2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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.

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
2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Saint Joseph's124 .750237  .767
Rhode Island106 .6251912  .613
Temple106 .6251816  .529
UMass610 .3751118  .379
Fordham313 .188226  .071
St. Bonaventure115 .0631314  .481
West
No. 12 Xavier151 .938266  .813
No. 16 Dayton142 .875246  .800
Richmond106 .6251514  .517
La Salle610 .3751217  .414
George Washington511 .3131217  .414
Duquesne413 .235921  .300
Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2016
Rankings from Coaches' Poll[1]

Previous season

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
David Morris1G5'10"185SeniorLaurel, MDGraduated
Yuanta Holland23F6'7"225SeniorDayton, OHGraduated
Sammy Smith30G6'5"205SophomoreWorthington, OHTransferred to Capital University

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Frank Iguodala42F6'5"205JuniorSpringfield, ILJunior college transfer from Lake Land College

Incoming recruits

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   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:

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

Roster

2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 D.J. Stelly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)193 lb (88 kg) SrAurora Aurora, CO
G 3 Ramod Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrGaringer Charlotte, NC
F 5 Nate Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrLaurel Baptist Academy Laurel, MD
G 11 Warren Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrDeMatha Gaithersburg, MD
G 13 Greg Kohls (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)167 lb (76 kg) SrCenterville Centerville, OH
G 14 Mark Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoNorwich Taftville, CT
G 15 Logan White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrUniversity Cleveland, OH
G/F 22 Marques Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBrebeuf Jesuit Indianapolis, IN
G/F 33 Brooks Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrTroy Dayton, OH
F 42 Frank Iguodala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrLanphier/Lake Land College Springfield, IL
F 45 Keith Waleskowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)228 lb (103 kg) JrAlter Dayton, OH
C 54 Sean Finn 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrHays Hays, KS
C James Cripe Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrLoveland Loveland, OH
F Monty Scott Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrReynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

[2]

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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