March 12, 2008
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (www.ucfathletics.com) - As the UCF men's basketball team prepares for its quarterfinal contest at the Conference USA Championship in Memphis, Tenn., the final edition of UCF Sports Today with Kirk Speraw is slated to air on Wednesday. The program begins at 5 p.m. on Sun Sports.
The episode features highlights of the Knights' final two regular-season games. The show also includes a tour of the basketball program's new practice facility, which is being constructed in the old UCF Arena.
The Knights (16-14) finished fourth in Conference USA, securing a first-round bye at the league championship. On Thursday evening, UCF will face No. 5 Southern Miss or No. 12 Rice in the quarterfinals at the FedEx Forum.
The 12-team event gets underway on Wednesday.
Produced by the UCF video services department, UCF Sports Today with Kirk Speraw is hosted by Marc Daniels. Episodes are also available at www.ucfathletics.com as part of the UCF Knights All-Access package.
UCF's game on Thursday will begin at 9:30 p.m. EST and will be televised live regionally on CSS. If the Knights' are victorious, they will face No. 1 Memphis/No. 8 Marshall or No. 9 Tulane in the semifinals on Friday.
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