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1706:1956 births
1395:(2010–2016)
1387:(1993–2010)
1385:Kirk Speraw
1379:(1989–1993)
1371:(1985–1989)
1369:Phil Carter
1363:(1983–1985)
1355:(1969–1983)
1267:HawkCentral
798:(2005–2010)
787:UCF Knights
726:3rd (South)
507:(1993–2005)
496:UCF Knights
489:Postseason
483:Conference
349:Division II
84:Position(s)
20:Kirk Speraw
1700:Categories
1272:3 February
1221:2012-02-21
1012:References
621:3rd (East)
600:6th (East)
383:Lon Kruger
338:Final Four
310:Lute Olson
263:head coach
48:1956-08-21
1652:McCasland
650:1999–2000
486:Standing
446:2009–2010
442:2008–2009
347:, then a
167:2010–2022
157:1993–2010
146:1990–1993
136:1987–1990
125:1982–1987
114:1980–1982
103:1979–1980
70:1977–1979
1668:McDevitt
1628:K. Davis
1588:Eustachy
1580:M. Davis
1564:Calipari
1556:Calipari
1540:Calipari
1524:Anderson
1403:(2016– )
1294:Archived
480:Overall
1604:Manning
1596:Pastner
1492:Huggins
1484:Huggins
1476:Huggins
1468:Watkins
1246:May 19,
1186:May 19,
1160:May 19,
1135:May 19,
1109:May 19,
1076:May 19,
1041:May 19,
898:2009–10
874:2008–09
851:2007–08
828:2006–07
805:2005–06
760:2004–05
734:2003–04
713:2002–03
692:2001–02
671:2000–01
629:1998–99
608:1997–98
587:1996–97
561:1995–96
540:1994–95
514:1993–94
474:Season
334:1979–80
314:1978–79
304:at the
302:walk on
184:Overall
152:(asst.)
150:Florida
131:(asst.)
120:(asst.)
109:(asst.)
1682:2024:
1674:2023:
1666:2022:
1660:Konkol
1658:2021:
1650:2020:
1642:2019:
1636:Henson
1634:2018:
1626:2017:
1618:2016:
1610:2015:
1602:2014:
1594:2013:
1586:2012:
1578:2011:
1572:Barbee
1570:2010:
1562:2009:
1554:2008:
1548:Speraw
1546:2007:
1538:2006:
1532:Pitino
1530:2005:
1522:2004:
1514:2003:
1506:2002:
1498:2001:
1490:2000:
1482:1999:
1474:1998:
1466:1997:
1458:1996:
1155:SR CBB
937:Total:
908:15–17*
884:17–14*
381:under
232:Awards
118:Denver
60:, U.S.
1684:Mudge
1644:Jones
1620:Haase
1612:White
1516:Crean
1508:Crean
1500:Green
1215:(PDF)
1208:(PDF)
911:6–10*
860:16–15
814:14–15
775:T–1st
720:21–11
705:T–4th
699:17–12
663:T–5th
657:14–18
636:19–10
615:17–11
570:11–19
553:T–5th
547:11–16
477:Team
295:guard
238:C-USA
225:A-Sun
88:Guard
1460:Crum
1274:2024
1248:2017
1188:2017
1162:2017
1137:2017
1111:2017
1078:2017
1043:2017
922:UCF:
914:9th*
890:6th*
887:7–9*
840:11–5
837:22–9
772:13–7
769:24–9
746:17–3
743:25–6
723:11–5
717:UCF
702:12–8
696:UCF
684:10th
681:3–15
678:8–23
675:UCF
660:10–8
654:UCF
639:13–3
633:UCF
618:11–5
612:UCF
597:4–12
594:7–19
591:UCF
573:6–10
544:UCF
526:11–5
523:21–9
444:and
395:1993
393:and
391:1992
220:2005
216:2004
212:1996
208:1994
107:Iowa
74:Iowa
42:Born
1676:May
903:UCF
879:UCF
866:4th
863:9–7
856:UCF
843:2nd
833:UCF
820:5th
817:7–7
810:UCF
765:UCF
749:2nd
739:UCF
642:2nd
566:UCF
550:7–9
529:2nd
519:UCF
389:in
161:UCF
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214:,
210:,
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96:HC
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