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UCF Basketball Climbs to No. 19 in AP Poll

The UCF Knights Men’s Basketball team continues to make its climb up the national rankings. First-year head coach Donnie Jones has helped lead the Knights to an 11-0 start | Orlando, FL (Photo by AP) In the latest AP poll released yesterday, the Knights (11-0) climbed to the No. 19 spot in the...
December 28th, 2010 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF Knights Ranked In ESPN.com Power Rankings

UCF has been a surprise to many this season, but not just in the state of Florida. Keith Clanton #33 of UCF goes up for a layup against UMass in a game on Dec. 22, 2010 | Amherst, MA (Photo by AP) Coming off it’s first ever ranking in school history, No. 24 UCF gained even more notoriety in the...
December 23rd, 2010 | Basketball, News, Sports | Read More

No. 24 UCF Downs UMass Minutemen 64-59, Remains Undefeated

Minus scorer Marcus Jordan for most of Wednesday night’s game, No. 24 UCF was able to slip past UMass, 64-59, to improve to 11-0 and remain undefeated on the season. Marcus Jordan #5 of UCF goes up for a dunk in a game at the UCF Arena | Orlando, FL (Photo by AP) Jordan, who was nursing a sore ankle...
December 22nd, 2010 | Basketball, News, Sports | Read More

UCF Knights Look To Stay Perfect Against UMass Minutemen

Ranked for the first time in school history, the No. 24 UCF Knights (10-0) will take their undefeated record into Amherst as they take on UMass (7-3) on Wednesday night at Mullins Center, with tipoff set for 7 p.m. Marcus Jordan #5 of UCF goes up for a dunk in a game at the UCF Arena | Orlando, FL (Photo...
December 22nd, 2010 | Basketball, News, Sports | Read More

UCF Knights Nationally Ranked No. 24 In Men’s Basketball

Add another UCF program to the Top 25 rankings in the nation. After defeating the then 7-2 Miami Hurricanes 84-78 on Saturday in the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, the Knights (10-0) have jumped into the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in school history on Monday, nabbing the No. 24 ranking. UCF...
December 20th, 2010 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF Knights, Marcus Jordan Beat Miami Hurricanes in Basketball

The power went out on the Miami Hurricanes basketball team in the second half against UCF — literally. After leading by 10 points at the half, Miami took control of the game against the Knights, but a 12-4 run and a jolt of energy charged the Knights to pull to within two points at 47-45, then...
December 18th, 2010 | Basketball, News, Sports | Read More

Knights Blow Past Ragin’ Cajuns To Remain Undefeated

The Knights kept their record unblemished tonight by defeating the Layfette Ragin’ Cajuns by 21 points, with a final score of 79-58. Keith Clayton dominated the court for 35 minutes, scoring 28 points and grabbing 8 rebounds. Dwight McCombs added 13 points and 9 rebounds, and both AJ Rompza and...
December 16th, 2010 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF Defeats Bethune Cookman in Men’s Basketball

PHOTOS BY KURT RIVERS UCF (8-0) picked up a win against Bethune Cookman (4-5) on Saturday night by a score of 76-59. The win marks the eighth straight victory for UCF on the season, propelling the Knights to the best start in school history since joining the Division 1 ranks in 1984. After finishing...
December 12th, 2010 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

A.J. Rompza Involved in Crash on UCF Campus

UPDATE 12/09/10: According to the Orlando Sentinel, Head Coach Donnie Jones confirmed that A.J. Rompza was in a car accident yesterday, stating, “A.J. had a car accident here on campus and is just really sore. He didn’t get injured, but he’s just really sore from it. So we sat him out here today...
December 7th, 2010 | Basketball, News | Read More

Knights Rout Southeastern Louisiana to Keep Record Perfect

Just a few hours after the UCF football team celebrated their second Conference-USA championship in the last four years, the UCF basketball team kept their record unblemished with a 74-49 blowout win at the UCF Arena over the Southeastern Louisiana Lions and kept the success at UCF going. It’s not...
December 5th, 2010 | Basketball, Sports | Read More
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