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
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	23–11 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach	Brian Gregory (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Billy Schmidt Anthony Solomon Jon Borovich
Home arena	University of Dayton Arena
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

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

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

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 June 1, 2015.

Roster

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 Brian Gregory (Oakland) Assistant coach(es) Billy Schmidt (Wake Forest) Anthony Solomon (Virginia) Jon Borovich (Central Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

1. "2007-08 Men's Basketball Statistics".