UCF basketball faces tough Old Dominion team Saturday at UCF Arena
UCF coach Donnie Jones hopes rowdy crowd, strong play from post players helps Knights stifle Monarchs' talented forwards
By Iliana Limon, Orlando Sentinel
8:50 p.m. EST, December 16, 2011
ORLANDO ? UCF coach Donnie Jones calls Saturday's game against Old Dominion a huge opportunity and a major challenge for his team.
The Knights (7-2) play the Monarchs (5-4) at 5 p.m. at UCF Arena. The game will not be broadcast on television. Old Dominion has played a challenging schedule, claiming wins over USF and East Carolina and played falling 62-52 against No. 2 Kentucky. The Monarchs won 27 games last season and lost to Butler in game decided by a last-second shot during the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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NOTE: Hope some of the 33,000 plus LOCAL UCF Students (i.e. those that live/from Central Florida) are out there later on today to cheer on this team...as some of their classmates from South FL can not attend.
Jones hopes rowdy crowd, strong play from post pla