# 2009–10 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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.

## Roster

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

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/3/2009* 7:00pm | No. 21 | Ferris State | W 62–51 | — | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| 11/9/2009* 7:00pm | No. 21 | Northern Kentucky | W 71–61 | — | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2009* 1:00pm, WHIO | No. 21 | Creighton | W 90–80 | 1–0 | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio |
| 11/19/2009* 11:30am, ESPN Plus | No. 18 | vs. No. 21 Georgia Tech Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 63–59 | 2–0 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,073) San Juan, PR |
| 11/20/2009* 3:30pm, ESPNU | No. 18 | vs. No. 5 Villanova Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 65–71 | 2–1 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,762) San Juan, PR |
| 11/22/2009* 5:30pm, ESPNU | No. 18 | vs. Kansas State Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 75–83 | 2–2 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (8,357) San Juan, PR |
| 11/28/2009* 2:00pm | | Towson | W 74–69 | 3–2 | UD Arena (12,730) Dayton, Ohio |
| 12/2/2009* 7:05pm, WHIO | | at Miami (OH) | W 65–58 | 4–2 | Millett Hall (4,820) Oxford, Ohio |
| 12/5/2009* 2:00pm | | Lehigh | W 89–71 | 5–2 | UD Arena (12,719) Dayton, Ohio |
| 12/8/2009* 7:00pm, WHIO | | at George Mason | W 56–55 | 6–2 | Patriot Center (5,727) Fairfax, Virginia |
| December 11, 2009* 7:00pm, WHIO | | Old Dominion | W 58–50 | 7–2 | UD Arena (13,159) Dayton, Ohio |
| 12/19/2009* 8:00pm | | Presbyterian | W 71–52 | 8–2 | UD Arena (12,269) Dayton, Ohio |
| 12/21/2009* 8:00pm | | Appalachian State | W 65–49 | 9–2 | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio |
| 12/29/2009* 7:00pm | | Boston University | W 74–60 | 10–2 | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio |
| 1/1/2010* 9:00pm, CBSCS | | at No. 19 New Mexico | L 66–68 | 10–3 | The Pit (14,586) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 1/5/2010* 8:00pm | | at Ball State | W 59–35 | 11–3 | UD Arena (13,167) Dayton, Ohio |
| 1/9/2010 2:00pm, CBSCS | | Duquesne | W 78–72 | 12–3 (1–0) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio |
| 1/13/2010 9:30pm, WHIO | | at Fordham | W 74–58 | 13–3 (2–0) | Madison Square Garden (7,040) New York City |
| 1/16/2010 11:00am, ESPN2 | | at Xavier | L 75–78 | 13–4 (2–1) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1/20/2010 7:00pm | | George Washington | W 66–51 | 14–4 (3–1) | UD Arena (12,630) Dayton, Ohio |
| 1/23/2010 6:00pm, ESPNU | | at Saint Joseph's | L 59–60 | 14–5 (3–2) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1/26/2010 7:00pm, WHIO | | Rhode Island | L 64–65 | 14–6 (3–3) | UD Arena (12,501) Dayton, Ohio |
| 1/30/2010 7:00pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 75–58 | 15–6 (4–3) | Reilly Center (5,290) St. Bonaventure, New York |
| 2/6/2010 11:00am, ESPN2 | | Xavier | W 90–65 | 16–6 (5–3) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio |
| February 10, 2010 7:00pm | | Charlotte | W 75–47 | 17–6 (6–3) | UD Arena (12,716) Dayton, Ohio |
| 2/13/2010 4:00pm, ESPNU | | at Saint Louis | L 65–68 $^{2OT}$ | 17–7 (6–4) | Chaifetz Arena (9,453) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2/18/2010 7:00pm, CBSCS | | La Salle | W 68–54 | 18–7 (7–4) | UD Arena (12,664) Dayton, Ohio |
| 2/21/2010 1:00pm, ESPN2 | | at Duquesne | L 71–73 | 18–8 (7–5) | A. J. Palumbo Center (5,144) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 2/24/2010 6:30pm, CBSCS | | at No. 20 Temple | L 41–49 | 18–9 (7–6) | Liacouras Center (5,833) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2/27/2010 7:00pm, CBSCS | | UMass | W 96–68 | 19–9 (8–6) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio |
| 3/4/2010 7:00pm, CBSCS | | at Richmond | L 56–60 | 19–10 (8–7) | Robins Center (7,121) Richmond, Virginia |
| 3/6/2010 7:00pm, CBSCS | | Saint Louis | L 66–71 | 19–11 (8–8) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 3/9/2010 7:00pm | (7) | (10) George Washington A-10 First Round | W 70–60 | 20–11 | UD Arena (6,930) Dayton, Ohio |
| March 12, 2010 6:30pm, CBSCS | (7) | vs. (2) No. 24 Xavier A-10 Quarterfinals | L 73–78 | 20–12 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| NIT ||||||
| 3/17/2010 7:00pm | (3 I) | (6 I) Illinois State NIT First Round | W 63–42 | 21–12 | UD Arena (5,127) Dayton, Ohio |
| 3/22/2010 9:00pm, ESPN | (3 I) | at (2 I) Cincinnati NIT Second Round | W 81–66 | 22–12 | Fifth Third Arena (6,479) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 3/24/2010 9:00pm, ESPN2 | (3 I) | at (1 I) Illinois NIT Quarterfinals | W 77–71 | 23–12 | Assembly Hall (8,548) Champaign, Illinois |
| 3/30/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | (3 I) | vs. (2 AS) Ole Miss NIT Semifinals | W 68–63 | 24–12 | Madison Square Garden (11,689) New York City |
| 4/1/2010 7:00pm, ESPN | (3 I) | vs. (4 MS) North Carolina NIT Championship Game | W 79–68 | 25–12 | Madison Square Garden (9,827) New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. AS=NIT Arizona State bracket. I=NIT Illinois bracket. MS=NIT Mississippi State bracket. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||