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UCF Sports Today to Offer C-USA Championship Preview

March 9, 2010

By Doug Richards
UCFAthletics.com

TULSA, Okla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Fans can learn more about UCF's task at the Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship Tuesday when UCF Sports Today with Kirk Speraw airs. The 30-minute show, which is the final episode of the season, is set for 10:30 a.m. on Bright House Sports Network, 12:30 p.m. on UCF TV and statewide on Sun Sports at 4 p.m.

On the show, Speraw and host Marc Daniels will preview the league tournament. The Knights will open the event Wednesday, facing SMU at 8:30 p.m. Eastern at the BOK Center in Tulsa. The winner of the UCF-SMU contest will meet top-seed UTEP in the quarterfinals Thursday at 10 p.m. Eastern.

This week's program includes a feature story on senior guard Drew Speraw (Oviedo, Fla.). Speraw is the lone senior on the squad, and hopes to start a career in coaching once concluding his time as a student-athlete.

The show includes music from Orange Avenue (myspace.com/orangeavenuemusic).

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.