2008–09_Dayton_Flyers_men's_basketball_team

2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	27–8 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	Brian Gregory (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Billy Schmidt; Jon Borovich; Cornell Mann;
Home arena	University of Dayton Arena
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2008* 7:00 pm		Capital	W 98–73	–	UD Arena Dayton, OH
11/11/2008* 7:00 pm		Gannon	W 67–59	–	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/16/2008* 7:00 pm		Wofford	W 52–49	1–0	UD Arena (12,254) Dayton, OH
11/19/2008* 7:30 pm		Delaware State	W 62–42	2–0	UD Arena (11,906) Dayton, OH
11/23/2008* 2:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman Chicago Invitational Challenge	W 78–38	3–0	UD Arena (12,678) Dayton, OH
11/25/2008* 7:30 pm		Mercer Chicago Invitational Challenge	W 71–53	4–0	UD Arena (12,074) Dayton, OH
11/27/2008* 5:00 pm		vs. Auburn Chicago Invitational Challenge	W 60–59 ^ot	5–0	Sears Centre (3,087) Hoffman Estates, IL
11/29/2008* 7:00 pm		vs. No. 15 Marquette Chicago Invitational Challenge Championship Game	W 89–75	6–0	Sears Centre (4,780) Hoffman Estates, IL
12/02/2008* 7:30 pm		Troy	W 87–70	7–0	UD Arena (11,853) Dayton, OH
12/06/2008* 7:06 pm		at Akron	W 54–50	8–0	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,059) Akron, OH
12/10/2008* 8:07 pm		at Creighton	L 59–77	8–1	Qwest Center Omaha (15,418) Omaha, NE
12/13/2008* 8:00 pm		Coppin State	W 73–56	9–1	UD Arena (12,777) Dayton, OH
12/20/2008* 8:00 pm		UNC Greensboro	W 75–44	10–1	UD Arena (12,706) Dayton, OH
12/23/2008* 8:00 pm		Marshall	W 62–50	11–1	UD Arena (13,021) Dayton, OH
12/30/2008* 7:00 pm		George Mason	W 66–62	12–1	UD Arena (13,107) Dayton, OH
01/02/2009* 7:00 pm		at Toledo	W 77–63	13–1	Savage Arena (6,921) Toledo, OH
01/06/2009* 7:00 pm		Miami (OH)	W 45–40	14–1	UD Arena (12,637) Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/10/2009 1:00 pm		vs. UMass	L 62–75	14–2 (0–1)	MassMutual Center (5,485) Springfield, MA
01/14/2009 7:30 pm		Fordham	W 72–71	15–2 (1–1)	UD Arena (11,993) Dayton, OH
01/17/2009 7:00 pm		at Duquesne	W 78–69	16–2 (2–1)	A.J. Palumbo Center (4,051) Pittsburgh, PA
01/22/2009 7:30 pm		at George Washington	W 63–61	17–2 (3–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,517) Washington, DC
01/25/2009 2:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	W 80–68	18–2 (4–1)	UD Arena (13,408) Dayton, OH
01/29/2009 8:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 47–46	19–2 (5–1)	UD Arena (12,436) Dayton, OH
02/01/2009 12:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	W 69–58	20–2 (6–1)	UD Arena (13,169) Dayton, OH
02/04/2009 7:00 pm		at La Salle	W 63–61	21–2 (7–1)	Tom Gola Arena (2,114) Philadelphia, PA
02/08/2009 1:00 pm		at Charlotte	L 66–79	21–3 (7–2)	Halton Arena (5,939) Charlotte, NC
02/11/2009 7:00 pm		No. 14 Xavier	W 71–58	22–3 (8–2)	UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH
02/14/2009 7:00 pm		Richmond	W 69–63	23–3 (9–2)	UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH
02/21/2009 8:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 25	at Saint Louis	L 49–57	23–4 (9–3)	Chaifetz Arena (10,603) St. Louis, MO
02/25/2009 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 91–93 ^OT	23–5 (9–4)	Ryan Center (7,218) Kingston, RI
02/28/2009 4:00 pm		Temple	W 70–65	24–5 (10–4)	UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH
03/05/2009 9:00 pm		at Xavier	L 56–79	24–6 (10–5)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
03/07/2009 9:00 pm		Duquesne	W 74–61	25–6 (11–5)	UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/12/2009 9:00 pm		vs. Richmond Quarterfinals	W 69–64	26–6	Boardwalk Hall (4,333) Atlantic City, NJ
03/13/2009 9:00 pm		vs. Duquesne Semifinals	L 66–77	26–7	Boardwalk Hall (6,160) Atlantic City, NJ
NCAA tournament
03/20/2009* 2:02 pm, CBS	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) West Virginia First Round	W 68–60	27–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (15,794) Minneapolis, MN
03/22/2009* 12:30 pm, CBS	(11 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 14 Kansas Second round	L 43–60	27–8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (14,279) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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"2008-09 Men's Basketball Statistics".

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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

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Paul Williams SG	Detroit, MI	Renaissance High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 2, 2007
Paul Williams SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Chris Johnson SF	Columbus, OH	Brookhaven High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 10, 2007
Chris Johnson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Josh Benson PF	Dayton, OH	Dunbar High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 1, 2006
Josh Benson PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Luke Fabrizius F	Arlington Heights, IL	Hersey High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 9, 2007
Luke Fabrizius F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
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: "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 27, 2015.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Xavier	12	–	4	.750	27	–	8	.771
Dayton	11	–	5	.688	27	–	8	.771
Rhode Island	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Temple†	11	–	5	.688	22	–	12	.647
Duquesne	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
La Salle	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
Richmond	9	–	7	.563	20	–	16	.556
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	17	–	15	.531
Saint Louis	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
UMass	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
St. Bonaventure	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Charlotte	5	–	11	.313	11	–	20	.355
George Washington	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Fordham	1	–	15	.063	3	–	25	.107

† 2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll