2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2008–09 record 27–8 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach Brian Gregory (6th year)
Assistant coach Billy Schmidt
Assistant coach Jon Borovich
Assistant coach Cornell Mann
Home arena University of Dayton Arena
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#20 Xavier 12 4   .750     27 8   .771
Dayton 11 5   .688     27 8   .771
Rhode Island 11 5   .688     23 11   .676
Temple 11 5   .688     22 12   .647
Duquesne 9 7   .563     21 13   .618
La Salle 9 7   .563     18 13   .581
Richmond 9 7   .563     20 16   .556
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563     17 15   .531
Saint Louis 8 8   .500     18 14   .563
UMass 7 9   .438     12 18   .400
St. Bonaventure 6 10   .375     15 15   .500
Charlotte 5 11   .313     11 20   .355
George Washington 4 12   .250     10 18   .357
Fordham 1 15   .063     3 25   .107
† Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by sixth year head coach Brian Gregory, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 11–5 in A-10 play for a tie for second-place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated West Virginia in the round of 64 before losing in the round of 32 to defending national champion Kansas. The Flyers first round win was the program's first in the NCAA Tournament since 1990, when they defeated Illinois in the round of 64.

Previous season

The 2007–08 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 23–11, with a record of 8–8 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for a tie for a fifth-place finish. They received an at-large bid to the 2008 National Invitation Tournament where they beat Cleveland State and Illinois State in the first and second rounds before falling to eventual champion Ohio State in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brian Roberts 2 G 6'2" 175 Senior Toledo, OH Graduated
Andres Sandoval 3 G 6'4" 198 Senior Milford, MA Graduated
Jimmy Binnie 33 F 6'7" 211 Senior Des Moines, IA Graduated
Thiago Cordero 54 F 6'9" 220 Junior Pernambuco, Brazil Transferred

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Rob Lowery 3 G 6'2" 165 Junior Forestville, MD Junior college transfer from Cecil College.

Incoming recruits

|- | Chris Johnson
SF | Columbus, OH | Brookhaven High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 10, 2007  |- | Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91 |- | Josh Benson
PF | Dayton, OH | Dunbar High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 1, 2006  |- | Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89 |- | Luke Fabrizius
F | Arlington Heights, IL | Hersey High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 9, 2007  |- | Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76 |- | Overall recruiting rankings: |- |

