2009–10 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2009–10 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NIT Champions
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2009–10 record 25–12 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach Brian Gregory
Assistant coach Billy Schmidt
Assistant coach Cornell Mann
Assistant coach Jon Borovich
Home arena University of Dayton Arena
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#12 Temple 14   2   .875     29   6   .829
#25 Xavier 14   2   .875     26   9   .743
#24 Richmond 13   3   .813     26   9   .743
Saint Louis 11   5   .688     23   13   .639
Rhode Island 9   7   .563     26   10   .722
Charlotte 9   7   .563     19   12   .613
Dayton 8   8   .500     25   12   .676
St. Bonaventure 7   9   .438     15   16   .484
Duquesne 7   9   .438     16   16   .500
George Washington 6   10   .375     16   15   .516
Massachusetts 5   11   .313     12   20   .375
Saint Joseph's 5   11   .313     11   20   .355
La Salle 4   12   .250     12   18   .400
Fordham 0   16   .000     2   26   .071
2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Brian Gregory's seventh season at Dayton. The Flyers compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena. They finished the season 25–12, 8–8 in A-10 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to and were champions of the 2010 National Invitation Tournament.

Contents

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Mickey Perry 6'2" 197 G Sr. Maywood, Illinois, United States Proviso East HS
1 London Warren 6'0" 187 G Sr. Jacksonville, Florida, United States Raines HS
3 Rob Lowery 6'3" 172 G Sr. Forestville, Maryland, United States McDonaugh HS
4 Chris Johnson 6'6" 191 F So. Columbus, Ohio, United States Brookhaven HS
12 Dan Fox 6'4" 194 F Sr. Wolcottville, Indiana, United States Lakeland HS
22 Paul Williams 6'4" 206 G So. Detroit, Michigan, United States Renaissance HS
23 Luke Fabrizius 6'9" 227 F So. Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States John Hersey HS
24 Luke Hendrick 6'4" 170 F Sr. Saginaw, Michigan, United States Nouvel Catholic Central HS
25 Logan Nourse 6'1" 176 G Jr. Spencerville, Ohio, United States Spencerville HS
32 Marcus Johnson 6'3" 200 G Sr. Cleveland, Ohio, United States St. Vincent – St. Mary HS
33 Chris Wright 6'8" 226 F Jr. Trotwood, Ohio, United States Trotwood-Madison HS
34 Devin Searcy 6'10" 226 F/C Jr. Romulus, Michigan, United States Romulus HS
35 Matt Kavanaugh 6'9" 250 F/C Fr. Centerville, Ohio, United States Centerville HS
40 Peter Zestermann 6'8" 219 F/C Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio, United States St. Xavier HS
41 Kurt Huelsman 6'10" 245 F/C Sr. St. Henry, Ohio, United States St. Henry HS
44 Josh Benson 6'9" 215 F/C Fr. Dayton, Ohio, United States Dunbar HS

