2004–05 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 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 second 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 18–11, 10–6 in A-10 play, finishing second in the A-10's West division.[2] The Flyers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament where their season was ended by Temple. Dayton was not selected to play in a postseason tournament, ending a streak of 5 consecutive postseason appearances.

2004–05 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record18–11 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
2004–05 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Saint Joseph's142 .8752412  .667
Temple115 .6881614  .533
UMass97 .5631612  .571
Fordham88 .5001316  .448
Rhode Island412 .250622  .214
St. Bonaventure115 .063226  .071
West
George Washington115 .688228  .733
Dayton106 .6251811  .621
Xavier106 .6251712  .586
Richmond88 .5001415  .483
La Salle511 .3131019  .345
Duquesne511 .313822  .267
2005 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Previous season

The 2003-04 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 24–9, with a record of 12–4 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers fell to Xavier in the Atlantic 10 tournament championship game. They received a bid to play in the NCAA tournament where they fell to DePaul in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Chris Spears2G6'2"180FreshmanCenterville, OHDismissed
Ramod Marshall3G6'2"180SeniorCharlotte, NCGraduated
Greg Kohls13G6'2"170SeniorCenterville, OHGraduated
Frank Iguodala42F6'5"172SeniorSpringfield, ILGraduated
Keith Waleskowski45F6'8"231SeniorDayton, OHGraduated
Sean Finn54C7'0"240SeniorHays, KSGraduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Alvarez
F
Blair, NJ Blair Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 6, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Jimmy Binnie
F
Johnston, IA Johnston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Trent Meacham
G
Champaign, IL Centennial 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 3, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Norman Plummer
F
Fairfield, OH Hargrave Military 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 22, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Brian Roberts
G
Toledo, OH St. John's 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 2, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

  • "2004 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

Roster

2004–05 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Monty Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)226 lb (103 kg) RS SoReynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH
G 2 Brian Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSt. John's Toledo, OH
G 4 Jeff Penno (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrAlter Kettering, OH
F 5 Nick Stafford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrWorcester Springfield, MA
G 10 Trent Meacham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCentennial Champaign, IL
G 11 Warren Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrDeMatha Gaithersburg, MD
G 14 Mark Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrNorwich Taftville, CT
G 15 Logan White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrUniversity Cleveland, OH
F 21 Norman Plummer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrHargrave Military Fairfield, OH
G 22 Marques Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBrebeuf Jesuit Indianapolis, IN
F 32 Chris Alvarez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrBlair Miami, FL
F 33 Jimmy Binnie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrJohnston Johnston, IA
G 34 Joaquin Thomas (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)223 lb (101 kg) FrCardinal Hayes Bronx, NY
C 44 James Cripe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)244 lb (111 kg) RS SoLoveland Loveland, OH
G 54 William Brady (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrCentral Catholic Bloomington, IL
C 55 Jon Kingston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)238 lb (108 kg) SoGrandview Heights Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2004*
Capital W 73–52 
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
11/13/2004*
7:00 pm
Findlay W 63-61 
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/21/2004*
Eastern Kentucky L 66–73  0–1
UD Arena (12,254)
Dayton, OH
11/27/2004*
Coppin State W 55–42  1–1
UD Arena (12,011)
Dayton, OH
12/01/2004*
 WHIO-TV
at DePaul L 59-70  1–2
Allstate Arena (8,787)
Rosemont, IL
12/04/2004*
 ESPN
No. 24 Cincinnati L 55-65  1–3
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
12/07/2004*
 WHIO-TV
Wyoming W 62–57  2–3
UD Arena (12135)
Dayton, OH
12/11/2004*
Texas Southern W 79-60  3-3
UD Arena (12,145)
Dayton, OH
12/18/2004*
at Saint Louis W 62-54  4–3
Savvis Center (8,108)
St. Louis, MO
12/20/2004*
Northwestern State W 64-55  5–3
UD Arena (11,525)
Dayton, OH
12/23/2004*
 WHIO-TV
Akron W 77-66  6–3
UD Arena (12,329)
Dayton, OH
12/29/2004*
 WHIO-TV
at Vanderbilt L 74-90  6-4
Memorial Gymnasium (9,311)
Nashville, TN
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/05/2005
Duquesne L 93-94 2ot 6-5 (0-1)
UD Arena (12,275)
Dayton, OH
01/09/2005*
Cornell W 62–51  7–5
UD Arena (12,587)
Dayton, OH
01/12/2005
 WHIO-TV
Richmond W 63–62  8–5 (1-1)
UD Arena (12,761)
Dayton, OH
01/15/2005
at Duquesne W 71–60  9–5 (2-1)
Palumbo Center (3,615)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/19/2005
 WHIO-TV
Saint Joseph's W 58-54  10–5 (3-1)
UD Arena (12,506)
Dayton, OH
01/22/2005
 WHIO-TV
La Salle W 66-58  11–5 (4-1)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
01/27/2005
 A-10 TV
at Rhode Island W 56-49  12–5 (5–1)
Ryan Center (4,370)
Kingston, RI
01/30/2005
 A-10 TV
at George Washington L 73-82  12–6 (5–2)
Smith Center (4,236)
Washington, D.C.
02/02/2005
Fordham W 65-47  13–6 (6–2)
UD Arena (12,462)
Dayton, OH
02/05/2005
 WHIO-TV
at Richmond L 58–61  13–7 (6–3)
Robins Center (7,385)
Richmond, VA
02/09/2005
at Temple L 70-78  13–8 (6–4)
Liacouras Center (2,954)
Philadelphia, PA
02/12/2005
 A-10 TV
at La Salle W 56-45  14-8 (7–4)
Tom Gola Arena (2,712)
Philadelphia, PA
02/19/2005
 ESPN
Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
W 59-55  15-8 (8-4)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
02/22/2005
at St. Bonaventure W 68–61  16–8 (9–4)
Reilly Center (4,173)
Olean, NY
02/26/2005
 A-10 TV
George Washington L 59-62  16–9 (9–5)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
03/01/2005
Massachusetts W 53–52  17–9 (10–5)
UD Arena (12,488)
Dayton, OH
03/05/2005
 A-10 TV
at Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
L 65-74  17-10 (10–6)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/09/2005
vs. St. Bonaventure
First Round
W 78-48  18-10
U.S. Bank Arena (5,872)
Cincinnati, OH
03/10/2005
 A-10 TV
vs. Temple
Quarterfinals
L 51-61  18-11
U.S. Bank Arena (7,221)
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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