2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Dayton Flyers DaytonFlyers.png 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 27–8 11–5 Brian Gregory 6th Billy Schmidt Jon Borovich Cornell Mann University of Dayton Arena NCAA tournament second round The 2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by sixth 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 27–8, 11–5 in A-10 play for a tie for second-place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated West Virginia in the round of 64 before losing in the round of 32 to defending national champion Kansas. The Flyers first round win was the program's first in the NCAA Tournament since 1990, when they defeated Illinois in the round of 64. Previous season The 2007–08 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 23–11, with a record of 8–8 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for a tie for a fifth-place finish. They received an at-large bid to the 2008 National Invitation Tournament where they beat Cleveland State and Illinois State in the first and second rounds before falling to eventual champion Ohio State in the quarterfinals. Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Brian Roberts 2 G 6'2" 175 Senior Toledo, OH Graduated Andres Sandoval 3 G 6'4" 198 Senior Milford, MA Graduated Jimmy Binnie 33 F 6'7" 211 Senior Des Moines, IA Graduated Thiago Cordero 54 F 6'9" 220 Junior Pernambuco, Brazil Transferred Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Rob Lowery 3 G 6'2" 165 Junior Forestville, MD Junior college transfer from Cecil College. Incoming recruits no no 2008 Paul Williams SG Detroit, MI Renaissance High School 6 2 200 2007-08-02 3 3 93 Chris Johnson SF Columbus, OH Brookhaven High School 6 4 190 2007-06-10 2 3 91 Josh Benson PF Dayton, OH Dunbar High School 6 9 210 2006-11-01 2 3 89 Luke Fabrizius F Arlington Heights, IL Hersey High School 6 9 205 2007-09-09 2 3 76 2008 2008 Dayton Signees 2008 Dayton Signees 2008 Dayton Signees 2015-05-27 yes Roster 2008 Dayton Flyers y y Mickey Perry 0 G 6 2 197 JR y Maywood, IL Proviso East London Warren 1 G 6 0 185 JR Jacksonville, FL Raines Robert Lowery basketball y 1 G 6 2 165 JR Forestville, MD McDonoughCecil College Chris Johnson basketball, born 1990 4 y G/F 6 5 176 FR Columbus, OH Brookhaven Stephen Thomas 11 G 6 1 170 SO Indianapolis, IN Cathedral Charles Little 15 F 6 6 247 SR Cleveland, TN Cleveland Paul Williams 22 G 6 4 213 FR Detroit, MI Renaissance Luke Fabrizius 23 F 6 9 205 FR Arlington Heights, IL Hersey Luke Hendrick 24 F 6 4 170 JR Saginaw, MI Nouvel Catholic Central W Dan Fox 30 F 6 4 187 JR Wolcottville, IN Lakeland W Marcus Johnson 32 F 6 3 196 JR Cleveland, OH St. Vincent-St. Mary Chris Wright basketball, born 1988 33 F y 6 8 226 SO Trotwood, OH Trotwood-Madison Devin Searcy y 34 F/C 6 10 226 SO Romulus, MI Romulus Senior Kurt Huelsman 41 F/C 6 10 245 JR St. Henry, OH St. Henry Josh Benson 44 F/C 6 9 205 FR Dayton, OH Dunbar y yes Brad McEldowney 53 G 6 1 182 SO Greebville, OH Ansonia W Brian Gregory (Oakland) Billy Schmidt (Wake Forest) Jon Borovich (Central Michigan) Cornell Mann (Akron) http://daytonflyers.com/sports/2013/8/8/MBB_0808135217.aspx Schedule http://daytonflyers.com/sports/2013/8/12/MBB_0812130456.aspx?id=73 2008-09 Men's Basketball Statistics yes no yes |- !colspan=12 style="Dayton Flyers white"| Exhibition November 6, 2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Capital University Capital Comets Capital UD Arena Dayton, OH 98–73 – November 11, 2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Gannon University Gannon Golden Knights Gannon UD Arena Dayton, OH 67–59 – |- !colspan=12 style="Dayton Flyers white"| Non-conference regular season November 16, 2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Wofford Terriers Wofford UD Arena Dayton, OH 52–49 12,254 1–0 November 19, 2008 7:30 pm yes 2008 Delaware State Hornets Delaware State UD Arena Dayton, OH 62–42 11,906 2–0 November 23, 2008 2:00 pm yes 2008 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman