March 6, 2005
UCF
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Founded: 1963
Enrollment: 44,000
Nickname: Golden Knights
Colors: Black & Gold
Conference: Atlantic Sun
President: Dr. John C. Hitt
Athletics Director: Steve Orsini
Prominent Alumni: Michelle Akers (Women's Soccer Player), Daunte Culpepper (Pro Bowl Quarterback), Ericka Dunlap (Miss America 2004), Brian France (CEO, NASCAR), Mark Miller (lead singer, Sawyer Brown)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Kirk Speraw
Alma Mater: Iowa, 1980
Career Record: 195-162, 12th season
UCF Record: Same
Associate Head Coach: Tom Schuberth
Assistant Coaches: Craig Brown, Dwight Evans
BASKETBALL HISTORY
First Season of Basketball: 1969-70
First Year at Division I: 1984-85
All-Time Record: 565-431
Years in NCAA Tournament: 4/1994, 1996, 2004, 2005
TEAM INFORMATION
2004-05 Record: 24-8
Atlantic Sun: 13-7
A-Sun Regular Season Finish: T-1st
Home: 12-3
Away: 7-5
Neutral: 5-0
2005 ATLANTIC SUN CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
Site: Nashville, Tenn.
UCF Seed: 2
Quarterfinals: UCF 81, No. 7 Mercer 68
Semifinals: UCF 66, No. 3 Belmont 61
Final: UCF 63, No. 1 Gardner-Webb 54
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Scoring: Josh Peppers (13.5), Gary Johnson (13.2), Anthony Williams (11.2)
Rebounding: Anthony Williams (5.6), Kingsley Edwards (4.6), Justin Rose (4.3)
Assists: Kingsley Edwards (4.1), Gary Johnson (3.7)
Steals: Gary Johnson (2.2)
Blocks: Anthony Williams (1.6)
2005 Accolades
Gary Johnson: Atlantic Sun All-Conference Second Team, Atlantic Sun Tournament MVP, Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team
Josh Peppers: Atlantic Sun All-Conference Second Team, Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team
SPORTS INFORMATION
Men's Basketball Contact: Doug Richards
Office Phone: (407) 823-2142
E-mail: dorichar@mail.ucf.edu
Fax: (407) 823-5266
Web Site: www.UCFathletics.com