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
Record23–11 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
Seasons
2007–08 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Xavier 14 2   .875 30 7   .811
Temple 11 5   .688 21 13   .618
UMass 10 6   .625 25 11   .694
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
Charlotte 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Richmond 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
Dayton 8 8   .500 23 11   .676
La Salle 8 8   .500 15 17   .469
Rhode Island 7 9   .438 21 12   .636
Duquesne 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Saint Louis 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Fordham 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
George Washington 5 11   .313 9 17   .346
St. Bonaventure 2 14   .125 8 22   .267
2008 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Monty Scott 1 F 6'6" 230 Senior Reynoldsburg, OH Graduated
Nick Stafford 5 F 6'8" 225 Junior Springfield, MA Transferred
Desmond Adedeji 20 C 6'9" 298 Senior Landover, MD Transferred to Stony Brook
Norman Plummer 21 F 6'7" 238 Junior Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Southern Indiana

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Mickey Perry 0 G 6'2" 193 Sophomore Maywood, IL Transfer from Wisconsin.
Thiago Cordero 54 F 6'9" 220 Junior Pernambuco, Brazil Junior college transfer from Barton Community College.

Incoming recruits

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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:    247SportsN/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:    247SportsN/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:    247SportsN/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 June 1, 2015.

Roster

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2007–08 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Brian Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr St. John's Toledo, OH
G 3 Andres Sandoval 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Sr Winchendon/Santa Fe CC Milford, MA
G 11 Stephen Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Cathedral Indianapolis, IN
G 14 London Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Raines Jacksonville, FL
F 15 Charles Little 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Jr Cleveland Cleveland, TN
F 23 Chris Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Trotwood-Madison Trotwood, OH
G 24 Luke Hendrick (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Nouvel Catholic Central Saginaw, MI
G 25 Logan Nourse (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Spencerville Spencerville, OH
G 30 Dan Fox (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lakeland Wolcottville, IN
G 32 Marcus Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So St. Vincent-St. Mary Cleveland, OH
F 33 Jimmy Binnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Sr Johnston Des Moines, IA
F/C 34 Devin Searcy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Romulus Senior Romulus, MI
F/C 41 Kurt Huelsman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So St. Henry St. Henry, OH
G 45 Michael Laing (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr Marquette Oconomowoc, WI
F/C 54 Thiago Cordero 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Atual/Barton CC Pernambuco, Brazil
G Mickey Perry   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS So Proviso East Maywood, IL
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
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 (OH) 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.

References

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