2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
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
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 : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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:
Roster
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
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
[ 1]
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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