2007–08 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by fifth 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 23–11, 8–8 in A-10 play. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they defeated Cleveland State in the first round and Illinois State in the second round before falling to eventual champion Ohio State in the quarterfinals. The Flyers started the season 14-1 and were ranked as high as 14th in the AP poll, the program's highest ranking since the 1967-68 season. Dayton finished the regular season 6-8 after injuries to starter Charles Little and highly rated freshman Chris Wright.

2007–08 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2007–08 record23–11 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
2007–08 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Xavier142 .875  307  .811
Temple115 .688  2113  .618
UMass106 .625  2511  .694
Saint Joseph's97 .563  2113  .618
Charlotte97 .563  2014  .588
Richmond97 .563  1615  .516
Dayton88 .500  2311  .676
La Salle88 .500  1517  .469
Rhode Island79 .438  2112  .636
Duquesne79 .438  1713  .567
Saint Louis79 .438  1615  .516
Fordham610 .375  1217  .414
George Washington511 .313  917  .346
St. Bonaventure214 .125  822  .267
2008 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2006–07 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 19–12, with a record of 8–8 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers started the season 10-1, with wins over Louisville, Holy Cross, and Creighton. The Flyers faltered in conference play, and fell to Xavier in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament. They were not selected to play in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Monty Scott1F6'6"230SeniorReynoldsburg, OHGraduated
Nick Stafford5F6'8"225JuniorSpringfield, MATransferred
Desmond Adedeji20C6'9"298SeniorLandover, MDTransferred to Stony Brook
Norman Plummer21F6'7"238JuniorCincinnati, OHTransferred to Southern Indiana

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Mickey Perry0G6'2"193SophomoreMaywood, ILTransfer from Wisconsin.
Thiago Cordero54F6'9"220JuniorPernambuco, BrazilJunior college transfer from Barton Community College.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Wright
PF
Trotwood, OH Trotwood-Madison High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 7, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Stephen Thomas
PG
Indianapolis, IN Cathedral High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 22, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Devin Searcy
PF
Detroit, MI Romulus High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 1, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
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:

