Kirk Speraw
Kirk Speraw and "Kirk's Jerks"
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Iowa |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 21, 1956 Sioux City, Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| 1975–1979 | Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979–1980 | Iowa (asst.) |
| 1980–1982 | Denver (asst.) |
| 1982–1987 | Florida Southern (asst.) |
| 1987–1990 | Pensacola JC |
| 1990–1993 | Florida (asst.) |
| 1993–2010 | UCF |
| 2010–present | Iowa (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 247–233 (.515) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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A-Sun Tournament Championship (1994, 1996, 2004, 2005) A-Sun Regular Season Championship (2005) |
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| Awards | |
| C-USA Coach of the Year (2007) | |
Kirk Crittendon Speraw is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant basketball coach at the University of Iowa. Speraw previously served as the head coach for the men's basketball team at University of Central Florida (UCF) from 1993 to 2010, during which UCF made four appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
Kirk Speraw was named the 2006–07 Conference USA Coach of the Year on March 7, 2007. Speraw's first name was the inspiration for the formation of a UCF Basketball fan support group (Kirk's Jerks). Along with 2009, 2nd round draft pick (34th overall) shooting guard Jermaine Taylor, Andrew DeClercq (Florida '95) and Mark Jones (UCF '98) are the two former NBA players that Speraw has coached, with dozens playing professionally around the globe. Kirk also coached current NBA players Joey Graham and Steven Graham, who played at UCF for two years before transferring to Oklahoma State University.
The Sioux City, Iowa native played at the University of Iowa under coach Lute Olson. He also has an M.B.A. from the University of Denver. He was a member of the 1978–79 team that won the Big Ten title.
The Knights have reached the NCAA Tournament four times in program history ('94, '96, '04, '05), all under the guidance of Kirk Speraw.
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
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