UD Arena Dayton, OH Chicago Invitational Challenge 78–38 12,678 3–0 November 25, 2008 7:30 pm yes 2008 Mercer Bears Mercer UD Arena Dayton, OH Chicago Invitational Challenge 71–53 12,074 4–0 November 27, 2008 5:00 pm yes yes Auburn Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL Chicago Invitational Challenge 60–59 3,087 ot 5–0 November 29, 2008 7:00 pm yes yes Marquette 15 Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL Chicago Invitational Challenge Championship Game 89–75 4,780 6–0 December 2, 2008 7:30 pm yes 2008 Troy Trojans Troy UD Arena Dayton, OH 87–70 11,853 7–0 December 6, 2008 7:06 pm yes yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 54–50 4,059 8–0 December 10, 2008 8:07 pm yes yes 2008 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, NE 59–77 15,418 8–1 December 13, 2008 8:00 pm yes 2008 Coppin State Eagles Coppin State UD Arena Dayton, OH 73–56 12,777 9–1 December 20, 2008 8:00 pm yes 2008 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro UD Arena Dayton, OH 75–44 12,706 10–1 December 23, 2008 8:00 pm yes 2008 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall UD Arena Dayton, OH 62–50 13,021 11–1 December 30, 2008 7:00 pm yes George Mason UD Arena Dayton, OH 66–62 13,107 12–1 January 2, 2009 7:00 pm yes yes 2008 Toledo Rockets Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH 77–63 6,921 13–1 January 6, 2009 7:00 pm yes 2008 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) UD Arena Dayton, OH 45–40 12,637 14–1 |- !colspan=12 style="Dayton Flyers"| Atlantic 10 regular season January 10, 2009 1:00 pm yes UMass MassMutual Center Springfield, MA 62–75 5,485 14–2 0–1 January 14, 2009 7:30 pm 2008 Fordham Rams Fordham UD Arena Dayton, OH 72–71 11,993 15–2 1–1 January 17, 2009 7:00 pm yes 2008 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA 78–69 4,051 16–2 2–1 January 22, 2009 7:30 pm yes 2008 George Washington Colonials George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, DC 63–61 2,517 17–2 3–1 January 25, 2009 2:00 pm 2008 St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure UD Arena Dayton, OH 80–68 13,408 18–2 4–1 January 29, 2009 8:00 pm Saint Louis UD Arena Dayton, OH 47–46 12,436 19–2 5–1 February 1, 2009 12:00 pm 2008 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's UD Arena Dayton, OH 69–58 13,169 20–2 6–1 February 4, 2009 7:00 pm yes 2008 La Salle Explorers La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 63–61 2,114 21–2 7–1 February 8, 2009 1:00 pm yes 2008 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 66–79 5,939 21–3 7–2 February 11, 2009 7:00 pm Xavier 14 UD Arena Dayton, OH 71–58 13,435 22–3 8–2 February 14, 2009 7:00 pm Richmond UD Arena Dayton, OH 69–63 13,435 23–3 9–2 February 21, 2009 8:00 pm yes 25 Saint Louis Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO CBSSN 49–57 10,603 23–4 9–3 February 25, 2009 7:00 pm yes 2008 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI 91–93 7,218 OT 23–5 9–4 February 28, 2009 4:00 pm Temple UD Arena Dayton, OH 70–65 13,435 24–5 10–4 March 5, 2009 9:00 pm yes Xavier 17 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 56–79 10,250 24–6 10–5 March 7, 2009 9:00 pm Duquesne UD Arena Dayton, OH 74–61 13,435 25–6 11–5 |- !colspan=12 style="Dayton Flyers"| A-10 tournament March 12, 2009 9:00 pm yes 3 Richmond 6 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Quarterfinals 4,333 69–64 26–6 March 13, 2009 9:00 pm yes 3 Duquesne 7 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Semifinals 6,160 66–77 26–7 |- !colspan=12 style="Dayton Flyers"| NCAA Tournament March 20, 2009 2:02 pm yes yes 11 MW West Virginia 6 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN First Round 15,794 CBS 68–60 27–7 March 22, 2009 12:30 pm yes yes 11 MW Kansas 14 3 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Second round 14,279 CBS 43–60 27–8 AP Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest References Category:Dayton Flyers men's basketball seasons Dayton Dayton Dayton Dayton