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UCF Basketball’s Keith Clanton Earns All Conference-USA First Team Honors

In helping lead the UCF men’s basketball team to one of its finest seasons in program history, junior forward Keith Clanton was named to the All Conference-USA First Team Monday. “Well deserved. We had a lot of guys that played well on our team this year, obviously Keith had a really good...
March 5th, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF-UAB Post-Game Video Interviews: Keith Clanton, A.J. Rompza and Donnie Jones

Here is the post-game press conference from UCF men’s basketball win over UAB last Saturday night with interviews from Keith Clanton, A.J. Rompza and Donnie Jones. The Knights won their regular season finale, 71-63, over the Blazers to secure the fourth seed and first-round bye in the Conference-USA...
March 5th, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

Photos: UCF Men’s Basketball vs UAB

UCF forward P.J. Gaynor (21) and UCF guard A.J. Rompza (3) pose for pictures for senior night befoe the UAB Blazers vs UCF Knights basketball game on March 04, 2012. UCF defeated UAB 71-63 to clinch a first round bye in the C-USA tournament. (Kurt Rivers/KnightNews.com)
March 4th, 2012 | Basketball, News, Sports | Read More

UCF-UAB: Keith Clanton, A.J. Rompza Help Knights Secure C-USA Top Four Finish On Senior Night

Senior point guard A.J. Rompza had an illustrious four-year career at UCF. He made sure it ended in a fitting manner. With a first-round bye in the upcoming Conference-USA Tournament at stake, the UCF men’s basketball team was able to hold off a late UAB rally to down the Blazers, 71-63, Saturday...
March 3rd, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF Basketball’s A.J. Rompza, P.J. Gaynor Prepare For Final Game On Senior Night

As the UCF men’s basketball team takes the court Saturday night against UAB, it will have significant meaning as it’s the team’s regular season finale and Senior Night, meaning it’s a farewell tribute to seniors A.J. Rompza and P.J. Gaynor, who will play their final regular season...
March 3rd, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

D.J. Hicks, UCF Baseball Continues Winning Ways With Rout Over Siena

Following his 11-strikeout performance against Boston College a week ago, Ben Lively recorded his second win as starting pitcher for the UCF baseball team (8-2) in a 12-4 trouncing of the Siena Saints (1-8) in Game 1 of a three-game series at Jay Bergmann Field in Orlando, Fl. The Knights dismantled...
March 2nd, 2012 | Baseball, Sports | Read More

Durant, Westbrook Fuel Fourth-Quarter Comeback, Help Thunder Down Howard, Orlando Magic

It took nearly three years for Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Co. to win a game in Orlando, but the Oklahoma City Thunder finally got it done. Trailing for nearly the entire game, the Thunder (29-7) used a late fourth-quarter push led by the dynamic All-Star duo of Durant and Westbrook to notch...
March 2nd, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

Photos: UCF Baseball vs Boston College

Feb 25, 2012; Orlando, FL, USA; Boston College short stop Anthony Melchionda (11) misses the ball as UCF center Chris Talady (20) slides in to second base during the Boston College Eagles vs UCF Knights NCAA baseball game at Jay Bergman Field. The Boston College Eagles won 8-7. Feb 25, 2012; Orlando,...
February 28th, 2012 | Baseball, Sports | Read More

Will Barton, Memphis Overwhelm UCF As Knights Get Blown Out In Sloppy Road Loss

The first half was bad. The second half was worse. That’s just how the night went for the UCF men’s basketball team, who quite simply could never find its rhythm in a lopsided 84-55 blowout defeat to Conference-USA leading Memphis on the team’s Senior Night at the FedExForum Tuesday night. It was...
February 28th, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

D.J. Hicks, UCF Baseball Rout Rival USF, 12-1, For Big In-State Victory

After notching a 2-1 series win this weekend against Boston College, the UCF baseball team (6-2) was firing on all cylinders in a 12-1 routing of in-state rival, the USF Bulls (4-3) at Jay Bergman Field Tuesday night. The Knights bats fired a constant barrage, with 16 hits and put up runs in five different...
February 28th, 2012 | Baseball, Sports | Read More
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