Top-100 Recruit Likes Flyers (Doug Harris, Dayton Daily News - June 25, 2009)
(Article about Brandon Spearman)
Flyers Going After Guards (Doug Harris, Dayton Daily News - June 27, 2009)
(Article about Jalen Steele, Jesse Berry, Brandon Spearman, and Cameron Wright)
Flyers aim for a great class (Doug Harris, Dayton Daily News - June 28, 2009)
(Article about Jesse Berry, Jalen Steele, and Brandon Spearman)
Dayton Flyers 2009-10 Depth Chart with 2008-09 Scoring (5 Seniors):
PG: London Warren (6-0 Sr./ 4.1 PPG), Rob Lowery (6-2 Sr./ 7.5 PPG)
SG: Marcus Johnson (6-3 Sr./ 11.8 PPG), Mickey Perry (6-2 Sr./ 4.6 PPG), Paul Williams (6-4 Soph./ 2.2 PPG)
SF: Chris Wright (6-8 Jr./ 13.3 PPG), Chris Johnson (6-5 Soph./ 6.3 PPG), Luke Fabrizius (6-9 Soph./ 4.3 PPG)
PF: Devin Searcy (6-10 Jr./ 2.8 PPG), Josh Benson (6-10 Fr./ DNP)
C: Kurt Huelsman (6-10 Sr./ 3.6 PPG), Matt Kavanaugh (6-10 Fr./ DNP)
Brian Gregory has 6 scholarships available for the 2010 Class (the 5 present seniors plus Stephen Thomas’ scholarship) and the following wish list:
1 point guard
1 shooting guard
2 combo guards
1 combo forward
Adreian Payne
The point guard scholarship went to Juwan Staten.
At the present time, Brandon Spearman and Jalen Steele are the front-runners for the shooting guard scholarship.
Both combo guard scholarships have now been awarded, the first going to Drake transfer Josh Parker, who will be a junior in 2010-11 (Josh Parker video) and the second to Jesse Berry.
The combo forward scholarship went to Ralph Hill, who appears to be a slightly bigger version of multi-skilled, athletic Chris Johnson. Brian Gregory was in early on both Ralph Hill and Chris Johnson, and both flew under the national radar (i.e. head coaches of BCS-conference schools and the basketball recruiting websites) before committing to Dayton. As you recall, Chris Johnson was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team in March 2009, which was quite an accomplishment for a reserve SF playing behind Chris Wright. At 6’-5” Chris Johnson is quite capable of playing the SG position against opponents’ taller SGs. Brian Gregory is very keen to stock his roster with players who can play 2 positions – “interchangeable parts” as he calls them – and is doing a great job of so.
The sixth and final scholarship available for 2010 is being held for PF/C Adreian Payne, who may or may not commit to Dayton. As many of you know already, Payne is still very raw, but has incredible upside potential. If Payne commits elsewhere, Brian Gregory may offer it to another 2010 prospect or hold the scholarship for a 2011 prospect.
PF # 2 Adreian Payne (Rivals.com)
PF # 7 Adreian Payne (ESPN / Scouts Inc.)
C # 4 Adreian Payne (Scout.com)
It is relevant to ask how much UD’s recruiting has improved since Brian Gregory was named head coach of the Dayton Flyers.
This question is best answered by looking at the last two recruiting classes that were signed by Oliver Purnell before he left for Clemson:
University of Dayton Prospects: HS Class of 2002 (Scout.com)
University of Dayton Prospects: HS Class of 2003 (Scout.com)
If Chris Wright has a monster season in 2009-10 (i.e. 18 PPG, 8 RPG, 50% FGs, and 40% from 3-point range) he may well forego his senior year at UD and head to the NBA a year early as a first-round draft pick. However, given the very strong field of players who will likely be in the 2010 NBA Draft, coupled with Derrick Brown's disappointing # 40 selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, I consider it far more likely that Wright will play his senior year at UD.
If Wright does leave early for the NBA, the Flyers will still have junior Chris Johnson, junior Luke Fabrizius, and freshman Ralph Hill available to man the 3-spot in 2010-11. This means that Brian Gregory will not find himself in Chris Mack's situation of having to waste a valuable scholarship on a career pine-jockey in a desperate attempt to fill a hole in the roster after the unexpected departure of the team's best player.
Dayton has not passed Xavier as a program yet, but as each season goes by, Brian Gregory has been building a stronger roster and closing the gap between the Flyers and the Musketeers. I believe it is likely that the Flyers will win the Atlantic 10 Conference this season and continue to improve relative to Xavier and the rest of the Atlantic 10 basketball teams. However, that is only one man's humble opinion. As always, we'll see . . .
Related Threads:
PG Chooses Dayton (Juwan Staten) (Atlantic 10 MB thread started February 27, 2008)
Spring Period Signings in the A-10 (Josh Parker) (Atlantic 10 MB thread started April 18, 2009)
Ralph Hill, 2010 SF commits to Dayton (Atlantic 10 MB thread started April 28, 2009)
Class of 2010: ESPNU Super 60 (Juwan Staten) (Atlantic 10 MB thread started May 1, 2009)
Overview of Your Team Next Year (Atlantic 10 MB thread started May 20, 2009)
Dayton vs. Xavier in 2009-10 (Atlantic 10 MB thread started May 29, 2009)
2009-10 Preseason Rankings (Atlantic 10 MB thread started June 16, 2009)
July 2009: AAU Tournaments and Evaluation Period (Atlantic 10 MB thread started June 26, 2009)
2010 NBA Draft (Atlantic 10 MB thread started June 26, 2009)
Berry to Dayton (Atlantic 10 MB thread started July 2, 2009)
Chris Wright on Yahoo! homepage (Atlantic 10 MB thread started July 7, 2009)
Dayton Flyers Land Another Top 100 Recruit (Brandon Spearman) (Atlantic 10 MB thread started July 17, 2009)
SF Devin Oliver Commits to Dayton (Atlantic 10 MB thread started October 18, 2009)
Today is National Letter of Intent Day (Atlantic 10 MB thread started November 11, 2009)
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Atlantic 10 Commitments: HS Class of 2008 (ESPN / Scouts Inc.)
Atlantic 10 Commitments: HS Class of 2009 (ESPN / Scouts Inc.)
Atlantic 10 Commitments: HS Class of 2010 (ESPN / Scouts Inc.)
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Atlantic 10: 2009-10 Predicted Order of Finish (A10 MB thread started October 6, 2009)
Rivals.com Ranks All 347 Division I Teams (A10 MB thread started September 11, 2009)
CHN's 144 Teams in 144 Days (A10 MB thread started July 23, 2009)
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Dayton Recruiting (A10 MB thread started July 2, 2009)
Thinking About ... DAYTON (WH MB thread started October 17, 2009)
2009-10 Season Predictions: Flyers Lead the Way (A10 MB thread started September 29, 2009)
ESPN's Top Basketball Programs of the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000 (A10 MB thread started October 5, 2009)
A-10 Non-conference Records Predictions (A10 MB thread started October 10, 2009)
A10 Media Day (A10 MB thread started October 20, 2009)
Early Season Tournaments (A10 MB thread started August 6, 2009)
Dayton's 3-Point Shooting to be Upgraded for 2010-11 Season (A10 MB thread started November 21, 2009)
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Dayton Flyers 2009-10 Schedule & Results (DaytonFlyers.com)
Game 1: # 21 Dayton 90, Creighton 80 (Flyers 1-0):
CU/UD Game thoughts (A10 MB thread)
Game 2: # 18 Dayton 63, # 22 Georgia Tech 59 (Flyers 2-0):
Puerto Rico thread......UD/GA Tech (A10 MB thread)
Game 3: # 5 Villanova 71, Dayton 65 (Flyers 2-1):
UD/Nova game thread (A10 MB thread)
Game 4: Kansas State 83, Dayton 75 (Flyers 2-2):
UD/Kansas St. game thread (A10 MB thread)
(Article about Brandon Spearman)
Flyers Going After Guards (Doug Harris, Dayton Daily News - June 27, 2009)
(Article about Jalen Steele, Jesse Berry, Brandon Spearman, and Cameron Wright)
Flyers aim for a great class (Doug Harris, Dayton Daily News - June 28, 2009)
(Article about Jesse Berry, Jalen Steele, and Brandon Spearman)
Dayton Flyers 2009-10 Depth Chart with 2008-09 Scoring (5 Seniors):
PG: London Warren (6-0 Sr./ 4.1 PPG), Rob Lowery (6-2 Sr./ 7.5 PPG)
SG: Marcus Johnson (6-3 Sr./ 11.8 PPG), Mickey Perry (6-2 Sr./ 4.6 PPG), Paul Williams (6-4 Soph./ 2.2 PPG)
SF: Chris Wright (6-8 Jr./ 13.3 PPG), Chris Johnson (6-5 Soph./ 6.3 PPG), Luke Fabrizius (6-9 Soph./ 4.3 PPG)
PF: Devin Searcy (6-10 Jr./ 2.8 PPG), Josh Benson (6-10 Fr./ DNP)
C: Kurt Huelsman (6-10 Sr./ 3.6 PPG), Matt Kavanaugh (6-10 Fr./ DNP)
Brian Gregory has 6 scholarships available for the 2010 Class (the 5 present seniors plus Stephen Thomas’ scholarship) and the following wish list:
1 point guard
1 shooting guard
2 combo guards
1 combo forward
Adreian Payne
The point guard scholarship went to Juwan Staten.
At the present time, Brandon Spearman and Jalen Steele are the front-runners for the shooting guard scholarship.
Both combo guard scholarships have now been awarded, the first going to Drake transfer Josh Parker, who will be a junior in 2010-11 (Josh Parker video) and the second to Jesse Berry.
The combo forward scholarship went to Ralph Hill, who appears to be a slightly bigger version of multi-skilled, athletic Chris Johnson. Brian Gregory was in early on both Ralph Hill and Chris Johnson, and both flew under the national radar (i.e. head coaches of BCS-conference schools and the basketball recruiting websites) before committing to Dayton. As you recall, Chris Johnson was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team in March 2009, which was quite an accomplishment for a reserve SF playing behind Chris Wright. At 6’-5” Chris Johnson is quite capable of playing the SG position against opponents’ taller SGs. Brian Gregory is very keen to stock his roster with players who can play 2 positions – “interchangeable parts” as he calls them – and is doing a great job of so.
The sixth and final scholarship available for 2010 is being held for PF/C Adreian Payne, who may or may not commit to Dayton. As many of you know already, Payne is still very raw, but has incredible upside potential. If Payne commits elsewhere, Brian Gregory may offer it to another 2010 prospect or hold the scholarship for a 2011 prospect.
PF # 2 Adreian Payne (Rivals.com)
PF # 7 Adreian Payne (ESPN / Scouts Inc.)
C # 4 Adreian Payne (Scout.com)
It is relevant to ask how much UD’s recruiting has improved since Brian Gregory was named head coach of the Dayton Flyers.
This question is best answered by looking at the last two recruiting classes that were signed by Oliver Purnell before he left for Clemson:
University of Dayton Prospects: HS Class of 2002 (Scout.com)
University of Dayton Prospects: HS Class of 2003 (Scout.com)
If Chris Wright has a monster season in 2009-10 (i.e. 18 PPG, 8 RPG, 50% FGs, and 40% from 3-point range) he may well forego his senior year at UD and head to the NBA a year early as a first-round draft pick. However, given the very strong field of players who will likely be in the 2010 NBA Draft, coupled with Derrick Brown's disappointing # 40 selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, I consider it far more likely that Wright will play his senior year at UD.
If Wright does leave early for the NBA, the Flyers will still have junior Chris Johnson, junior Luke Fabrizius, and freshman Ralph Hill available to man the 3-spot in 2010-11. This means that Brian Gregory will not find himself in Chris Mack's situation of having to waste a valuable scholarship on a career pine-jockey in a desperate attempt to fill a hole in the roster after the unexpected departure of the team's best player.
Dayton has not passed Xavier as a program yet, but as each season goes by, Brian Gregory has been building a stronger roster and closing the gap between the Flyers and the Musketeers. I believe it is likely that the Flyers will win the Atlantic 10 Conference this season and continue to improve relative to Xavier and the rest of the Atlantic 10 basketball teams. However, that is only one man's humble opinion. As always, we'll see . . .
Related Threads:
PG Chooses Dayton (Juwan Staten) (Atlantic 10 MB thread started February 27, 2008)
Spring Period Signings in the A-10 (Josh Parker) (Atlantic 10 MB thread started April 18, 2009)
Ralph Hill, 2010 SF commits to Dayton (Atlantic 10 MB thread started April 28, 2009)
Class of 2010: ESPNU Super 60 (Juwan Staten) (Atlantic 10 MB thread started May 1, 2009)
Overview of Your Team Next Year (Atlantic 10 MB thread started May 20, 2009)
Dayton vs. Xavier in 2009-10 (Atlantic 10 MB thread started May 29, 2009)
2009-10 Preseason Rankings (Atlantic 10 MB thread started June 16, 2009)
July 2009: AAU Tournaments and Evaluation Period (Atlantic 10 MB thread started June 26, 2009)
2010 NBA Draft (Atlantic 10 MB thread started June 26, 2009)
Berry to Dayton (Atlantic 10 MB thread started July 2, 2009)
Chris Wright on Yahoo! homepage (Atlantic 10 MB thread started July 7, 2009)
Dayton Flyers Land Another Top 100 Recruit (Brandon Spearman) (Atlantic 10 MB thread started July 17, 2009)
SF Devin Oliver Commits to Dayton (Atlantic 10 MB thread started October 18, 2009)
Today is National Letter of Intent Day (Atlantic 10 MB thread started November 11, 2009)
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Atlantic 10 Commitments: HS Class of 2008 (ESPN / Scouts Inc.)
Atlantic 10 Commitments: HS Class of 2009 (ESPN / Scouts Inc.)
Atlantic 10 Commitments: HS Class of 2010 (ESPN / Scouts Inc.)
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Atlantic 10: 2009-10 Predicted Order of Finish (A10 MB thread started October 6, 2009)
Rivals.com Ranks All 347 Division I Teams (A10 MB thread started September 11, 2009)
CHN's 144 Teams in 144 Days (A10 MB thread started July 23, 2009)
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Dayton Recruiting (A10 MB thread started July 2, 2009)
Thinking About ... DAYTON (WH MB thread started October 17, 2009)
2009-10 Season Predictions: Flyers Lead the Way (A10 MB thread started September 29, 2009)
ESPN's Top Basketball Programs of the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000 (A10 MB thread started October 5, 2009)
A-10 Non-conference Records Predictions (A10 MB thread started October 10, 2009)
A10 Media Day (A10 MB thread started October 20, 2009)
Early Season Tournaments (A10 MB thread started August 6, 2009)
Dayton's 3-Point Shooting to be Upgraded for 2010-11 Season (A10 MB thread started November 21, 2009)
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Dayton Flyers 2009-10 Schedule & Results (DaytonFlyers.com)
Game 1: # 21 Dayton 90, Creighton 80 (Flyers 1-0):
CU/UD Game thoughts (A10 MB thread)
Game 2: # 18 Dayton 63, # 22 Georgia Tech 59 (Flyers 2-0):
Puerto Rico thread......UD/GA Tech (A10 MB thread)
Game 3: # 5 Villanova 71, Dayton 65 (Flyers 2-1):
UD/Nova game thread (A10 MB thread)
Game 4: Kansas State 83, Dayton 75 (Flyers 2-2):
UD/Kansas St. game thread (A10 MB thread)