# 2009–10 UCF Knights men's basketball team

The 2009–10 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 the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 17th and final season with the team. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 17–14, 7–9 in C-USA play.
In February 2012, UCF vacated its wins from the 2009–10 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Keith Clanton | 33 | F | 6–8 | 230 | Freshman | Orlando, Florida |
| David Diakite | 15 | F | 6–6 | 215 | Redshirt Freshman | Washington, D.C. |
| P. J. Gaynor | 21 | F | 6–8 | 205 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Marcus Jordan | 5 | G | 6–3 | 200 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| Jakub Kusmieruk | 13 | C | 7–4 | 280 | Sophomore | Sokołów Podlaski, Poland |
| Dogukan Kuzucan | 14 | G | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Ben O'Donnell | 2 | G | 5–9 | 175 | Redshirt Sophomore | Largo, Florida |
| A. J. Rompza | 3 | G | 5–9 | 160 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| R. J. Scott | 1 | G | 6–2 | 205 | Freshman | Slidell, Louisiana |
| Isaac Sosa | 11 | G | 6–3 | 175 | Sophomore | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| Drew Speraw | 10 | G | 6–2 | 175 | Senior | Oviedo, Florida |
| Dustin Speraw | 4 | G | 6–2 | 155 | Freshman | Oviedo, Florida |
| Amara Thompson | 22 | G | 6–4 | 180 | Redshirt Freshman | Tucker, Georgia |
| Taylor Young | 12 | G | 6–1 | 190 | Junior | Orlando, Florida |
| A. J. Tyler | 25 | F | 6–9 | 230 | Junior | Palm Harbor, Florida |

### Coaches

| Name | Type | College | Graduating year |
| Kirk Speraw | Head coach | University of Iowa | 1980 |
| Mike Jaskulski | Associate head coach | St. Norbert | 1976 |
| Craig Brown | Assistant coach | University of Florida | 1995 |
| Robert McCullum | Assistant coach | Birmingham-Southern | 1976 |
| Micah Byars | Director of Basketball Operations | University of West Florida | 2006 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2009* 7:00 pm, no | St. Leo | W 84–65 | 1–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| Regular season (Non-conference play) ||||||
| November 13, 2009* 7:00 pm, no | UMass | W 84–67 | 1–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 17, 2009* 7:00 pm, no | Howard | W 68–59 | 2–0 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 20, 2009* 6:00 pm, no | vs. Auburn Glenn Wilkes Classic | W 84–74 | 3–0 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 21, 2009* 3:30 pm, no | vs. Niagara Glenn Wilkes Classic | L 46–63 | 3–1 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 22, 2009* 3:30 pm, no | vs. Drake Glenn Wilkes Classic | W 59–50 | 4–1 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 28, 2009* 5:00 pm, no | Albany | W 76–72 | 5–1 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| December 1, 2009* 7:00 pm, no | Newberry | W 80–62 | 6–1 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| December 6, 2009* 12:00 pm, no | at Notre Dame | L 72–90 | 6–2 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| December 12, 2009* 5:00 pm, no | Bethune-Cookman | W 63–50 | 7–2 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| December 16, 2009* 7:00 pm, no | at South Florida UCF–USF rivalry | L 59–65 | 7–3 | Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| December 20, 2009* 1:00 pm, no | at No. 14 Connecticut | L 51–60 | 7–4 | XL Center Hartford, CT |
| December 29, 2009* 7:00 pm, no | Liberty UCF Holiday Classic | W 82–58 | 8–4 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| December 30, 2009* 7:00 pm, no | Jacksonville UCF Holiday Classic | L 51–61 | 8–5 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| January 5, 2010* 7:00 pm, no | at No. 14 Ole Miss | L 56–84 | 8–6 | Tad Smith Coliseum University, MS |
| Regular season (C-USA conference play) ||||||
| January 9, 2010 5:00 pm, no | Rice | W 77–58 | 9–6 (1–0) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| January 13, 2010 8:00 pm, no | Marshall | L 75–81 | 9–7 (1–1) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| January 16, 2010 8:00 pm, no | at Tulsa | L 70–90 | 9–8 (1–2) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK |
| January 20, 2010 8:00 pm, no | at Houston | W 78–71 | 10–8 (2–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| January 23, 2010 5:00 pm, no | UTEP | L 59–96 | 10–9 (2–3) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| January 27, 2010 8:00 pm, no | at SMU | L 43–65 | 10–10 (2–4) | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX |
| January 30, 2010 5:00 pm, no | Tulsa | L 50–55 | 10–11 (2–5) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| February 2, 2010 7:00 pm, no | at East Carolina | W 67–56 | 11–11 (3–5) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| February 10, 2010 7:00 pm, no | Memphis | L 70–76 | 11–12 (3–6) | FedEx Forum Memphis, TN |
| February 13, 2010 4:00 pm, no | Tulane | W 62–54 | 12–12 (4–6) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| February 16, 2010 7:00 pm, no | Houston | W 68–65 | 13–12 (5–6) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| February 20, 2010 8:00 pm, no | at Southern Miss | L 58–68 | 13–13 (5–7) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 24, 2010 7:00 pm, no | UAB | L 49–53 | 13–14 (5–8) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| February 27, 2010 7:00 pm, no | Marshall | L 115–121 | 13–15 (5–9) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| March 2, 2010 7:00 pm, no | East Carolina | L 66–68 | 13–16 (5–10) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| March 6, 2010 3:00 pm, no | at Rice | W 66–59 | 14–16 (6–10) | Autry Court Houston, TX |
| C-USA tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2010 9:30 pm, no | vs. SMU | W 69–53 | 15–16 | Bank of Oklahoma Center Tulsa, OK |
| March 11, 2010 10:00 pm, no | vs. No. 25 UTEP | L 54–76 | 15–17 | Bank of Oklahoma Center Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Postseason

Following the conclusion of the season, on March 15, 2010, Speraw was fired as head basketball coach. Speraw had amassed a 279-233 record over a 17-year stretch as the Knights head coach. On March 30, UCF announced current Marshall head coach, Donnie Jones, as the new UCF head coach.