2006–07 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by fourth 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 19–12, 8–8 in A-10 play. The Flyers started the season 10-1, with wins over NCAA Tournament teams Louisville, Holy Cross, and Creighton, before stumbling during A-10 play. The Flyers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament where they lost to regular season champion Xavier. Dayton was not selected to play in a postseason tournament, marking the 3rd consecutive season the Flyers did not play in a postseason tournament.

2006–07 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record19–12 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
Seasons
2006–07 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Xavier 13 3   .813 25 9   .735
UMass 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
George Washington 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
Fordham 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
Rhode Island 10 6   .625 19 14   .576
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Dayton 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Saint Louis 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Charlotte 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Temple 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
Duquesne 6 10   .375 10 19   .345
Richmond 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 7 22   .241
La Salle 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Previous season

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The 2005–06 Dayton Flyers finished the season 14–17, with a record of 6–10 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers season ended in the first round of the 2006 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament against Saint Joseph's.

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kurt Huelsman
F
St. Henry, OH St. Henry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) May 11, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Marcus Johnson
G
Akron, OH St. Vincent-St. Mary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 11, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Andres Sandoval
G
Gainesville, FL Santa Fe CC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 14, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
London Warren
G
Jacksonville, FL Raines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Oct 24, 2005 
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:

  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

Roster

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2006–07 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) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH
G 2 Brian Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. John's Toledo, OH
G 3 Andres Sandoval 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Jr Winchendon/Santa Fe CC Milford, MA
F/C 5 Nick Stafford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Worcester Springfield, MA
G 14 London Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Raines Jacksonville, FL
F 15 Charles Little 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Cleveland Cleveland, TN
F 20 Desmond Adedeji 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 298 lb (135 kg) So DeMatha Landover Hills, MD
F 21 Norman Plummer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Cincinnati, OH
F 24 Luke Hendrick (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Nouvel Catholic Central Saginaw, MI
G 25 Matt Hogan (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Libertyville Libertyville, IL
G 30 Dan Fox (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lakeland Wolcottville, IN
G 32 Marcus Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Vincent-St. Mary Cleveland, OH
F 33 Jimmy Binnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Johnston Des Moines, IA
F/C 41 Kurt Huelsman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr St. Henry St. Henry, 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
11/02/2006*
Northwood W 66-51 
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
11/06/2006*
Georgetown (KY) W 101-68 
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2006*
2:00 pm
Austin Peay W 78–62  1–0
UD Arena (12,059)
Dayton, OH
11/15/2006*
7:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 79-66  2-0
UD Arena (11,666)
Dayton, OH
11/18/2006*
8:00 pm
at SMU L 48-53  2–1
Moody Coliseum (2,707)
Dallas, TX
11/21/2007*
8:00 pm
Yale W 73-62  3–1
UD Arena (12,028)
Dayton, OH
11/24/2006*
5:00 pm
vs. Louisville W 68–64  4–1
U.S. Bank Arena (8,250)
Cincinnati, OH
11/28/2006*
7:00 pm
South Carolina State W 67-55  5–1
UD Arena (11,425)
Dayton, OH
12/02/2006*
7:00 pm
Holy Cross W 69–53  6–1
UD Arena (12,149)
Dayton, OH
12/06/2006*
9:00 pm
Creighton W 60-54  7–1
UD Arena (11,895)
Dayton, OH
12/09/2006*
7:00 pm
Grambling State W 58-49  8–1
UD Arena (12,009)
Dayton, OH
12/16/2006*
8:00 pm
Western Carolina W 66–55  9–1
UD Arena (12,354)
Dayton, OH
12/20/2007*
7:00 pm
Miami University W 56–54  10–1
UD Arena (12,508)
Dayton, OH
12/23/2006*
8:00 pm
at No. 7 Pittsburgh L 54–84  10–2
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/31/2006*
3:00 pm
at No. 2 North Carolina L 51-81  10-3
Dean Smith Center (19,967)
Chapel Hill, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/04/2007
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 66–63  11–3 (1–0)
UD Arena (11,655)
Dayton, OH
01/07/2007
12:00 pm
at Rams L 74-75  11–4 (1–1)
Ryan Center (3,791)
Kingston, RI
01/13/2007
7:00 pm
La Salle W 84–82  12–4 (2–1)
UD Arena (12,819)
Dayton, OH
01/17/2007
7:00 pm
at Charlotte L 59–80  12–5 (2–2)
Halton Arena (6,378)
Charlotte, NC
01/20/2007
7:00 pm
Richmond W 72-54  13–5 (3–2)
UD Arena (12,727)
Dayton, OH
01/24/2007
7:00 pm
at Duquesne L 89-93  13–6 (3–3)
Palumbo Center (1,743)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/27/2007
12:00 pm
at Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
L 67-83  13–7 (3–4)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
01/31/2007
7:00 pm
George Washington W 84–69  14–7 (4–4)
UD Arena (11,622)
Dayton, OH
02/04/2007
12:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 65–71  14–8 (4–5)
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,103)
Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2007
7:00 pm
Fordham W 57-45  15–8 (5–5)
UD Arena (11,853)
Dayton, OH
02/10/2007
12:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 69–62  16–8 (6–5)
Reilly Center (3,358)
Olean, NY
02/18/2007
2:00 pm
Massachusetts L 69–77  16-9 (6–6)
UD Arena (13,213)
Dayton, OH
02/21/2007
7:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 56–66  16–10 (6–7)
Savvis Center (8,847)
St. Louis, MO
02/24/2007
6:00 pm
Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
L 67-75  16–11 (6–8)
UD Arena (13,435)
Dayton, OH
02/28/2007
7:00 pm
at Temple W 73-65  17–11 (7–8)
Liacouras Center (3,414)
Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2007
7:00 pm
Saint Louis W 65-64 2ot 18–11 (8–8)
UD Arena (13,435)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/07/2007
12:00 pm
vs. Charlotte
First Round
W 81–63  19-11
Boardwalk Hall (4,406)
Atlantic City, NJ
03/08/2007
12:05 pm
vs. Xavier
Quarterfinals
L 51–72  19-12
Boardwalk Hall (4,401)
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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