2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by third 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 14–17, 6–10 in A-10 play, their first losing season since 1998-99 and currently the last time the program finished with a losing record. The Flyers started the season 8-3, including a win at Cincinnati, the program's first win on their rivals home court since 1984, before losing 7 games in a row. The Flyers lost to Saint Joseph's in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament. Dayton was not selected to play in a postseason tournament, the 2nd season in a row that the Flyers did not play in a postseason tournament.

2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	14–17 (6–10 A-10)
Head coach	Brian Gregory (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Billy Schmidt Reggie Rankin Bob Beyer
Home arena	University of Dayton Arena

2005–06 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 George Washington	16	–	0		1.000			27	–	3		.900
Charlotte	11	–	5		.688			19	–	13		.594
La Salle	10	–	6		.625			18	–	10		.643
Saint Louis	10	–	6		.625			16	–	13		.552
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7		.563			19	–	14		.576
Fordham	9	–	7		.563			16	–	16		.500
Xavier †	8	–	8		.500			21	–	11		.656
Temple	8	–	8		.500			17	–	15		.531
Rhode Island	8	–	8		.500			14	–	14		.500
UMass	8	–	8		.500			13	–	15		.464
Dayton	6	–	10		.375			14	–	17		.452
Richmond	6	–	10		.375			13	–	17		.433
St. Bonaventure	2	–	14		.125			8	–	19		.296
Duquesne	1	–	15		.063			3	–	24		.111
† 2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2004–05 Dayton Flyers finished the season 18–11, with a record of 10-6 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers season ended in the quarterfinals of the 2005 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament against Temple.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Charles Little F	Cleveland, TN	Cleveland	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Desmond Adedeji C	Hyattsville, MD	Dematha	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (120 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/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: "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

Roster

2005–06 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) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH G 2 Brian Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St. John's Toledo, OH F 3 Charles Little 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Cleveland Cleveland, TN G 4 Jeff Penno (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Alter Kettering, OH F/C 5 Nick Stafford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Worcester Springfield, MA G 11 Warren Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr DeMatha Gaithersburg, MD G/F 15 Logan White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr University Cleveland, OH F 20 Desmond Adedeji 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr DeMatha Landover Hills, MD F 21 Norman Plummer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Hargrave Military Cincinnati, OH G 24 Marques Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Brebuf Jesuit Indianapolis, IN F 32 Chris Alvarez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Blair Miami, FL F 33 Jimmy Binnie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Johnston Des Moines, IA G 34 Monroe Douglass (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Chaminade St. Louis, MO C 44 James Cripe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Loveland Loveland, OH G 54 William Brady (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Central Catholic Bloomington, IL	Head coach Brian Gregory (Oakland) Assistant coach(es) Billy Schmidt (Wake Forest) Reggie Rankin (Ohio) Bob Beyer (Alfred) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2005*		Central State	W 78-54	–	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
11/12/2005*		Findlay	W 86-61	–	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/18/2005* 8:00 pm		Tennessee Tech	W 81–60	1–0	UD Arena (13,040) Dayton, OH
11/21/2005* 6:30 pm, WHIO-TV		at Miami (OH)	L 42-58	1-1	Millett Hall (6,038) Oxford, OH
11/23/2005* 7:00 pm, TWTV		Morehead State	W 67-41	2–1	UD Arena (12,346) Dayton, OH
11/26/2005* 7:05 pm		at Creighton	L 90-91 ot	2-2	Qwest Center Omaha (12,028) Omaha, NE
11/29/2005* 8:00 pm, WHIO-TV		at Cincinnati	W 75–66	3–2	Fifth Third Arena (9,199) Cincinnati, OH
12/01/2005* 7:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 63-45	4-2	UD Arena (12436) Dayton, OH
12/03/2005* 8:00 pm, TWTV		Grambling	W 59–55	5–2	UD Arena (12,523) Dayton, OH
12/07/2005* 7:00 pm, TWTV		Central Michigan	W 61-36	6–2	UD Arena (12,018) Dayton, OH
12/10/2005* 8:00 pm, WHIO-TV		DePaul	L 54-61	6–3	UD Arena (12,302) Dayton, OH
12/17/2005* 8:00 pm		Arkansas-Monticello Las Vegas Holiday Classic	W 63–46	7–3	UD Arena (11,725) Dayton, OH
12/19/2005* 7:00 pm		Florida A&M Las Vegas Holiday Classic	W 73–48	8–3	UD Arena (11,810) Dayton, OH
12/22/2005* 10:30 pm		vs. Cincinnati Las Vegas Holiday Classic	L 63–81	8–4	Valley HS (1,100) Las Vegas, NV
12/23/2005* 8:00 pm		vs. Northern Iowa Las Vegas Holiday Classic	L 67-74	8-5	Valley HS (1,100) Las Vegas, NV
12/30/2005* 7:00 pm, WHIO-TV		Vanderbilt	L 60-63	8-6	UD Arena (13,162) Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/04/2006 7:30 pm		at Fordham	L 56–66	8–7 (0–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,994) Bornx, NY
01/07/2006 12:00 pm, A-10 TV		at Charlotte	L 65-73	8–8 (0–2)	UD Arena (12,098) Dayton, OH
01/14/2006 2:05 pm		at Richmond	L 50–58	8–9 (0–3)	Robins Center (4,108) Richmond, VA
01/18/2006 7:00 pm, WHIO-TV		Temple	L 51–53	8–10 (0–4)	UD Arena (11,648) Dayton, OH
01/21/2006 8:00 pm, WHIO-TV		Duquesne	W 85-63	9–10 (1–4)	UD Arena (12,575) Dayton, OH
01/25/2006 7:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	W 78-58	10–10 (2–4)	UD Arena (1,743) Dayton, OH
01/28/2006 12:00 pm, A-10 TV		at Xavier Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy	L 55-60	10–11 (2–5)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
02/01/2006 7:00 pm, WHIO-TV		Saint Joseph's	W 77–69	11–11 (3–5)	UD Arena (11,722) Dayton, OH
02/04/2006 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at Charlotte	L 49–62	11–12 (3–6)	Halton Arena (9,105) Charlotte, NC
02/08/2006 7:30 pm		at No. 8 George Washington	L 67-81	11–13 (3–7)	Charles E. Smith Center (5,000) Washington, D.C.
02/11/2006 4:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 46–44	12–13 (4–7)	UD Arena (13,156) Dayton, OH
02/18/2006 4:00 pm		at La Salle	L 71–74	12-14 (4–8)	Tom Gola Arena (3,612) Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2006 7:30 pm, ESPN2		Xavier Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy	W 66–62	13–14 (5–8)	UD Arena (13,092) Dayton, OH
02/25/2006 12:00 pm, WHIO-TV		at Massachusetts	L 47-66	13–15 (5–9)	Mullins Center (5,508) Amherst, MA
03/01/2006 8:00 pm, WHIO-TV		at Saint Louis	W 72-70 ot	14–15 (6–9)	Savvis Center (10,264) St. Louis, MO
03/04/2007 12:00 pm, A-10 TV		Rhode Island	L 56-65	14–16 (6–10)	UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/08/2006 2:00 pm		vs. Saint Joseph's First Round	L 55–67	14-17	U.S. Bank Arena (4,010) Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.