# 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. 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.

## 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

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Chris Spears | 2 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Centerville, OH | Dismissed |
| Ramod Marshall | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Greg Kohls | 13 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Centerville, OH | Graduated |
| Frank Iguodala | 42 | F | 6'5" | 172 | Senior | Springfield, IL | Graduated |
| Keith Waleskowski | 45 | F | 6'8" | 231 | Senior | Dayton, OH | Graduated |
| Sean Finn | 54 | C | 7'0" | 240 | Senior | Hays, KS | Graduated |

## 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | 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.. ||||||