No. 19 Memphis clinches C-USA title
Despite Chris Crawford and Joe Jackson exiting the game early for different reasons, Memphis held on to beat UCF on Saturday and clinch the regular season C-USA championship.
CENTRAL FLORIDA KNIGHTS
Last Game
| Final - 3.9.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Florida Knights | 23 | 39 | 62 |
| Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | 33 | 37 | 70 |
Stories
Bulls get a second chance at Knights
The South Florida Bulls hope to avenge their season-opening loss to the Central Florida Knights on Wednesday night at UCF Arena. Can the Bulls overcome injuries to finish 9-3 in non-conference play?
Bulls Head To Orlando For Rematch With C. Florida
The Bulls travel up I-4 tonight for their second meeting of the year with the Knights, but who will be available to play?
Central Florida defeats Stetson
The Central Florida Knights beat the Stetson Hatters, 83-66, thanks to 18 points from Keith Clanton and 16 points with 11 rebounds by Isaiah Sykes.
Conference USA Standings
(updated 1.18.2013 at 2:52 AM EST)
| Conf | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
| Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Memphis Tigers | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| East Carolina Pirates | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
UTEP Miners
|
2 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Central Florida Knights | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston Cougars | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| SMU Mustangs | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
| Tulane Green Wave | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| UAB Blazers | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| Rice Owls | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
UCF hosts Stetson on Thursday
Central Florida will try to bounce back from a loss when it takes on Stetson Thursday night.
Hurricanes host 49ers, Knights visit Monarchs
The Miami Hurricanes host the Charlotte 49ers on Friday night while the Central Florida Knights travel to Virginia to play the Old Dominion Monarchs.
Clanton leads UCF over Bethune-Cookman
Senior forward Keith Clanton posted a career-high 30 points and a game-high 13 rebounds during UCF's 72-62 win over Bethune-Cookman on Wednesday.
Calvin Newell to make UCF debut
Calvin Newell, a transfer from the Oklahoma Sooners, will make his Central Florida Knights debut on Wednesday when the Knights play the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats.
No. 7 Gators down UCF, 79-66
The Florida Gators beat the Central Florida Knights 79-66 on Friday to remain unbeaten.
UCF, Alabama State set for Tuesday night tip off
The Knights will try to give Alabama State its third loss of the young season.
UCF 74, USF 56: Bulls Get Handled By Knights
The men's basketball team gets outshot and outrebounded badly by the Knights, dropping their season opener and Sun Dome re-opener.
UCF opens season with easy 74-56 win over USF
UCF opened their season with a big 74-56 win over cross-state rival USF on Saturday night.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ South Florida Bulls | Saturday, November 10 2012 | win 74 - 56 | coverage |
| Alabama St. Hornets | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 85 - 56 | coverage |
| Savannah St. Tigers | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 53 - 50 | coverage |
| Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | loss 61 - 75 | coverage |
| @ Florida Gators | Friday, November 23 2012 | loss 66 - 79 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Florida Tech | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 90 - 62 | coverage |
| Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | win 72 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Old Dominion Monarchs | Friday, December 14 2012 | win 75 - 71 | coverage |
| Miami Hurricanes | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | loss 50 - 72 | coverage |
| Stetson Hatters | Thursday, December 20 2012 | win 83 - 66 | coverage |
| Howard Bisons | Friday, December 28 2012 | win 62 - 45 | coverage |
| Belmont Bruins | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 66 - 63 | coverage |
| January | |||
| South Florida Bulls | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | loss 56 - 65 | coverage |
| Florida A&M Rattlers | Saturday, January 05 2013 | win 99 - 69 | coverage |
| UAB Blazers | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 64 - 48 | coverage |
| @ East Carolina Pirates | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 85 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Houston Cougars | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 79 - 75 | coverage |
| Rice Owls | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 78 - 67 | coverage |
| SMU Mustangs | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 74 - 65 | coverage |
| @ Tulane Green Wave | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | win 58 - 50 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Marshall Thundering Herd | Saturday, February 02 2013 | loss 71 - 75 | coverage |
| Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 60 - 58 | coverage |
| East Carolina Pirates | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 83 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Memphis Tigers | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | loss 71 - 93 | coverage |
| @ UTEP Miners | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 58 - 73 | coverage |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | loss 70 - 82 | coverage |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 83 - 75 | coverage |
| Georgia Southwestern | Tuesday, February 26 2013 | win 65 - 50 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Memphis Tigers | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 67 - 76 | coverage |
| @ UAB Blazers | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 74 - 70 | coverage |
| @ Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | Saturday, March 09 2013 | loss 62 - 70 | coverage |
Roster
Central Florida Knights Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staphon Blair | 52 | FORWARD | 240 | 6-9 | freshman | |
| Keith Clanton | 33 | FORWARD | 250 | 6-9 | senior | |
| Tyler Coons | 10 | GUARD | 180 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Rod Days | 5 | GUARD,FORWARD | 210 | 6-6 | sophomore | |
| Bobby Horodyski | 2 | GUARD | 180 | 6-0 | senior | |
| Robert King III | 22 | FORWARD | 185 | 6-3 | senior | |
| Calvin Newell Jr. | 11 | GUARD | 210 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Dylan Karell | 15 | FORWARD | 225 | 6-11 | freshman | |
| Isaac Lang | 21 | GUARD | 190 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Tristan Spurlock | 1 | FORWARD | 230 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Isaiah Sykes | 3 | GUARD | 215 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Daiquan Walker | 4 | GUARD | 180 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Matt Williams | 12 | GUARD | 210 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Kasey Wilson | 32 | FORWARD | 225 | 6-7 | sophomore |
Stats
Central Florida Knights Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Isaiah Sykes | 31 | 34.8 | 5.9 | 12.8 | 45.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 32.0 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 61.7 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 16.0 |
| Keith Clanton | 31 | 35.4 | 5.4 | 10.1 | 53.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 19.6 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 63.8 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 14.8 |
| Tristan Spurlock | 28 | 32.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | 41.7 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 76.2 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| Calvin Newell Jr. | 25 | 32.4 | 3.9 | 9.6 | 40.2 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 31.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 64.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 11.1 |
| Kasey Wilson | 31 | 24.6 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 48.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 50.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 61.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 9.1 |
| Matt Williams | 26 | 15.6 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 37.5 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 38.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 76.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Daiquan Walker | 31 | 20.9 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 36.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 40.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 53.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| Staphon Blair | 29 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 61.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Rod Days | 20 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 34.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 23.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 57.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Dylan Karell | 20 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 22.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Isaac Lang | 6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Tyler Coons | 7 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Robert King III | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Bobby Horodyski | 10 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
