Kirk Speraw

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kirk Speraw
Occupation	Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	Aug 21, 1956(1956-08-21)
Age	68
Birthplace	Sioux City
Country	United States
Birth City	Sioux City
Horoscope	Leo

Kirk Speraw Biography

Kirk Speraw is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on August 21, 1956 in Sioux City, Sioux City, United States. Kirk Crittendon Speraw (born August 21, 1956) 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.

Speraw got his first head coaching job in 1987 at Pensacola Junior College. In three seasons, Speraw led Pensacola to an 82–21 record and three straight Panhandle Conference titles. In 1990, Speraw was named NABC/Kodak National Junior College Coach of the Year and Florida Junior College Coach of the Year, after Pensacola went 31–7 and finished fifth nationally.

On July 28, 1993, the University of Central Florida (UCF) hired Speraw as its men’s basketball head coach. Inheriting a team that finished 10–17 in the previous season, Speraw led UCF to a 21–9 finish, Atlantic Sun Tournament title, and the program’s debut NCAA Tournament appearance in his first season.

Speraw’s most successful season at UCF was 2003–04, when the Knights finished 25–6, received votes for the top 25, won the Atlantic Sun championship, and reached the NCAA Tournament.

From 1980 to 1982, Speraw was assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Denver, then a Division II school, under Floyd Theard. Speraw again coached at the Division II level as an assistant at Florida Southern from 1982 to 1987, including for Florida Southern’s third-place finish in the 1986 NCAA Tournament.

Kirk Speraw Net Worth

Kirk Speraw is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kirk Speraw 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Graduating in 1975, Speraw turned down scholarships from smaller schools to walk on at the University of Iowa. Playing under head coach Lute Olson, Speraw lettered in the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons, during the latter of which Iowa won the Big Ten Conference regular season title and made the NCAA Tournament.

After graduating from Iowa in 1979, Speraw joined Olson’s staff at Iowa as a graduate assistant. In the 1979–80 season, Iowa made the Final Four.

After three seasons at Pensacola, Speraw returned to the Division I level for the first time in a near-decade as an assistant coach at the University of Florida under Lon Kruger and served in that position from 1990 to 1993. Florida made the National Invitation Tournament in 1992 and 1993 and advanced to the 1992 NIT semifinals. Among players Speraw coached at Florida were Andrew DeClercq, who would later play in the NBA.

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On February 20, 2012, UCF announced that it was vacating its wins from the 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 seasons after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

Facts & Trivia

Kirk Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kirk Speraw celebrates birthday on August 21 of every year.

Top Facts about Kirk Speraw

1. Kirk Speraw coached at UCF for 17 seasons.
2. He led UCF to four NCAA tournament appearances.
3. Speraw has a career record of 327-275 as a head coach.
4. He was an assistant coach at Florida under Billy Donovan.
5. Speraw won two national championships as an assistant at UCLA.
6. He played college basketball at Iowa State University.
7. Speraw was inducted into the Iowa High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
8. He currently serves as an assistant coach at Purdue University Fort Wayne.
9. Speraw is known for his ability to develop players and build strong teams.
10. He has mentored several successful coaches, including Johnny Dawkins and Anthony Grant.