2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2012–13 college basketball season . The Knights competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Conference USA (C-USA). The Knights, in the program's 44th season of basketball, were led by third-year head coach Donnie Jones , and played their home games at the UCF Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando , Florida .
Due to NCAA sanctions, UCF was ineligible for the 2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament or a post-season berth.[ 1] This was also the last season UCF played in Conference USA before moving to the American Athletic Conference .[ 2]
They finished the season 20–11, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place.
Previous season
In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 22–11, 10–6 in C-USA play. UCF was invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament , which they lost in the first round to Drexel .[ 3]
Pre-season
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Wayne Martin
2
F
6'7"
200
Freshman
Jacksonville, Florida
Transferred
A. J. Rompza
3
G
5'9"
160
Senior
Chicago, Illinois
Graduated
Marcus Jordan
5
G
6'3"
205
Junior
Chicago, Illinois
Left the team
Dwight McCombs
10
F/C
6'8"
250
Senior
Chicago, Illinois
Suspended
C. J. Reed
12
G
6'3"
175
Senior
Daytona Beach, Florida
Transferred
Jeffrey Jordan
13
G
6'1"
175
RS Senior
Chicago, Illinois
Left the team
P. J. Gaynor
21
F
6'8"
210
Senior
Jacksonville, Florida
Graduated
Josh Crittle
24
F
6'9"
260
RS Junior
Bellwood, Illinois
Transferred
Class of 2012 signees
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Staphon Blair PF
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dillard
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
Nov 1, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 89
Daiquan Walker PG
Philadelphia, PA
Constitution
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jun 15, 2012
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 88
Matt Williams SG
Orlando, FL
Jones
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jun 16, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 84
Dylan Karell C
Miami, FL
Dr. Krop High School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sep 3, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
1
Tristan Spurlock
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Jr
Woodbridge, VA
G
2
Bobby Horodyski
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Gainesville, FL
G/F
3
Isaiah Sykes
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Detroit, MI
G
4
Daiquan Walker
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Philadelphia, PA
G/F
5
Rod Days
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Miami Gardens, FL
G
10
Tyler Coons
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Orlando, FL
G
11
Calvin Newell
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Philadelphia, PA
G
12
Matt Williams
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Orlando, FL
F
15
Dylan Karell
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
North Miami Beach, FL
F
32
Kasey Wilson
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
North Port, FL
F
33
Keith Clanton
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Sr
Orlando, FL
F
52
Staphon Blair
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: October 14, 2012
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/10/2012 *7:00 pm, BHSN
at South Florida UCF–USF rivalry
W 74–56
1–0
USF Sun Dome (7,717)Tampa, FL
11/13/2012 *7:00 pm
Alabama State Global Sports Main Event
W 85–56
2–0
UCF Arena (4,454)Orlando, FL
11/18/2012 *2:00 pm
Savannah State Global Sports Main Event
W 53–50
3–0
UCF Arena (3,894)Orlando, FL
11/20/2012 *7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee Global Sports Main Event
L 61–75
3–1
UCF Arena (4,118)Orlando, FL
11/23/2012 *4:00 pm, SunSp
at No. 7 Florida Global Sports Main Event
L 66–79
3–2
O'Connell Center (10,195)Gainesville, FL
12/01/2012 *4:00 pm
Florida Tech
W 90–62
4–2
UCF Arena (4,125)Orlando, FL
12/12/2012 *7:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman
W 72–62
5–2
UCF Arena (3,822)Orlando, FL
12/14/2012 *7:00 pm
at Old Dominion
W 75–71
6–2
Convocation Center (6,313)Norfolk, VA
12/18/2012 *8:00 pm, CBSSN
Miami (FL)
L 50–72
6–3
UCF Arena (5,189)Orlando, FL
12/20/2012 *7:00 pm, CSS
Stetson
W 83–66
7–3
UCF Arena (3,764)Orlando, FL
12/28/2012 *7:00 pm
Howard UCF Holiday Classic Semifinals
W 62–45
8–3
UCF Arena (4,401)Orlando, FL
12/29/2012 *7:30 pm
Belmont UCF Holiday Classic Championship
W 66–63
9–3
UCF Arena (4,278)Orlando, FL
01/02/2013 *8:00 pm, CBSSN
South Florida UCF–USF rivalry
L 56–65
9–4
UCF Arena (4,904)Orlando, FL
01/05/2013 *4:00 pm
Florida A&M
W 99–69
10–4
UCF Arena (3,956)Orlando, FL
01/09/2013 7:00 pm
UAB
W 64–48
11–4 (1–0)
UCF Arena (6,185)Orlando, FL
01/12/2013 7:00 pm
at East Carolina
L 85–88 OT
11–5 (1–1)
Williams Arena (4,954)Greenville, NC
01/19/2013 6:00 pm
at Houston
W 79–75 OT
12–5 (2–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,577)Houston, TX
01/23/2013 7:00 pm
Rice
W 78–67
13–5 (3–1)
UCF Arena (4,556)Orlando, FL
01/26/2013 4:00 pm
SMU
W 74–65
14–5 (4–1)
UCF Arena (4,638)Orlando, FL
01/30/2013 8:00 pm
at Tulane
W 58–50
15–5 (5–1)
Fogelman Arena (2,030)New Orleans, LA
02/02/2013 2:00 pm, CSS
at Marshall
L 71–75
15–6 (5–2)
Cam Henderson Center (5,856)Huntington, WV
02/06/2013 7:00 pm
Southern Miss
W 60–58
16–6 (6–2)
UCF Arena (4,648)Orlando, FL
02/09/2013 4:00 pm
East Carolina
W 83–73
17–6 (7–2)
UCF Arena (4,439)Orlando, FL
02/13/2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 22 Memphis
L 71–93
17–7 (7–3)
FedEx Forum (16,544)Memphis, TN
02/16/2013 9:00 pm
at UTEP
L 58–73
17–8 (7–4)
Don Haskins Center (8,926)El Paso, TX
02/20/2013 7:00 pm
Marshall
L 70–82
17–9 (7–5)
UCF Arena (4,739)Orlando, FL
02/23/2013 4:00 pm
Tulsa
W 83–75
18–9 (8–5)
UCF Arena (4,128)Orlando, FL
02/26/2013 *7:00 pm
Georgia Southwestern
W 65–50
19–9
UCF Arena (3,781)Orlando, FL
03/02/2013 1:00 pm, FSN
No. 19 Memphis
L 67–76
19–10 (8–6)
UCF Arena (6,447)Orlando, FL
03/06/2013 7:00 pm, CSS
at UAB
W 74–70
20–10 (9–6)
Bartow Arena (3,759)Birmingham, AL
03/09/2013 8:00 pm
at Southern Miss
L 62–70
20–11 (9–7)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,774)Hattiesburg, MS
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References
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