Feb. 13, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - Each time during a game that he steps to the free-throw line and knocks down a shot, senior guard Dave Noel (Boynton Beach, Fla./Boynton Beach) continues his climb in UCF's career record book. The shooting guard is third all-time in school history, shooting at an 83.1 percent clip from the free-throw line.
In his third year with the Knights after transferring from UNC-Wilmington, Noel has made 211 of his 254 attempts at the charity stripe. Cleveland Jackson (1977-79) is UCF's all-time leader in the category, making 83.8 percent of his attempts.
This year, Noel is 77-of-93 (82.8 percent) at the line. His percentage ranks 84th in the country.
He has been accurate at the free-throw line in crunch time in 2007-08, making 33-of-37 attempts (89.2) in the last five minutes of games.
Noel will have the opportunity to increase his career free-throw percentage on Saturday when the Knights face Rice in Houston for a Conference USA contest.
UCF's next home contest is Feb. 20 versus East Carolina. Tip-off at the new UCF Arena is set for 7 p.m. and ticket information is available by calling 407-UCF-1000.
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Notes: When UCF faces Rice, it will mark the Knights' third of four trips to Texas this season. The squad has already played Sam Houston State and SMU and will face Houston on March 5... The Knights are not scheduled to practice on Wednesday.