A.J Rompza News

I finally made to El Paso, and it will take awhile to catch up on some blog updates.

The Knights threatened to pull a huge upset at No. 14 UConn Sunday afternoon, but UCF couldn't hold on for the win.

WHO: UCF at No. 14 Connecticut TIPOFF: 1 p.m. Sunday at XL Center in Hartford TV: ESPN Regional Television is broadcasting the game on ESPN360.

Ch. 59, SNY ; WTIC-AM 1080 CENTRAL FLORIDA Isaac Sosa, G, 6-3 Soph. -- Team's leading scorer , 50.9% 3pt; A.J. Tyler, C, 6-9 Jr.

The UCF mena s basketball team lost their third game of the season Wednesday night, on the road to cross-state rival USF 69-65. The loss dropped UCF to 7-3 on the year.

UCF defeats Bethune-Cookman 63-50 Eds: APNewsNow. UCF 63, Bethune-Cookman 50. ORLANDO, Fla.

ESPN The Magazine The AP and coaches have let us know what they think. Isn't it way past time to hear from those who matter most? We got 100 players from 23 Division I conferences to come clean on every topic from gamblers and agents to coaches and cheerleaders.

So why did A.J. Rompza, a point guard from Whitney Young, choose to play basketball at Central Florida? "I pretty much fell in love with the campus," he said.

On my way back from the Windy City ... posted by Iliana Limon on Dec 7, 2009 6:08:17 PM My apologies for the limited blog posts today.

A.J Rompza grew up in the shadow of the Notre Dame campus. Rompza was raised in Chicago, but his family is originally from South Bend.

A.J. Rompza hit two difficult shots down the stretch and Central Florida held Drake scoreless over the final 6 minutes for a 59-50 victory on Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Central Florida defeats Drake 59-50 Eds: APNewsNow. UCF 59, Drake 50. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.

UCF held off a late Auburn charge and made school history. The Knights used a balanced attack against the Tigers , beating Auburn 84-74 Friday night during the Glenn Wilkes Classic played at the Ocean Center.

I wrote an article for today's paper taking a closer look at Ben O'Donnell, younger brother of former UCF star Mike O'Donnell. Ben O'Donnell has not seen much playing time, but is already having an impact on the Knights.

The UCF Knights will look to get to 2-0 to start the season tonight after a convincing 84-67 victory over Massachusetts in the season opener last Friday.

Jakub "Kuba" Kismieruk is keeping up a lot better than he did last season. Kuba lost 40 pounds in the offseason and it seems to be paying off for him.

UCF Hoops Notes: A closer look at Jordan's impact on the Knights, Clanton is the most impressive newcomer posted by Iliana Limon on Nov 13, 2009 8:53:30 AM I wrote several UCF men's basketball articles for today's paper leading up to the Knights' season opener against UMass.

Isaac Sosa scored a game-high 26 points to lead the UCF Knights to an 84-67 victory over the Massachusetts Minutemen in a non- conference tilt at UCF Arena.

Move over, Marcus Jordan. While Jordan is generating unprecedented international attention for UCF thanks to his famous last name, Orlando Christian Prep graduate Keith Clanton is the rookie who keeps impressing his teammates.

As basketball season approaches at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, the Knights look to get off to a fast start this Friday against the University of Massachusetts Minutemen.