2006–07 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
College recruiting information
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
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
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
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
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:
Roster
2006–07 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)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Reynoldsburg
Reynoldsburg, OH
G
2
Brian Roberts
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
St. John's
Toledo, OH
G
3
Andres Sandoval
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
RS Jr
Winchendon /Santa Fe CC
Milford, MA
F/C
5
Nick Stafford
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Worcester
Springfield, MA
G
14
London Warren
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
Fr
Raines
Jacksonville, FL
F
15
Charles Little
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
So
Cleveland
Cleveland, TN
F
20
Desmond Adedeji
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
298 lb (135 kg)
So
DeMatha
Landover Hills, MD
F
21
Norman Plummer
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
238 lb (108 kg)
Jr
Hargrave Military
Cincinnati, OH
F
24
Luke Hendrick (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Nouvel Catholic Central
Saginaw, MI
G
25
Matt Hogan (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Libertyville
Libertyville, IL
G
30
Dan Fox (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Lakeland
Wolcottville, IN
G
32
Marcus Johnson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Fr
St. Vincent-St. Mary
Cleveland, OH
F
33
Jimmy Binnie
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Johnston
Des Moines, IA
F/C
41
Kurt Huelsman
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
Fr
St. Henry
St. Henry, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
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Date time, TV
Rank#
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 .
References
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