UCF at Miami • Game 4 GAME INFO Date: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 UCF MIAMI Time: 7 p.m. KNIGHTS HURRICANES Location: Coral Gables, Fla. Record: 2-1 Record: 3-1 Venue: BankUnited Center (7,900) Series Record: Miami, 7-1 Head Coach: Donnie Jones Head Coach: Jim Larrañaga TV: ESPN3 UCF Record: 68-46 (4th year) UM Record: 52-21 (3rd year) Talent: Mike Levine, Drew Nicholas Career Record: 120-76 (7th year) Career Record: 522-355 (30th year) Radio: 102.5 FM WLOQ Last Game: UCF 83, B-CU 63 (Sunday) Last Game: UM 70, CofC 54 (Monday) Talent: Scott Adams Next Game: at Valpo, Tuesday Next Game: vs. George Washington, Thursday 2013-14 SCHEDULE/RESULTS UCF QUICK NOTES DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT • UCF will play its second ACC foe of the year and its fi rst road game of the season when NOVEMBER (2-1) it faces the Hurricanes. The Knights bounced back from a 12-point loss to visiting Florida State on Nov. 13 with an 83-63 victory over Bethune-Cookman at home Sunday. UCF 8 Tampa W, 97-72 fi nished with a 55-24 rebounding advantage and was led by 22 points from Isaiah Sykes, 13 Florida State ESPNews L, 80-68 who also had eight rebounds and eight assists. 17 Bethune-Cookman ESPN3 W, 83-63 21 at Miami ESPN3 7 p.m. • The game is the fi rst of three-straight on the road for the Knights, who opened the 26 at Valparaiso 8 p.m. campaign with three-consecutive home games. After facing the Hurricanes, UCF will play at Valpo next Tuesday and conclude the stretch against FAU on Dec. 3. DECEMBER (0-0) • UCF will be playing a contest in south Florida for the fi rst time since Dec. 18, 2010, when 3 at Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. it rallied for an 84-78 victory over Miami at the Orange Bowl Classic at the BB&T Center 7 Stetson ESPN3 7 p.m. in Sunrise. On Thursday, the Knights will play at the BankUnited Center for the fi rst time. 11 Howard ESPN3 7 p.m. Their last trip to Miami-Dade County, and their last game against the host Hurricanes, 17 Jacksonville ESPN3 7 p.m. came on Dec. 9, 2000, at the old Miami Arena. Jackson Hewitt UCF Holiday Classic (Orlando, Fla.) • Isaiah Sykes will make his 100th appearance as a Knight Thursday. The senior ranks 16th 21 Rio Grande 4 p.m. in program history in scoring (1,086), ninth in rebounds (568), eighth in steals (137) and 10th in assists (244). 22 Valparaiso ESPN3 2:30 p.m. • The Knights were picked ninth in the American Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ 31 Louisville* ESPN2 5 p.m. poll and Isaiah Sykes was named to the all-league second team. In the new league, the Knights will compete against some of the nation’s premier programs, including defending JANUARY (0-0) national champion Louisville, UConn, Cincinnati, Memphis and Temple. 4 Temple* ESPNews 4 p.m. 11 at UConn* ESPNU 6 p.m. UCF PROBABLE STARTERS 15 at Rutgers* ESPNews 7 p.m. Totaled 18 points and four assists in the win 18 SMU* ESPNews 12 p.m. #11 Calvin Newell G 6-1 • 210 • Sr. • Philadelphia, Pa. over Bethune-Cookman...Shooting 57.1 percent 23 at Cincinnati* CBS Sports Net 9 p.m. Oklahoma from the fl oor...Started 24 games a year ago and 29 Memphis* ESPNU 7 p.m. averaged 11.1 points, 2.6 assists, 2.0 rebounds and PPG RPG APG MPG 1.4 steals in 32.4 minutes...Ranked fi fth in C-USA FEBRUARY (0-0) 18.7 3.3 4.0 31.0 play with 1.7 steals per contest. 1 at Louisville* ESPNU 9 p.m. 5 USF* ESPNews 7 p.m. 9 UConn* ESPN2 6 p.m. #3 Isaiah Sykes Came off the bench to nearly record a triple-double 12 at Memphis* ESPNU 9 p.m. G 6-6 • 215 • Sr. • Detroit, Mich. with 22 points, eight boards and eight assists vs. 15 at USF* ESPNews 1:30 p.m. Denby Bethune-Cookman...Led the country with two triple-doubles a year ago...Named to the American 19 Cincinnati* ESPNU 7 p.m. PPG RPG APG MPG 22 at Houston* ESPNews 2 p.m. Athletic Conference Preseason All-League Second 26 Rutgers* ESPNU 7 p.m. 18.7 7.0 4.3 29.0 Team. MARCH (0-0) 1 at SMU* ESPNews 4 p.m. #1 Tristan Spurlock Connected on 3-of-3 triples and totaled 16 points 4 at Temple* ESPNews 6:30 p.m. F 6-8 • 230 • Sr. • Woodbridge, Va. and a game-high nine rebounds against Bethune- Cookman...Shooting 43.8 percent (7-of-16) from 7 Houston* CBS Sports Net 7 p.m. Virginia deep this year...Appeared in and started 28 games PPG RPG APG MPG in 2012-13 and averaged 11.4 points and 5.8 American Athletic Conference Championship (Memphis, Tenn.) 13.3 7.3 2.0 31.3 rebounds. 