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

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Paul Williams SG	Detroit, MI	Renaissance High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 2, 2007
Paul Williams SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Chris Johnson SF	Columbus, OH	Brookhaven High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 10, 2007
Chris Johnson SF	Scout: Rivals: 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
Josh Benson PF	Scout: Rivals: 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
Luke Fabrizius F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
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: "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-05-27.

Roster

2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Perry, MickeyMickey Perry	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Proviso East	Maywood, IL
1.5 !G	1	Warren, LondonLondon Warren	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Raines	Jacksonville, FL
1.5 !G	1	Lowery, RobertRobert Lowery	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	McDonough Cecil College	Forestville, MD
2.5 !G/F	4	Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brookhaven	Columbus, OH
1.5 !G	11	Thomas, StephenStephen Thomas	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Cathedral	Indianapolis, IN
3.5 !F	15	Little, CharlesCharles Little	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cleveland	Cleveland, TN
1.5 !G	22	Williams, PaulPaul Williams	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Renaissance	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	23	Fabrizius, LukeLuke Fabrizius	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hersey	Arlington Heights, IL
3.5 !F	24	Hendrick, LukeLuke Hendrick (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Nouvel Catholic Central	Saginaw, MI
3.5 !F	30	Fox, DanDan Fox (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lakeland	Wolcottville, IN
3.5 !F	32	Johnson, MarcusMarcus Johnson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Vincent-St. Mary	Cleveland, OH
3.5 !F	33	Wright, ChrisChris Wright	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	2.0 !So	Trotwood-Madison	Trotwood, OH
4.5 !F/C	34	Searcy, DevinDevin Searcy	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	2.0 !So	Romulus Senior	Romulus, MI
4.5 !F/C	41	Huelsman, KurtKurt Huelsman	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Henry	St. Henry, OH
4.5 !F/C	44	Benson, JoshJosh Benson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dunbar	Dayton, OH
1.5 !G	53	McEldowney, BradBrad McEldowney (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2.0 !So	Ansonia	Greebville, OH

Head coach

Brian Gregory (Oakland)

Assistant coach(es)

Billy Schmidt (Wake Forest)
Jon Borovich (Central Michigan)
Cornell Mann (Akron)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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. No. 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		No. 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	No. 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	No. (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	No. (11 MW)	vs. No. 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

↑ http://daytonflyers.com/sports/2013/8/12/MBB_0812130456.aspx?id=73

Dayton Flyers men's basketball

Venues	Montgomery County Fairgrounds Coliseum (1903–1950) University of Dayton Fieldhouse (1950–1969) UD Arena (1969–present)

Rivalries	Xavier

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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