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Kirk Speraw has a profile on the UCF web site. It gets right to the point.
The first line? Kirk Speraw has never been the type of coach to back away from a challenge.
No kidding. The proof is in the schedule.
Typically, schools like UCF play a weak noneague slate, knowing they need to stockpile wins in case things don't go well once conference play begins. For the Golden Knights, that would make sense, especially considering they're trading in Mercer and Lipscomb in the Atlantic Sun for the likes of Memphis and UAB in Conference USA.
But again, Speraw has never been the type of coach to back away from a challenge. So despite the fact that his Golden Knights are heading into a tougher league without their starting backcourt from last season—Kingsley Edwards and Gary Johnson—the 13th-year coach loaded December with games at Florida and Arizona. Then, in January, UCF plays at Kentucky.
"The tough non-conference schedule will help us understand where we are as a team heading into Conference USA," Speraw says. "Our kids enjoy stepping up to those challenges to play opponents like Florida and Kentucky."
In addition to Edwards and Kingsley, UCF also lost forward Marcus Avant. That means three of the top five scorers are gone, and that Josh Peppers, a junior wing, will be counted on heavily, even more than last season when he averaged 13.1 points per outing. Anthony Williams, a 6'8" shot-blocker, will give the Golden Knights a presence in the paint. But the question mark in the backcourt and that tough schedule might be enough to snap UCF s streak of two straight NCAA Tournament appearances.