2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by first 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 24–9, 12–4 in A-10 play, finishing first in the A-10's West division. Dayton opened the season winning the Maui Invitational. The Flyers advanced to the finals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament where they were defeated by rival Xavier. Dayton received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the program's first consecutive NCAA appearances since the 1960s. The Flyers lost to DePaul in the first round.

2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 West Division Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2003–04 record24–9 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
2003–04 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 5 Saint Joseph's160 1.000  302  .938
Temple97 .563  1514  .517
Rhode Island79 .438  2014  .588
UMass412 .250  1019  .345
St. Bonaventure313 .188  721  .250
Fordham313 .188  622  .214
West
Dayton124 .750  249  .727
George Washington115 .688  1812  .600
Xavier106 .625  2611  .703
Richmond106 .625  2013  .606
Duquesne610 .375  1217  .414
La Salle511 .313  1020  .333
2004 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Previous season

The 2002-03 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 24–6, with a record of 13–2 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers defeated Temple to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament title. They received a bid to play in the NCAA Tournament where they fell to Tulsa in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
D.J. Stelly2G6'4"193SeniorAurora, COGraduated
Nate Green5F6'6"245SeniorLaurel, MDGraduated
Brooks Hall33G/F6'6"205SeniorTroy, OHGraduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jon Kingston
F
Columbus, OH Grandview Heights 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Aug 18, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Chris Spears
G
Centerville, OH Centerville High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Nick Stafford
F
Worcester, MA Worcester Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 1, 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:

  • "2003 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.

    Roster

    2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 1 Monty Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)226 lb (103 kg) RS FrReynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH
    G 2 Chris Spears 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCenterville Centerville, OH
    G 3 Ramod Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrGaringer Charlotte, NC
    G 11 Warren Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoDeMatha Gaithersburg, MD
    G 13 Greg Kohls (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrCenterville Centerville, OH
    G 14 Mark Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrNorwich Taftville, CT
    G 15 Logan White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)172 lb (78 kg) SoUniversity Cleveland, OH
    G 22 Marques Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBrebeuf Jesuit Indianapolis, IN
    F 42 Frank Iguodala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrLanphier/Lake Land College Springfield, IL
    C 44 James Cripe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)244 lb (111 kg) RS FrLoveland Loveland, OH
    F 45 Keith Waleskowski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)231 lb (105 kg) SrAlter Dayton, OH
    F 53 Nick Stafford  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrWorcester Springfield, MA
    C 54 Sean Finn 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrHays Hays, KS
    C 55 Jon Kingston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)238 lb (108 kg) FrGrandview Heights Columbus, OH
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [2]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/21/2003*
    at Pepperdine W 90–77  1–0
    Firestone Fieldhouse (1,899)
    Malibu, CA
    11/24/2003*
    vs. Central Michigan
    Maui Invitational First Round
    W 82–63  2–0
    Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
    Lahaina, HI
    11/25/2003*
    vs. San Diego State
    Maui Invitational Semifinals
    W 76–71  3–0
    Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
    Lahaina, HI
    11/26/2003*
    vs. Hawaii
    Maui Invitational Championship Game
    W 82–72  4–0
    Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
    Lahaina, HI
    12/3/2003*
    Miami W 67-61  5–0
    UD Arena (12,798)
    Dayton, OH
    12/6/2003*
    Wagner W 67-65  6–0
    UD Arena (12,682)
    Dayton, OH
    12/9/2003*
    No. 25 Louisiana-Lafayette W 66–59  7–0
    UD Arena (12,055)
    Dayton, OH
    12/13/2003*
    No. 25 IUPUI W 61–59  8–0
    UD Arena (12,277)
    Dayton, OH
    12/20/2003*
    No. 24 Prairie View A&M W 78–65  9–0
    UD Arena (12,136)
    Dayton, OH
    12/23/2003*
    No. 23 at No. 14 Cincinnati L 53-82  9–1
    Myrl H. Shoemaker Center (13,176)
    Cincinnati, OH
    12/29/2003*
    Wofford W 81–64  10-1
    UD Arena (13,177)
    Dayton, OH
    12/31/2003*
    Saint Louis L 49–60  10-2
    UD Arena (12,353)
    Dayton, OH
    1/03/2004*
    at Wyoming L 59-61  10-3
    Arena-Auditorium (7,544)
    Laramie, WY
    Atlantic 10 regular season
    01/07/2004
    St. Bonaventure W 76–72  11–3 (1–0)
    UD Arena (12,899)
    Dayton, OH
    01/10/2004
    Temple W 60–56  12–3 (2–0)
    UD Arena (13,409)
    Dayton, OH
    01/14/2004
    at Richmond W 55-50  13–3 (3–0)
    Robins Center (5,282)
    Richmond, VA
    01/17/2004
    at Fordham W 75–56  14–3 (4–0)
    Rose Hill Gym (2,251)
    Bronx, New York
    01/21/2004
    at George Washington W 74-66  15–3 (5–0)
    UD Arena (12,558)
    Dayton, OH
    01/24/2004
    at La Salle W 77–75  16–3 (6–0)
    Tom Gola Arena (3,715)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/31/2004
    Xavier
    Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
    W 74-67  17–3 (7–0)
    UD Arena (13,409)
    Dayton, OH
    02/04/2004
    at Richmond W 62-57  18–3 (8–0)
    UD Arena (12,794)
    Dayton, OH
    02/08/2004
    at Massachusetts W 66-59  19–3 (9–0)
    Mullins Center (4,076)
    Amherst, MA
    02/11/2004
    at No. 3 Saint Joseph's L 67–81  19–4 (9–1)
    Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/15/2004
    Duquesne W 70–58  20–4 (10–1)
    UD Arena (13,260)
    Dayton, OH
    02/18/2004
    at George Washington L 64-66  20–5 (10–2)
    Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (5,033)
    Washington, D.C.
    02/21/2004
    at Xavier
    Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
    L 60-67  20–6 (10–3)
    Cintas Center (10,250)
    Cincinnati, OH
    02/28/2004
    La Salle W 72-58  21–6 (11–3)
    UD Arena (13,409)
    Dayton, OH
    03/03/2004
    Rhode Island L 63-65  21–7 (11–4)
    UD Arena (12,665)
    Dayton, OH
    03/06/2004
    Duquesne W 73-69  22-7 (12-4)
    UD Arena (5,406)
    Dayton, OH
    Atlantic 10 Tournament
    03/11/2004
    Duquesne
    Quarterfinals
    W 69-56  23–7
    UD Arena (N/A)
    Dayton, OH
    03/12/2004
    Richmond
    Semifinals
    W 58-56  24-7
    UD Arena (11,566)
    Dayton, OH
    03/13/2004
    Xavier
    Championship Game
    L 49-58  24-8
    UD Arena (13,133)
    Dayton, OH
    NCAA Tournament
    03/18/2004*
    (10) vs. (7) DePaul
    First Round
    L 69-76 2ot 24-9
    HSBC Arena (18,698)
    Buffalo, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    References

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