2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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.

2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2008–09 record27–8 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Billy Schmidt
  • Jon Borovich
  • Cornell Mann
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 Xavier124 .750  278  .771
Dayton115 .688  278  .771
Rhode Island115 .688  2311  .676
Temple115 .688  2212  .647
Duquesne97 .563  2113  .618
La Salle97 .563  1813  .581
Richmond97 .563  2016  .556
Saint Joseph's97 .563  1715  .531
Saint Louis88 .500  1814  .563
UMass79 .438  1218  .400
St. Bonaventure610 .375  1515  .500
Charlotte511 .313  1120  .355
George Washington412 .250  1018  .357
Fordham115 .063  325  .107
2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brian Roberts2G6'2"175SeniorToledo, OHGraduated
Andres Sandoval3G6'4"198SeniorMilford, MAGraduated
Jimmy Binnie33F6'7"211SeniorDes Moines, IAGraduated
Thiago Cordero54F6'9"220JuniorPernambuco, BrazilTransferred

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Rob Lowery3G6'2"165JuniorForestville, MDJunior college transfer from Cecil College.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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:

  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-05-27.

    Roster

    2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Mickey Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)197 lb (89 kg) RS JrProviso East Maywood, IL
    G 1 London Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrRaines Jacksonville, FL
    G 1 Robert Lowery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrMcDonough
    Cecil College
    Forestville, MD
    G/F 4 Chris Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)176 lb (80 kg) FrBrookhaven Columbus, OH
    G 11 Stephen Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoCathedral Indianapolis, IN
    F 15 Charles Little 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)247 lb (112 kg) SrCleveland Cleveland, TN
    G 22 Paul Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)213 lb (97 kg) FrRenaissance Detroit, MI
    F 23 Luke Fabrizius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrHersey Arlington Heights, IL
    F 24 Luke Hendrick (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrNouvel Catholic Central Saginaw, MI
    F 30 Dan Fox (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)187 lb (85 kg) JrLakeland Wolcottville, IN
    F 32 Marcus Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)196 lb (89 kg) JrSt. Vincent-St. Mary Cleveland, OH
    F 33 Chris Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)226 lb (103 kg) SoTrotwood-Madison Trotwood, OH
    F/C 34 Devin Searcy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)226 lb (103 kg) SoRomulus Senior Romulus, MI
    F/C 41 Kurt Huelsman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrSt. Henry St. Henry, OH
    F/C 44 Josh Benson   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrDunbar Dayton, OH
    G 53 Brad McEldowney (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)182 lb (83 kg) SoAnsonia 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 University W 45–40  14–1
    UD Arena (12,637)
    Dayton, OH
    Atlantic 10 regular season
    01/10/2009
    1:00 pm
    vs. Massachusetts 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 W 76–59  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
    No. (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
    No. (11 MW) vs. No. 14 (3 MW) 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.

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