2004–05 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 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 second 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 18–11, 10–6 in A-10 play, finishing second in the A-10's West division. The Flyers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament where their season was ended by Temple. Dayton was not selected to play in a postseason tournament, ending a streak of 5 consecutive postseason appearances.

2004–05 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	18–11 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach	Brian Gregory (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Billy Schmidt Mike Jackson Dave Wojcik
Home arena	University of Dayton Arena

2004–05 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Saint Joseph's	14	–	2		.875			24	–	12		.667
Temple	11	–	5		.688			16	–	14		.533
UMass	9	–	7		.563			16	–	12		.571
Fordham	8	–	8		.500			13	–	16		.448
Rhode Island	4	–	12		.250			6	–	22		.214
St. Bonaventure	1	–	15		.063			2	–	26		.071
West
George Washington †	11	–	5		.688			22	–	8		.733
Dayton	10	–	6		.625			18	–	11		.621
Xavier	10	–	6		.625			17	–	12		.586
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			14	–	15		.483
La Salle	5	–	11		.313			10	–	19		.345
Duquesne	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
† 2005 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2003-04 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 24–9, with a record of 12–4 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers fell to Xavier in the Atlantic 10 tournament championship game. They received a bid to play in the NCAA tournament where they fell to DePaul in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Chris Spears	2	G	6'2"	180	Freshman	Centerville, OH	Dismissed
Ramod Marshall	3	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Greg Kohls	13	G	6'2"	170	Senior	Centerville, OH	Graduated
Frank Iguodala	42	F	6'5"	172	Senior	Springfield, IL	Graduated
Keith Waleskowski	45	F	6'8"	231	Senior	Dayton, OH	Graduated
Sean Finn	54	C	7'0"	240	Senior	Hays, KS	Graduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Alvarez F	Blair, NJ	Blair Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 6, 2003
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Jimmy Binnie F	Johnston, IA	Johnston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 8, 2003
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Trent Meacham G	Champaign, IL	Centennial	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 3, 2003
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Norman Plummer F	Fairfield, OH	Hargrave Military	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 22, 2003
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Brian Roberts G	Toledo, OH	St. John's	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 2, 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: "2004 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

Roster

2004–05 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Monty Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS So Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH G 2 Brian Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. John's Toledo, OH G 4 Jeff Penno (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Alter Kettering, OH F 5 Nick Stafford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Worcester Springfield, MA G 10 Trent Meacham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Centennial Champaign, IL G 11 Warren Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr DeMatha Gaithersburg, MD G 14 Mark Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Norwich Taftville, CT G 15 Logan White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr University Cleveland, OH F 21 Norman Plummer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Fairfield, OH G 22 Marques Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brebeuf Jesuit Indianapolis, IN F 32 Chris Alvarez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Blair Miami, FL F 33 Jimmy Binnie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Johnston Johnston, IA G 34 Joaquin Thomas (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Cardinal Hayes Bronx, NY C 44 James Cripe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 244 lb (111 kg) RS So Loveland Loveland, OH G 54 William Brady (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Central Catholic Bloomington, IL C 55 Jon Kingston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Grandview Heights Columbus, OH	Head coach Brian Gregory (Oakland) Assistant coach(es) Billy Schmidt (Wake Forest) Mike Jackson (Detroit Mercy) Dave Wojcik (Loyola (MD)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2004*		Capital	W 73–52	–	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
11/13/2004* 7:00 pm		Findlay	W 63-61	–	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/21/2004*		Eastern Kentucky	L 66–73	0–1	UD Arena (12,254) Dayton, OH
11/27/2004*		Coppin State	W 55–42	1–1	UD Arena (12,011) Dayton, OH
12/01/2004*  WHIO-TV		at DePaul	L 59-70	1–2	Allstate Arena (8,787) Rosemont, IL
12/04/2004*  ESPN		No. 24 Cincinnati	L 55-65	1–3	UD Arena (13,409) Dayton, OH
12/07/2004*  WHIO-TV		Wyoming	W 62–57	2–3	UD Arena (12135) Dayton, OH
12/11/2004*		Texas Southern	W 79-60	3-3	UD Arena (12,145) Dayton, OH
12/18/2004*		at Saint Louis	W 62-54	4–3	Savvis Center (8,108) St. Louis, MO
12/20/2004*		Northwestern State	W 64-55	5–3	UD Arena (11,525) Dayton, OH
12/23/2004*  WHIO-TV		Akron	W 77-66	6–3	UD Arena (12,329) Dayton, OH
12/29/2004*  WHIO-TV		at Vanderbilt	L 74-90	6-4	Memorial Gymnasium (9,311) Nashville, TN
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/05/2005		Duquesne	L 93-94 2ot	6-5 (0-1)	UD Arena (12,275) Dayton, OH
01/09/2005*		Cornell	W 62–51	7–5	UD Arena (12,587) Dayton, OH
01/12/2005  WHIO-TV		Richmond	W 63–62	8–5 (1-1)	UD Arena (12,761) Dayton, OH
01/15/2005		at Duquesne	W 71–60	9–5 (2-1)	Palumbo Center (3,615) Pittsburgh, PA
01/19/2005  WHIO-TV		Saint Joseph's	W 58-54	10–5 (3-1)	UD Arena (12,506) Dayton, OH
01/22/2005  WHIO-TV		La Salle	W 66-58	11–5 (4-1)	UD Arena (13,409) Dayton, OH
01/27/2005  A-10 TV		at Rhode Island	W 56-49	12–5 (5–1)	Ryan Center (4,370) Kingston, RI
01/30/2005  A-10 TV		at George Washington	L 73-82	12–6 (5–2)	Smith Center (4,236) Washington, D.C.
02/02/2005		Fordham	W 65-47	13–6 (6–2)	UD Arena (12,462) Dayton, OH
02/05/2005  WHIO-TV		at Richmond	L 58–61	13–7 (6–3)	Robins Center (7,385) Richmond, VA
02/09/2005		at Temple	L 70-78	13–8 (6–4)	Liacouras Center (2,954) Philadelphia, PA
02/12/2005  A-10 TV		at La Salle	W 56-45	14-8 (7–4)	Tom Gola Arena (2,712) Philadelphia, PA
02/19/2005  ESPN		Xavier Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy	W 59-55	15-8 (8-4)	UD Arena (13,409) Dayton, OH
02/22/2005		at St. Bonaventure	W 68–61	16–8 (9–4)	Reilly Center (4,173) Olean, NY
02/26/2005  A-10 TV		George Washington	L 59-62	16–9 (9–5)	UD Arena (13,409) Dayton, OH
03/01/2005		Massachusetts	W 53–52	17–9 (10–5)	UD Arena (12,488) Dayton, OH
03/05/2005  A-10 TV		at Xavier Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy	L 65-74	17-10 (10–6)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/09/2005		vs. St. Bonaventure First Round	W 78-48	18-10	U.S. Bank Arena (5,872) Cincinnati, OH
03/10/2005  A-10 TV		vs. Temple Quarterfinals	L 51-61	18-11	U.S. Bank Arena (7,221) Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..