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2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 16
Record24–6 (14–2 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
Seasons
2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Saint Joseph's 12 4   .750 23 7   .767
Rhode Island 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Temple 10 6   .625 18 16   .529
UMass 6 10   .375 11 18   .379
Fordham 3 13   .188 2 26   .071
St. Bonaventure 1 15   .063 13 14   .481
West
No. 12 Xavier 15 1   .938 26 6   .813
No. 16 Dayton 14 2   .875 24 6   .800
Richmond 10 6   .625 15 14   .517
La Salle 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
George Washington 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
Duquesne 4 13   .235 9 21   .300
Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2016
Rankings from Coaches' Poll[1]

The 2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by ninth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–6, 13–2 in A-10 play, with both losses coming to regular season champion Xavier. They won the program's first Atlantic 10 tournament title after defeating Temple in the championship game. Dayton received the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were upset by Tulsa in the first round. Following the season, Purnell accepted the head coaching position at Clemson. He was replaced by Brian Gregory.

Previous season

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The 2001-02 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 21–12, with a record of 10–6 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers fell to Xavier in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament. They received a bid to play in the NIT where they defeated Detroit in the opening round before falling to Tennessee Tech in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
David Morris 1 G 5'10" 185 Senior Laurel, MD Graduated
Yuanta Holland 23 F 6'7" 225 Senior Dayton, OH Graduated
Sammy Smith 30 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore Worthington, OH Transferred to Capital University

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Frank Iguodala 42 F 6'5" 205 Junior Springfield, IL Junior college transfer from Lake Land College

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marques Bennett
F
Indianapolis, IN Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
James Cripe
F
Loveland, OH Loveland High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Monty Scott
F
Reynoldsburg, OH Reynoldsburg High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Logan White
G
Chagrin Falls, OH University High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Warren Williams
G
Gaithersburg, MD DeMatha High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 8, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/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:

  • "2002 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

Roster

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2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 D.J. Stelly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Aurora Aurora, CO
G 3 Ramod Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Garinger Charlotte, NC
F 5 Nate Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Laurel Baptist Academy Laurel, MD
G 11 Warren Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr DeMatha Gaithersburg, MD
G 13 Greg Kohls (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Sr Centerville Centerville, OH
G 14 Mark Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Norwich Taftville, CT
G 15 Logan White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr University Cleveland, OH
G/F 22 Marques Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brebeuf Jesuit Indianapolis, IN
G/F 33 Brooks Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Troy Dayton, OH
F 42 Frank Iguodala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lanphier/Lake Land College Springfield, IL
F 45 Keith Waleskowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Alter Dayton, OH
C 54 Sean Finn 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Hays Hays, KS
C James Cripe Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Loveland Loveland, OH
F Monty Scott Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/24/2002*
Delaware State W 65–38  1–0
UD Arena (11,770)
Dayton, OH
11/27/2002*
Evansville W 64–59  2–0
UD Arena (11,176)
Dayton, OH
11/30/2002*
No. 21 Cincinnati W 75–69  3–0
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
12/4/2002*
at Miami L 63–78  3–1
Millett Hall (5,112)
Oxford, OH
12/7/2002*
UNC Wilmington W 59–48  4–1
UD Arena (11,888)
Dayton, OH
12/14/2002*
at Saint Louis L 55–63  4–2
Savvis Center (8,448)
St. Louis, MO
12/17/2002*
Ball State W 80–65  5–2
UD Arena (11,598)
Dayton, OH
12/20/2002*
at Old Dominion W 71–67  6–2
Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,532)
Norfolk, VA
12/22/2002*
Villanova W 80–78  7–2
UD Arena (12,375)
Dayton, OH
12/29/2002*
at No. 3 Duke L 74-85  7–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
1/04/2003*
No. 13 Marquette W 92–85 ot 8–3
UD Arena (12,037)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/08/2003
La Salle W 76–72  9–3 (1–0)
UD Arena (12,289)
Dayton, OH
01/11/2003
Duquesne W 77–72  10–3 (2–0)
UD Arena (12,489)
Dayton, OH
01/15/2003
Richmond W 66-53  11–3 (3–0)
UD Arena (12,105)
Dayton, OH
01/18/2003
at George Washington W 71–61  12–3 (4–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (4,102)
Washington, D.C.
01/25/2003
at Temple W 57-49  13–3 (5–0)
Liacouras Center (5,793)
Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2003
Massachusetts W 83–55  14–3 (6–0)
UD Arena (12,000)
Dayton, OH
02/01/2003
at La Salle W 75-70  15–3 (7–0)
Tom Gola Arena (3,520)
Philadelphia, PA
02/05/2003
at Duquesne W 76-75  16–3 (8–0)
Palumbo Center (4,004)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/08/2003
at No. 20 Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
L 77-85  16–4 (8–1)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2003
George Washington W 87–68  17–4 (9–1)
UD Arena (12,811)
Dayton, OH
02/15/2003
No. 25 Saint Joseph's W 66–56  18–4 (10–1)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
02/19/2003
No. 25 at Richmond W 70-63  19–4 (11–1)
Robins Center (4,129)
Richmond, VA
02/22/2003
No. 25 No. 14 Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
L 72-73  19–5 (11–2)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
02/26/2003
No. 25 at Rhode Island W 82-70  20–5 (12–2)
Ryan Center (5,903)
Kingston, RI
03/01/2003
No. 25 Fordham W 69-64  21–5 (13–2)
UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
03/05/2003
St. Bonaventure UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/13/2003
No. 22 Rhode Island
Quarterfinals
W 74–57  22–5
UD Arena (10,897)
Dayton, OH
03/14/2003
No. 22 No. 25 Saint Joseph's
Semifinals
W 76-73  23-5
UD Arena (11,648)
Dayton, OH
03/15/2003
No. 22 Temple
Championship Game
W 79-72  24-5
UD Arena (11,537)
Dayton, OH
NCAA tournament
03/20/2003*
(4 MW) No. 16 (13 MW) Tulsa
First Round
L 71-84  24-6
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,171)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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