2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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.

2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 16
2002–03 record24–6 (14–2 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Saint Joseph's124 .750  237  .767
Rhode Island106 .625  1912  .613
Temple106 .625  1816  .529
Massachusetts610 .375  1118  .379
Fordham313 .188  226  .071
St. Bonaventure115 .063  1314  .481
West
No. 12 Xavier151 .938  266  .813
No. 16 Dayton132 .867  246  .800
Richmond106 .625  1514  .517
La Salle610 .375  1217  .414
George Washington511 .313  1217  .414
Duquesne413 .235  921  .300
Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2016; Rankings from Coaches' Poll[1]

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
David Morris1G5'10"185SeniorLaurel, MDGraduated
Yuanta Holland23F6'7"225SeniorDayton, OHGraduated
Sammy Smith30G6'5"205SophomoreWorthington, OHTransferred to Capital University

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Frank Iguodala42F6'5"205JuniorSpringfield, ILJunior college transfer from Lake Land College

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   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:

  • "2002 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.

    Roster

    2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 2 D.J. Stelly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)193 lb (88 kg) SrAurora Aurora, CO
    G 3 Ramod Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrGaringer Charlotte, NC
    F 5 Nate Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrLaurel Baptist Academy Laurel, MD
    G 11 Warren Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrDeMatha Gaithersburg, MD
    G 13 Greg Kohls (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)167 lb (76 kg) SrCenterville Centerville, OH
    G 14 Mark Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoNorwich Taftville, CT
    G 15 Logan White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrUniversity Cleveland, OH
    G/F 22 Marques Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBrebeuf Jesuit Indianapolis, IN
    G/F 33 Brooks Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrTroy Dayton, OH
    F 42 Frank Iguodala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrLanphier/Lake Land College Springfield, IL
    F 45 Keith Waleskowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)228 lb (103 kg) JrAlter Dayton, OH
    C 54 Sean Finn 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrHays Hays, KS
    C James Cripe  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrLoveland Loveland, OH
    F Monty Scott  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrReynoldsburg 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*
    No. 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 No. 3 Duke L 74-85  7–3
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    1/04/2003*
    No. 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 No. 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
    No. 25 Saint Joseph's W 66–56  18–4 (10–1)
    UD Arena (13,409)
    Dayton, OH
    02/19/2003
    No. 25 at Richmond W 70-63  19–4 (11–1)
    Robins Center (4,129)
    Richmond, VA
    02/22/2003
    No. 25 No. 14 Xavier
    Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
    L 72-73  19–5 (11–2)
    UD Arena (13,409)
    Dayton, OH
    02/26/2003
    No. 25 at Rhode Island W 82-70  20–5 (12–2)
    Ryan Center (5,903)
    Kingston, RI
    03/01/2003
    No. 25 Fordham W 69-64  21–5 (13–2)
    UD Arena (13,409)
    Dayton, OH
    03/05/2003
    St. Bonaventure UD Arena 
    Dayton, OH
    Atlantic 10 Tournament
    03/13/2003
    No. 22 Rhode Island
    Quarterfinals
    W 74–57  22–5
    UD Arena (10,897)
    Dayton, OH
    03/14/2003
    No. 22 No. 25 Saint Joseph's
    Semifinals
    W 76-73  23-5
    UD Arena (11,648)
    Dayton, OH
    03/15/2003
    No. 22 Temple
    Championship Game
    W 79-72  24-5
    UD Arena (11,537)
    Dayton, OH
    NCAA Tournament
    03/20/2003*
    (4 MW) No. 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.

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