Jan. 20, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - UCF Sports Today with Kirk Speraw is set to broadcast Tuesday afternoon and this week's episode will include a feature story on senior guard Jermaine Taylor (Tavares, Fla.), who has developed into one of the premier players in the nation. The program will air on UCF TV at 12:30 p.m. and then statewide on Sun Sports at 4 p.m.
An All-America candidate, Taylor ranks 10th nationally in scoring, averaging 23.1 points an outing. He is currently fifth at UCF and 15th in Conference USA with 1,560 career points.
The 30-minute show will include highlights from UCF's contests at UAB and Rice last week. Speraw and host Marc Daniels will also preview the Knights' game against Southern Miss, which is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the UCF Arena.
UCF is 11-6 overall and 1-2 in league play. Speraw's team is 8-1 in Orlando this season.
The show will also feature the Centex.com Play of the Week and music from The Dropa Stone with their track "Pattern Nation," and SugarFreeMusic and their song "Two Souls." For more information on the bands, visit MySpace.com/thedropastone and MySpace.com/sugarfreemusic.
Bright House Sports Network will show the program Wednesday at 5 p.m. and Friday at 4 p.m. Episodes of UCF Sports Today with Kirk Speraw are also available at UCFAthletics.com and UCFTV.ucf.edu.
The game against Southern Miss will begin a three-game homestand for the Knights.
For the latest news on the Knights, log on to UCFAthletics.com - the official site for UCF varsity sports. The site, which also contains ticket and Golden Knights Club donor information, is also the home of UCF's new online apparel store. Also visit UCFPhotos.com, the exclusive fan source for UCF action sports pictures.