FLYERS MEET OHIO STATE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1988
Seeking their first trip to the NIT semifinals since 1968, the University of Dayton Flyers will hit the road again to square off against The Ohio State Buckeyes in the quarterfinals of the 2008 MasterCard National Invitation Tournament. The game will be televised by ESPN2, carried through WHIO Radio and be available over the Internet with live stats and a live audio stream from DaytonFlyers.com.

Dayton, 23-10 overall, enters the contest winning six of its last seven. The Flyers are making their 14th appearance in the NIT quarterfinals and their first since the 2000-01 season. On Monday, UD picked up a 55-48 victory over the Illinois State Redbirds behind a 16-point, six-rebound effort from senior Brian Roberts. However, the big story of the game was the return of Chris Wright, who had been out since Jan. 9 with a broken bone in his right ankle. In 10 minutes of play, Wright scored nine points, grabbed three rebounds and blocked two shots. UD's defense has held 13 straight opponents to less than 50 percent shooting from the field.

Ohio State, the No. 1 seed in the region, also has played well of late, winning four of its last five. Senior Jamar Butler, a 2008 First Team All-Big Ten selection and Ohio State's all-time leader in assists and 3-point field goals, leads the Buckeye offense averaging 14.9 points per game. Meanwhile forward Kosta Koufos, a third team All-Big Ten selection, has scored in double-figures in 16 of the last 17 games. OSU is 12-1 when scoring 70 points or more this season.

SERIES STUFF
Ohio State lead the all-time series 5-3 with the last meeting held on Dec. 17, 1988. The first UD/OSU game dates back to the 1913-14 season when the Buckeyes won 23-16. All eight games have been in the regular season.

DAYTON IN THE NIT
This is Dayton's 21st appearance in the postseason NIT. UD's last appearance came during the 2001-02 season. Dayton won the NIT in 1962 and 1968, was the runner-up five times and showcases a 35-19 all-time record.

ROBERTS NAMED A FIRST-TEAM, ALL-ATLANTIC 10 SELECTION
Senior Brian Roberts was named a First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection on March 10. One of the premier players in the country, Roberts is enjoying one of the most acclaimed seasons in Flyer history. A second team all-conference selection in 2005-06 and 2006-07, Roberts is UD's first three-time all-conference performer since Ryan Perryman was third team in 1996, second team in 1997 and first team in 1998.

DAYTON'S ROBERTS NAMED NABC FIRST-TEAM ALL-DISTRICT
On March 4, University of Dayton senior guard Brian Roberts was named First Team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Roberts was joined on the NABC District 10 First Team by Notre Dame's Luke Harangody, Indiana's D.J. White and Eric Gordon, and Butler's Mike Green. Roberts is the 10th UD player to be named First Team NABC All-District. Previous first-team selections were Roosevelt Chapman (1984), Tony Stanley (2001), Jim Paxson (1979), Don May (1967 & 1968), Henry Finkel (1966), Bill Uhl (1955), Jack Sallee (1954 & 1955), John Horan (1955) and Don Meineke (1952).

UD'S ROBERTS A FINALIST FOR COUSY AWARD
On Feb. 1, Brian Roberts was selected as one of 16 finalists for the award that goes annually to the top point guard in college basketball. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in conjunction with The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced this year's finalists for the Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford. This honor came at the end of a week where Roberts was named to three of the most exclusive lists in college basketball. In addition to being a Cousy finalist, he was also named to the mid-season Top 30 lists for the two awards that go to the nation's top player - the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith Trophy.

NAISMITH TROPHY LISTS ROBERTS AS ONE OF THE TOP 30 CANDIDATES
The Atlanta Tipoff Club also named Brian Roberts to its midseason Top 30 list for the 2008 Naismith Trophy. This honor comes on the heels of the Toledo native also being named on the mid-season Top 30 for the John R. Wooden Award. Roberts is one of 21 student-athletes named to both lists. The Naismith Top 30 men's list was voted on by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, comprised of leading basketball journalists, coaches and administrators from around the country. Roberts is vying to join Marcus Camby (1996) and Jameer Nelson (2004) as the only A-10 Wooden Award winners.

ROBERTS NAMED AMONG THE TOP 10 FOR LOWE'S SENIOR CLASS AWARD
The midseason honors continued for Brian Roberts is one of the Top 10 Finalists for the 2007-08 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: classroom, community, character and competition. Roberts, a three-time White Allen Most Valuable Player, is the only Flyer men's basketball player to be named all-conference and academic all-conference in the same season (2006-07).

ROBERTS SELECTED AS THE A-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK THREE TIMES THIS SEASON
University of Dayton senior guard Brian Roberts was named the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 18 for his efforts against Duquesne and Temple. Roberts averaged 22.5 points and four assists while knocking down 8-of-13 attempts from three-point range. The A-10 honored Roberts on Jan. 13 for the second time after averaging 26.5 points and five assists while shooting 15-of-28 from the field and 17-of-19 from the line in wins over No. 22/20 Rhode Island and at Saint Louis. He scored 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting and dished out seven assists in the Flyers' 92-83 win over URI and added 30 points and three assists in the 68-57 overtime win at Saint Louis. Roberts also earned the award on Dec. 30, 2007 after he scored a season-high-tying 31 points to lead the Flyers to an 80-55 victory over the then No. 6 Pittsburgh Panthers.

ROBERTS AMONG THE TOP 30 CANDIDATES FOR THE WOODEN AWARD
Brian Roberts was listed among the top candidates for the John R. Wooden Award, the nation's most coveted college basketball award. Composed of the top 30 players who will compete for this season's player of the year award, the midseason list is based on individual player performance and team records during the first half of the season. Roberts is the only player from the Atlantic 10 on the list.

ESPN THE MAGAZINE RECOGNIZES ROBERTS
In the 2007-08 college basketball preview, ESPN the Magazine's Dick Vitale selected Dayton's Brian Roberts as the best player that few have heard about. Roberts has scored in double figures 28 times this season, 55 of his last 62 games and at least 20 points 17 times. Roberts also has a streak of 57 consecutive games with a made three-point field goal.

ROBERTS AMONG THE A-10'S BEST
Brian Roberts is 5th in the A-10 in points per game (18.4), 2nd in FT% (.860, 111-129), 5th in 3-pt. FG's per game (2.9), 7th in FG% (.480, 200-417), 8th in assists per game (3.5) and 3rd in 3-pt. FG% (.455, 96-211). He is the only A-10 player among the leaders in scoring, field goal percentage,3-point field goal percentage, 3-pointers made, assists and minutes per game (6th, 34.6). Roberts' nine 20-plus point games in A-10 play are the most in the league.

THE TOLEDO RIFLE
Already having scored 1,942 career points, Brian Roberts ranks in the Top Five in Flyer scoring. He is a lock to be the first UD player to lead the team in scoring three times since Jim Paxson did it in 1978-79. Paxson was also the last Flyer to be named an All-American. Roberts needs four points to surpass Paxson on the all-time scoring list for fourth place and 26 to reach Henry Finkel for third all-time.

MR. ROBERTS = MR. EFFICIENCY
Over his career, Brian Roberts has demonstrated a knack for two things: scoring his points in short amounts of time, and playing well on the road. He scored at least 10 points in a half 25 times in 2006-07, and has done it 79 times in his career. This season Roberts has tallied double-figures in a half 28 times. His career scoring average away from UD Arena of 16.4 is better than his home average of 14.8. Roberts is two 3-point baskets away from reaching first place on UD's all-time list.

B-ROB'S BURSTS
Against SMU, Brian Roberts was 10-of-12 from the floor and 3-for-3 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points. In the final 64 seconds at Miami, Roberts netted 12 of his team-high 20 points, and a game-winning 3-pointer in UD's 63-62 victory. At Louisville, Roberts shot 10-of-17 from the field and had no turnovers in 37 minutes of play. Against Loyola Roberts converted all 12 free throws en route to a game-high 20 points. In the Pittsburgh contest, Roberts knocked down 10-of-17 shots, including 5-for-8 from beyond the arc. Roberts scored 23 points and went 7-of-11 from the floor and 6-of-7 at the line in a win over Rhode Island. In the first Saint Louis game he scored seven of his game-high 30 points in overtime. Roberts recorded 19 of his 21 points in the second half against UMass thanks in part to hitting 7-of-8 free throws. Roberts poured in 17 of his team-high 20 points in the second half at Richmond. He scored 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor and 4-for-4 from three-point range over Saint Louis. At Rhode Island, Roberts scored 13 of his team-high 17 points in the second half. At George Washington, he scored a team-high 20 points. Roberts led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting versus Duquesne. He shot 7-of-11 from the floor and 4-of-6 from beyond the arc to finish with 23 points over Temple. Roberts scored a game-high 30 points to go with six assists at La Salle. He led UD with 15 points in the Xavier rematch. At St. Bonaventure, he hit his first five shots and finished with 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Roberts scored 15 points to go with six assists over Saint Joseph's. Roberts scored 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting versus Cleveland State in the NIT First Round. At Illinois State, Roberts led UD with 16 points.

ROBERTS NAMED TWO-TIME ESPN.COM "WEEKLY WATCH" PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Speaking of an award winner, Brian Roberts earned national notice on Dec. 31 when ESPN college basketball analyst Andy Katz named him the national player of the week in his "Weekly Watch" column on ESPN.com. Roberts is the only player in the nation to earn the award twice this season. Roberts first earned the honor on Dec. 10, 2007 after he scored 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting in UD's 70-65 win at Louisville.

LIFE OF BRIAN
In UD's six games this season against ranked competition, Brian Roberts averaged 19.2 points, 3.7 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game. He is shooting 39-of-77 from the floor (.506), 15-of-36 (.417) from beyond the arc and 22-of-26 at the free throw line (.846). For his career, he averages 17.6 points (10 games) and 19.0 as a starter (nine starts).

B-ROB B-GOOD
A three-time All-Atlantic 10 selection and UD Most Valuable Player, Brian Roberts is just the sixth Flyer to earn MVP honors in three seasons. Roberts is also the only UD player in the school's top five in career 3-pt. FG% and FT%. His .441 (289-656) from behind the arc is first at UD and his .849 FT% (365-430) is third.

MIDSEASON MARVEL
Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis wrote a midseason award column and named Brian Roberts a Second Team All-American. Davis also categorized Dayton as one of this college basketball season's surprise teams. In seven career overtime games Roberts is averaging 21.4 points a game, including 35 points during the 50 minutes of overtime played.

WRIGHT NAMED A-10 ALL-ROOKIE SELECTION
On March 10, freshman Chris Wright earned a spot on the A-10 All-Rookie team. The 6-8 freshman forward from Trotwood, Ohio is the fifth Dayton player to be selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team. Tony Stanley (2001), Brooks Hall (2000), Keith Waleskowski (2001) and Brian Roberts (2005) are the previous Flyer A-10 Rookies. Wright's eight minutes of conference action is likely the fewest of any previous A-10 All-Rookie Team selection. He played eight minutes in the A-10 opener against Rhode Island before fracturing a bone in his ankle that required surgery on January 14. But before that, he was chosen A-10 Rookie of the Week four times in the first six weeks of the season (the last player to do that was Jameer Nelson).

THE WRIGHT STUFF
The Flyers certainly missed the presence of Chris Wright. UD was 13-1 before his injury and 9-9 since then. However, Wright returned to action against Illinois State on March 24 and chipped in with nine points, three rebounds and two blocks. After 13 games Wright had four Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors. He first earned the award on Nov. 11 after netting the first double-double in a Flyer freshman debut with 22 points and 13 rebounds against East Tennessee State. Wright earned the honor again on Nov. 25 behind 26 points and 12 rebounds over Toledo. Wright had a double-double in the first half against High Point and finished the contest with 16 points and 13 boards. On Dec. 16, Wright earned the Rookie of the Week honor for the fourth time this season. He is the only player A-10 player to have won the award outright four times. Wright leads the team in rebounding (5.8), and FG% (.607, 54-89). Wright is second on the team in scoring (10.3), and FT% (.814, 35-43).

LITTLE BIG MAN
At 6-foot-6, 237 pounds, junior Charles Little might be the most inaccurately named player in the country. This season, despite fracturing his big toe in the UMass game, Little is second in offensive rebounds (56), third in rebounding (4.5) and fourth on the team in scoring (7.9). Over his last 20 games Little is shooting 65-of-120 from the floor (.542). In his first game of the year, Little tallied 13 rebounds to go with seven points in the Flyers win over ETSU. His 20 points in the Toledo win almost doubled what he had in the season's first two games. Against High Point, Little dished out a career-high five assists. In the Loyola win he shot 5-of-7 from the floor to finish with 12 points. Little added nine points off the bench in a win over Rhode Island. At Saint Louis Little scored 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting. He added 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting against Charlotte. Little recorded his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds at George Washington. Little then chipped in with nine points, four rebounds and four assists versus Duquesne. He added nine points off the bench at home against Xavier. Little came back to add 11 points and seven boards at Fordham. He tallied nine points and three rebounds over St. Bonaventure. Little had 11 points and six boards over Saint Joseph's. In the A-10 Opening Round versus Saint Louis, Little added eight points and six boards. Little had six points on 3-of-5 shooting over Illinois State in the NIT Second Round. The junior finished last season as the 2007 A-10 Sixth Man of the Year.

CHARLES IN CHARGE
In his last 33 games against Atlantic 10 competition, Little averages 10.6 points and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 147-of-282, (.525) from the floor. This season against the A-10, Little averages 9.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while shooting .527 from the field. In UD basketball history, Little is 69th on the all-time scoring list with 706 career points and needs four to eclipse Shawn Haughn for 68th all-time.

MARVELOUS MARCUS
Marcus Johnson has quietly put together a solid sophomore campaign, averaging 10.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. The 6-3 guard has scored in double figures 17 times this season and in 15 of his last 23 games. He leads the team with 172 total rebounds, second in rebounding average (5.2), minutes played (29.6), third on the team free throw percentage at (.756) and steals (23). Against Duquesne, Johnson tallied his team-leading third double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds to go with a career-best three blocks. Johnson recorded his third career double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds against UMass. He added double-double game (15 points, 11 rebounds) in a victory over then No. 6 Pittsburgh.

MORE ON MJ
Marcus Johnson has been at his best from the line in the clutch, making 21-of-27 in the final minute of regulation. In the A-10 quarterfinals, Johnson netted career-highs of 26 points and 13 free throws. He nailed two in the final minute against Louisville and 4-of-4 to seal the win over American. Johnson scored 16 points versus Loyola and against Akron recorded 16 points and seven rebounds. In the Rhode Island game, Johnson finished with 14 points, five rebounds and hit a 3-pointer with 58 seconds left. At Saint Louis, Johnson recorded five of his game-high eight rebounds in the final minute of regulation and overtime. At Xavier, Johnson led all UD scorers with 12 points. At Richmond, he netted 10 points and four rebounds. Johnson added 10 points and five boards at Rhode Island. Johnson dished out a career-best four assists at George Washington. In the Temple win, Johnson had 14 points and three rebounds. Johnson added six points and a team-high seven boards in the Xavier rematch. Johnson was just shy of a double-double with nine points and nine boards at Fordham. He added 13 points and four rebounds at St. Bonaventure. Finished the regular season with a team-high 17 points and seven rebounds over Saint Joseph's. Johnson scored eight of his team-high 16 points in overtime over Saint Louis in the A-10 opening round. In the NIT opening round over Cleveland State, Johnson tallied 11 points and six rebounds. Johnson hit 5-of-6 free throws in a win at Illinois State.

MARCUS MADNESS
This year in March, Marcus Johnson averages 14.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and is 39-of-47 at the free throw line. Johnson is 25-of-41 from the field, 10-of-13 from 3-point range and has reached double figures five times.

SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM
Jimmy Binnie, along with classmate Brian Roberts, are the first Brian Gregory players to live the college basketball experience from start to finish - recruiting, verballing, signing, playing and, come spring, graduating. This season Binnie ranks third on the team in 3-pt FG % at .360 (40-111) and second in made 3-pointers. The senior is averaging 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Binnie scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor over Akron. Before that he tallied 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor in a win at Holy Cross. At Saint Louis he knocked down 2-of-3 three-point attempts en route to seven points. When Saint Louis came to UD Arena, he added seven rebounds. At Rhode Island, Binnie recorded 10 points and five rebounds. Binnie added a career-high 15 points and seven rebounds over Charlotte. He chipped in with five points, four rebounds and two steals at GW. At La Salle Binnie tallied nine points and six rebounds. Binnie tallied nine points at Fordham. Binnie closed the regular season with 12 points and eight rebounds over Saint Joseph's. In the A-10 opening round, Binnie had six points, five rebounds and two steals. Binnie added seven points and three boards over Xavier in the A-10 quarterfinals. He recorded seven points and three rebounds at Illinois State in the NIT Second Round.

ENTER SANDMAN
Senior Andres Sandoval quickly raised his level of play since being inserted as a starter averaging 7.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in 22 starts. At Richmond, Sandoval netted career-bests nine rebounds and two blocks to go with a season-high 17 points. He followed that up with 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting against Saint Louis. Sandoval scored 12 points to go with three assists in the win over Rhode Island. Against Charlotte, Sandoval added four steals to go with 10 points. He added 15 points, seven rebounds and a career-high four steals over Temple. At La Salle, Sandoval shot 8-of-12 from the floor to match his season-high of 17 points. In the Fordham win, he took two charges and had five rebounds. Sandoval added 13 points, including a 3-pointer with 21 seconds left at St. Bonaventure. Sandoval added 12 points and three steals over Saint Joseph's. In the A-10 opening round, Sandoval added 10 points, five assists and five boards. Sandoval added 11 points, three assists and two steals over Cleveland State in the NIT First Round. At Illinois State, he had five boards and two steals. One of the most underrated aspects of Sandoval's game has been his recent defensive effort. Sandoval has 24 steals in his last 13 games. His 32 steals on the season is second on the team with 21 of those against A-10 opponents.

THE JACKSONVILLE JET
London Warren (a.k.a. the "Jacksonville Jet," as dubbed by the WHIO Radio team of Larry Hansgen and Bucky Bockhorn), has been one of the best defensive players for UD this season. Warren leads UD with 44 steals, with 43 of them in his last 30 games. In the A-10, Warren ranks 17th with 1.3 steals per game. Warren tallied career-bests 13 points and 10 rebounds to go with five assists at Rhode Island. At Richmond he added 11 points and matched that point total the following game against Saint Louis. Warren scored all six of his points in double overtime in UD's win over Akron. At Louisville, Warren snagged a career-high four steals in UD's win and matched that number with four steals to go with six points and eight rebounds versus Loyola. His lay-up and two free throws with less than a minute remaining gave UD the lead over Charlotte. At La Salle, Warren delivered 10 points and seven assists. He had seven points in 10 minutes of action at St. Bonaventure. Warren filled up the stat sheet with five points, three rebounds, three assists, two steals and a blocked shot over Saint Joseph's. He had five points, three rebounds and a steal versus Saint Louis in the A-10 Tournament. At Illinois State in the NIT Second Round, Warren had four points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals.

BEING "KURT" TO THE OPPOSITION
Sophomore Kurt Huelsman continues to improve as the season rolls along. Huelsman battled against DeJuan Blair, the Big East's Freshman of the Year, by recording 12 points and eight rebounds in UD's win over then No. 6 Pittsburgh. Not to be outdone, he responded with a career-best 18 points against Akron and 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting over Rhode Island. Huelsman scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field in the Miami win, came up big again with a team-high seven rebounds and five points in the victory at Louisville and added another career-high with 11 boards over American. At Rhode Island, Huelsman tallied 12 points and six rebounds. Huelsman tallied seven points and five rebounds at GW. Huelsman scored 11 points and limited Bryant Dunston to just one offensive rebound, three under his average in the Fordham win. He added five rebounds in a win over Saint Louis in the A-10 opening round. In the NIT Opening Round, Huelsman posted 12 points and seven boards over Cleveland State. In the NIT Second Round at Illinois State, he had six points.

HUELSMAN GETS IT DONE
After being held scoreless in his first three games, Kurt Huelsman has 196 points thanks to 54 percent (75-of-138) shooting during that span and scoring in double figures in eight games. Last year Huelsman did not score in double figures in any contest. Through 33 games, he already has career highs in points, rebounds (136), steals (9), minutes (738) and assists (25). Huelsman was the only player to start every game last year for UD and has started all 33 games this season. The 6-10 big man averages 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Huelsman has five or more rebounds in 13 games this year. Against ranked teams, Huelsman averages 6.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. UD is 7-1 when Huelsman scores in double figures.

DIAL IN WITH DEVIN
Freshman Devin Searcy averages 1.0 points and 1.2 rebounds this season. He got going on both ends of the floor in UD's win over SMU by hauling in five rebounds (three on the offensive glass) and picked up his first two points as a Flyer. He followed that up with a career-high six points against High Point in 11 minutes of action. In eight minutes of action against then No. 6 Pittsburgh, Searcy tallied three rebounds. At Xavier, Searcy hauled in four defensive rebounds. Against La Salle, Searcy chipped in with three points and three rebounds. In the second Xavier contest, Searcy tallied four points and three rebounds.

HEY MICKEY
Redshirt sophomore Mickey Perry recorded a career-high 11 points in the A-10 opening round versus Saint Louis. He followed that up with five points, two rebounds and two assists over No. 10/12 Xavier in the quarterfinals. Perry broke out in a big way with eight points in nine minutes against Rhode Island to open A-10 play. He enjoyed a memorable UD debut when he knocked down a 3-pointer, grabbed two rebounds and recorded a block in the Flyers win against Coppin State. He added seven points and six boards against UMass. Against Temple he knocked down both three-point shots and finished with six points, one rebound and one assist. Perry had four points, two rebounds and two assists over Xavier. He snagged five rebounds and had two assists over Saint Joseph's. Perry had more points in the Atlantic 10 Tournament (17) than he did in the final five games of the regular season (12). In 21 contests this season Perry is shooting 25-of-63 (.397) from the floor and averages 3.0 points. The Flyers are 7-1 this season when Perry knocks down a three-point basket.

ON THE GO WITH THIAGO
After leading all junior college players in blocked shots per game last season, Thiago Cordeiro has started to get comfortable at UD. In his last 19 games, he is averaging 2.2 points and 1.5 rebounds, shooting .577 (15-26) FG and blocked 15 of his season's 16 shots. He had a season-high 11 points against American. The 6-9 big man came off the bench to add seven points and three rebounds at Xavier. Cordeiro added a career-best four blocks to go with four points and six rebounds over Duquesne. Cordeiro is second on the team in FG% (.535, 23-43) and leads in blocked shots (16).

THOMAS THE TRAIN
Freshman Stephen Thomas has appeared in all but 10 games this season. Thomas averages 0.7 points and 0.5 rebounds per game. Thomas connected on a three-pointer, added an assist and steal at Xavier. He dished out two assists over Charlotte.

FILLING UP THE STAT SHEET
Dayton has had five different players lead the team in scoring this season - Brian Roberts (24 times), Marcus Johnson (four) Chris Wright (twice), and Jimmy Binnie, Kurt Huelsman and Charles Little (once each). In rebounding, 10 players have taken honors in at least one game - Johnson (nine), Binnie (eight), Little (six), Wright and Huelsman (five), Andres Sandoval, London Warren and Roberts (twice), and Thiago Cordeiro and Devin Searcy (once). (Note: rebounding numbers add up to more than 33 due to seven games where more than one player tied for the team-high).

THE FLIGHT CLUB
Through 33 games in 2007-08, the Flyers have surpassed last season's total with 58 dunks. Charles Little leads the team with 28, followed by Chris Wright (16), Marcus Johnson (9), Andres Sandoval (3), London Warren (1) and Kurt Huelsman (1). Dayton had 55 in 31 games last season. The five dunks by Wright in the SMU game were the second-most by an individual at UD (by one) and the most by a freshman.

THAT'S A CATCH-22
UD has held opponents to 22 points or less in a half seven times this season and have matched last year's total.

UD SIGNS TOP RECRUITING CLASS OF BENSON, FABRIZIUS, JOHNSON AND WILLIAMS
Coach Brian Gregory and his staff landed their fifth strong recruiting class at UD, as the Flyers received National Letters of Intent Nov. 14 from their 2008 incoming freshman class. The newest members of the Flyer family are 6-10 forward Josh Benson of Dayton Dunbar High School, 6-9 forward Luke Fabrizius of John Hersey High School (Arlington Heights, IL), 6-5 guard/forward Chris Johnson of Columbus (OH) Brookhaven High School and 6-3 guard Paul Williams of Detroit Renaissance High School. The 2007-08 signing class is ranked as high as 37th in the country (HoopScoopOnline.com) and features three Street & Smith's High School All-Americans.

EYE 75 ON THE SCOREBOARD
The Flyers are 29-4 under head coach Brian Gregory when they score at least 75 points.

DOING IT WITH DEFENSE
This season the Flyers ranked third in the A-10 in scoring defense, allowing 63.9 points per game. UD is 11-2 when holding opponents to 59 points or less this year.

DOUBLE THE FUN
Through 33 games this season Chris Wright, Marcus Johnson, Charles Little and London Warren are the only Flyers to have recorded double-doubles this season. Here are UD's double-double performances during the 2007-08 campaign.

11/10/07 - Chris Wright vs. ETSU (22 points, 13 rebounds)
11/21/07 - Chris Wright vs. Toledo (26 points, 12 rebounds)
12/5/07 - Chris Wright vs. High Point (16 points, 13 rebounds)
12/29/07 - Marcus Johnson vs. Pittsburgh (15 points, 11 rebounds)
1/16/08 - Marcus Johnson vs. UMass (15 points, 13 rebounds)
2/2/08 - London Warren vs. Rhode Island (13 points, 10 rebounds)
2/9/08 - Charles Little vs. GW (12 points, 11 rebounds)
2/13/08 - Marcus Johnson vs. Duquesne (11 points, 12 rebounds)

GREGORY NAMED PHELAN MID-SEASON AWARD WINNER BY COLLEGEINSIDER.COM
On Jan. 9, a 20-person panel of college basketball experts selected UD head coach Brian Gregory as the winner of the mid-season Jim Phelan Coach of the Year Award. CollegeInsider.com renamed its mid-season and end-of-the-year coach of the year awards after Phelan, the long-time coach of Mount St. Mary's University, in 2003.

LET'S GO DANCING
To show how strong of a schedule the Flyers played, UD had 12 of its 23 wins this season against teams selected to the NCAA, NIT and CBI Tournaments. UD picked up victories over NCAA Tournament selections Louisville, Coppin State, American, Pittsburgh, Temple and Saint Joseph's, NIT selections Illinois State, Cleveland State, Charlotte, Akron and Rhode Island and CBI selection Miami Ohio.

BALANCING ACT
The Flyers have nine players who are averaging three points or more this season. Against Louisville, all nine players who saw the court scored at least a field goal in UD's win. All 11 scholarship players who played in the win at Holy Cross scored at least two points, and all 10 that saw action against High Point grabbed at least two rebounds. In fact, every scholarship player who played has scored in six games this season.

STARTING OFF STRONG
UD's 12-1 non-conference record marked just the fourth time in school history the Flyers reached 10 wins before January 1.

GLASS CLEANERS
The Flyers have out-rebounded their opponent in 11 of their last 15 games and in 20 of the last 25 contests. Dayton allows the fewest rebounds in the A-10 (29.8) and have the second best rebounding margin in the conference (+4.7). This is with no Dayton player listed in the Top 20 rebounders in the A-10.

BLOCK PARTY
Although UD is 13th in the A-10 in blocks, UD tied the school record for blocks in a single game with nine against Duquesne. The Flyers have at least one block in the last 13 games.

HEAD OF THE A-10 CLASS
UD placed 93 student-athletes on the 2007 Fall Semester A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll that was announced on Feb. 13. That was the fifth-most in the league, even though the Flyers play fewer A-10 sports than all but one Atlantic 10 school.

ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Dayton defeated three 2007 NCAA teams on their home courts this season (Louisville, Miami, Holy Cross). The Flyers have already surpassed the number of road games won all of last year and won seven road games for the first time in Brian Gregory's UD career. Four Flyer scholarship players average more points on the road than at home this season.

Jimmy Binnie - (6.3 road/5.9 home)
London Warren - (5.2 road/3.8 home)
Mickey Perry - (3.0 road/2.9 home)
Stephen Thomas - (0.8 road/0.7 home)

SECRET SMILES AUCTION A SUCCESS
UD's seventh annual "Flyer Feedback Auction" to benefit the charity "Secret Smiles" was a great success raising $18,000. Coach Brian Gregory's dedicated cause is a charity called "Secret Smiles," a program that delivers beds and bedding to children of families who cannot provide for them. In the last two years, "Secret Smiles" has raised $37,000.

FLYERS HONOR THEIR OWN AT ANNUAL MEN'S BASKETBALL BANQUET
Senior guard Brian Roberts was named the winner of the White-Allen Most Valuable Player Award for the third straight season on March 9 at UD's men's basketball banquet. Roberts also earned the Alex Schoen Memorial Free Throw Trophy as the team's top free throw shooter for the second straight year. Other award winners included:

JOHN L. MACBETH SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: Kurt Huelsman
THOMAS M. LUPPE MEMORIAL AWARD: Chris Wright
DR. GEORGE RAU SPIRIT AWARD: Jimmy Binnie
"SHORTY" SHARPENTER TOP REBOUNDER: Chris Wright
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: London Warren
Chris Daniels MEMORIAL AWARD: Andres Sandoval
UHL FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Marcus Johnson

REWARDING RESERVES
The Flyers' reserves have stepped up this season out-scoring the opponent's bench in 18 of 33 games. UD's bench holds a 598-522 edge in scoring this season.

UD A NATIONAL LEADER IN LATEST GSR REPORT
The University of Dayton Division of Athletics maintained its position as one of the top academic achievers in the NCAA in the latest breakdown of the Graduation Success Rate data released in November. UD has an institutional GSR of 95 percent which ranks first among the Atlantic 10 Conference and 16th overall in the nation. The men's basketball team had the second highest GSR in the A-10 at 82 percent. Success in the classroom is nothing new for UD student-athletes. UD has had 27 Academic All-Americans in the last six years. Also, at least one Dayton student-athlete has been named an Academic All-American for 22 straight years.

TOURNEY TOWN
The NCAA Division I Tournament made its start at UD Arena this season for the seventh year in a row as the University of Dayton Arena hosted the NCAA Opening Round Game in 2008. UD has hosted the game since its inception in its current form in 2002. When the 2008 NCAA Tournament is over, UD Arena will have been an NCAA site in 22 of the last 39 years and will have hosted 77 NCAA Tournament games. That will make UD Arena the third-most prolific NCAA Tournament venue behind Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City (83) and the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City (81). The Arena will be a First and Second Round site for the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, and a Regional site for the 2010 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Flyers' started off the season 10-0 at home for the second consecutive year. Dayton composed a 15-3 home record this season with victories over NCAA Tournament teams Pittsburgh, Saint Joseph's, Temple, American and Coppin State. Last year UD's 15-2 record at home matched the 4th-best efforts in UD Arena history in home court wins in a season and home court winning percentage in a season (.882). Dayton won its first 14 home games during the 2006-07 season, the second-best streak in UD Arena history (behind only the 15 from December 17, 1984 to March 3, 1985).

FLYER FAITHFUL
For years, UD has claimed it has had the best fans in the nation. In 2001, The Sporting News conducted an unscientific poll of college basketball coaches, media and SIDs. In the Jan. 8, 2001 issue of the magazine, UD's fans were tabbed as college basketball's best. And they prove it to everyone the Flyers play.

In 2007-08 UD had the second-best average home attendance in school history (12,801). UD Arena has 85 sellouts in its 38-year history and seven so far this year. The record for sellouts is eight held in the Arena's first season 1969-70. UD's last 135 regular season home games have had attendance of at least 11,000 fans. In the last 14 years, 99% of UD's home games have drawn at least 10,000 (373 of 376), including the last 172 regular season games. Also UD finished in the Top 30 in men's basketball attendance for the 10th straight season in 2006-07, according to a report by the NCAA. The Flyers finished 28th in the NCAA in attendance with an average of 12,266 fans a game. Since UD Arena opened in 1969, Dayton has been in the NCAA`s top 35 in attendance every season. The Flyers led the Atlantic 10 in attendance for the 11th straight season. UD averaged more than 2,300 fans a game better than any other team in the conference.

DID YOU KNOW?
UD won more games than any other school in both the 1950s and `60s. UD won 435 games between 1950 and 1969 and ranks among the top teams of the 1950s and 1960s in Division I history. The Flyers' .763 (228-71) winning percentage in the 1950s ranks fifth in the decade. Their .729 (207-77) winning percentage ranks eighth in the 1960s.