2o12-13 ucf men's basketball preseason information
2O12-13 UCF MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON INFORMATION UCF INFORMATION Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Colors Conference President Director of Athletics Athletics Phone Ticket Office Phone
UCF ARENA
Orlando, Fla. 1963 58,587 Knights Black and Gold Conference USA Dr. John C. Hitt Todd Stansbury (407) 823-4114 (407) 823-1000
Capacity Year Opened Press Row Phone
10,000 2007 (407) 823-2477
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Donnie Jones Alma Mater Pikeville (Ky.), 1988 Career Record 98-64 (Five years) UCF Record 43-23 (Two years) Associate Head Coach Shawn Finney Alma Mater Fairmont State, 1985 Assistant Coach Darren Tillis Alma Mater Paul Quinn College, 1996 Assistant Coach Tim Thomas Alma Mater Wheeling Jesuit, 1993 Director of Program Development Brendan Suhr Alma Mater Montclair State, 1973 Assistant Director of Operations J.P. Clark Athletic Trainer Andy Reber Basketball Office Phone (407) 823-5805
BASKETBALL HISTORY
First Year of Basketball First Year at Division I Level First Year in Conference USA All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last
UCF, Not Central Florida
1969-70 1984-85 2005-06 692-523 Four/2005
TEAM INFORMATION 2011-12 Record Conference USA Record Conference USA Finish Home Record Home Conference USA Record Road Record Road Conference USA Record Neutral Site Record Postseason Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost
22-11 10-6 Third 16-1 7-1 3-9 3-5 3-1 NIT First Round 4/1 7/3
STARTERS RETURNING
SG: Marcus Jordan (13.7 ppg, 2.4 apg) SF: Isaiah Sykes (12.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg) PF: Keith Clanton (14.5 ppg, 8.1 rpg) C: Josh Crittle (4.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg)
OTHER RETURNEES
SF: Tristan Spurlock (7.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg) PF: Kasey Wilson (3.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg) SG/SF: Rod Days (1.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg)
TRANSFERS ELIGIBLE
PG: C.J. Reed (Bethune-Cookman) PG/SG: Calvin Newell (Oklahoma) - December
KEY NEWCOMERS PG/SG: Daiquan Walker SG: Matt Williams PF: Stephon Blair PF: Dylan Karell
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
Director/MBB Contact Doug Richards Office Phone (407) 823-2142 E-mail [email protected] Mailing Address PO Box 163555 Orlando, FL 32816 Overnight Address 4000 Central Florida Blvd. Wayne Densch Sports Center, Building 39 Orlando, FL 32816 Web Site UCFAthletics.com Twitter Twitter.com/UCF_MBasketball Facebook UCF Men’s Basketball
Please refer to the University of Central Florida as UCF when shortening the title. Derivitives such as C. Florida, Cent. Florida and C. Fla., should not be used. Also, please note that UCF’s teams are no longer being referred to as the Golden Knights. Instead, they are simply called the Knights.
HEAD COACH DONNIE JONES
In two short years as the head coach at UCF, Donnie Jones has guided the Knights plenty of historic firsts. Whether it has been victories over nationallyranked teams, trips to the postseason, wins against conference rivals or individual honors for his players, Jones has taken the program to new heights. And Jones is not done. With membership in the BIG EAST Conference coming in 2013, the head coach has his program positioned to experience bigger and better achievements in the future. Jones, who won a pair of national championships as an assistant at Florida, was named the head coach at UCF on March 29, 2010. UCF has posted back-to-back 20-victory campaigns under Jones, made two-straight postseason appearances, including a trip to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, and recorded several notable victories. The 2011-12 campaign was filled with historic achievements for the Knights. UCF went 22-11 overall, posting the fourth-most victories for the program since the school moved to the Division I level in 1984. The Knights were selected to the NIT for the first time. Jones guided his squad to a 10-6 record in Conference USA, good for third in the final league standings. UCF defeated UAB at the league championship to advance to the C-USA semifinals for the first time since joining the conference in 2005. In league play, the Knights registered their first victories over Memphis and UAB. Jones also led UCF to one of the biggest wins in program history in non-conference action as the Knights defeated No. 4 ranked and defending national champion UConn at the Battle 4 Atlantis. UCF won right from the start of Jones’ tenure. In 201011, the Knights, who won their first 14 games of the year, went 13-0 during non-league play, picking up victories over No. 16 Florida, Miami, USF, UMass and Princeton along the way. The win over Gators, UCF’s first in 10 tries, at the Amway Center in downtown Orlando, put the team on the national radar. Seventeen days later, the Knights knocked off Miami in Sunrise, Fla., propelling the team into the national rankings for the first time in school history. The Knights spent four total weeks in the rankings, including three weeks with spots in both national polls. Jones’ squad moved to as high as 18th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and 19th in the Associated Press Top 25. After winning just 15 contests the previous season, UCF finished the year with 21 victories, marking just the sixth 20-win season at the school since joining the Division I ranks in 1984. UCF was invited to participate in the CBI at the end of the year. Jones came to UCF after three seasons at Marshall, where he quickly turned around the Thundering Herd program. Jones was named Marshall’s head coach in 2007. He inherited a program that had struggled since joining C-USA in 2005, and quickly changed the culture surrounding the Herd. Less than three years later, Jones led the Herd to one of the top campaigns in program history. In 2009-10, Marshall went 24-10 and advanced to the second round of the CollegeInsider. com Tournament. Prior to taking the helm at Marshall, Jones served for 11 years as an assistant coach at Florida, helping the program claim a pair of national titles and make three trips to the Final Four. Working as an assistant under Billy Donovan from 199607, Jones helped Florida win back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007. Florida recorded a 261-103 mark during Jones’ time with the program.
ROSTER INFORMATION NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 15 22 24 32 33 52
Name Rod Days Tristan Spurlock Bobby Horodyski C.J. Reed Daiquan Walker Marcus Jordan Tyler Coons Calvin Newell Matt Williams Dylan Karell Kasey Wilson Josh Crittle Isaiah Sykes Keith Clanton Staphon Blair
Pos. G/F F G G G G G G G F F C G/F F F
Ht. 6-6 6-8 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-5 6-11 6-7 6-9 6-5 6-9 6-9
Wt. 210 230 175 200 170 205 180 200 195 205 225 260 210 245 230
Cl. So. RJr. Sr. RSr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. RSr. Jr. Sr. Fr.
