UCF Defeats Houston in Men’s Basketball

Teamwork was the theme of the game as the UCF Knights came out on top over the Houston Cougars 68-65, showing Houston that they would need more than Aubrey Coleman’s game high 26 points to defeat them at home. After Coleman, who played all 40 minutes of the game, the Cougars had no one over 8 points...

February 17th, 2010 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

Black, Gold and Blue Man Group

The much-anticipated UCF vs. Marshall game had Knights fans lined up by the arena as early as 4:30pm for an 8 o’clock game. Students were eager to see our basketball team take on one of our toughest opponents as well as the Blue Man Group’s halftime show. The stadium was packed and the student...

January 14th, 2010 | Basketball, Entertainment | Read More

Marshall Defeat UCF Men’s Basketball

The Blue Man group were not the only ones putting on a show at the UCF Arena Wednesday night, as Hassan Whiteside and the Marshall Thundering Herd surged late to defeat the UCF Knights 81-75. Whiteside, who led the nation in blocks entering the game, added to that total with ten more rejections. The...

January 14th, 2010 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF Defeats Newberry, Improves to 6-1

UCF spoiled former Knights assistant Steve Demeo’s return to Orlando with a 80-62 drubbing of Newberry College. Demeo, the new head coach at Newberry, served as an assistant under Kirk Speraw last season, helping to develop many of the Knights who defeated his squad Tuesday night. Video by Kyle Sorice. The...

December 1st, 2009 | Basketball | Read More

Knights Basketball Beats Albany In Close Game

Redshirt freshman forward Dave Diakite scored a career high 21 points as the UCF men’s basketball team held on for a 76-72 win over Albany. Diakite provided some sensational highlights throughout the game as he gave the fans three stellar dunks including one beauty off an inbound play. He also made...

November 28th, 2009 | Basketball | Read More

KnightNews Interviews Sixth Man on Court

As the Knights improve to 2-0 this season, it becomes quite clear that now more than ever the team is feeding off the crowd’s support. The student section represents somewhat of a sixth man on the court. They help rally the team to score when they are down, and also help to stop the opposition...

November 18th, 2009 | Basketball, COMMENTARY, Sports | Read More

UCF Men’s Basketball Defeat Howard

The Knights pushed their record to 2-0 on Tuesday night with a 68-59 victory over the visiting Howard Bisons. UCF grabbed the lead early and never looked back in cruising to their second win of the young season. Coach Speraw’s Press Conference Taylor Young led the way for the Knights with 15 points,...

November 18th, 2009 | Basketball | Read More

Michael Jordan Caught on Camera at UCF

KnightNews.com captured this video (we left much of it raw for you with minimal editing) of NBA legend Michael Jordan sitting in a box at the UCF basketball game. He was there to watch his son, UCF’s Marcus Jordan. You can see Michael was sporting Air Jordan clothing in the video. For a recap of...

November 14th, 2009 | Basketball, Beyond UCF, Videos | Read More

Knights Open the Season with Big Win

With the second largest crowd in attendance to watch the UCF Knights take on the UMASS Minutemen, the Knights put on quite a show as they won 84-67. There was a different feeling in the UCF Arena than usual, as high hopes surround this up and coming squad. “The crowd was great. Let’s keep it up...

November 14th, 2009 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

Basketball Season Preview

The college basketball season is upon us again, which means more perennial powerhouses getting upset by no-name schools, buzzer beaters, and “one-and-dones.” Thankfully, it does not include the return of the North Carolina star, Tyler Hansbrough, who finally graduated and moved onto the NBA....

November 12th, 2009 | Basketball, COMMENTARY | Read More

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