2006–07 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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.

2006–07 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	19–12 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach	Brian Gregory (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Billy Schmidt Reggie Rankin Bob Beyer
Home arena	University of Dayton Arena

2006–07 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Xavier	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
UMass	13	–	3		.813			24	–	9		.727
George Washington †	11	–	5		.688			23	–	9		.719
Fordham	10	–	6		.625			18	–	12		.600
Rhode Island	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Dayton	8	–	8		.500			19	–	12		.613
Saint Louis	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Charlotte	7	–	9		.438			14	–	16		.467
Temple	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
Duquesne	6	–	10		.375			10	–	19		.345
Richmond	4	–	12		.250			8	–	22		.267
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			10	–	20		.333
† 2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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: "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

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 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

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.