2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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.

2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 West Division Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24–9 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
Seasons
2003–04 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 5 Saint Joseph's 16 0   1.000 30 2   .938
Temple 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
Rhode Island 7 9   .438 20 14   .588
UMass 4 12   .250 10 19   .345
St. Bonaventure 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
Fordham 3 13   .188 6 22   .214
West
Dayton 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
George Washington 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
Xavier 10 6   .625 26 11   .703
Richmond 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
Duquesne 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
La Salle 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
2004 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Previous season

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The 2002-03 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 24–6, with a record of 13–2 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

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Departures

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jon Kingston
F
Columbus, OH Grandview Heights 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Aug 18, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Chris Spears
G
Centerville, OH Centerville High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Nick Stafford
F
Worcester, MA Worcester Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 1, 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:

  • "2003 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

Roster

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2003–04 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 Fr Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH
G 2 Chris Spears 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Centerville Centerville, OH
G 3 Ramod Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Garinger Charlotte, NC
G 11 Warren Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So DeMatha Gaithersburg, MD
G 13 Greg Kohls (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Centerville Centerville, OH
G 14 Mark Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Norwich Taftville, CT
G 15 Logan White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So University Cleveland, OH
G 22 Marques Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brebeuf Jesuit Indianapolis, IN
F 42 Frank Iguodala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Lanphier/Lake Land College Springfield, IL
C 44 James Cripe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 244 lb (111 kg) RS Fr Loveland Loveland, OH
F 45 Keith Waleskowski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Alter Dayton, OH
F 53 Nick Stafford   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Worcester Springfield, MA
C 54 Sean Finn 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Hays Hays, KS
C 55 Jon Kingston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr 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
Non-conference regular season
11/21/2003*
at Pepperdine W 90–77  1–0
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,899)
Malibu, CA
11/24/2003*
vs. Central Michigan
Maui Invitational First Round
W 82–63  2–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
11/25/2003*
vs. San Diego State
Maui Invitational Semifinals
W 76–71  3–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
11/26/2003*
vs. Hawaii
Maui Invitational Championship Game
W 82–72  4–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
12/3/2003*
Miami W 67-61  5–0
UD Arena (12,798)
Dayton, OH
12/6/2003*
Wagner W 67-65  6–0
UD Arena (12,682)
Dayton, OH
12/9/2003*
No. 25 Louisiana-Lafayette W 66–59  7–0
UD Arena (12,055)
Dayton, OH
12/13/2003*
No. 25 IUPUI W 61–59  8–0
UD Arena (12,277)
Dayton, OH
12/20/2003*
No. 24 Prairie View A&M W 78–65  9–0
UD Arena (12,136)
Dayton, OH
12/23/2003*
No. 23 at No. 14 Cincinnati L 53-82  9–1
Myrl H. Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
12/29/2003*
Wofford W 81–64  10-1
UD Arena (13,177)
Dayton, OH
12/31/2003*
Saint Louis L 49–60  10-2
UD Arena (12,353)
Dayton, OH
1/03/2004*
at Wyoming L 59-61  10-3
Arena-Auditorium (7,544)
Laramie, WY
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/07/2004
St. Bonaventure W 76–72  11–3 (1–0)
UD Arena (12,899)
Dayton, OH
01/10/2004
Temple W 60–56  12–3 (2–0)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
01/14/2004
at Richmond W 55-50  13–3 (3–0)
Robins Center (5,282)
Richmond, VA
01/17/2004
at Fordham W 75–56  14–3 (4–0)
Rose Hill Gym (2,251)
Bronx, New York
01/21/2004
at George Washington W 74-66  15–3 (5–0)
UD Arena (12,558)
Dayton, OH
01/24/2004
at La Salle W 77–75  16–3 (6–0)
Tom Gola Arena (3,715)
Philadelphia, PA
01/31/2004
Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
W 74-67  17–3 (7–0)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
02/04/2004
at Richmond W 62-57  18–3 (8–0)
UD Arena (12,794)
Dayton, OH
02/08/2004
at Massachusetts W 66-59  19–3 (9–0)
Mullins Center (4,076)
Amherst, MA
02/11/2004
at No. 3 Saint Joseph's L 67–81  19–4 (9–1)
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200)
Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2004
Duquesne W 70–58  20–4 (10–1)
UD Arena (13,260)
Dayton, OH
02/18/2004
at George Washington L 64-66  20–5 (10–2)
Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (5,033)
Washington, D.C.
02/21/2004
at Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
L 60-67  20–6 (10–3)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
02/28/2004
La Salle W 72-58  21–6 (11–3)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
03/03/2004
Rhode Island L 63-65  21–7 (11–4)
UD Arena (12,665)
Dayton, OH
03/06/2004
Duquesne W 73-69  22-7 (12-4)
UD Arena (5,406)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/11/2004
Duquesne
Quarterfinals
W 69-56  23–7
UD Arena (N/A)
Dayton, OH
03/12/2004
Richmond
Semifinals
W 58-56  24-7
UD Arena (11,566)
Dayton, OH
03/13/2004
Xavier
Championship Game
L 49-58  24-8
UD Arena (13,133)
Dayton, OH
NCAA tournament
03/18/2004*
(10) vs. (7) DePaul
First Round
L 69-76 2OT 24-9
HSBC Arena (18,698)
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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