  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

    Roster

    2007–08 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 2 Brian Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrSt. John's Toledo, OH
    G 3 Andres Sandoval 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg) RS SrWinchendon/Santa Fe CC Milford, MA
    G 11 Stephen Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)184 lb (83 kg) FrCathedral Indianapolis, IN
    G 14 London Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoRaines Jacksonville, FL
    F 15 Charles Little 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)237 lb (108 kg) JrCleveland Cleveland, TN
    F 23 Chris Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)214 lb (97 kg) FrTrotwood-Madison Trotwood, OH
    G 24 Luke Hendrick (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoNouvel Catholic Central Saginaw, MI
    G 25 Logan Nourse (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)176 lb (80 kg) FrSpencerville Spencerville, OH
    G 30 Dan Fox (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoLakeland Wolcottville, IN
    G 32 Marcus Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)193 lb (88 kg) SoSt. Vincent-St. Mary Cleveland, OH
    F 33 Jimmy Binnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)211 lb (96 kg) SrJohnston Des Moines, IA
    F/C 34 Devin Searcy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrRomulus Senior Romulus, MI
    F/C 41 Kurt Huelsman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoSt. Henry St. Henry, OH
    G 45 Michael Laing (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)164 lb (74 kg) FrMarquette Oconomowoc, WI
    F/C 54 Thiago Cordero 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrAtual/Barton CC Pernambuco, Brazil
    G Mickey Perry  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)193 lb (88 kg) RS SoProviso East Maywood, IL
    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
    11/01/2007*
    7:00 pm
    Findlay W 81–78 
    UD Arena 
    Dayton, OH
    11/05/2007*
    7:00 pm
    California (PA) W 62–49 
    UD Arena 
    Dayton, OH
    Non-conference regular season
    11/10/2008*
    2:00 pm
    East Tennessee State W 78–74  1–0
    UD Arena (12,115)
    Dayton, OH
    11/17/2007*
    7:00 pm
    at George Mason L 56–67  1–1
    Patriot Center (7,274)
    Fairfax, VA
    11/21/2007*
    2:00 pm
    Toledo W 76–70  2–1
    UD Arena (12,211)
    Dayton, OH
    11/24/2007*
    2:00 pm
    SMU W 82–57  3–1
    UD Arena (12,242)
    Dayton, OH
    11/28/2007*
    7:30 pm
    at Miami University W 63–62  4–1
    Millett Hall (5,234)
    Oxford, OH
    12/01/2007*
    7:00 pm
    at Holy Cross W 55–53  5–1
    DCU Center (3,721)
    Worcester, MA
    12/05/2007*
    8:00 pm
    High Point W 68–54  6–1
    UD Arena (11,984)
    Dayton, OH
    12/08/2007*
    2:00 pm
    at No. 14 Louisville W 70–65  7–1
    Freedom Hall (19,128)
    Louisville, KY
    12/15/2007*
    7:00 pm
    Coppin State W 66–34  8–1
    UD Arena (12,063)
    Dayton, OH
    12/19/2007*
    7:00 pm
    American W 63–56  9–1
    UD Arena (12,508)
    Dayton, OH
    12/22/2008*
    7:00 pm
    Loyola Maryland W 91–74  10–1
    UD Arena (12,859)
    Dayton, OH
    12/29/2008*
    8:00 pm
    No. 6 Pittsburgh W 80–55  11–1
    UD Arena (13,435)
    Dayton, OH
    1/02/2008*
    7:00 pm
    No. 20 Akron W 83–81 2ot 12–1
    UD Arena (12,434)
    Dayton, OH
    Atlantic 10 regular season
    01/09/2008
    1:00 pm
    No. 17 No. 22 Rhode Island W 92–83  13–1 (1–0)
    UD Arena (13,435)
    Dayton, OH
    01/12/2008
    8:00 pm
    No. 17 at Saint Louis W 68–57 ot 14–1 (2–0)
    Scottrade Center (11,108)
    St. Louis, MO
    01/16/2008
    7:00 pm
    No. 14 Massachusetts L 71–82  14–2 (2–1)
    UD Arena (13,435)
    Dayton, OH
    01/24/2008
    8:00 pm
    No. 16 at No. 23 Xavier
    Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
    L 43–69  14–3 (2–2)
    Cintas Center (10,250)
    Cincinnati, OH
    01/26/2008
    7:00 pm
    No. 16 at Richmond L 63-80  14–4 (2–3)
    Robins Center (7,125)
    Richmond, VA
    01/30/2008
    7:00 pm
    Saint Louis W 63–36  15–4 (3–3)
    UD Arena (13,435)
    Dayton, OH
    02/02/2008
    2:00 pm
    at Rhode Island L 70–82  15–5 (3–4)
    Ryan Center (7,657)
    Kingston, RI
    02/06/2008
    7:00 pm
    Charlotte W 69–64  16–5 (4–4)
    UD Arena (2,110)
    Dayton, OH
    02/09/2008
    7:00 pm
    at George Washington L 54–57  16–6 (4–5)
    Smith Center (3,154)
    Charlotte, NC
    02/13/2008
    7:00 pm
    Duquesne L 61–63  16–7 (4–6)
    UD Arena (13,040)
    Dayton, OH
    02/16/2008
    4:00 pm
    Temple W 77–66  17–7 (5–6)
    UD Arena (13,435)
    Dayton, OH
    02/21/2008
    7:00 pm
    at La Salle L 78–81 ot 17–8 (5–7)
    Tom Gola Arena (2,347)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/24/2008
    2:00 pm
    No. 10 Xavier
    Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
    L 51–57  17–9 (5–8)
    UD Arena (13,435)
    Dayton, OH
    03/01/2008
    7:00 pm
    at Fordham W 57–50  18–9 (6–8)
    Rose Hill Gym (3,200)
    Bronx, NY
    03/05/2008
    7:00 pm
    at St. Bonaventure W 78–73  19–9 (7–8)
    Reilly Center (4,821)
    St. Bonaventure, NY
    03/08/2008
    2:00 pm
    Saint Joseph's W 79–67  20–9 (8–8)
    UD Arena (13,435)
    Dayton, OH
    Atlantic 10 Tournament
    03/12/2008
    12:00 pm
    vs. Saint Louis
    First Round
    W 63–62  21–9
    Boardwalk Hall (3,342)
    Atlantic City, NJ
    03/13/2009
    12:00 pm
    vs. No. 12 Xavier
    Quarterfinals
    L 65–74  21–10
    Boardwalk Hall (4,401)
    Atlantic City, NJ
    NIT
    03/19/2008*
    6:00 pm
    No. (3) (6) Cleveland State
    First Round
    W 66–57  22–10
    UD Arena (7,012)
    Dayton, OH
    03/24/2008*
    7:05 pm
    No. (3) at (2) Illinois State
    Second Round
    W 55–48  23–10
    Redbird Arena (8,802)
    Normal, IL
    03/26/2008*
    9:00 pm
    No. (3) at (1) Ohio State
    Quarterfinals
    L 63–74  23–11
    Value City Arena (19,409)
    Columbus, OH
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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