Hometown/High School (Previous School) Miami Gardens, Fla./Sagemont School Woodbridge, Va./Word of Life Christian (Virginia) Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz (Marshall) Daytona Beach, Fla./Atlantic (Bethune-Cookman) Philadelphia, Pa./Constitution Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Orlando Fla./The First Academy Philadelphia, Pa./Strath Haven (Oklahoma) Orlando, Fla./Jones North Miami Beach, Fla./Dr. Krop North Port, Fla./North Port Bellwood, Ill./Hales Franciscan (Oregon) Detroit, Mich./Denby Orlando, Fla./Orlando Christian Prep Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Donnie Jones (Pikeville, 1988), Third year at UCF Associate Head Coach: Shawn Finney (Fairmont State, 1985) Assistant Coach: Darren Tillis (Paul Quinn College, 1996) Assistant Coach: Tim Thomas (Wheeling Jesuit, 1993)
PRESEASON NOTES A PROGRAM ON THE RISE
• Under head coach Donnie Jones, UCF is a program on the rise • Last year, Jones led the Knights to their first trip to the postseason National Invitation Tournament • The Knights went 22-11 overall a year ago and finished third in Conference USA after going 10-6 in league play • In two seasons in Orlando, Jones has guided the Knights to some big victories, including triumphs over No. 16 Florida Miami, Princeton and USF in 2010-11 and wins versus No. 4 UConn and Memphis a year ago
THEY’RE BACK
• UCF returns 83.8 percent of its scoring and 75.0 percent of its rebounding from a year ago • Four of the team’s top-five scorers are back from 2011-12, including its top-three: Keith Clanton (14.5 points per game), Marcus Jordan (13.7), Isaiah Sykes (12.3) • UCF welcomes back four starters from last year in Clanton, Jordan, Sykes and Josh Crittle
GOING FOR 20
• The Knights will be seeking their third-straight 20-win season in 2012-13 • UCF has only achieved the feat once since joining the Division I ranks in 1984, having won 20 games each year from 2002-05
FOLLOW THE LEADER
• Keith Clanton enters his senior season as one of the premier players in Conference USA • One of the best players in UCF history, Clanton garnered All-C-USA First Team and NABC All-District 11 Team honors as a junior after averaging 14.5 points and 8.1 rebounds • A C-USA All-Defensive Team selection, Clanton blocked 59 shots and led the league with 2.0 swats per game in conference play • Clanton already ranks first in program history with 164 career blocks, and is third with 737 rebounds and 11th with 1,260 points
SHOW AND IMPROVE
• As a freshman in 2010-11, Isaiah Sykes averaged 4.0 points and 3.2 boards in 16.5 minutes per game • In league contests, Sykes averaged only 1.9 points • The guard/forward showed great improvement as a sophomore as he played in all 33 contests, making 32 starts, and averaged 12.3 points and 6.4 rebounds • Sykes had 22 double-digit scoring performances, after recording only one as a rookie, and shot 54.5 percent overall to lead the team • In Conference USA contests, he shot 55.1 percent, good for fifth in the league • Despite standing 6-foot-5, Sykes ranked third in C-USA games in offensive rebounds (3.2)
• The duo averaged a combined 31.8 points during their last seasons at their previous schools • A point guard, Reed came to UCF with impressive credentials • As a junior at Bethune-Cookman, he was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the HBCU National Player of the Year after averaging 18.8 points and 4.8 assists • Newell, who will see time at both guard spots, played in five games for Oklahoma in 2011 before heading to UCF and averaged 13.0 points in 19.6 minutes
SENIOR SHOOTING GUARD
• Marcus Jordan spent all of UCF’s non-conference schedule playing point guard, looking to get open teammates involved • Once Conference USA play began, he moved back to his natural spot at shooting guard, but still had ample minutes at the point • Despite the position changes, Jordan still managed to average 13.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists • This season, Jordan should see all of his time off the ball, and should benefit from the arrival of point guard C.J. Reed • Jordan, who knows how to get to the basket and score in traffic, enters his senior campaign 14th in UCF history with 1,182 points
THE RETURN
• UCF also returns three talented frontcourt players in Tristan Spurlock, Josh Crittle and Kasey Wilson • A small forward, Spurlock could make a huge jump this season • He averaged 7.2 points in 23.5 minutes per game last year after averaging 2.4 points in 13 contests at Virginia as a freshman in 2009-10 • Crittle, who has improved his strength and conditioning since arriving at UCF, made 25 starts at center last season • The big man is working hard on his post-up game and could contribute more offensively in 2012-13 • Wilson displayed great promise at the end of his freshman season • The power forward averaged 3.1 points in 2.2 minutes per game a year ago, but will receive more playing time this season and is expected to make a big impact as a sophomore
WELCOME FRESHMEN
• Four freshmen joined the program this summer • The group consists of Matt Williams from Orlando, Staphon Bair from Fort Lauderdale, Dylan Karell from North Miami Beach and Daiquan Walker from Philadelphia • A shooting guard, Williams averaged 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds at Jones High School this past year • Blair will help provide depth behind Josh Crittle in the post • He averaged 14.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocks as a senior at Dillard High School, and was listed as the No. 29 power forward nationally by ESPNU • Karell, who attended Dr. Krop High School, averaged 16.0 points in 2011-12 A LOADED BACKCOURT • Thanks to the addition of two talented transfers, UCF will have a loaded backcourt • Walker, who is listed as the No. 33 point guard in the country by ESPNU, averaged • Both C.J. Reed and Calvin Newell (eligible in December) will compete for the 18.1 points and 7.0 assists in leading Constitution High School to a state title Knights after sitting out a year ago
PLAYER PROFILES O ROD DAYS
Sophomore • Guard/Forward • 6-6 • 210 • Miami Gardens, Fla. • Sagemont School • Played in 23 contests as a freshman, making seven starts • Averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 8.6 minutes per game • Named the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 2A Player of the Year as a senior at the Sagemont School in 2010-11 • As a senior, averaged 18.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals
1 TRISTAN SPURLOCK
R-Junior • Forward • 6-8 • 230 • Woodbridge, Va. • Word of Life • Virginia • Appeared in 33 games in 2011-12, making six starts • Averaged 23.5 minutes per contest • Ranked fourth on the team in scoring at 7.2 points per game • Averaged 4.4 rebounds and connected on 35 3-pointers • Spent the 2009-10 campaign at Virginia, averaging 2.4 points in 13 contests
