2004–05 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 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 second 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 18–11, 10–6 in A-10 play, finishing second in the A-10's West division.[2] The Flyers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament where their season was ended by Temple. Dayton was not selected to play in a postseason tournament, ending a streak of 5 consecutive postseason appearances.

2004–05 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record18–11 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
Seasons
2004–05 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Saint Joseph's 14 2   .875 24 12   .667
Temple 11 5   .688 16 14   .533
UMass 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
Fordham 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
Rhode Island 4 12   .250 6 22   .214
St. Bonaventure 1 15   .063 2 26   .071
West
George Washington 11 5   .688 22 8   .733
Dayton 10 6   .625 18 11   .621
Xavier 10 6   .625 17 12   .586
Richmond 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
La Salle 5 11   .313 10 19   .345
Duquesne 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
2005 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Previous season

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The 2003-04 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 24–9, with a record of 12–4 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers fell to Xavier in the Atlantic 10 tournament championship game. They received a bid to play in the NCAA tournament where they fell to DePaul in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Spears 2 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Centerville, OH Dismissed
Ramod Marshall 3 G 6'2" 180 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Greg Kohls 13 G 6'2" 170 Senior Centerville, OH Graduated
Frank Iguodala 42 F 6'5" 172 Senior Springfield, IL Graduated
Keith Waleskowski 45 F 6'8" 231 Senior Dayton, OH Graduated
Sean Finn 54 C 7'0" 240 Senior Hays, KS Graduated

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Alvarez
F
Blair, NJ Blair Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 6, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Jimmy Binnie
F
Johnston, IA Johnston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Trent Meacham
G
Champaign, IL Centennial 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 3, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Norman Plummer
F
Fairfield, OH Hargrave Military 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 22, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Brian Roberts
G
Toledo, OH St. John's 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 2, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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:

  • "2004 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

Roster

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2004–05 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Monty Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS So Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH
G 2 Brian Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. John's Toledo, OH
G 4 Jeff Penno (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Alter Kettering, OH
F 5 Nick Stafford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Worcester Springfield, MA
G 10 Trent Meacham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Centennial Champaign, IL
G 11 Warren Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr DeMatha Gaithersburg, MD
G 14 Mark Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Norwich Taftville, CT
G 15 Logan White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr University Cleveland, OH
F 21 Norman Plummer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Fairfield, OH
G 22 Marques Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brebeuf Jesuit Indianapolis, IN
F 32 Chris Alvarez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Blair Miami, FL
F 33 Jimmy Binnie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Johnston Johnston, IA
G 34 Joaquin Thomas (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Cardinal Hayes Bronx, NY
C 44 James Cripe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 244 lb (111 kg) RS So Loveland Loveland, OH
G 54 William Brady (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Central Catholic Bloomington, IL
C 55 Jon Kingston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Grandview Heights Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2004*
Capital W 73–52 
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
11/13/2004*
7:00 pm
Findlay W 63-61 
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/21/2004*
Eastern Kentucky L 66–73  0–1
UD Arena (12,254)
Dayton, OH
11/27/2004*
Coppin State W 55–42  1–1
UD Arena (12,011)
Dayton, OH
12/01/2004*
 WHIO-TV
at DePaul L 59-70  1–2
Allstate Arena (8,787)
Rosemont, IL
12/04/2004*
 ESPN
No. 24 Cincinnati L 55-65  1–3
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
12/07/2004*
 WHIO-TV
Wyoming W 62–57  2–3
UD Arena (12135)
Dayton, OH
12/11/2004*
Texas Southern W 79-60  3-3
UD Arena (12,145)
Dayton, OH
12/18/2004*
at Saint Louis W 62-54  4–3
Savvis Center (8,108)
St. Louis, MO
12/20/2004*
Northwestern State W 64-55  5–3
UD Arena (11,525)
Dayton, OH
12/23/2004*
 WHIO-TV
Akron W 77-66  6–3
UD Arena (12,329)
Dayton, OH
12/29/2004*
 WHIO-TV
at Vanderbilt L 74-90  6-4
Memorial Gymnasium (9,311)
Nashville, TN
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/05/2005
Duquesne L 93-94 2ot 6-5 (0-1)
UD Arena (12,275)
Dayton, OH
01/09/2005*
Cornell W 62–51  7–5
UD Arena (12,587)
Dayton, OH
01/12/2005
 WHIO-TV
Richmond W 63–62  8–5 (1-1)
UD Arena (12,761)
Dayton, OH
01/15/2005
at Duquesne W 71–60  9–5 (2-1)
Palumbo Center (3,615)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/19/2005
 WHIO-TV
Saint Joseph's W 58-54  10–5 (3-1)
UD Arena (12,506)
Dayton, OH
01/22/2005
 WHIO-TV
La Salle W 66-58  11–5 (4-1)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
01/27/2005
 A-10 TV
at Rhode Island W 56-49  12–5 (5–1)
Ryan Center (4,370)
Kingston, RI
01/30/2005
 A-10 TV
at George Washington L 73-82  12–6 (5–2)
Smith Center (4,236)
Washington, D.C.
02/02/2005
Fordham W 65-47  13–6 (6–2)
UD Arena (12,462)
Dayton, OH
02/05/2005
 WHIO-TV
at Richmond L 58–61  13–7 (6–3)
Robins Center (7,385)
Richmond, VA
02/09/2005
at Temple L 70-78  13–8 (6–4)
Liacouras Center (2,954)
Philadelphia, PA
02/12/2005
 A-10 TV
at La Salle W 56-45  14-8 (7–4)
Tom Gola Arena (2,712)
Philadelphia, PA
02/19/2005
 ESPN
Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
W 59-55  15-8 (8-4)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
02/22/2005
at St. Bonaventure W 68–61  16–8 (9–4)
Reilly Center (4,173)
Olean, NY
02/26/2005
 A-10 TV
George Washington L 59-62  16–9 (9–5)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
03/01/2005
Massachusetts W 53–52  17–9 (10–5)
UD Arena (12,488)
Dayton, OH
03/05/2005
 A-10 TV
at Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
L 65-74  17-10 (10–6)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/09/2005
vs. St. Bonaventure
First Round
W 78-48  18-10
U.S. Bank Arena (5,872)
Cincinnati, OH
03/10/2005
 A-10 TV
vs. Temple
Quarterfinals
L 51-61  18-11
U.S. Bank Arena (7,221)
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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