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March 4, 2006
IRVING, Texas - The UCF men's basketball team has earned the fifth seed at the 2006 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship presented by Aeropostale. The Golden Knights (13-14, 7-7 C-USA) will face No. 12 East Carolina in the first round on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. Eastern.
The C-USA Championship runs March 8-11 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn. East Carolina is 8-19 overall and concluded the regular season 2-12 in conference play.
UCF claimed both meetings in 2005-06 against the Pirates. The Golden Knights won 64-59 at East Carolina on Jan. 25. In Orlando on Feb. 22, the hosts claimed a 69-48 victory over East Carolina.
The Golden Knights will be participating in the C-USA Championship for the first time. Video of each first-round game will be available live online only.
Memphis is the No. 1 seed at the event. The Tigers, ranked No. 3 in the nation will have a first-round bye at the tournament. Other teams receiving first-round byes include No. 2 UAB, No. 3 UTEP and No. 4 Houston.
The East Carolina/UCF winner will face No. 4 Houston in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. Eastern. All quarterfinal contests will be aired nationally live on CSTV.
2006 Conference USA Championship Presented by Aeropostale - FedExForum, Memphis, Tenn.
Wednesday, March 8
(7) Rice vs. (10) SMU, Noon
(6) Tulsa vs. (11) Southern Miss, 2:30 p.m.
(8) Tulane vs. (9) Marshall, 6 p.m.
(5) UCF vs. (12) East Carolina, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 9
7/10 Winner vs. (2) UAB, Noon
6/11 Winner vs. (3) UTEP, 2:30 p.m.
8/9 Winner vs. (1) Memphis, 6 p.m.
5/12 Winner vs. (4) Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, March 10
Semifinal No. 1 (Highest Remaining Seed), 3 p.m.
Semifinal No. 2, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 11
Championship Game, 10:35 a.m.
All times listed are Central.