11 CALVIN NEWELL
Junior • Guard • 6-1 • 200 • Philadelphia, Pa. • Strath Haven • Oklahoma
• Will be eligible to compete for UCF in December following the fall semester • Appeared in 36 games from 2010-11 at Oklahoma • As a sophomore in 2011, played in five contests and averaged 13.0 points in 19.6 minutes per contest • Totaled 19 points against Idaho State in the season opener and added 18 points against Washington State • Saw action in 31 games as a freshman and averaged 3.5 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 12.5 minutes per contest
12 MATT WILLIAMS
2 BOBBY HORODYSKI
Freshman • Guard • 6-5 • 195 • Orlando, Fla. • Jones • A local product who averaged 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a senior • Selected to the SourceHoops Florida Class 4A All-State Second Team • Named to FACA All-State Class 4A First Team • Averaged 15.3 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a junior
3 C.J. Reed
22 KASEY WILSON
Senior • Guard • 6-0 • 175 • Gainesville, Fla. • Buchholz • Marshall • Appeared in six games as a junior and averaged 1.2 minutes an outing • Made UCF debut at No. 24 Florida State and logged a minute against the 15 DYLAN KARELL Freshman • Forward • 6-11 • 205 • North Miami Beach, Fla. • Dr. Krop Seminoles • As a senior, averaged 16.0 points and 9.0 boards • Spent the 2009-10 campaign at Marshall • Averaged 11.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a junior • Appeared in nine games for the Thundering Herd and averaged 0.8 points R-Senior • Guard • 6-3 • 200 • Daytona Beach, Fla. • Atlantic • Bethune-Cookman • Is now eligible to compete for the Knights after sitting out the 2011-12 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules • As a junior at Bethune-Cookman in 2010-11, named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the HBCU National Player of the Year • Averaged 18.8 points per game, good for first in the MEAC • Led the MEAC in free-throw attempts (219), free-throws made (179), minutes per contest (38.7) and was fourth in assists (4.8) and steals (1.6) an outing • Finished time at Bethune-Cookman as the school’s all-time leader in assists with 429
Freshman • Forward • 6-7 • 205 • North Port, Fla. • North Port • Appeared in 29 contests, making one start, as a freshman • Averaged 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 7.4 minutes per game • Shot 50.0 percent overall • In Conference USA games, averaged 3.6 points and 2.3 rebounds while shooting 54.5 percent overall and 42.9 percent from 3-point range
scoring • Had 24 double-digit scoring performances • Enters senior campaign 14th in UCF history with 1,182 points • Also ranks fourth in free throws made with 350
33 KEITH CLANTON
24 JOSH CRITTLE
R-Senior • Center • 6-8 • 260 • Bellwood, Ill. • Hales Franciscan • Oregon • Played in 31 games as a junior, making 25 starts • Averaged 4.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in 17.7 minutes per game • In league games, averaged 4.8 points and 3.1 rebounds 4 DAIQUAN WALKER • Shot 44.1 percent overall for the year Freshman • Guard • 6-2 • 170 • Philadelphia, Pa. • Constitution • Sat out the 2010-11 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules after attending Oregon • Rated as the No. 33 point guard nationally by ESPNU • Averaged 18.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists as a senior, helping Constitution for two years win the Pennsylvania Class A title • Scored 22 points to go with seven rebounds, six assists and six steals in the 32 ISAIAH SYKES Junior • Guard/Forward • 6-5 • 210 • Detroit, Mich. • Denby championship game victory over Lincoln Park • Garnered Associated All-State Class A First Team and Philadelphia Public League • Played in all 33 contests, making 32 starts, and averaged 12.3 points and 6.4 rebounds First Team honors • Had 22 double-digit scoring performances and shot 54.5 percent overall to lead the team 5 MARCUS JORDAN • In Conference USA contests, shot 55.1 percent, good for fifth in the league Senior • Guard • 6-3 • 205 • Chicago, Ill. • Whitney Young • In 2011-12, played in and started 31 games, averaging 13.7 points, 2.7 rebounds • Ranked third in C-USA games in offensive rebounds per game (3.2) • Made great strides a sophomore after averaging 4.0 points and 3.2 boards in 16.4 and 2.4 assists • Ranked second in Conference USA in minutes per game at 35.9 and was 11th in minutes per game as a freshman Senior • Forward • 6-8 • 245 • Orlando, Fla. • Orlando Christian Prep • Named to the All-Conference USA First Team and the C-USA All-Defensive Team • Started all 33 games and averaged 14.5 points and 8.1 rebounds • Ranked 10th in C-USA in scoring and sixth in rebounds per game 1O TYLER COONS • Shot 46.1 percent overall and averaged 1.8 blocks per game Freshman • Guard • 6-2 • 180 • Orlando, Fla. • The First Academy • Averaged 2.0 blocks in C-USA play to lead the league • Averaged 15.8 points and 5.5 assists as a senior at The First Academy • Named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-State Class 3A Team after • Enters final season first in program history with 164 blocks, third with 737 rebounds and 11th with 1,260 points senior season • Selected to Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida Fourth Team • As a junior, named to FACA All-State Class 2A Team after averaging 15.3 points 52 STAPHON BLAIR Freshman • Forward • 6-9 • 230 • Fort Lauderdale, Fla. • Dillard and 5.5 assists • Listed as the No. 29 power forward nationally by ESPNU • As a senior, averaged 14.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game • Selected to SourceHoops Florida Class 5A All-State First Team • Named to Sun-Sentinel All-Broward First Team and the Miami Herald All-Broward Second Team
2O11-12 STATISTICS Overall Record: 22-1 (Home 16-1, Away 3-9, Neutral 3-1)
Player GP-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-FTA Pct CLANTON, Keith 33-33 1085-32.9 176-382 .461 39-116 .336 89-152 .586 JORDAN, Marcus 31-31 1112-35.9 131-354 .370 52-169 .308 111-155 .716 SYKES, Isaiah 33-32 1012-30.7 159-292 .545 6-21 .286 83-152 .546 SPURLOCK, Tristan 33-6 776-23.5 78-215 .363 35-110 .318 47-70 .671 ROMPZA, A.J. 21-20 654-31.1 51-134 .381 27-81 .333 20-34 .588 CRITTLE, Josh 31-25 548-17.7 56-127 .441 0-0 .000 33-45 .733 GAYNOR, P.J. 31-3 492-15.9 44-98 .449 6-28 .214 33-47 .702 WILSON, Kasey 29-1 216-7.4 34-68 .500 8-24 .333 13-21 .619 JORDAN, Jeff 13-1 276-21.2 13-35 .371 2-15 .133 7-14 .500 McCOMBS, Dwight 15-6 188-12.5 15-29 .517 0-0 .000 6-15 .400 DAYS, Rod 23-7 197-8.6 10-40 .250 3-27 .111 7-12 .583 MARTIN, Wayne 11-0 37-3.4 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 3-5 .600 HORODYSKI, Bobby 6-0 7-1.2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Team Total 33 6600 768-1777 .432 178-592 .301 452-722 .626 Opponents 33 6600 764-1814 .421 190-608 .313 378-573 .660
