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#93 Dayton Flyers

Atlantic 10

 2003-04: 24-9, 12-4, 2^nd

2003-04 postseason: NCAA

By Joel Welser

Amidst the hoopla of Saint Joseph’s search for an undefeated season and Xavier’s late season run, Dayton put together an excellent squad.  Brian Gregory is collecting a team in Dayton that will compete for many years.  A lot of talent and scoring power is lost, but a stable group of newcomers will have the Flyers competing with the best teams in the A-10.  

Who’s Out: The dynamic trio of Ramod Marshall, Keith Waleskowski and Sean Finn has run out of eligibility.  Individually they all averaged over 13 points per game.  Waleskowski and Finn were monsters on the boards grabbing 9.9 and 7.4, respectively.  Marshall was the floor leader, dishing out 5.2 assists per contest.  Frank Iguodala saw limited minutes, but played in all 33 games.  Also leaving is walk-on guard Greg Kohls, who only played in five games all of his senior season.

Who’s In: Norman Plummer is a huge pickup for the Flyers.  The 6-7 power forward can score in the interior and is becoming a better outside shooter.  Plummer should see plenty of minutes as a freshman, helping to replace Waleskowski and Finn.  Small forward Jimmy Binnie is an all around solid player who can play at either the two or three spot.  Chris Alvarez will add more depth under the basket.  Trent Meacham will be running the team in a year or two.  The 6-2 point guard is a smart player and will see some time backing up Mark Jones this season.  Brian Roberts is a solid shooter and can play either guard position if necessary.

Who to Watch: Mark Jones will replace Ramod Marshall as the point guard.  As a junior last year, Jones averaged 9.1 points, 3.5 boards and 2.5 assists per game.  He’ll have to increase the assists number and Jones definitely has the ability to do so now that he has his chance to run the show.  Jones averaged 3.4 assists as a sophomore for the Flyers.  The 6-1, 180 pounder is a truly unselfish player.  He isn’t flashy and tends to keep his passes crisp, thus keeps the turnovers to a minimum. 

Projected Conference Rank: The Flyers won’t be able to repeat their 2^nd place finish and trip to the NCAA Tournament.  Losing Marshall, Waleskowski and Finn is too much to presume that.  The talent is there to compete, but finishing 7^th place in the Atlantic 10 would be expected.

Projected Post-season Tournament: none

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