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/3/2009* 7:00pm Ferris State #21 UD ArenaDayton, Ohio W 62–51  NA
11/9/2009* 7:00pm Northern Kentucky #21 UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio W 71–61  NA
Regular Season
11/14/2009* 1:00pm Creighton #21 UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio WHIO W 90–80  13,435 1–0
11/19/2009* 11:30am vs. #21 Georgia Tech #18 José Miguel Agrelot ColiseumSan Juan, PR
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off)
ESPN Plus W 63–59  5,073 2–0
11/20/2009* 3:30pm vs. #5 Villanova #18 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum • San Juan, PR
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off)
ESPNU L 71–65  5,762 2–1
11/22/2009* 5:30pm vs. Kansas State #18 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum • San Juan, PR
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off)
ESPNU L 83–75  8,357 2–2
11/28/2009* 2:00pm Towson UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio W 74–69  12,730 3–2
12/2/2009* 7:05pm at Miami (OH) Millett HallOxford, Ohio WHIO W 65–58  4,820 4–2
12/5/2009* 2:00pm Lehigh UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio W 89–71  12,719 5–2
12/8/2009* 7:00pm at George Mason Patriot CenterFairfax, Virginia WHIO W 56–55  5,727 6–2
December 11, 2009* 7:00pm Old Dominion UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio WHIO W 58–50  13,159 7–2
12/19/2009* 8:00pm Presbyterian UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio W 71–52  12,269 8–2
12/21/2009* 8:00pm Appalachian State UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio W 65–49  13,435 9–2
12/29/2009* 7:00pm Boston University UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio W 74–60  13,435 10–2
1/1/2010* 9:00pm at #19 New Mexico The PitAlbuquerque, New Mexico CBSCS L 68–66  14,586 10–3
1/5/2010* 8:00pm at Ball State UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio W 59–35  13,167 11–3
1/9/2010 2:00pm Duquesne UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio CBSCS W 78–72  13,435 12–3 (1–0)
1/13/2010 9:30pm at Fordham Madison Square GardenNew York WHIO W 74–58  7,040 13–3 (2–0)
1/16/2010 11:00am at Xavier Cintas CenterCincinnati, Ohio ESPN2 L 78–75  10,250 13–4 (2–1)
1/20/2010 7:00pm George Washington UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio W 66–51  12,630 14–4 (3–1)
1/23/2010 6:00pm at Saint Joseph's Hagan ArenaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania ESPNU L 60–59  4,200 14–5 (3–2)
1/26/2010 7:00pm Rhode Island UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio WHIO L 65–64  12,501 14–6 (3–3)
1/30/2010 7:00pm at St. Bonaventure Reilly CenterSt. Bonaventure, New York W 75–58  5,290 15–6 (4–3)
2/6/2010 11:00am Xavier UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio ESPN2 W 90–65  13,435 16–6 (5–3)
February 10, 2010 7:00pm Charlotte UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio W 75–47  12,716 17–6 (6–3)
2/13/2010 4:00pm at Saint Louis Chaifetz ArenaSt. Louis, Missouri ESPNU L 68–65 2OT 9,453 17–7 (6–4)
2/18/2010 7:00pm La Salle UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio CBSCS W 68–54  12,664 18–7 (7–4)
2/21/2010 1:00pm at Duquesne A. J. Palumbo CenterPittsburgh, Pennsylvania ESPN2 L 73–71  5,144 18–8 (7–5)
2/24/2010 6:30pm at #20 Temple Liacouras Center • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CBSCS L 49–41  5,833 18–9 (7–6)
2/27/2010 7:00pm Massachusetts UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio CBSCS W 96–68  13,435 19–9 (8–6)
3/4/2010 7:00pm at Richmond Robins CenterRichmond, Virginia CBSCS L 60–56  7,121 19–10 (8–7)
3/6/2010 7:00pm Saint Louis UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio CBSCS L 71–66  13,435 19–11 (8–8)
2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
3/9/2010 7:00pm George Washington UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio
(First round)
W 70–60  6,930 20–11
March 12, 2010 6:30pm vs. #24 Xavier Boardwalk HallAtlantic City, New Jersey
(Quarterfinals)
CBSCS L 78–73  NA 20–12
2010 National Invitation Tournament
3/17/2010 7:00pm Illinois State UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio
(First round)
W 63–42  5,127 21–12
3/22/2010 9:00pm at Cincinnati Fifth Third ArenaCincinnati, Ohio
(Second Round)
ESPN W 81–66  6,479 22–12
3/24/2010 9:00pm at Illinois Assembly HallChampaign, Illinois
(Quarterfinals)
ESPN2 W 77–71  8,548 23–12
3/30/2010 7:00pm vs. Mississippi Madison Square GardenNew York
(Semifinals)
ESPN2 W 68–63  11,689 24–12
4/1/2010 7:00pm vs. North Carolina Madison Square Garden • New York
(Final)
ESPN W 79–68  9,827 25–12
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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