# 2006–07 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by fourth 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 19–12, 8–8 in A-10 play. The Flyers started the season 10-1, with wins over NCAA Tournament teams Louisville, Holy Cross, and Creighton, before stumbling during A-10 play. The Flyers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament where they lost to regular season champion Xavier. Dayton was not selected to play in a postseason tournament, marking the 3rd consecutive season the Flyers did not play in a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

The 2005–06 Dayton Flyers finished the season 14–17, with a record of 6–10 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers season ended in the first round of the 2006 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament against Saint Joseph's.

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kurt Huelsman F | St. Henry, OH | St. Henry | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | May 11, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Marcus Johnson G | Akron, OH | St. Vincent-St. Mary | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 11, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Andres Sandoval G | Gainesville, FL | Santa Fe CC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 14, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| London Warren G | Jacksonville, FL | Raines | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 169 lb (77 kg) | Oct 24, 2005 |
| 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: "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2006* | Northwood | W 66-51 | – | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| 11/06/2006* | Georgetown (KY) | W 101-68 | – | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2006* 2:00 pm | Austin Peay | W 78–62 | 1–0 | UD Arena (12,059) Dayton, OH |
| 11/15/2006* 7:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | W 79-66 | 2-0 | UD Arena (11,666) Dayton, OH |
| 11/18/2006* 8:00 pm | at SMU | L 48-53 | 2–1 | Moody Coliseum (2,707) Dallas, TX |
| 11/21/2007* 8:00 pm | Yale | W 73-62 | 3–1 | UD Arena (12,028) Dayton, OH |
| 11/24/2006* 5:00 pm | vs. Louisville | W 68–64 | 4–1 | U.S. Bank Arena (8,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/28/2006* 7:00 pm | South Carolina State | W 67-55 | 5–1 | UD Arena (11,425) Dayton, OH |
| 12/02/2006* 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | W 69–53 | 6–1 | UD Arena (12,149) Dayton, OH |
| 12/06/2006* 9:00 pm | Creighton | W 60-54 | 7–1 | UD Arena (11,895) Dayton, OH |
| 12/09/2006* 7:00 pm | Grambling State | W 58-49 | 8–1 | UD Arena (12,009) Dayton, OH |
| 12/16/2006* 8:00 pm | Western Carolina | W 66–55 | 9–1 | UD Arena (12,354) Dayton, OH |
| 12/20/2007* 7:00 pm | Miami University | W 56–54 | 10–1 | UD Arena (12,508) Dayton, OH |
| 12/23/2006* 8:00 pm | at No. 7 Pittsburgh | L 54–84 | 10–2 | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/31/2006* 3:00 pm | at No. 2 North Carolina | L 51-81 | 10-3 | Dean Smith Center (19,967) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/04/2007 7:00 pm | Charlotte | W 66–63 | 11–3 (1–0) | UD Arena (11,655) Dayton, OH |
| 01/07/2007 12:00 pm | at Rams | L 74-75 | 11–4 (1–1) | Ryan Center (3,791) Kingston, RI |
| 01/13/2007 7:00 pm | La Salle | W 84–82 | 12–4 (2–1) | UD Arena (12,819) Dayton, OH |
| 01/17/2007 7:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 59–80 | 12–5 (2–2) | Halton Arena (6,378) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/20/2007 7:00 pm | Richmond | W 72-54 | 13–5 (3–2) | UD Arena (12,727) Dayton, OH |
| 01/24/2007 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | L 89-93 | 13–6 (3–3) | Palumbo Center (1,743) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/27/2007 12:00 pm | at Xavier Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy | L 67-83 | 13–7 (3–4) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/31/2007 7:00 pm | George Washington | W 84–69 | 14–7 (4–4) | UD Arena (11,622) Dayton, OH |
| 02/04/2007 12:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 65–71 | 14–8 (4–5) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,103) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/07/2007 7:00 pm | Fordham | W 57-45 | 15–8 (5–5) | UD Arena (11,853) Dayton, OH |
| 02/10/2007 12:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | W 69–62 | 16–8 (6–5) | Reilly Center (3,358) Olean, NY |
| 02/18/2007 2:00 pm | Massachusetts | L 69–77 | 16-9 (6–6) | UD Arena (13,213) Dayton, OH |
| 02/21/2007 7:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 56–66 | 16–10 (6–7) | Savvis Center (8,847) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/24/2007 6:00 pm | Xavier Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy | L 67-75 | 16–11 (6–8) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| 02/28/2007 7:00 pm | at Temple | W 73-65 | 17–11 (7–8) | Liacouras Center (3,414) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/03/2007 7:00 pm | Saint Louis | W 65-64 $^{2ot}$ | 18–11 (8–8) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2007 12:00 pm | vs. Charlotte First Round | W 81–63 | 19-11 | Boardwalk Hall (4,406) Atlantic City, NJ |
| 03/08/2007 12:05 pm | vs. Xavier Quarterfinals | L 51–72 | 19-12 | Boardwalk Hall (4,401) Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||