# 2007–08 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by fifth 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 23–11, 8–8 in A-10 play. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they defeated Cleveland State in the first round and Illinois State in the second round before falling to eventual champion Ohio State in the quarterfinals. The Flyers started the season 14-1 and were ranked as high as 14th in the AP poll, the program's highest ranking since the 1967-68 season. Dayton finished the regular season 6-8 after injuries to starter Charles Little and highly rated freshman Chris Wright.

## Previous season

The 2006–07 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 19–12, with a record of 8–8 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers started the season 10-1, with wins over Louisville, Holy Cross, and Creighton. The Flyers faltered in conference play, and fell to Xavier in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. They were not selected to play in a postseason tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Monty Scott | 1 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Senior | Reynoldsburg, OH | Graduated |
| Nick Stafford | 5 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Springfield, MA | Transferred |
| Desmond Adedeji | 20 | C | 6'9" | 298 | Senior | Landover, MD | Transferred to Stony Brook |
| Norman Plummer | 21 | F | 6'7" | 238 | Junior | Cincinnati, OH | Transferred to Southern Indiana |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Mickey Perry | 0 | G | 6'2" | 193 | Sophomore | Maywood, IL | Transfer from Wisconsin. |
| Thiago Cordero | 54 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Pernambuco, Brazil | Junior college transfer from Barton Community College. |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chris Wright PF | Trotwood, OH | Trotwood-Madison High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 7, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Stephen Thomas PG | Indianapolis, IN | Cathedral High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 22, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Devin Searcy PF | Detroit, MI | Romulus High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 1, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| 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: "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2007* 7:00 pm | | Findlay | W 81–78 | – | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| 11/05/2007* 7:00 pm | | California (PA) | W 62–49 | – | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2008* 2:00 pm | | East Tennessee State | W 78–74 | 1–0 | UD Arena (12,115) Dayton, OH |
| 11/17/2007* 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 56–67 | 1–1 | Patriot Center (7,274) Fairfax, VA |
| 11/21/2007* 2:00 pm | | Toledo | W 76–70 | 2–1 | UD Arena (12,211) Dayton, OH |
| 11/24/2007* 2:00 pm | | SMU | W 82–57 | 3–1 | UD Arena (12,242) Dayton, OH |
| 11/28/2007* 7:30 pm | | at Miami (OH) | W 63–62 | 4–1 | Millett Hall (5,234) Oxford, OH |
| 12/01/2007* 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 55–53 | 5–1 | DCU Center (3,721) Worcester, MA |
| 12/05/2007* 8:00 pm | | High Point | W 68–54 | 6–1 | UD Arena (11,984) Dayton, OH |
| 12/08/2007* 2:00 pm | | at No. 14 Louisville | W 70–65 | 7–1 | Freedom Hall (19,128) Louisville, KY |
| 12/15/2007* 7:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 66–34 | 8–1 | UD Arena (12,063) Dayton, OH |
| 12/19/2007* 7:00 pm | | American | W 63–56 | 9–1 | UD Arena (12,508) Dayton, OH |
| 12/22/2008* 7:00 pm | | Loyola Maryland | W 91–74 | 10–1 | UD Arena (12,859) Dayton, OH |
| 12/29/2008* 8:00 pm | | No. 6 Pittsburgh | W 80–55 | 11–1 | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| 1/02/2008* 7:00 pm | No. 20 | Akron | W 83–81 $^{2ot}$ | 12–1 | UD Arena (12,434) Dayton, OH |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/09/2008 1:00 pm | No. 17 | No. 22 Rhode Island | W 92–83 | 13–1 (1–0) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| 01/12/2008 8:00 pm | No. 17 | at Saint Louis | W 68–57 $^{ot}$ | 14–1 (2–0) | Scottrade Center (11,108) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/16/2008 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Massachusetts | L 71–82 | 14–2 (2–1) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| 01/24/2008 8:00 pm | No. 16 | at No. 23 Xavier Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy | L 43–69 | 14–3 (2–2) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/26/2008 7:00 pm | No. 16 | at Richmond | L 63-80 | 14–4 (2–3) | Robins Center (7,125) Richmond, VA |
| 01/30/2008 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | W 63–36 | 15–4 (3–3) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| 02/02/2008 2:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | L 70–82 | 15–5 (3–4) | Ryan Center (7,657) Kingston, RI |
| 02/06/2008 7:00 pm | | Charlotte | W 69–64 | 16–5 (4–4) | UD Arena (2,110) Dayton, OH |
| 02/09/2008 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 54–57 | 16–6 (4–5) | Smith Center (3,154) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/13/2008 7:00 pm | | Duquesne | L 61–63 | 16–7 (4–6) | UD Arena (13,040) Dayton, OH |
| 02/16/2008 4:00 pm | | Temple | W 77–66 | 17–7 (5–6) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| 02/21/2008 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 78–81 $^{ot}$ | 17–8 (5–7) | Tom Gola Arena (2,347) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/24/2008 2:00 pm | | No. 10 Xavier Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy | L 51–57 | 17–9 (5–8) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| 03/01/2008 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 57–50 | 18–9 (6–8) | Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Bronx, NY |
| 03/05/2008 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 78–73 | 19–9 (7–8) | Reilly Center (4,821) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 03/08/2008 2:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | W 79–67 | 20–9 (8–8) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2008 12:00 pm | | vs. Saint Louis First round | W 63–62 | 21–9 | Boardwalk Hall (3,342) Atlantic City, NJ |
| 03/13/2009 12:00 pm | | vs. No. 12 Xavier Quarterfinals | L 65–74 | 21–10 | Boardwalk Hall (4,401) Atlantic City, NJ |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/19/2008* 6:00 pm | No. (3) | (6) Cleveland State First round | W 66–57 | 22–10 | UD Arena (7,012) Dayton, OH |
| 03/24/2008* 7:05 pm | No. (3) | at (2) Illinois State Second round | W 55–48 | 23–10 | Redbird Arena (8,802) Normal, IL |
| 03/26/2008* 9:00 pm | No. (3) | at (1) Ohio State Quarterfinals | L 63–74 | 23–11 | Value City Arena (19,409) Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||