The 2007–08 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by fifth 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 23–11, 8–8 in A-10 play. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they defeated Cleveland State in the first round and Illinois State in the second round before falling to eventual champion Ohio State in the quarterfinals. The Flyers started the season 14–1 and were ranked as high as 14th in the AP poll, the program's highest ranking since the 1967–68 season. Dayton finished the regular season 6–8 after injuries to starter Charles Little and highly rated freshman Chris Wright.
Previous season The 2006–07 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 19–12, with a record of 8–8 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers started the season 10–1, with wins over Louisville, Holy Cross, and Creighton. The Flyers faltered in conference play, and fell to Xavier in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. They were not selected to play in a postseason tournament.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Monty Scott 1 F 6'6" 230 Senior Reynoldsburg, OH Graduated Nick Stafford 5 F 6'8" 225 Junior Springfield, MA Transferred Desmond Adedeji 20 C 6'9" 298 Senior Landover, MD Transferred to Stony Brook Norman Plummer 21 F 6'7" 238 Junior Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Southern Indiana
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Mickey Perry 0 G 6'2" 193 Sophomore Maywood, IL Transfer from Wisconsin. Thiago Cordero 54 F 6'9" 220 Junior Pernambuco, Brazil Junior college transfer from Barton Community College.
Incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Exhibition
!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;"| NIT
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