2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 West Division Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2003–04 record 24–9 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach Brian Gregory (1st year)
Assistant coach Billy Schmidt
Assistant coach Mo Cassara
Assistant coach Mike Jackson
Home arena University of Dayton Arena

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.

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
D.J. Stelly 2 G 6'4" 193 Senior Aurora, CO Graduated
Nate Green 5 F 6'6" 245 Senior Laurel, MD Graduated
Brooks Hall 33 G/F 6'6" 205 Senior Troy, OH Graduated

Incoming recruits

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 
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 
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 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

Roster

2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 1 Scott, MontyMonty Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS Fr Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH
G 2 Spears, ChrisChris Spears 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Centerville Centerville, OH
G 3 Marshall, RamodRamod Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Garinger Charlotte, NC
G 11 Williams, WarrenWarren Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So DeMatha Gaithersburg, MD
G 13 Kohls, GregGreg Kohls (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Centerville Centerville, OH
G 14 Jones, MarkMark Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Norwich Taftville, CT
G 15 White, LoganLogan White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So University Cleveland, OH
G 22 Bennett, MarquesMarques Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brebeuf Jesuit Indianapolis, IN
F 42 Iguodala, FrankFrank Iguodala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Lanphier/Lake Land College Springfield, IL
C 44 Cripe, JamesJames Cripe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 244 lb (111 kg) RS Fr Loveland Loveland, OH
F 45 Waleskowski, KeithKeith Waleskowski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Alter Dayton, OH
F 53 Stafford, NickNick Stafford  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Worcester Springfield, MA
C 54 Finn, SeanSean Finn 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Hays Hays, KS
C 55 Kingston, JonJon Kingston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr Grandview Heights Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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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-Lafeyette 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)
Dayton, OH

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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