2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record14–17 (6–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
Seasons
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[1]

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.[2] The Flyers started the season 8-3, including a win at Cincinnati, the program's first win on their rivals home court since 1984,[3] 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.

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

College recruiting information
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)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Desmond Adedeji
C 		Hyattsville, MD Dematha 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (120 kg)  
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:

  • "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
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
11/05/2005*
 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 2ot 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.

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Dayton Flyers School History:113 Seasons".
  3. ^ "Historical schedules and rankings back to the 1949-50 season: 16 Wins, 44 Losses, .267 W%".
  4. ^ "2017-18_MBB_Media_Guide_Online_Version" (PDF). Dayton Flyers. November 22, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2018.