# 2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Charles Little F | Cleveland, TN | Cleveland | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Desmond Adedeji C | Hyattsville, MD | Dematha | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) |
| 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: "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018. ||||||

## Schedule

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