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
2003 Maui Invitational Champions Atlantic 10 West Division Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	24–9 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach	Brian Gregory (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Billy Schmidt Mo Cassara Mike Jackson
Home arena	University of Dayton Arena
Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	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

The 2002-03 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 24–6, with a record of 14–2 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

Departures

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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (N/A)
Chris Spears G	Centerville, OH	Centerville High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 8, 2003
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (N/A)
Nick Stafford F	Worcester, MA	Worcester Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 1, 2003
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

Roster

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 Brian Gregory (Oakland) Assistant coach(es) Billy Schmidt (Wake Forest) Mo Cassara (St. Lawrence) Mike Jackson (Detroit Mercy) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.