2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2003–04
Team:Dayton Flyers
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:24–9
Conf Record:12–4
Head Coach:Brian Gregory
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Billy Schmidt
Asst Coach2:Mo Cassara
Asst Coach3:Mike Jackson
Stadium:University of Dayton Arena
Champion:Atlantic 10 West Division Champions
Bowl:NCAA tournament
Bowl Result:first round

The 2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by first 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 24–9, 12–4 in A-10 play, finishing first in the A-10's West division. Dayton opened the season winning the Maui Invitational. The Flyers advanced to the finals of the Atlantic 10 tournament where they were defeated by rival Xavier. Dayton received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, the program's first consecutive NCAA appearances since the 1960s. The Flyers lost to DePaul in the first round.

Previous season

The 2002-03 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 24–6, with a record of 13–2 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers defeated Temple to win the Atlantic 10 tournament title. They received a bid to play in the NCAA tournament where they fell to Tulsa in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
sortnameD.J. Stelly 2 6'4" 193 Senior Graduated
sortnameNate Green 5 6'6" 245 Senior Graduated
sortnameBrooks Hall 33 G/F 6'6" 205 SeniorGraduated

Schedule

[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Atlantic 10 regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Atlantic 10 tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| NCAA tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002-03 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results.