2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball
2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Holiday Classic Champions
Conference	Conference USA
Record	20–11 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Donnie Jones;
Assistant coaches	Shawn Finney; Darren Tillis; Tim Thomas;
Home arena	UCF Arena
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

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.

2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 Memphis †	16	–	0	1.000	31	–	5	.861
Southern Miss	12	–	4	.750	27	–	10	.730
UTEP	10	–	6	.625	18	–	14	.563
East Carolina	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
UCF*	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Tulsa	8	–	8	.500	17	–	16	.515
Houston	7	–	9	.438	20	–	13	.606
UAB	7	–	9	.438	16	–	17	.485
Tulane	6	–	10	.375	20	–	15	.571
Marshall	6	–	10	.375	13	–	19	.406
SMU	5	–	11	.313	15	–	17	.469
Rice	1	–	15	.063	5	–	26	.161

† 2013 C-USA tournament winner As of April 2, 2013 Rankings from AP poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions

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
Staphon Blair PF	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
Daiquan Walker PG	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
Matt Williams SG	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
Dylan Karell C	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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 14, 2012.

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

Donnie Jones (Pikeville)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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

^ "NCAA adds 1-year postseason bans to UCF penalties". WESH TV Orlando. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
^ "It's Official! UCF Joins BIG EAST Conference". University of Central Florida. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
^ "UCF Knights trounced by Drexel University". Winter Park/ Maitland Observer. March 14, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

[1] "NCAA adds 1-year postseason bans to UCF penalties". WESH TV Orlando. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.

[2] "It's Official! UCF Joins BIG EAST Conference". University of Central Florida. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.

[3] "UCF Knights trounced by Drexel University". Winter Park/ Maitland Observer. March 14, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

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