2007–08 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 Dayton Flyers DaytonFlyers.png 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 23–11 8–8 Brian Gregory 5th Billy Schmidt Anthony Solomon Jon Borovich University of Dayton Arena NIT Quarterfinals 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. 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 no no 2007 Chris Wright PF Trotwood, OH Trotwood-Madison High School 6 6 205 2005-11-07 4 4 95 Stephen Thomas PG Indianapolis, IN Cathedral High School 6 2 180 2006-09-22 2 2 92 Devin Searcy PF Detroit, MI Romulus High School 6 9 205 2006-11-01 3 3 80 2007 2007 Dayton Signees 2007 Dayton Signees 2007 Dayton Signees 2015-06-01 yes Roster 2007 Dayton Flyers y y Brian Roberts basketball y 2 G 6 2 175 SR Toledo, OH St. John's Andres Sandoval 3 G 6 4 198 SR y Milford, MA Winchendon/Santa Fe CC Stephen Thomas 11 G 6 1 184 FR Indianapolis, IN Cathedral London Warren 14 G 6 0 180 SO Jacksonville, FL Raines Charles Little 15 F 6 6 237 JR Cleveland, TN Cleveland Chris Wright basketball, born 1988 y 23 F 6 8 214 FR Trotwood, OH Trotwood-Madison Luke Hendrick 24 G 6 4 170 SO Saginaw, MI Nouvel Catholic Central W Logan Nourse 25 G 6 1 176 FR Spencerville, OH Spencerville W Dan Fox 30 G 6 4 190 SO Wolcottville, IN Lakeland W Marcus Johnson 32 G 6 3 193 SO Cleveland, OH St. Vincent-St. Mary Jimmy Binnie 33 F 6 7 211 SR Des Moines, IA Johnston Devin Searcy y 34 F/C 6 10 240 FR Romulus, MI Romulus Senior Kurt Huelsman 41 F/C 6 10 240 SO St. Henry, OH St. Henry Michael Laing 45 G 6 1 164 FR Oconomowoc, WI Marquette W Thiago Cordero 54 F/C 6 9 220 JR Pernambuco, Brazil Atual/Barton CC Mickey Perry G 6 2 193 SO y Maywood, IL Proviso East yes Brian Gregory (Oakland) Billy Schmidt (Wake Forest) Anthony Solomon (Virginia) Jon Borovich (Central Michigan) http://daytonflyers.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&roster=63 Schedule http://www.daytonflyers.com/sports/2013/8/12/MBB_0812130217.aspx?id=72 2007-08 Men's Basketball Statistics yes no yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Exhibition 11/01/2007 7:00 pm yes Findlay UD Arena Dayton, OH 81–78 – 11/05/2007 7:00 pm yes California (PA) UD Arena Dayton, OH 62–49 – |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Non-conference regular season 11/10/2008 2:00 pm yes East Tennessee State UD Arena Dayton, OH 78–74 12,115 1–0 11/17/2007 7:00 pm yes yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 56–67 7,274 1–1 11/21/2007 2:00 pm yes Toledo UD Arena Dayton, OH 76–70 12,211 2–1 11/24/2007 2:00 pm yes SMU UD Arena Dayton, OH 82–57 12,242 3–1 11/28/2007 7:30 pm yes yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 63–62 5,234 4–1 12/01/2007 7:00 pm yes yes Holy Cross DCU Center Worcester, MA 55–53 3,721 5–1 12/05/2007 8:00 pm yes High Point UD Arena Dayton, OH 68–54 11,984 6–1 12/08/2007 2:00 pm yes yes Louisville 14 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 70–65 19,128 7–1 12/15/2007 7:00 pm yes Coppin State UD Arena Dayton, OH 66–34 12,063 8–1 12/19/2007 7:00 pm yes American UD Arena Dayton, OH 63–56 12,508 9–1 12/22/2008 7:00 pm yes Loyola Maryland UD Arena Dayton, OH 91–74 12,859 10–1 12/29/2008 8:00 pm yes Pittsburgh 6 UD Arena Dayton, OH 80–55 13,435 11–1 1/02/2008 7:00 pm yes 20 Akron UD Arena Dayton, OH 83–81 12,434 2ot 12–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Atlantic 10 regular season 01/09/2008 1:00 pm 17 Rhode Island 22 UD Arena Dayton, OH 92–83 13,435 13–1 (1–0) 01/12/2008 8:00 pm yes 17 Saint Louis Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO 68–57 11,108 ot 14–1 (2–0) 01/16/2008 7:00 pm 14 Massachusetts UD Arena Dayton, OH 71–82 13,435 14–2 (2–1) 01/24/2008 8:00 pm yes 16 Xavier 23 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy 43–69 10,250 14–3 (2–2) 01/26/2008 7:00 pm yes 16 Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 63-80 7,125 14–4 (2–3) 01/30/2008 7:00 pm Saint Louis UD Arena Dayton, OH 63–36 13,435 15–4 (3–3) 02/02/2008 2:00 pm yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI 70–82 7,657 15–5 (3–4) 02/06/2008 7:00 pm Charlotte UD Arena Dayton, OH 69–64 2,110 16–5 (4–4) 02/09/2008 7:00 pm yes George Washington Smith Center Charlotte, NC 54–57 3,154 16–6 (4–5) 02/13/2008 7:00 pm Duquesne UD Arena Dayton, OH 61–63 13,040 16–7 (4–6) 02/16/2008 4:00 pm Temple UD Arena Dayton, OH 77–66 13,435 17–7 (5–6) 02/21/2008 7:00 pm yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 78–81 2,347 ot 17–8 (5–7) 02/24/2008 2:00 pm Xavier 10 UD Arena Dayton, OH Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy 51–57 13,435 17–9 (5–8) 03/01/2008 7:00 pm yes Fordham Rose Hill Gym Bronx, NY 57–50 3,200 18–9 (6–8) 03/05/2008 7:00 pm yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY 78–73 4,821 19–9 (7–8) 03/08/2008 2:00 pm Saint Joseph's UD Arena Dayton, OH 79–67 13,435 20–9 (8–8) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Atlantic 10 tournament 03/12/2008 12:00 pm yes Saint Louis Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ First round 3,342 63–62 21–9 03/13/2009 12:00 pm yes Xavier 12 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Quarterfinals 4,401 65–74 21–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| NIT 03/19/2008 6:00 pm yes (3) (6) Cleveland State UD Arena Dayton, OH First round 7,012 66–57 22–10 03/24/2008 7:05 pm yes yes (3) (2) Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL Second round 8,802 55–48 23–10 03/26/2008 9:00 pm yes yes (3) (1) Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH Quarterfinals 19,409 63–74 23–11 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Dayton Flyers men's basketball seasons Dayton Dayton Dayton Dayton