| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2009–10 |
| Team: | UCF Knights |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 0–17 |
| Conf Record: | 0–10[1] |
| Asst Coach1: | Mike Jaskulski |
| Asst Coach2: | Craig Brown |
The 2009–10 UCF Knights men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Central Florida and competed in Conference USA. They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 17th and final season with the team. In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 17 - 14, 7 - 9 in C-USA play.[2]
In February 2012, UCF vacated its wins from the 2009–10 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.[3] [4]
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Clanton | 33 | F | 6 - 8 | 230 | Freshman | Orlando, Florida |
| David Diakite | 15 | F | 6 - 6 | 215 | Redshirt Freshman | Washington, D.C. |
| P. J. Gaynor | 21 | F | 6 - 8 | 205 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Marcus Jordan | 5 | G | 6 - 3 | 200 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| Jakub Kusmieruk | 13 | C | 7 - 4 | 280 | Sophomore | Sokołów Podlaski, Poland |
| Dogukan Kuzucan | 14 | G | 6 - 2 | 175 | Freshman | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Ben O'Donnell | 2 | G | 5 - 9 | 175 | Redshirt Sophomore | Largo, Florida |
| A. J. Rompza | 3 | G | 5 - 9 | 160 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| R. J. Scott | 1 | G | 6 - 2 | 205 | Freshman | Slidell, Louisiana |
| Isaac Sosa | 11 | G | 6 - 3 | 175 | Sophomore | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| Drew Speraw | 10 | G | 6 - 2 | 175 | Senior | Oviedo, Florida |
| Dustin Speraw | 4 | G | 6 - 2 | 155 | Freshman | Oviedo, Florida |
| Amara Thompson | 22 | G | 6 - 4 | 180 | Redshirt Freshman | Tucker, Georgia |
| Taylor Young | 12 | G | 6 - 1 | 190 | Junior | Orlando, Florida |
| A. J. Tyler | 25 | F | 6 - 9 | 230 | Junior | Palm Harbor, Florida |
| Name | Type | College | Graduating year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Speraw | Head coach | University of Iowa | 1980 | |
| Mike Jaskulski | Associate head coach | 1976 | ||
| Craig Brown | Assistant coach | University of Florida | 1995 | |
| Robert McCullum | Assistant coach | Birmingham-Southern | 1976 | |
| Micah Byars | Director of Basketball Operations | University of West Florida | 2006 |
|-!colspan=8| Exhibition|-!colspan=8| Regular season (Non-conference play)|-|-!colspan=8| Regular season (C-USA conference play)|-|-!colspan=8| C-USA tournament|-|-| colspan="8" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.|}
Following the conclusion of the season, on March 15, 2010, Speraw was fired as head basketball coach. Speraw had amassed a 279-233 record over a 17-year stretch as the Knights head coach. On March 30, UCF announced current Marshall head coach, Donnie Jones, as the new UCF head coach.[5]