedExForum Memphis, TN |
| February 4, 2006 3:00 pm | UAB | L 68–75 | 9–10 (3–3) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| February 8, 2006 8:00 pm | at Southern Mississippi | L 51–59 | 9–11 (3–4) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 11, 2006 7:30 pm | Tulane | W 72–51 | 10–11 (4–4) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| February 15, 2006 7:30 pm | Houston | L 71–78 | 10–12 (4–5) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| February 18, 2006 8:00 pm | at SMU | L 55–77 | 10–13 (4–6) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX |
| February 22, 2006 7:30 pm | East Carolina | W 69–49 | 11–13 (5–6) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| February 25, 2006 7:00 pm, CSTV | at Rice | W 77–64 | 12–13 (6–6) | Reliant Arena Houston, TX |
| March 1, 2006 7:00 pm | at Marshall | L 61–73 | 12–14 (6–7) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| March 4, 2006 7:30 pm | UTEP | W 66–55 | 13–14 (7–7) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| C-USA tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2006 9:30 pm | vs. East Carolina | W 65–52 | 14–14 | FedExForum Memphis, TN |
| March 9, 2006 9:30 pm | vs. Houston | L 52–71 | 14–15 | FedExForum Memphis, TN |
| *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||