12 Opening Round ESPNU TBD 13 Quarterfi nals ESPNU TBD 14 Semifi nals ESPN/2 TBD Has connected on 5-of-9 (55.6 percent) of his 15 Championship ESPN 6 p.m. #32 Kasey Wilson F 6-7 • 225 • Jr. • North Port, Fla. 3-point attempts in 2013-14...Played in all 31 games North Port and made 17 starts a year ago...Averaged 9.1 points * - American Athletic Conference game and 4.5 rebounds...Shot 50.0 percent from deep, All times Eastern and subject to change PPG RPG BPG MPG making 42-of-84 attempts...On Nov. 13 vs. Florida 9.3 5.7 1.7 29.7 State, scored 15 points and hit four 3-pointers. #52 Staphon Blair Appeared in 29 games as a freshman last season, F 6-9 • 250 • So. • Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. making one start...Averaged 1.9 points and 0.8 Dillard rebounds in 7.2 minutes per game...Made 61.1 percent of his attempts from the fi eld...On Nov. PPG RPG BPG MPG 13 against Florida State, recorded career highs in 3.7 3.0 0.3 13.3 points (6) and rebounds (5). SERIES INFO UCF ROSTER • Miami leads the all-time series with the Knights, 7-1, and the No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School (Last School) 1 Tristan Spurlock F 6-8 230 RSr. Woodbridge, Va./Word of Life Christian (Virginia) Knights have never posted a series win as a road team 3 Isaiah Sykes G/F 6-6 220 Sr. Detroit, Mich./Denby • The teams met last season in Orlando and the Hurricanes, 4 Daiquan Walker G 6-2 180 So. Philadelphia, Pa./Constitution who were 6-1 at the time and on their way to a 29-7 record, 5 Eugene McCrory F 6-8 240 Jr. Riverdale, Md./KIMA Charter (Coll. of C. Florida) eased to a 72-50 win at CFE Arena 10 Tyler Coons G 6-2 185 So Orlando, Fla./The First Academy 11 Calvin Newell G 6-1 210 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa./Strath Haven (Oklahoma) • Keith Clanton led UCF with 15 points in the loss 12 Matt Williams G 6-5 220 So. Orlando, Fla./Jones • Miami has not hosted the Knights since 2000 when the 15 Dylan Karell F 6-11 230 So. North Miami Beach, Fla./Dr. Krop hosts took an 83-72 win at the old Miami Arena 21 Isaac Lang G 6-1 195 Sr. Tampa, Fla./Blake (Brevard CC) 22 Brandon Goodwin G 6-0 175 Fr. Norcross, Ga./Norcross • The programs last met in south Florida in 2010 and UCF 24 Steven Haney G/F 6-6 190 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas rallied for an impressive 84-78 victory at the Orange Bowl 32 Kasey Wilson F 6-7 225 Jr. North Port, Fla./North Port Classic in Sunrise 34 Justin McBride C 6-10 310 Fr. Starke, Fla./Bradford • After the victory, which came during Donnie Jones’ fi rst 52 Staphon Blair F 6-9 250 So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard campaign at UCF, the Knights entered the top-25 rankings for Head Coach: Donnie Jones (Pikeville, 1988), Fourth year at UCF the fi rst time in program history Associate Head Coach: Shawn Finney (Fairmont State, 1985) Assistant Coach: Darren Tillis (Paul Quinn College, 1996) QUICK FACTS Assistant Coach: Tim Thomas (Wheeling Jesuit, 1993) Director of Operations: Craig Brown (Florida, 1995) UCF Information Director of Program Development: Brendan Suhr (Montclair State, 1973) Location Orlando, Fla. Assistant Director of Operations: Adam Williams (Marshall, 2009) Founded 1963 Pronunciations: Enrollment 59,785 Steven Haney: Hey-knee Nickname Knights Dylan Karell: Ka-rell Colors Black and Gold Calvin Newell: NEW-ul Daiquan Walker: DAY-Quan Conference American Athletic Conference President Dr. John C. Hitt UCF GAME NOTES Director of Athletics Todd Stansbury Seeking More In-State Success • The Knights are looking to record another big in-state win when they face Florida State CFE Arena • In three years under Donnie Jones, UCF already has defeated some of the state’s best programs Capacity 10,000 Opponent Date Score Location Year Opened 2007 USF Nov. 18, 2010 65-59 Orlando (CFE Arena) No. 16 Florida Dec. 1, 2010 57-54 Orlando (Amway Center) Coaching Staff Miami Dec. 18, 2010 84-78 Sunrise (BB&T Center) Head Coach Donnie Jones USF Nov. 10, 2012 74-56 Tampa (Sun Dome) Alma Mater Pikeville (Ky.), 1988 • UCF is 17-5 against in-state opponents under Donnie Jones Career Record 120-76 (Seventh year) Grab a Rebound UCF Record 68-46 (Fourth year) • The Knights bounced back from their Nov.