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2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record27–8 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Billy Schmidt
  • Jon Borovich
  • Cornell Mann
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
Seasons
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 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
2009 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

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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 May 27, 2015.

Roster

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2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Mickey Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Proviso East Maywood, IL
G 1 London Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Raines Jacksonville, FL
G 1 Robert Lowery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr McDonough
Cecil College
Forestville, MD
G/F 4 Chris Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Brookhaven Columbus, OH
G 11 Stephen Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Cathedral Indianapolis, IN
F 15 Charles Little 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Sr Cleveland Cleveland, TN
G 22 Paul Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Renaissance Detroit, MI
F 23 Luke Fabrizius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hersey Arlington Heights, IL
F 24 Luke Hendrick (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Nouvel Catholic Central Saginaw, MI
F 30 Dan Fox (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Lakeland Wolcottville, IN
F 32 Marcus Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr St. Vincent-St. Mary Cleveland, OH
F 33 Chris Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So Trotwood-Madison Trotwood, OH
F/C 34 Devin Searcy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So Romulus Senior Romulus, MI
F/C 41 Kurt Huelsman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr St. Henry St. Henry, OH
F/C 44 Josh Benson Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dunbar Dayton, OH
G 53 Brad 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. 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 (OH) W 45–40  14–1
UD Arena (12,637)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/10/2009
1:00 pm
vs. UMass 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 56–79  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
First Round
W 68–60  27–7
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (15,794)
Minneapolis, MN
03/22/2009*
12:30 pm, CBS
(11 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 14 Kansas
Second round
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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