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Roster

2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Perry, MickeyMickey Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Proviso East Maywood, IL
G 1 Warren, LondonLondon Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Raines Jacksonville, FL
G 1 Lowery, RobertRobert Lowery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr McDonough
Cecil College
Forestville, MD
G/F 4 Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Brookhaven Columbus, OH
G 11 Thomas, StephenStephen Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Cathedral Indianapolis, IN
F 15 Little, CharlesCharles Little 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Sr Cleveland Cleveland, TN
G 22 Williams, PaulPaul Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Renaissance Detroit, MI
F 23 Fabrizius, LukeLuke Fabrizius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hersey Arlington Heights, IL
F 24 Hendrick, LukeLuke Hendrick (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Nouvel Catholic Central Saginaw, MI
F 30 Fox, DanDan Fox (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Lakeland Wolcottville, IN
F 32 Johnson, MarcusMarcus Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr St. Vincent-St. Mary Cleveland, OH
F 33 Wright, ChrisChris Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So Trotwood-Madison Trotwood, OH
F/C 34 Searcy, DevinDevin Searcy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So Romulus Senior Romulus, MI
F/C 41 Huelsman, KurtKurt Huelsman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr St. Henry St. Henry, OH
F/C 44 Benson, JoshJosh Benson   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dunbar Dayton, OH
G 53 McEldowney, BradBrad McEldowney (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Ansonia Greebville, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2008*
7:00 PM
Capital W 98–73 
UD Arena
Dayton, OH
11/11/2008*
7:00 PM
Gannon W 67–59 
UD Arena
Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/16/2008*
7:00 PM
Wofford W 52–49  1–0
UD Arena (12,254)
Dayton, OH
11/19/2008*
7:30 PM
Delaware State W 62–42  2–0
UD Arena (11,906)
Dayton, OH
11/23/2008*
2:00 PM
Bethune-Cookman
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 78–38  3–0
UD Arena (12,678)
Dayton, OH
11/25/2008*
7:30 PM
Mercer
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 71–53  4–0
UD Arena (12,074)
Dayton, OH
11/27/2008*
5:00 PM
vs. Auburn
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 60–59 ot 5–0
Sears Centre (3,087)
Hoffman Estates, IL
11/29/2008*
7:00 PM
vs. #15 Marquette
Chicago Invitational Challenge Championship Game
W 89–75  6–0
Sears Centre (4,780)
Hoffman Estates, IL
12/02/2008*
7:30 PM
Troy W 87–70  7–0
UD Arena (11,853)
Dayton, OH
12/06/2008*
7:06 PM
at Akron W 54–50  8–0
James A. Rhodes Arena (4,059)
Akron, OH
12/10/2008*
8:07 PM
at Creighton L 59–77  8–1
Qwest Center Omaha (15,418)
Omaha, NE
12/13/2008*
8:00 PM
Coppin State W 73–56  9–1
UD Arena (12,777)
Dayton, OH
12/20/2008*
8:00 PM
UNC Greensboro W 75–44  10–1
UD Arena (12,706)
Dayton, OH
12/23/2008*
8:00 PM
Marshall W 62–50  11–1
UD Arena (13,021)
Dayton, OH
12/30/2008*
7:00 PM
George Mason W 66–62  12–1
UD Arena (13,107)
Dayton, OH
01/02/2009*
7:00 PM
at Toledo W 77–63  13–1
Savage Arena (6,921)
Toledo, OH
01/06/2009*
7:00 PM
Miami University W 45–40  14–1
UD Arena (12,637)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/10/2009
1:00 PM
vs. Massachusetts L 62–75  14–2 (0–1)
MassMutual Center (5,485)
Springfield, MA
01/14/2009
7:30 PM
Fordham W 72–71  15–2 (1–1)
UD Arena (11,993)
Dayton, OH
01/17/2009
7:00 PM
at Duquesne W 78–69  16–2 (2–1)
A.J. Palumbo Center (4,051)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/22/2009
7:30 PM
at George Washington W 63–61  17–2 (3–1)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,517)
Washington, DC
01/25/2009
2:00 PM
St. Bonaventure W 80–68  18–2 (4–1)
UD Arena (13,408)
Dayton, OH
01/29/2009
8:00 PM
Saint Louis W 47–46  19–2 (5–1)
UD Arena (12,436)
Dayton, OH
02/01/2009
12:00 PM
Saint Joseph's W 69–58  20–2 (6–1)
UD Arena (13,169)
Dayton, OH
02/04/2009
7:00 PM
at La Salle W 63–61  21–2 (7–1)
Tom Gola Arena (2,114)
Philadelphia, PA
02/08/2009
1:00 PM
at Charlotte L 66–79  21–3 (7–2)
Halton Arena (5,939)
Charlotte, NC
02/11/2009
7:00 PM
#14 Xavier W 71–58  22–3 (8–2)
UD Arena (13,435)
Dayton, OH
02/14/2009
7:00 PM
Richmond W 69–63  23–3 (9–2)
UD Arena (13,435)
Dayton, OH
02/21/2009
8:00 PM, CBSSN
#25 at Saint Louis L 49–57  23–4 (9–3)
Chaifetz Arena (10,603)
St. Louis, MO
02/25/2009
7:00 PM
at Rhode Island L 91–93 OT 23–5 (9–4)
Ryan Center (7,218)
Kingston, RI
02/28/2009
4:00 PM
Temple W 70–65  24–5 (10–4)
UD Arena (13,435)
Dayton, OH
03/05/2009
9:00 PM
at Xavier L 76–59  24–6 (10–5)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
03/07/2009
9:00 PM
Duquesne W 74–61  25–6 (11–5)
UD Arena (13,435)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/12/2009
9:00 PM
vs. Richmond
Quarterfinals
W 69–64  26–6
Boardwalk Hall (4,333)
Atlantic City, NJ
03/13/2009
9:00 PM
vs. Duquesne
Semifinals
L 66–77  26–7
Boardwalk Hall (6,160)
Atlantic City, NJ
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2009*
2:02 PM, CBS
#(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) West Virginia
Round of 64
W 68–60  27–7
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (15,794)
Minneapolis, MN
03/22/2009*
12:30 PM, CBS
#(11 MW) vs. #14 (3 MW) Kansas
Round of 32
L 43–60  27–8
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (14,279)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References

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