Conference USA Record: 10-6 (Home 7-1, Away 3-5)
Player GP-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-FTA Pct CLANTON, Keith 16-16 527-32.9 92-192 .479 17-58 .293 32-57 .561 SYKES, Isaiah 16-16 532-33.2 87-158 .551 5-13 .385 40-68 .588 JORDAN, Marcus 16-16 589-36.8 59-170 .347 19-67 .284 51-71 .718 ROMPZA, A.J. 16-15 508-31.8 39-101 .386 23-63 .365 12-24 .500 SPURLOCK, Tristan 16-1 382-23.9 36-107 .336 19-62 .306 14-20 .700 CRITTLE, Josh 16-14 279-17.4 30-64 .469 0-0 .000 16-22 .727 WILSON, Kasey 14-1 120-8.6 18-33 .545 6-14 .429 9-13 .692 GAYNOR, P.J. 16-1 208-13.0 19-37 .514 3-13 .231 11-15 .733 McCOMBS, Dwight 2-0 14-7.0 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 MARTIN, Wayne 3-0 10-3.3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 DAYS, Rod 7-0 22-3.1 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 JORDAN, Jeff 1-0 9-9.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Team Total 16 3200 384-873 .440 92-292 .315 188-295 .637 Opponents 16 3200 379-867 .437 92-277 .332 166-258 .643
Starting Lineups Opponent Saint Thomas at Florida State HIgh Point vs. Charleston vs. UConn vs. Harvard Hartford Bethune-Cookman North Carolina A&T Old Dominion at Louisiana Stetson Rhode Island Tulane at East Carolina Houston at Marshall Memphis at UAB at Tulsa Southern Miss Palm Beach Atlantic at SMU Marshall at Southern Miss East Carolina at Rice UTEP at Memphis UAB vs. UAB at Memphis at Drexel
Guard Sykes M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan J. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza M. Jordan Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza
Guard Days Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan Sykes M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan
Forward Spurlock Days Days Days Days Days Spurlock Spurlock Spurlock Gaynor Gaynor Days Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Spurlock Sykes Sykes Spurlock Sykes Sykes
Off 98 8 93 42 9 43 27 23 0 13 7 1 0 59 423 368
Def 168 76 118 102 44 48 62 41 9 24 23 4 0 55 774 737
Reb Avg PF-FO A 266 8.1 92-4 61 84 2.7 38-0 73 211 6.4 85-3 65 144 4.4 57-1 23 53 2.5 47-0 93 91 2.9 96-2 13 89 2.9 55-0 14 64 2.2 30-0 1 9 0.7 13-0 24 37 2.5 29-0 2 30 1.3 10-0 5 5 0.5 0-0 1 0 0.0 0 0 114 1197 36.3 552-10 375 1105 33.5 651- 432
TO 79 59 94 35 29 30 31 12 16 8 8 2 1 13 417 410
Blk 59 1 14 22 2 8 10 10 1 12 1 2 0
Off 47 51 4 5 18 23 10 14 3 0 1 0 27 203 170
Def 72 63 38 33 49 26 22 31 6 0 3 0 26 369 349
Reb Avg PF-FO A 119 7.4 49-4 25 114 7.1 40-0 36 42 2.6 17-0 30 38 2.4 33-0 69 67 4.2 25-0 11 49 3.1 49-2 7 32 2.3 13-0 0 45 2.8 29-0 4 9 4.5 3-0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 4 0.6 1-0 0 0 0.0 0 0 53 572 35.8 259-6 182 519 32.4 290- 210
TO 39 47 26 22 10 17 5 14 3 1 0 2 5 191 188
Blk 32 6 1 2 11 4 6 4 2 0 0 0
Stl 17 16 5 40 8 10 3 3 0 0 0 0
68 42
102 1048 65.5 85 1016 63.5
Forward Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Wilson Clanton Gaynor Clanton Clanton Clanton
Center McCombs McCombs McCombs McCombs McCombs McCombs Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Clanton Crittle Clanton Crittle Crittle Crittle
Stl 34 19 35 18 50 16 8 6 13 4 4 1 0
Pts 480 425 407 238 149 145 127 89 35 36 30 5 0
Avg 14.5 13.7 12.3 7.2 7.1 4.7 4.1 3.1 2.7 2.4 1.3 0.5 0.0
142 208 2166 65.6 106 187 2096 63.5
Pts 233 219 188 113 105 76 51 52 5 2 4 0
Avg 14.6 13.7 11.8 7.1 6.6 4.8 3.6 3.3 2.5 0.7 0.6 0.0
2O11-12 RESULTS Date Opponent Result N12 St. Thomas W, 74-61 N14 at No. 24 Florida State L, 73-50 N18 High Point W, 84-72 N24 vs. College of Charleston! W, 74-63 N25 vs. No. 4 UConn! W, 68-63 N26 vs. Harvard! L, 59-49 D3 Hartford W, 67-48 D10 Bethune-Cookman W, 53-51 D13 North Carolina A&T W, 77-65 D17 Old Dominion W, 61-53 D21 at Louisiana L, 61-60 D29 Stetson@ W, 80-70 D30 Rhode Island@ W, 65-54 J4 Tulane* W, 60-53 J7 at East Carolina* W, 81-63 J11 Houston* W, 74-63 J14 at Marshall* L, 65-64 J18 Memphis* W, 68-67 J21 at UAB* W, 48-41 J25 at Tulsa* L, 66-61 J28 Southern Miss* L, 78-65 J30 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 84-69 F4 at SMU* W, 59-52 F8 Marshall* W, 67-60 F11 at Southern Miss* L, 78-74 F18 East Carolina* W, 64-55 F22 at Rice* L, 83-74 F25 UTEP* W, 63-45 F28 at Memphis* L, 84-55 M3 UAB* W, 71-63 M8 vs. UAB# W, 64-54 M9 at Memphis# L, 83-52 M14 at Drexel% L, 81-56 ! - Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas) @ - UCF Holiday Classic (Orlando, Fla.) # - Conference USA Championship (Memphis, Tenn.) % - National Invitation Tournament * - Conference USA game
Attendance Home C-USA Home
Games 17 8
Total 97,297 54,687
Average 5,723 6,836
Individual Honors
Keith Clanton • NABC All-District 11 First Team (March 14) • Conference USA All-Defensive Team (March 6) • All-Conference USA First Team (March 5) • Conference USA Player of the Week (Jan. 23) • Conference USA Player of the Wek (Nov. 28) • Preseason All-Conference USA FIrst Team (Oct. 10) Marcus Jordan • UCF Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team (Dec. 30) • Preseason All-Conference USA Second Team (Oct. 10) A.J. Rompza • Conference USA All-Academic Team (March 2) • Conference USA Player of the Week (Jan. 9) Isaiah Sykes • Conference USA Player of the Week (Jan. 13) • UCF Holiday Classic MVP (Dec. 30)
Points Clanton (18) Spurlock (12) M. Jordan (21) Clanton (28) Two players (20) Clanton (12) Sykes (22) Sykes (15) M. Jordan (28) Clanton (23) M. Jordan (17) M. Jordan (26) Sykes (14) M. Jordan (19) Sykes (20) Sykes (21) Clanton (14) Clanton (23) Clanton (10) Clanton (15) Clanton (21) M. Jordan (17) M. Jordan (17) Clanton (20) Sykes (27) Clanton (16) Clanton (18) Sykes (23) Sykes (13) Clanton (22) Clanton (14) Sykes (11) Clanton (12)
High 8,734 vs. Memphis (Jan. 18) 8,734 vs. Memphis (Jan. 18)
Rebounds Spurlock (7) Three players (6) Clanton (15) Clanton (14) M. Jordan (7) Clanton (8) Two players (11) Clanton (10) Sykes (8) Clanton (16) Clanton (9) Clanton (12) Clanton (8) Clanton (12) Sykes (10) Sykes (14) Two players (8) Clanton (8) M. Jordan (8) Clanton (11) Spurlock (8) Clanton (10) Clanton (10) Sykes (10) Sykes (10) Clanton (7) Clanton (7) Sykes (11) Clanton (5) Sykes (9) Clanton (7) Two players (7) Wilson (8)
Assists Sykes (6) Gaynor (2) M. Jordan (4) M. Jordan (6) M. Jordan (7) Clanton (3) M. Jordan (4) Clanton (3) J. Jordan (6) Two players (4) Clanton (2) Three players (2) Rompza (6) Two players (4) Rompza (9) Two players (5) Rompza (4) Rompza (3) Rompza (4) Sykes (3) Sykes (5) Two players (5) Rompza (5) Rompza (4) Two players (2) Rompza (5) M. Jordan (6) Rompza (4) Rompza (4) Rompza (10) Rompza (6) Rompza (3) Rompza (4)
