2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2003–04 Dayton Flyers DaytonFlyers.png 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 24–9 12–4 Brian Gregory 1st Billy Schmidt Mo Cassara Mike Jackson University of Dayton Arena 2003 Maui Invitational ChampionsAtlantic 10 West Division Champions NCAA tournament first round The 2003–04 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 first 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 24–9, 12–4 in A-10 play, finishing first in the A-10's West division. Dayton opened the season winning the Maui Invitational. The Flyers advanced to the finals of the Atlantic 10 tournament where they were defeated by rival Xavier. Dayton received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, the program's first consecutive NCAA appearances since the 1960s. The Flyers lost to DePaul in the first round. Previous season The 2002-03 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 24–6, with a record of 14–2 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers defeated Temple to win the Atlantic 10 tournament title. They received a bid to play in the NCAA tournament where they fell to Tulsa in the first round. Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes D.J. Stelly 2 G 6'4" 193 Senior Aurora, CO Graduated Nate Green 5 F 6'6" 245 Senior Laurel, MD Graduated Brooks Hall 33 G/F 6'6" 205 Senior Troy, OH Graduated Incoming recruits no no 2003 Jon Kingston F Columbus, OH Grandview Heights 6 9 238 2003-08-18 N/A N/A N/A Chris Spears G Centerville, OH Centerville High School 6 2 170 2003-07-08 N/A N/A N/A Nick Stafford F Worcester, MA Worcester Academy 6 8 190 2003-12-01 N/A 3 N/A 2003 2003 Dayton Signees 2003 Dayton Signees 2003 Dayton Signees 2016-02-03 yes Roster 2003 Dayton Flyers y y Monty Scott 1 F 6 6 226 FR y Reynoldsburg, OH Reynoldsburg Chris Spears 2 G 6 2 180 FR Centerville, OH Centerville Ramod Marshall 3 G 6 2 180 SR Charlotte, NC Garinger Warren Williams 11 G 6 0 190 SO Gaithersburg, MD DeMatha Greg Kohls 13 G 6 2 170 SR Centerville, OH Centerville W Mark Jones 14 G 6 1 180 JR Taftville, CT Norwich Logan White 15 G 6 5 172 SO Cleveland, OH University Marques Bennett 22 G 6 5 190 FR Indianapolis, IN Brebeuf Jesuit Frank Iguodala 42 F 6 5 210 SR Springfield, IL Lanphier/Lake Land College James Cripe 44 C 6 10 244 FR y Loveland, OH Loveland Keith Waleskowski 45 F 6 8 231 SR Dayton, OH Alter Nick Stafford 53 F 6 9 215 FR Springfield, MA Worcester yes Sean Finn 54 C 7 0 240 SR Hays, KS Hays Jon Kingston 55 C 6 8 238 FR Columbus, OH Grandview Heights Brian Gregory (Oakland) Billy Schmidt (Wake Forest) Mo Cassara (St. Lawrence) Mike Jackson (Detroit) https://web.archive.org/web/20040301160007/http://www.daytonflyers.com/mens_basketball/team_roster.html 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 11/21/2003 yes yes Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA 90–77 1,899 1–0 11/24/2003 yes yes Central Michigan Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational First Round 82–63 2,500 2–0 11/25/2003 yes yes San Diego State Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational Semifinals 76–71 2,500 3–0 11/26/2003 yes yes Hawaii Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational Championship Game 82–72 2,500 4–0 12/3/2003 yes Miami UD Arena Dayton, OH 67-61 12,798 5–0 12/6/2003 yes Wagner UD Arena Dayton, OH 67-65 12,682 6–0 12/9/2003 yes 25 Louisiana-Lafayette UD Arena Dayton, OH 66–59 12,055 7–0 12/13/2003 yes 25 IUPUI UD Arena Dayton, OH 61–59 12,277 8–0 12/20/2003 yes 24 Prairie View A&M UD Arena Dayton, OH 78–65 12,136 9–0 12/23/2003 yes yes 23 Cincinnati 14 Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH 53-82 13,176 9–1 12/29/2003 yes Wofford UD Arena Dayton, OH 81–64 13,177 10-1 12/31/2003 yes Saint Louis UD Arena Dayton, OH 49–60 12,353 10-2 1/03/2004 yes yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY 59-61 7,544 10-3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Atlantic 10 regular season 01/07/2004 St. Bonaventure UD Arena Dayton, OH 76–72 12,899 11–3 (1–0) 01/10/2004 Temple UD Arena Dayton, OH 60–56 13,409 12–3 (2–0) 01/14/2004 yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 55-50 5,282 13–3 (3–0) 01/17/2004 yes Fordham Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York 75–56 2,251 14–3 (4–0) 01/21/2004 yes George Washington UD Arena Dayton, OH 74-66 12,558 15–3 (5–0) 01/24/2004 yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 77–75 3,715 16–3 (6–0) 01/31/2004 Xavier UD Arena Dayton, OH Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy 74-67 13,409 17–3 (7–0) 02/04/2004 yes Richmond UD Arena Dayton, OH 62-57 12,794 18–3 (8–0) 02/08/2004 yes Massachusetts Mullins Center Amherst, MA 66-59 4,076 19–3 (9–0) 02/11/2004 yes Saint Joseph's 3 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA 67–81 3,200 19–4 (9–1) 02/15/2004 Duquesne UD Arena Dayton, OH 70–58 13,260 20–4 (10–1) 02/18/2004 yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. 64-66 5,033 20–5 (10–2) 02/21/2004 yes Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy 60-67 10,250 20–6 (10–3) 02/28/2004 La Salle UD Arena Dayton, OH 72-58 13,409 21–6 (11–3) 03/03/2004 Rhode Island UD Arena Dayton, OH 63-65 12,665 21–7 (11–4) 03/06/2004 Duquesne UD Arena Dayton, OH 73-69 5,406 22-7 (12-4) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Atlantic 10 tournament 03/11/2004 Duquesne UD Arena Dayton, OH Quarterfinals N/A 69-56 23–7 03/12/2004 Richmond UD Arena Dayton, OH Semifinals 11,566 58-56 24-7 03/13/2004 Xavier UD Arena Dayton, OH Championship Game 13,133 49-58 24-8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| NCAA tournament 03/18/2004 yes yes 10 DePaul 7 HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY First Round 18,698 69-76 2OT 24-9 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Dayton Flyers men's basketball seasons Dayton Dayton Dayton Dayton