# 2006–07 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

The 2006–07 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 14th season with the team. The team went 22-9, 11-5 in C-USA play. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 14–15, 7–7 in C-USA play. Due to the Knights turn around from the previous year, Speraw was the named the 2007 Conference USA Coach of the Year.
The 2006–07 season marked the last year that the Knights played in the original UCF Arena, now known as The Venue at UCF. Starting the next season, the team moved into the new UCF Arena.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 9, 2006* 1:00 pm | St. Leo | W 102–54 | 1–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| Regular season (Non-conference play) ||||||
| November 15, 2006* 7:30 pm | Rollins | W 83–80 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 18, 2006* 7:30 pm | Stetson | W 73–60 | 2–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 21, 2006* 7:30 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 81–46 | 3–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 24, 2006* 7:30 pm | Florida Tech | W 81–37 | 4–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 27, 2006* 7:30 pm | Jacksonville | W 99–62 | 5–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| December 9, 2006* 7:30 pm | FAU | W 87–65 | 6–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| December 12, 2006* 8:00 pm | at Minnesota | L 63–74 | 6–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| December 19, 2006* 2:00 pm | vs. Utah San Juan Shootout | W 67–61 | 7–1 | Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, PR |
| December 20, 2006* 4:00 pm | vs. Appalachian State San Juan Shootout | L 64–75 | 7–2 | Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, PR |
| December 21, 2006* 2:00 pm | vs. Tennessee Tech San Juan Shootout | W 73–66 | 8–2 | Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, PR |
| December 29, 2006* 7:30 pm | New Jersey Tech UCF Holiday Classic | W 75–63 | 9–2 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| December 30, 2006* 7:30 pm | Texas-Pan American UCF Holiday Classic | W 88–62 | 10–2 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| January 3, 2007* 7:30 pm | at Colorado | L 87–96 | 10–3 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| January 6, 2007* 8:00 pm | at South Dakota State | W 72–61 | 11–3 | Frost Arena Brookings, SD |
| Regular season (C-USA conference play) ||||||
| January 10, 2007 9:00 pm, CSS | at UAB | L 64–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (0–1) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| January 13, 2007 7:00 pm | at Marshall | W 78–71 | 12–4 (1–1) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| January 17, 2007 7:30 pm | SMU | W 64–56 | 13–4 (2–1) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| January 20, 2007 7:30 pm | Rice | W 72–67 | 14–4 (3–1) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| January 24, 2007 8:00 pm | at Houston | L 70–73 $^{OT}$ | 14–5 (3–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| January 27, 2007 4:00 pm, CSTV | at UTEP | W 67–64 | 15–5 (4–2) | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| January 31, 2007 7:00 pm, CSS | No. 12 Memphis | L 65–87 | 15–6 (4–3) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| February 3, 2007 7:30 pm | Tulsa | W 63–53 | 16–6 (5–3) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| February 7, 2007 7:00 pm | at East Carolina | W 67–49 | 17–6 (6–3) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| February 10, 2007 12:00 pm, CSS | Marshall | W 75–58 | 18–6 (7–3) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| February 14, 2007 8:00 pm | at Tulane | L 80–86 | 18–7 (7–4) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA |
| February 17, 2007 8:00 pm | at Rice | W 74–63 | 19–7 (8–4) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| February 21, 2007 8:00 pm, CSTV | Southern Miss | W 59–56 | 20–7 (9–4) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| February 24, 2007 8:00 pm | at Tulsa | L 64–66 $^{OT}$ | 20–8 (9–5) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK |
| February 28, 2007 7:30 pm | Houston | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 21–8 (10–5) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| March 3, 2007 7:30 pm | East Carolina | W 77–64 | 22–8 (11–5) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| C-USA tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2007 1:00 pm, CSTV | vs. Rice | L 51–53 | 22–9 | FedExForum Memphis, TN |
| *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||