1995–96 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

1995–96 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball
1995–96 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball
TAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Trans American Athletic Conference
Record	11–19 (6–10 TAAC)
Head coach	Kirk Speraw (3rd season);
Home arena	UCF Arena

1995–96 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
College of Charleston	15	–	1	.938	25	–	4	.862
Campbell	11	–	5	.688	17	–	11	.607
Florida International	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Stetson	6	–	10	.375	10	–	17	.370
†	6	–	10	.375	11	–	19	.367
Florida Atlantic	5	–	11	.313	9	–	18	.333
West
Samford	11	–	5	.688	16	–	11	.593
Southeastern Louisiana	11	–	5	.688	15	–	12	.556
Centenary	8	–	8	.500	11	–	16	.407
Mercer	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
Georgia State	6	–	10	.375	10	–	16	.385
Jacksonville State	4	–	12	.250	10	–	17	.370

† 1996 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1995–96 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his third season with the team. After finishing tied for third in the TAAC East division regular season standings, the Golden Knights won the TAAC tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the East region, UCF was beaten handily by No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant UMass, 92–70.^[2]

Roster

1995–96 UCF Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Harry Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1995*		Northern Iowa	L 78–95	2–1	UCF Arena Orlando, Florida
Dec 19, 1995*		at No. 18 Georgia	L 54–103	2–4	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 21, 1995*		at Northern Iowa	L 71–76	2–5	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 28, 1995*		vs. Davidson	L 51–90	2–6	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 29, 1995*		at UNLV	L 53–74	2–7	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
TAAC tournament
Feb 29, 1996*		vs. Southeastern Louisiana Quarterfinals	W 83–80	9–18	Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida
Mar 1, 1996*		vs. Campbell Semifinals	W 80–71	10–18	Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida
Mar 2, 1996*		vs. Mercer Championship game	W 86–77	11–18	Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1996* CBS	(16 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 UMass First round	L 70–92	11–19	Providence Civic Center (11,931) Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

UCF Knights men's basketball
Venues	Education Gymnasium (1969–1991) UCF Arena (1991–2007) Addition Financial Arena (2007–present)
Rivalries	South Florida
Culture & lore	Knightro Marching Knights
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25