UCF ARENA
Orlando, Fla. 1963 58,587 Knights Black and Gold Conference USA Dr. John C. Hitt Todd Stansbury (407) 823-4114 (407) 823-1000
Capacity Year Opened Press Row Phone
10,000 2007 (407) 823-2477
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Donnie Jones Alma Mater Pikeville (Ky.), 1988 Career Record 98-64 (Five years) UCF Record 43-23 (Two years) Associate Head Coach Shawn Finney Alma Mater Fairmont State, 1985 Assistant Coach Darren Tillis Alma Mater Paul Quinn College, 1996 Assistant Coach Tim Thomas Alma Mater Wheeling Jesuit, 1993 Director of Program Development Brendan Suhr Alma Mater Montclair State, 1973 Assistant Director of Operations J.P. Clark Athletic Trainer Andy Reber Basketball Office Phone (407) 823-5805
BASKETBALL HISTORY
First Year of Basketball First Year at Division I Level First Year in Conference USA All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last
UCF, Not Central Florida
1969-70 1984-85 2005-06 692-523 Four/2005
TEAM INFORMATION 2011-12 Record Conference USA Record Conference USA Finish Home Record Home Conference USA Record Road Record Road Conference USA Record Neutral Site Record Postseason Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost
22-11 10-6 Third 16-1 7-1 3-9 3-5 3-1 NIT First Round 4/1 7/3
STARTERS RETURNING
SG: Marcus Jordan (13.7 ppg, 2.4 apg) SF: Isaiah Sykes (12.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg) PF: Keith Clanton (14.5 ppg, 8.1 rpg) C: Josh Crittle (4.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg)
OTHER RETURNEES
SF: Tristan Spurlock (7.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg) PF: Kasey Wilson (3.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg) SG/SF: Rod Days (1.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg)
TRANSFERS ELIGIBLE
PG: C.J. Reed (Bethune-Cookman) PG/SG: Calvin Newell (Oklahoma) - December
KEY NEWCOMERS PG/SG: Daiquan Walker SG: Matt Williams PF: Stephon Blair PF: Dylan Karell
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
Director/MBB Contact Doug Richards Office Phone (407) 823-2142 E-mail [email protected] Mailing Address PO Box 163555 Orlando, FL 32816 Overnight Address 4000 Central Florida Blvd. Wayne Densch Sports Center, Building 39 Orlando, FL 32816 Web Site UCFAthletics.com Twitter Twitter.com/UCF_MBasketball Facebook UCF Men’s Basketball
Please refer to the University of Central Florida as UCF when shortening the title. Derivitives such as C. Florida, Cent. Florida and C. Fla., should not be used. Also, please note that UCF’s teams are no longer being referred to as the Golden Knights. Instead, they are simply called the Knights.
HEAD COACH DONNIE JONES
In two short years as the head coach at UCF, Donnie Jones has guided the Knights plenty of historic firsts. Whether it has been victories over nationallyranked teams, trips to the postseason, wins against conference rivals or individual honors for his players, Jones has taken the program to new heights. And Jones is not done. With membership in the BIG EAST Conference coming in 2013, the head coach has his program positioned to experience bigger and better achievements in the future. Jones, who won a pair of national championships as an assistant at Florida, was named the head coach at UCF on March 29, 2010. UCF has posted back-to-back 20-victory campaigns under Jones, made two-straight postseason appearances, including a trip to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, and recorded several notable victories. The 2011-12 campaign was filled with historic achievements for the Knights. UCF went 22-11 overall, posting the fourth-most victories for the program since the school moved to the Division I level in 1984. The Knights were selected to the NIT for the first time. Jones guided his squad to a 10-6 record in Conference USA, good for third in the final league standings. UCF defeated UAB at the league championship to advance to the C-USA semifinals for the first time since joining the conference in 2005. In league play, the Knights registered their first victories over Memphis and UAB. Jones also led UCF to one of the biggest wins in program history in non-conference action as the Knights defeated No. 4 ranked and defending national champion UConn at the Battle 4 Atlantis. UCF won right from the start of Jones’ tenure. In 201011, the Knights, who won their first 14 games of the year, went 13-0 during non-league play, picking up victories over No. 16 Florida, Miami, USF, UMass and Princeton along the way. The win over Gators, UCF’s first in 10 tries, at the Amway Center in downtown Orlando, put the team on the national radar. Seventeen days later, the Knights knocked off Miami in Sunrise, Fla., propelling the team into the national rankings for the first time in school history. The Knights spent four total weeks in the rankings, including three weeks with spots in both national polls. Jones’ squad moved to as high as 18th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and 19th in the Associated Press Top 25. After winning just 15 contests the previous season, UCF finished the year with 21 victories, marking just the sixth 20-win season at the school since joining the Division I ranks in 1984. UCF was invited to participate in the CBI at the end of the year. Jones came to UCF after three seasons at Marshall, where he quickly turned around the Thundering Herd program. Jones was named Marshall’s head coach in 2007. He inherited a program that had struggled since joining C-USA in 2005, and quickly changed the culture surrounding the Herd. Less than three years later, Jones led the Herd to one of the top campaigns in program history. In 2009-10, Marshall went 24-10 and advanced to the second round of the CollegeInsider. com Tournament. Prior to taking the helm at Marshall, Jones served for 11 years as an assistant coach at Florida, helping the program claim a pair of national titles and make three trips to the Final Four. Working as an assistant under Billy Donovan from 199607, Jones helped Florida win back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007. Florida recorded a 261-103 mark during Jones’ time with the program.
ROSTER INFORMATION NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 15 22 24 32 33 52
Name Rod Days Tristan Spurlock Bobby Horodyski C.J. Reed Daiquan Walker Marcus Jordan Tyler Coons Calvin Newell Matt Williams Dylan Karell Kasey Wilson Josh Crittle Isaiah Sykes Keith Clanton Staphon Blair
Pos. G/F F G G G G G G G F F C G/F F F
Ht. 6-6 6-8 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-5 6-11 6-7 6-9 6-5 6-9 6-9
Wt. 210 230 175 200 170 205 180 200 195 205 225 260 210 245 230
Cl. So. RJr. Sr. RSr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. RSr. Jr. Sr. Fr.
