2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2002–03 Dayton Flyers Basketball DaytonFlyers.png 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 25 16 24–6 14–2 Oliver Purnell 9th Ron Jirsa Frank Smith Josh Postorino University of Dayton Arena Atlantic 10 tournament champions NCAA tournament first round The 2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by ninth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–6, 13–2 in A-10 play, with both losses coming to regular season champion Xavier. They won the program's first Atlantic 10 tournament title after defeating Temple in the championship game. Dayton received the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were upset by Tulsa in the first round. Following the season, Purnell accepted the head coaching position at Clemson. He was replaced by Brian Gregory. Previous season The 2001-02 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 21–12, with a record of 10–6 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers fell to Xavier in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament. They received a bid to play in the NIT where they defeated Detroit in the opening round before falling to Tennessee Tech in the first round. Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes David Morris 1 G 5'10" 185 Senior Laurel, MD Graduated Yuanta Holland 23 F 6'7" 225 Senior Dayton, OH Graduated Sammy Smith 30 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore Worthington, OH Transferred to Capital University Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Frank Iguodala 42 F 6'5" 205 Junior Springfield, IL Junior college transfer from Lake Land College Incoming recruits no no 2007 Marques Bennett F Indianapolis, IN Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 6 4 190 2003-07-08 N/A N/A N/A James Cripe F Loveland, OH Loveland High School 6 10 220 2003-07-08 N/A N/A N/A Monty Scott F Reynoldsburg, OH Reynoldsburg High School 6 6 215 2003-07-08 N/A 0 N/A Logan White G Chagrin Falls, OH University High School 6 4 167 2003-07-08 N/A N/A N/A Warren Williams G Gaithersburg, MD DeMatha High School 6 1 180 2003-07-08 N/A 2 N/A 2002 2002 Dayton Signees 2002 Dayton Signees 2002 Dayton Signees 2016-02-02 yes Roster 2002 Dayton Flyers y y D.J. Stelly 2 G 6 4 193 SR Aurora, CO Aurora Ramod Marshall 3 G 6 2 180 JR Charlotte, NC Garinger Nate Green 5 F 6 6 245 SR y Laurel, MD Laurel Baptist Academy Warren Williams 11 G 6 1 180 FR Gaithersburg, MD DeMatha Greg Kohls 13 G 6 2 167 SR Centerville, OH Centerville W Mark Jones 14 G 6 1 180 SO Taftville, CT Norwich Logan White 15 G 6 4 190 FR Cleveland, OH University Marques Bennett 22 G/F 6 4 200 FR Indianapolis, IN Brebeuf Jesuit Brooks Hall 33 G/F 6 6 205 SR Dayton, OH Troy Frank Iguodala 42 F 6 5 210 JR Springfield, IL Lanphier/Lake Land College Keith Waleskowski 45 F 6 9 228 JR Dayton, OH Alter Sean Finn 54 C 7 0 240 JR Hays, KS Hays James Cripe C 7 0 250 FR Loveland, OH Loveland yes Monty Scott F 6 6 230 FR Reynoldsburg, OH Reynoldsburg yes Oliver Purnell (Old Dominion) Ron Jirsa (Gettysburg) Frank Smith (Old Dominion) Josh Postorino (Dayton) Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/dayton/2003-schedule.html 2002-03 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results no yes no no yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Non-conference regular season 11/24/2002 yes Delaware State UD Arena Dayton, OH 65–38 11,770 1–0 11/27/2002 yes Evansville UD Arena Dayton, OH 64–59 11,176 2–0 11/30/2002 yes Cincinnati 21 UD Arena Dayton, OH 75–69 13,409 3–0 12/4/2002 yes yes Miami Millett Hall Oxford, OH 63–78 5,112 3–1 12/7/2002 yes UNC Wilmington UD Arena Dayton, OH 59–48 11,888 4–1 12/14/2002 yes yes Saint Louis Savvis Center St. Louis, MO 55–63 8,448 4–2 12/17/2002 yes Ball State UD Arena Dayton, OH 80–65 11,598 5–2 12/20/2002 yes yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 71–67 5,532 6–2 12/22/2002 yes Villanova UD Arena Dayton, OH 80–78 12,375 7–2 12/29/2002 yes yes Duke 3 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 74-85 9,314 7–3 1/04/2003 yes Marquette 13 UD Arena Dayton, OH 92–85 12,037 ot 8–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Atlantic 10 regular season 01/08/2003 La Salle UD Arena Dayton, OH 76–72 12,289 9–3 (1–0) 01/11/2003 Duquesne UD Arena Dayton, OH 77–72 12,489 10–3 (2–0) 01/15/2003 Richmond UD Arena Dayton, OH 66-53 12,105 11–3 (3–0) 01/18/2003 yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 71–61 4,102 12–3 (4–0) 01/25/2003 yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA 57-49 5,793 13–3 (5–0) 01/29/2003 Massachusetts UD Arena Dayton, OH 83–55 12,000 14–3 (6–0) 02/01/2003 yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 75-70 3,520 15–3 (7–0) 02/05/2003 yes Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA 76-75 4,004 16–3 (8–0) 02/08/2003 yes Xavier 20 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy 77-85 10,250 16–4 (8–1) 02/12/2003 George Washington UD Arena Dayton, OH 87–68 12,811 17–4 (9–1) 02/15/2003 Saint Joseph's 25 UD Arena Dayton, OH 66–56 13,409 18–4 (10–1) 02/19/2003 yes 25 Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 70-63 4,129 19–4 (11–1) 02/22/2003 25 Xavier 14 UD Arena Dayton, OH Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy 72-73 13,409 19–5 (11–2) 02/26/2003 yes 25 Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI 82-70 5,903 20–5 (12–2) 03/01/2003 25 Fordham UD Arena Dayton, OH 69-64 13,409 21–5 (13–2) 03/05/2003 St. Bonaventure UD Arena Dayton, OH 1-0 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-mar-05-sp-bkcrep5-story.html St Bonaventure Ends Its Season 22-5 (14-2) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Atlantic 10 tournament 03/13/2003 22 Rhode Island UD Arena Dayton, OH Quarterfinals 10,897 74–57 22–5 03/14/2003 22 Saint Joseph's 25 UD Arena Dayton, OH Semifinals 11,648 76-73 23-5 03/15/2003 22 Temple UD Arena Dayton, OH Championship Game 11,537 79-72 24-5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| NCAA tournament 03/20/2003 yes 16 4 MW Tulsa 13 MW Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA First Round 11,171 71-84 24-6 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Dayton Flyers men's basketball seasons Dayton Dayton Dayton Dayton