2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #25
2002–03 record 24–6 (14–2 A-10)
Head coach Oliver Purnell (9th year)
Assistant coach Ron Jirsa
Assistant coach Frank Smith
Assistant coach Josh Postorino
Home arena University of Dayton Arena
2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Saint Joseph's 12 4   .750     23 7   .767
Rhode Island 10 6   .625     19 12   .613
Temple 10 6   .625     18 16   .529
Massachusetts 6 10   .375     11 18   .379
Fordham 3 13   .188     2 26   .071
St. Bonaventure 1 15   .063     13 14   .481
West
#17 Xavier 15 1   .938     26 6   .813
#25 Dayton 13 2   .867     24 6   .800
Richmond 10 6   .625     15 14   .517
La Salle 6 10   .375     12 17   .414
George Washington 5 11   .313     12 17   .414
Duquesne 4 13   .235     9 21   .300
Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2016; Rankings from Coaches' Poll[1]

The 2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by ninth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–6, 13–2 in A-10 play, with both losses coming to regular season champion Xavier. They won the program's first Atlantic 10 Tournament title after defeating Temple in the championship game. Dayton received the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were upset by Tulsa in the first round. Following the season, Purnell accepted the head coaching position at Clemson. He was replaced by Brian Gregory.

Previous season

The 2001-02 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 21–12, with a record of 10–6 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers fell to Xavier in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. They received a bid to play in the NIT where they defeated Detroit in the opening round before falling to Tennessee Tech in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
David Morris 1 G 5'10" 185 Senior Laurel, MD Graduated
Yuanta Holland 23 F 6'7" 225 Senior Dayton, OH Graduated
Sammy Smith 30 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore Worthington, OH Transferred to Capital University

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Frank Iguodala 42 F 6'5" 205 Junior Springfield, IL Junior college transfer from Lake Land College

Incoming recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marques Bennett
F
Indianapolis, IN Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
James Cripe
F
Loveland, OH Loveland High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Monty Scott
F
Reynoldsburg, OH Reynoldsburg High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Logan White
G
Chagrin Falls, OH University High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Warren Williams
G
Gaithersburg, MD DeMatha High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 2 Stelly, D.J.D.J. Stelly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Aurora Aurora, CO
G 3 Marshall, RamodRamod Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Garinger Charlotte, NC
F 5 Green, NateNate Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Laurel Baptist Academy Laurel, MD
G 11 Williams, WarrenWarren Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr DeMatha Gaithersburg, MD
G 13 Kohls, GregGreg Kohls (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Sr Centerville Centerville, OH
G 14 Jones, MarkMark Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Norwich Taftville, CT
G 15 White, LoganLogan White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr University Cleveland, OH
G/F 22 Bennett, MarquesMarques Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brebeuf Jesuit Indianapolis, IN
G/F 33 Hall, BrooksBrooks Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Troy Dayton, OH
F 42 Iguodala, FrankFrank Iguodala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lanphier/Lake Land College Springfield, IL
F 45 Waleskowski, KeithKeith Waleskowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Alter Dayton, OH
C 54 Finn, SeanSean Finn 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Hays Hays, KS
C Cripe, JamesJames Cripe  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Loveland Loveland, OH
F Scott, MontyMonty Scott  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/24/2002*
Delaware State W 65–38  1–0
UD Arena (11,770)
Dayton, OH

11/27/2002*
Evansville W 64–59  2–0
UD Arena (11,176)
Dayton, OH

11/30/2002*
#21 Cincinnati W 75–69  3–0
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH

12/4/2002*
at Miami L 63–78  3–1
Millett Hall (5,112)
Oxford, OH

12/7/2002*
UNC Wilmington W 59–48  4–1
UD Arena (11,888)
Dayton, OH

12/14/2002*
at Saint Louis L 55–63  4–2
Savvis Center (8,448)
St. Louis, MO

12/17/2002*
Ball State W 80–65  5–2
UD Arena (11,598)
Dayton, OH

12/20/2002*
at Old Dominion W 71–67  6–2
Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,532)
Norfolk, VA

12/22/2002*
Villanova W 80–78  7–2
UD Arena (12,375)
Dayton, OH

12/29/2002*
at #3 Duke L 74-85  7–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC

1/04/2003*
#13 Marquette W 92–85 ot 8–3
UD Arena (12,037)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season

01/08/2003
La Salle W 76–72  9–3 (1–0)
UD Arena (12,289)
Dayton, OH

01/11/2003
Duquesne W 77–72  10–3 (2–0)
UD Arena (12,489)
Dayton, OH

01/15/2003
Richmond W 66-53  11–3 (3–0)
UD Arena (12,105)
Dayton, OH

01/18/2003
at George Washington W 71–61  12–3 (4–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (4,102)
Washington, D.C.

01/25/2003
at Temple W 57-49  13–3 (5–0)
Liacouras Center (5,793)
Philadelphia, PA

01/29/2003
Massachusetts W 83–55  14–3 (6–0)
UD Arena (12,000)
Dayton, OH

02/01/2003
at La Salle W 75-70  15–3 (7–0)
Tom Gola Arena (3,520)
Philadelphia, PA

02/05/2003
at Duquesne W 76-75  16–3 (8–0)
Palumbo Center (4,004)
Pittsburgh, PA

02/08/2003
at #20 Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
L 77-85  16–4 (8–1)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH

02/12/2003
George Washington W 87–68  17–4 (9–1)
UD Arena (12,811)
Dayton, OH

02/15/2003
#25 Saint Joseph's W 66–56  18–4 (10–1)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH

02/19/2003
#25 at Richmond W 70-63  19–4 (11–1)
Robins Center (4,129)
Richmond, VA

02/22/2003
#25 #14 Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
L 72-73  19–5 (11–2)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH

02/26/2003
#25 at Rhode Island W 82-70  20–5 (12–2)
Ryan Center (5,903)
Kingston, RI

03/01/2003
#25 Fordham W 69-64  21–5 (13–2)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH

03/05/2003
St. Bonaventure  Cancelled 
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 Tournament

03/13/2003
#22 Rhode Island
Quarterfinals
W 74–57  22–5
UD Arena (10,897)
Dayton, OH

03/14/2003
#22 #25 Saint Joseph's
Semifinals
W 76-73  23-5
UD Arena (11,648)
Dayton, OH

03/15/2003
#22 Temple
Championship Game
W 79-72  24-5
UD Arena (11,537)
Dayton, OH
NCAA Tournament

03/20/2003*
(4 MW) #16 (13 MW) Tulsa
First Round
L 71-84  24-6
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,171)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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