Hometown/High School (Previous School) Miami Gardens, Fla./Sagemont School Woodbridge, Va./Word of Life Christian (Virginia) Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz (Marshall) Daytona Beach, Fla./Atlantic (Bethune-Cookman) Philadelphia, Pa./Constitution Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Orlando Fla./The First Academy Philadelphia, Pa./Strath Haven (Oklahoma) Orlando, Fla./Jones North Miami Beach, Fla./Dr. Krop North Port, Fla./North Port Bellwood, Ill./Hales Franciscan (Oregon) Detroit, Mich./Denby Orlando, Fla./Orlando Christian Prep Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Donnie Jones (Pikeville, 1988), Third year at UCF Associate Head Coach: Shawn Finney (Fairmont State, 1985) Assistant Coach: Darren Tillis (Paul Quinn College, 1996) Assistant Coach: Tim Thomas (Wheeling Jesuit, 1993)
PRESEASON NOTES A PROGRAM ON THE RISE
• Under head coach Donnie Jones, UCF is a program on the rise • Last year, Jones led the Knights to their first trip to the postseason National Invitation Tournament • The Knights went 22-11 overall a year ago and finished third in Conference USA after going 10-6 in league play • In two seasons in Orlando, Jones has guided the Knights to some big victories, including triumphs over No. 16 Florida Miami, Princeton and USF in 2010-11 and wins versus No. 4 UConn and Memphis a year ago
THEY’RE BACK
• UCF returns 83.8 percent of its scoring and 75.0 percent of its rebounding from a year ago • Four of the team’s top-five scorers are back from 2011-12, including its top-three: Keith Clanton (14.5 points per game), Marcus Jordan (13.7), Isaiah Sykes (12.3) • UCF welcomes back four starters from last year in Clanton, Jordan, Sykes and Josh Crittle
GOING FOR 20
• The Knights will be seeking their third-straight 20-win season in 2012-13 • UCF has only achieved the feat once since joining the Division I ranks in 1984, having won 20 games each year from 2002-05
FOLLOW THE LEADER
• Keith Clanton enters his senior season as one of the premier players in Conference USA • One of the best players in UCF history, Clanton garnered All-C-USA First Team and NABC All-District 11 Team honors as a junior after averaging 14.5 points and 8.1 rebounds • A C-USA All-Defensive Team selection, Clanton blocked 59 shots and led the league with 2.0 swats per game in conference play • Clanton already ranks first in program history with 164 career blocks, and is third with 737 rebounds and 11th with 1,260 points
SHOW AND IMPROVE
• As a freshman in 2010-11, Isaiah Sykes averaged 4.0 points and 3.2 boards in 16.5 minutes per game • In league contests, Sykes averaged only 1.9 points • The guard/forward showed great improvement as a sophomore as he played in all 33 contests, making 32 starts, and averaged 12.3 points and 6.4 rebounds • Sykes had 22 double-digit scoring performances, after recording only one as a rookie, and shot 54.5 percent overall to lead the team • In Conference USA contests, he shot 55.1 percent, good for fifth in the league • Despite standing 6-foot-5, Sykes ranked third in C-USA games in offensive rebounds (3.2)
• The duo averaged a combined 31.8 points during their last seasons at their previous schools • A point guard, Reed came to UCF with impressive credentials • As a junior at Bethune-Cookman, he was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the HBCU National Player of the Year after averaging 18.8 points and 4.8 assists • Newell, who will see time at both guard spots, played in five games for Oklahoma in 2011 before heading to UCF and averaged 13.0 points in 19.6 minutes
SENIOR SHOOTING GUARD
• Marcus Jordan spent all of UCF’s non-conference schedule playing point guard, looking to get open teammates involved • Once Conference USA play began, he moved back to his natural spot at shooting guard, but still had ample minutes at the point • Despite the position changes, Jordan still managed to average 13.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists • This season, Jordan should see all of his time off the ball, and should benefit from the arrival of point guard C.J. Reed • Jordan, who knows how to get to the basket and score in traffic, enters his senior campaign 14th in UCF history with 1,182 points
THE RETURN
• UCF also returns three talented frontcourt players in Tristan Spurlock, Josh Crittle and Kasey Wilson • A small forward, Spurlock could make a huge jump this season • He averaged 7.2 points in 23.5 minutes per game last year after averaging 2.4 points in 13 contests at Virginia as a freshman in 2009-10 • Crittle, who has improved his strength and conditioning since arriving at UCF, made 25 starts at center last season • The big man is working hard on his post-up game and could contribute more offensively in 2012-13 • Wilson displayed great promise at the end of his freshman season • The power forward averaged 3.1 points in 2.2 minutes per game a year ago, but will receive more playing time this season and is expected to make a big impact as a sophomore
WELCOME FRESHMEN
• Four freshmen joined the program this summer • The group consists of Matt Williams from Orlando, Staphon Bair from Fort Lauderdale, Dylan Karell from North Miami Beach and Daiquan Walker from Philadelphia • A shooting guard, Williams averaged 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds at Jones High School this past year • Blair will help provide depth behind Josh Crittle in the post • He averaged 14.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocks as a senior at Dillard High School, and was listed as the No. 29 power forward nationally by ESPNU • Karell, who attended Dr. Krop High School, averaged 16.0 points in 2011-12 A LOADED BACKCOURT • Thanks to the addition of two talented transfers, UCF will have a loaded backcourt • Walker, who is listed as the No. 33 point guard in the country by ESPNU, averaged • Both C.J. Reed and Calvin Newell (eligible in December) will compete for the 18.1 points and 7.0 assists in leading Constitution High School to a state title Knights after sitting out a year ago
PLAYER PROFILES O ROD DAYS
Sophomore • Guard/Forward • 6-6 • 210 • Miami Gardens, Fla. • Sagemont School • Played in 23 contests as a freshman, making seven starts • Averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 8.6 minutes per game • Named the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 2A Player of the Year as a senior at the Sagemont School in 2010-11 • As a senior, averaged 18.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals
1 TRISTAN SPURLOCK
R-Junior • Forward • 6-8 • 230 • Woodbridge, Va. • Word of Life • Virginia • Appeared in 33 games in 2011-12, making six starts • Averaged 23.5 minutes per contest • Ranked fourth on the team in scoring at 7.2 points per game • Averaged 4.4 rebounds and connected on 35 3-pointers • Spent the 2009-10 campaign at Virginia, averaging 2.4 points in 13 contests
11 CALVIN NEWELL
Junior • Guard • 6-1 • 200 • Philadelphia, Pa. • Strath Haven • Oklahoma
• Will be eligible to compete for UCF in December following the fall semester • Appeared in 36 games from 2010-11 at Oklahoma • As a sophomore in 2011, played in five contests and averaged 13.0 points in 19.6 minutes per contest • Totaled 19 points against Idaho State in the season opener and added 18 points against Washington State • Saw action in 31 games as a freshman and averaged 3.5 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 12.5 minutes per contest
12 MATT WILLIAMS
2 BOBBY HORODYSKI
Freshman • Guard • 6-5 • 195 • Orlando, Fla. • Jones • A local product who averaged 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a senior • Selected to the SourceHoops Florida Class 4A All-State Second Team • Named to FACA All-State Class 4A First Team • Averaged 15.3 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a junior
3 C.J. Reed
22 KASEY WILSON
Senior • Guard • 6-0 • 175 • Gainesville, Fla. • Buchholz • Marshall • Appeared in six games as a junior and averaged 1.2 minutes an outing • Made UCF debut at No. 24 Florida State and logged a minute against the 15 DYLAN KARELL Freshman • Forward • 6-11 • 205 • North Miami Beach, Fla. • Dr. Krop Seminoles • As a senior, averaged 16.0 points and 9.0 boards • Spent the 2009-10 campaign at Marshall • Averaged 11.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a junior • Appeared in nine games for the Thundering Herd and averaged 0.8 points R-Senior • Guard • 6-3 • 200 • Daytona Beach, Fla. • Atlantic • Bethune-Cookman • Is now eligible to compete for the Knights after sitting out the 2011-12 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules • As a junior at Bethune-Cookman in 2010-11, named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the HBCU National Player of the Year • Averaged 18.8 points per game, good for first in the MEAC • Led the MEAC in free-throw attempts (219), free-throws made (179), minutes per contest (38.7) and was fourth in assists (4.8) and steals (1.6) an outing • Finished time at Bethune-Cookman as the school’s all-time leader in assists with 429
Freshman • Forward • 6-7 • 205 • North Port, Fla. • North Port • Appeared in 29 contests, making one start, as a freshman • Averaged 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 7.4 minutes per game • Shot 50.0 percent overall • In Conference USA games, averaged 3.6 points and 2.3 rebounds while shooting 54.5 percent overall and 42.9 percent from 3-point range
scoring • Had 24 double-digit scoring performances • Enters senior campaign 14th in UCF history with 1,182 points • Also ranks fourth in free throws made with 350
33 KEITH CLANTON
24 JOSH CRITTLE
R-Senior • Center • 6-8 • 260 • Bellwood, Ill. • Hales Franciscan • Oregon • Played in 31 games as a junior, making 25 starts • Averaged 4.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in 17.7 minutes per game • In league games, averaged 4.8 points and 3.1 rebounds 4 DAIQUAN WALKER • Shot 44.1 percent overall for the year Freshman • Guard • 6-2 • 170 • Philadelphia, Pa. • Constitution • Sat out the 2010-11 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules after attending Oregon • Rated as the No. 33 point guard nationally by ESPNU • Averaged 18.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists as a senior, helping Constitution for two years win the Pennsylvania Class A title • Scored 22 points to go with seven rebounds, six assists and six steals in the 32 ISAIAH SYKES Junior • Guard/Forward • 6-5 • 210 • Detroit, Mich. • Denby championship game victory over Lincoln Park • Garnered Associated All-State Class A First Team and Philadelphia Public League • Played in all 33 contests, making 32 starts, and averaged 12.3 points and 6.4 rebounds First Team honors • Had 22 double-digit scoring performances and shot 54.5 percent overall to lead the team 5 MARCUS JORDAN • In Conference USA contests, shot 55.1 percent, good for fifth in the league Senior • Guard • 6-3 • 205 • Chicago, Ill. • Whitney Young • In 2011-12, played in and started 31 games, averaging 13.7 points, 2.7 rebounds • Ranked third in C-USA games in offensive rebounds per game (3.2) • Made great strides a sophomore after averaging 4.0 points and 3.2 boards in 16.4 and 2.4 assists • Ranked second in Conference USA in minutes per game at 35.9 and was 11th in minutes per game as a freshman Senior • Forward • 6-8 • 245 • Orlando, Fla. • Orlando Christian Prep • Named to the All-Conference USA First Team and the C-USA All-Defensive Team • Started all 33 games and averaged 14.5 points and 8.1 rebounds • Ranked 10th in C-USA in scoring and sixth in rebounds per game 1O TYLER COONS • Shot 46.1 percent overall and averaged 1.8 blocks per game Freshman • Guard • 6-2 • 180 • Orlando, Fla. • The First Academy • Averaged 2.0 blocks in C-USA play to lead the league • Averaged 15.8 points and 5.5 assists as a senior at The First Academy • Named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-State Class 3A Team after • Enters final season first in program history with 164 blocks, third with 737 rebounds and 11th with 1,260 points senior season • Selected to Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida Fourth Team • As a junior, named to FACA All-State Class 2A Team after averaging 15.3 points 52 STAPHON BLAIR Freshman • Forward • 6-9 • 230 • Fort Lauderdale, Fla. • Dillard and 5.5 assists • Listed as the No. 29 power forward nationally by ESPNU • As a senior, averaged 14.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game • Selected to SourceHoops Florida Class 5A All-State First Team • Named to Sun-Sentinel All-Broward First Team and the Miami Herald All-Broward Second Team
2O11-12 STATISTICS Overall Record: 22-1 (Home 16-1, Away 3-9, Neutral 3-1)
Player GP-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-FTA Pct CLANTON, Keith 33-33 1085-32.9 176-382 .461 39-116 .336 89-152 .586 JORDAN, Marcus 31-31 1112-35.9 131-354 .370 52-169 .308 111-155 .716 SYKES, Isaiah 33-32 1012-30.7 159-292 .545 6-21 .286 83-152 .546 SPURLOCK, Tristan 33-6 776-23.5 78-215 .363 35-110 .318 47-70 .671 ROMPZA, A.J. 21-20 654-31.1 51-134 .381 27-81 .333 20-34 .588 CRITTLE, Josh 31-25 548-17.7 56-127 .441 0-0 .000 33-45 .733 GAYNOR, P.J. 31-3 492-15.9 44-98 .449 6-28 .214 33-47 .702 WILSON, Kasey 29-1 216-7.4 34-68 .500 8-24 .333 13-21 .619 JORDAN, Jeff 13-1 276-21.2 13-35 .371 2-15 .133 7-14 .500 McCOMBS, Dwight 15-6 188-12.5 15-29 .517 0-0 .000 6-15 .400 DAYS, Rod 23-7 197-8.6 10-40 .250 3-27 .111 7-12 .583 MARTIN, Wayne 11-0 37-3.4 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 3-5 .600 HORODYSKI, Bobby 6-0 7-1.2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Team Total 33 6600 768-1777 .432 178-592 .301 452-722 .626 Opponents 33 6600 764-1814 .421 190-608 .313 378-573 .660
Conference USA Record: 10-6 (Home 7-1, Away 3-5)
Player GP-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-FTA Pct CLANTON, Keith 16-16 527-32.9 92-192 .479 17-58 .293 32-57 .561 SYKES, Isaiah 16-16 532-33.2 87-158 .551 5-13 .385 40-68 .588 JORDAN, Marcus 16-16 589-36.8 59-170 .347 19-67 .284 51-71 .718 ROMPZA, A.J. 16-15 508-31.8 39-101 .386 23-63 .365 12-24 .500 SPURLOCK, Tristan 16-1 382-23.9 36-107 .336 19-62 .306 14-20 .700 CRITTLE, Josh 16-14 279-17.4 30-64 .469 0-0 .000 16-22 .727 WILSON, Kasey 14-1 120-8.6 18-33 .545 6-14 .429 9-13 .692 GAYNOR, P.J. 16-1 208-13.0 19-37 .514 3-13 .231 11-15 .733 McCOMBS, Dwight 2-0 14-7.0 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 MARTIN, Wayne 3-0 10-3.3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 DAYS, Rod 7-0 22-3.1 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 JORDAN, Jeff 1-0 9-9.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Team Total 16 3200 384-873 .440 92-292 .315 188-295 .637 Opponents 16 3200 379-867 .437 92-277 .332 166-258 .643
Starting Lineups Opponent Saint Thomas at Florida State HIgh Point vs. Charleston vs. UConn vs. Harvard Hartford Bethune-Cookman North Carolina A&T Old Dominion at Louisiana Stetson Rhode Island Tulane at East Carolina Houston at Marshall Memphis at UAB at Tulsa Southern Miss Palm Beach Atlantic at SMU Marshall at Southern Miss East Carolina at Rice UTEP at Memphis UAB vs. UAB at Memphis at Drexel
Guard Sykes M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan J. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza M. Jordan Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza Rompza
Guard Days Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan Sykes M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan M. Jordan
Forward Spurlock Days Days Days Days Days Spurlock Spurlock Spurlock Gaynor Gaynor Days Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Sykes Spurlock Sykes Sykes Spurlock Sykes Sykes
Off 98 8 93 42 9 43 27 23 0 13 7 1 0 59 423 368
Def 168 76 118 102 44 48 62 41 9 24 23 4 0 55 774 737
Reb Avg PF-FO A 266 8.1 92-4 61 84 2.7 38-0 73 211 6.4 85-3 65 144 4.4 57-1 23 53 2.5 47-0 93 91 2.9 96-2 13 89 2.9 55-0 14 64 2.2 30-0 1 9 0.7 13-0 24 37 2.5 29-0 2 30 1.3 10-0 5 5 0.5 0-0 1 0 0.0 0 0 114 1197 36.3 552-10 375 1105 33.5 651- 432
TO 79 59 94 35 29 30 31 12 16 8 8 2 1 13 417 410
Blk 59 1 14 22 2 8 10 10 1 12 1 2 0
Off 47 51 4 5 18 23 10 14 3 0 1 0 27 203 170
Def 72 63 38 33 49 26 22 31 6 0 3 0 26 369 349
Reb Avg PF-FO A 119 7.4 49-4 25 114 7.1 40-0 36 42 2.6 17-0 30 38 2.4 33-0 69 67 4.2 25-0 11 49 3.1 49-2 7 32 2.3 13-0 0 45 2.8 29-0 4 9 4.5 3-0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 4 0.6 1-0 0 0 0.0 0 0 53 572 35.8 259-6 182 519 32.4 290- 210
TO 39 47 26 22 10 17 5 14 3 1 0 2 5 191 188
Blk 32 6 1 2 11 4 6 4 2 0 0 0
Stl 17 16 5 40 8 10 3 3 0 0 0 0
68 42
102 1048 65.5 85 1016 63.5
Forward Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Clanton Wilson Clanton Gaynor Clanton Clanton Clanton
Center McCombs McCombs McCombs McCombs McCombs McCombs Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Crittle Clanton Crittle Clanton Crittle Crittle Crittle
Stl 34 19 35 18 50 16 8 6 13 4 4 1 0
Pts 480 425 407 238 149 145 127 89 35 36 30 5 0
Avg 14.5 13.7 12.3 7.2 7.1 4.7 4.1 3.1 2.7 2.4 1.3 0.5 0.0
142 208 2166 65.6 106 187 2096 63.5
Pts 233 219 188 113 105 76 51 52 5 2 4 0
Avg 14.6 13.7 11.8 7.1 6.6 4.8 3.6 3.3 2.5 0.7 0.6 0.0
2O11-12 RESULTS Date Opponent Result N12 St. Thomas W, 74-61 N14 at No. 24 Florida State L, 73-50 N18 High Point W, 84-72 N24 vs. College of Charleston! W, 74-63 N25 vs. No. 4 UConn! W, 68-63 N26 vs. Harvard! L, 59-49 D3 Hartford W, 67-48 D10 Bethune-Cookman W, 53-51 D13 North Carolina A&T W, 77-65 D17 Old Dominion W, 61-53 D21 at Louisiana L, 61-60 D29 Stetson@ W, 80-70 D30 Rhode Island@ W, 65-54 J4 Tulane* W, 60-53 J7 at East Carolina* W, 81-63 J11 Houston* W, 74-63 J14 at Marshall* L, 65-64 J18 Memphis* W, 68-67 J21 at UAB* W, 48-41 J25 at Tulsa* L, 66-61 J28 Southern Miss* L, 78-65 J30 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 84-69 F4 at SMU* W, 59-52 F8 Marshall* W, 67-60 F11 at Southern Miss* L, 78-74 F18 East Carolina* W, 64-55 F22 at Rice* L, 83-74 F25 UTEP* W, 63-45 F28 at Memphis* L, 84-55 M3 UAB* W, 71-63 M8 vs. UAB# W, 64-54 M9 at Memphis# L, 83-52 M14 at Drexel% L, 81-56 ! - Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas) @ - UCF Holiday Classic (Orlando, Fla.) # - Conference USA Championship (Memphis, Tenn.) % - National Invitation Tournament * - Conference USA game
Attendance Home C-USA Home
Games 17 8
Total 97,297 54,687
Average 5,723 6,836
Individual Honors
Keith Clanton • NABC All-District 11 First Team (March 14) • Conference USA All-Defensive Team (March 6) • All-Conference USA First Team (March 5) • Conference USA Player of the Week (Jan. 23) • Conference USA Player of the Wek (Nov. 28) • Preseason All-Conference USA FIrst Team (Oct. 10) Marcus Jordan • UCF Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team (Dec. 30) • Preseason All-Conference USA Second Team (Oct. 10) A.J. Rompza • Conference USA All-Academic Team (March 2) • Conference USA Player of the Week (Jan. 9) Isaiah Sykes • Conference USA Player of the Week (Jan. 13) • UCF Holiday Classic MVP (Dec. 30)
Points Clanton (18) Spurlock (12) M. Jordan (21) Clanton (28) Two players (20) Clanton (12) Sykes (22) Sykes (15) M. Jordan (28) Clanton (23) M. Jordan (17) M. Jordan (26) Sykes (14) M. Jordan (19) Sykes (20) Sykes (21) Clanton (14) Clanton (23) Clanton (10) Clanton (15) Clanton (21) M. Jordan (17) M. Jordan (17) Clanton (20) Sykes (27) Clanton (16) Clanton (18) Sykes (23) Sykes (13) Clanton (22) Clanton (14) Sykes (11) Clanton (12)
High 8,734 vs. Memphis (Jan. 18) 8,734 vs. Memphis (Jan. 18)
Rebounds Spurlock (7) Three players (6) Clanton (15) Clanton (14) M. Jordan (7) Clanton (8) Two players (11) Clanton (10) Sykes (8) Clanton (16) Clanton (9) Clanton (12) Clanton (8) Clanton (12) Sykes (10) Sykes (14) Two players (8) Clanton (8) M. Jordan (8) Clanton (11) Spurlock (8) Clanton (10) Clanton (10) Sykes (10) Sykes (10) Clanton (7) Clanton (7) Sykes (11) Clanton (5) Sykes (9) Clanton (7) Two players (7) Wilson (8)
Assists Sykes (6) Gaynor (2) M. Jordan (4) M. Jordan (6) M. Jordan (7) Clanton (3) M. Jordan (4) Clanton (3) J. Jordan (6) Two players (4) Clanton (2) Three players (2) Rompza (6) Two players (4) Rompza (9) Two players (5) Rompza (4) Rompza (3) Rompza (4) Sykes (3) Sykes (5) Two players (5) Rompza (5) Rompza (4) Two players (2) Rompza (5) M. Jordan (6) Rompza (4) Rompza (4) Rompza (10) Rompza (6) Rompza (3) Rompza (4)
