2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	14–17 (6–10 A-10)
Head coach	Brian Gregory (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Billy Schmidt; Reggie Rankin; Bob Beyer;
Home arena	University of Dayton Arena
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 George Washington	16	–	0	1.000	27	–	3	.900
Charlotte	11	–	5	.688	19	–	13	.594
La Salle	10	–	6	.625	18	–	10	.643
Saint Louis	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	19	–	14	.576
Fordham	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
Xavier †	8	–	8	.500	21	–	11	.656
Temple	8	–	8	.500	17	–	15	.531
Rhode Island	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
UMass	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Dayton	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Richmond	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
St. Bonaventure	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296
Duquesne	1	–	15	.063	3	–	24	.111

† 2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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.^[2] The Flyers started the season 8-3, including a win at Cincinnati, the program's first win on their rivals home court since 1984,^[3] 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

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Charles Little F	Cleveland, TN	Cleveland	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Charles Little F	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)
Desmond Adedeji C	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.

Roster

2005–06 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Monty Scott	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Reynoldsburg	Reynoldsburg, OH
G	2	Brian Roberts	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	St. John's	Toledo, OH
F	3	Charles Little	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Cleveland	Cleveland, TN
G	4	Jeff Penno (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Alter	Kettering, OH
F/C	5	Nick Stafford	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Worcester	Springfield, MA
G	11	Warren Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	DeMatha	Gaithersburg, MD
G/F	15	Logan White	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	University	Cleveland, OH
F	20	Desmond Adedeji	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Fr	DeMatha	Landover Hills, MD
F	21	Norman Plummer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Hargrave Military	Cincinnati, OH
G	24	Marques Bennett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Brebuf Jesuit	Indianapolis, IN
F	32	Chris Alvarez	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Blair	Miami, FL
F	33	Jimmy Binnie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Johnston	Des Moines, IA
G	34	Monroe Douglass (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Chaminade	St. Louis, MO
C	44	James Cripe	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Loveland	Loveland, OH
G	54	William Brady (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Central Catholic	Bloomington, IL

Head coach

Brian Gregory (Oakland)

Assistant coach(es)

Billy Schmidt (Wake Forest)
Reggie Rankin (Ohio)
Bob Beyer (Alfred)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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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 ^ot	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.

References

^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
^ "Dayton Flyers School History:113 Seasons".
^ "Historical schedules and rankings back to the 1949-50 season: 16 Wins, 44 Losses, .267 W%".
^ "2017-18_MBB_Media_Guide_Online_Version" (PDF). Dayton Flyers. November 22, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[1] sports-reference.com 2005-06 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

[2] "Dayton Flyers School History:113 Seasons".

[3] "Historical schedules and rankings back to the 1949-50 season: 16 Wins, 44 Losses, .267 W%".

[4] "2017-18_MBB_Media_Guide_Online_Version" (PDF). Dayton Flyers. November 22, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics