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2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball
2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Holiday Classic Champions
Conference	Conference USA
Record	16–15 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Kirk Speraw;
Assistant coaches	Mike Jaskulski; Craig Brown; Dwight Evans;
Home arena	UCF Arena
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 UCF Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2007–08 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 15th season with the team. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 22–9, 11–5 in C-USA play.^[1]

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The 2007–08 season marked the first year that the Knights played in the new UCF Arena. From 1991–2007, the team played in the original UCF Arena, now known as The Venue at UCF.^[2]

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2007* 11:00 am, no	St. Leo	W 86–78	1–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
November 6, 2007* 7:00 pm, no	Florida Southern	W 83–57	2–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
Regular season (Non-conference play)
November 11, 2007* 2:00 pm, no	Nevada	W 63–60	1–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
November 16, 2007* 7:00 pm, no	vs. Norfolk State	W 78–64	2–0	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
November 22, 2007* 7:00 pm, no	vs. No. 19 Villanova Old Spice Classic	L 68–76	2–1	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 23, 2007* 7:30 pm, no	vs. No. 18 Kansas State Old Spice Classic	L 71–73 ^OT	2–2	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 25, 2007* 11:00 am, no	vs. Penn State Old Spice Classic	W 70–59	3–2	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 28, 2007* 7:00 pm, no	Presbyterian	W 80–53	4–2	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 1, 2007* 7:00 pm, no	at South Florida UCF–USF rivalry	L 67–75	4–3	Sun Dome Tampa, FL
December 8, 2007* 7:00 pm, no	Ole Miss	L 67–76	4–4	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 11, 2007* 6:30 pm, no	Louisiana-Lafayette	W 65–52	5–4	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 16, 2007* 8:00 pm, no	at Nevada	L 74–86	5–5	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
December 28, 2007* 8:00 pm, no	Connecticut	L 82–85	5–6	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 30, 2007* 3:30 pm, no	NJIT UCF Holiday Classic	W 82–50	6–6	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 31, 2007* 3:30 pm, no	Long Island UCF Holiday Classic	W 78–69	7–6	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 5, 2008* 3:00 pm, no	at Sam Houston State	L 58–60	7–7	Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
Regular season (C-USA conference play)
January 8, 2008 9:00 pm, no	at Southern Miss	W 52–41	8–7 (1–0)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 12, 2008 7:00 pm, no	Tulsa	W 97–91 ^3OT	9–7 (2–0)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 13, 2008 8:00 pm, no	at UAB			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 19, 2008 7:00 pm, no	at East Carolina	W 71–66	10–7 (3–0)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
January 23, 2008 7:00 pm, no	UTEP	W 109–80	11–7 (4–0)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 26, 2008 8:00 pm, no	at SMU	L 67–69 ^OT	11–8 (4–1)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 30, 2008 7:00 pm, no	UAB	L 81–88	11–9 (4–2)	UCF Arena Oralndo, FL
February 2, 2008 7:00 pm, no	Houston	L 81–84	11–10 (4–3)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 6, 2008 7:00 pm, no	Marshall	W 77–63	12–10 (5–3)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 9, 2008 4:00 pm, no	at No. 1 Memphis	L 64–85	12–11 (5–4)	FedExForum Memphis, TN
February 16, 2008 3:00 pm, no	at Rice	W 60–53	13–11 (6–4)	Reliant Arena Houston, TX
February 20, 2008 7:00 pm, no	East Carolina	W 110–75	14–11 (7–4)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
February 23, 2008 2:00 pm, no	at Marshall	L 66–71	14–12 (7–5)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 27, 2008 7:00 pm, no	Tulane	W 80–63	15–12 (8–5)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
March 1, 2008 7:00 pm, no	Rice	W 68–60	16–12 (9–5)	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
March 5, 2008 8:00 pm, no	at Houston	L 68–73	16–13 (9–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
March 8, 2008 8:00 pm, no	at Tulsa	L 53–71	16–14 (9–7)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
C-USA tournament
March 13, 2008 9:30 pm, no	vs. Southern Miss	L 62–68	16–15	FedExForum Memphis, TN
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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2007-08 UCF Men's Basketball Season Schedule/Results & Leaders

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"The Speraw File: Taking a closer look at Kirk Speraw's tenure at UCF". Orlando Sentinel. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2011.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Memphis	16	–	0	1.000	38	–	2	.950
UAB	12	–	4	.750	23	–	11	.676
Houston	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
Southern Miss	9	–	7	.563	19	–	14	.576
UCF	9	–	7	.563	16	–	15	.516
Tulsa	8	–	8	.500	25	–	14	.641
UTEP	8	–	8	.500	19	–	14	.576
Marshall	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Tulane	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
East Carolina	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
SMU	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
Rice	0	–	16	.000	3	–	27	.100

† 2008 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll