Tournament Guide: Dayton résumé

Originally Published: March 14, 2004
By By Bill Doherty | Bracketologist

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Dayton's complete Bracketology chart
Take a look inside the data used by the tournament selection committee in seeding the bracket.

Team Data
Points Per Game
Points Allowed
Scoring Margin 		68.9 ppg
64.5 ppg
+4.4 		FG pct.
FG allowed
3-PT pct.
3-PT allowed
3PT ratio (of FG) FT pct.
FT totals 		.455
.412
.330
.346
.269
.677
448/315 		Reb. Margin
TO Margin
Asst:TO ratio
Asst:FG ratio 		+7.4 rpg
-3.5 tpg
.951
.636


Individual Numbers
Starters
Pos. Player Min. Basics Good Bad Notes
1

2

3

4

5 		Ramod Marshall
(6-2, 180, SR)
Mark Jones
(6-1, 180, JR)
Marques Bennett
(6-5, 190, SO)
Keith Waleskowski
(6-8, 231, SR)
Sean Finn
(7-0, 240, SR) 		34.9

30.5

16.9

31.5

28.4 		14.5 ppg, 5.3 apg

9.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg

3.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg

13.5 ppg, 9.8 rpg

12.9 ppg, 7.1 rpg 		.754 FT

2.4 apg

1.1 apg

.486 FG

.665 FG 		.319 3PT

.404 FG

.231 FT

.220 3PT

.527 FT 		Back pain has affected his 3PT aim
Team's unsung hero

Bit player now; bigger piece next year
Led A-10 in rebounding

Takes only high-percentage shots
Rotation
Pos. Player Min. Basics Good Bad Notes
F

G

F 		Monty Scott
(6-6, 226, SO)
Warren Williams
(6-0, 190, SO)
Frank Iguodala
(6-5, 210, SR)
20.6

17.7

10.1 		6.8 ppg, 3.8 apg

5.0 ppg, 2.2 apg

1.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg 		.842 FT

.403 3PT

.532 FG 		1.4 tpg

.648 FT

.538 FT 		Terrific athlete with bright future
Allows Marshall to play some two-guard
Plays with boundless energy


Season notes
High Point Ramod Marshall scored a career-high 33 points as Dayton edged Duquesne 73-69 in the regular-season finale, clinching the West Division title for the Flyers.
Low Point Blown out at Saint Joseph's after winning their first nine Atlantic 10 games.
Most Revealing Moment With its 9-0 start, Dayton's veteran starting five showed that the winning would continue under rookie head coach Brian Gregory.
Did You Know? Three Dayton players have brothers who play D-I. Marques Bennett's brother (Michael) is a senior at Ball State; Frank Iguodala's brother (Andre) is a sophomore at Arizona; and Keith Waleskowski's brother (Adam) is a junior at Florida State.


Scouting report
Offensive Preference The Flyers strive for balance with senior bangers Keith Waleskowski and Sean Finn doing damage inside, and lefty senior Ramod Marshall wreaking havoc on the perimeter.
Defensive Philosophy Tight man-to-man to make shooting 3s difficult. Not afraid to jostle cutters in the lane to disrupt an opposing team's sets.
Secret Strength Like his old boss, Tom Izzo, coach Brian Gregory insists on an everybody-on-the-glass approach. As a result, Dayton is a terrific rebounding team.
Achilles Heel Turnovers. The Flyers' turnover margin is -3.5, a puzzling stat for such an experienced starting five.
Will Lose When ... The Flyers' sloppy ball handling catches up with them.
Famous Last Words Dayton has quality senior leaders in Waleskowski, Finn and Marshall, but had problems against the A-10's more athletic teams. A really athletic, patient team can beat this squad.


Tournament History (1985-2003) Overall NCAA History
NCAA appearances: 4 (of 19)
Seed average: 9.0
Highest seed No. 4 (2003)
Lowest seed: No. 12 (1990)
Biggest upset: 1990 vs. No. 5 Illinois
Most upsetting: 2003 vs. No. 13 Tulsa
Bracketology score: 0.83 		NCAA appearances: 12
All-time record: 13-14 (.481)
Best finish: 1967, national finalist
Coach's NCAA record: Brian Gregory (0-0, .000)


Quad comparison
Buffalo
            Inside N-C Luna     vs.  vs.  Bad Cls Lst   
Team      Sd  RPI  RPI RPI SOS 1-25 26-50  L   L  10   B-Scr OffQ  DefQ   ASM
UConn      2   5    26   7  17  4-5  6-1   0   1  8-2  1.03  12.3   5.9  18.2
Vermont   15  115  279 105 281  0-0  0-1   5   2  7-3  1.00  (0.3)  2.8   2.5
Dayton    10   39   61  47  94  0-2  4-2   1   3  5-5  0.83  (0.3)  5.5   5.2
DePaul     7   41  100  26  67  2-2  3-4   0   0  8-2  1.17   3.9   1.6   5.5
Quad Comparison Key
InsideRPI Insider's replication of the Ratings Percentage Index.
N-C RPI RPI in non-conference games only.
LunaRPI Joe Lunardi's "predictive" RPI.
SOS Strenth of Schedule (all games).
1-25 Record vs. 1-25 RPI teams.
26-50 Record vs. 26-50 RPI teams.
Bad Loss Losses to teams ranked below 150 in the RPI.
Close Loss Losses by 3 points or less or in overtime.
Last 10 Record in Last 10 games before tourney.
B-Score Bracketology Scores measure whether a team more often "exceeds" its seed or "falls short" of expectation (average B-Score is 1.00).
OffQ Offensive Quotient (average points per game by which a team exceeds/falls below the aggregate defense of its opponents).
DefQ Defensive Quotient (average points per game allowed below/above the aggregate offense of its opponents).
ASM Adjusted Scoring Margin (OffQ+DefQ) has accurately predicted 10 of the last 16 Final Four participants).

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