2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 14–17 (8–10 A-10) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Anthony Solomon |
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Home arena | UD Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 15 | - | 3 | .833 | 26 | - | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 14 | - | 4 | .778 | 26 | - | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson † | 13 | - | 5 | .722 | 21 | - | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 10 | - | 8 | .556 | 16 | - | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 9 | - | 9 | .500 | 18 | - | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 9 | - | 9 | .500 | 17 | - | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 9 | - | 9 | .500 | 16 | - | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 9 | - | 9 | .500 | 12 | - | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 8 | - | 10 | .444 | 14 | - | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 7 | - | 11 | .389 | 16 | - | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 7 | - | 11 | .389 | 15 | - | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 7 | - | 11 | .389 | 13 | - | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 5 | - | 13 | .278 | 13 | - | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 4 | - | 14 | .222 | 9 | - | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers were led by first-year head coach Anthony Grant and played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to VCU.
Previous season
[edit]The Flyers finished the 2016–17 season 24–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season A-10 championship. They received the No. 1 seed in the A-10 tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Davidson.[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #7 seed in the South Region, where they lost in the first round to #10 Wichita State.[2][3]
On March 25, 2017, head coach Archie Miller left the school to accept the head coaching position at Indiana.[4][5] The school hired Dayton alum Anthony Grant as the new head coach on March 30.[6]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Sam Miller | 2 | F | 6'9" | 238 | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. | Suspended from the team[7] |
Kyle Davis | 3 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
Charles Cooke | 4 | G | 6'5" | 196 | RS Senior | Trenton, NJ | Graduated/Went undrafted in 2017 NBA draft |
Jack Parsley | 10 | F | 6'5" | 225 | Junior | Granville, OH | Walk-on; didn't return |
Scoochie Smith | 11 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | New York, NY | Graduated |
Jeremiah Bonsu | 14 | G | 5'11" | 162 | Senior | Pickerington, OH | Walk-on; graduated |
Adam Goines | 24 | G | 6'3" | 193 | Freshman | Cincinnati, OH | Walk-on; didn't return |
Kendall Pollard | 25 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
Ben Agnieszka | 51 | G | 6'3" | 196 | Freshman | Brecksville, OH | Walk-on; didn't return |
Recruiting class of 2017
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jordan Pierce #52 C |
Scotch Plains, NJ | Union Catholic Regional High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Sep 4, 2016 | |
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Jordan Davis SG |
Irmo, SC | Dutch Fork High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 27, 2017 | |
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Jalen Crutcher PG |
Memphis, TN | Ridgeway High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 4, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Matej Svoboda SF |
Ostrava, Czech Republic | CEZ Basketball Nymburk | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Feb 5, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Obi Toppin PF |
Baltimore, MD | Mt. Zion Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 16, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2018
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Dwayne Cohill #27 PG |
Parma Heights, OH | Holy Name High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 11, 2017 | |
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Preseason
[edit]In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Flyers were picked to finish in fifth place in the A-10.[8]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 4, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Ohio Dominican | W 79–61 | UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, SPEC |
Ball State | W 78–77 | 1–0 |
UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Nov 16, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Hofstra Charleston Classic quarterfinals |
L 69–72 | 1–1 |
TD Arena (3,175) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNews |
vs. Ohio Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round |
W 79–65 | 2–1 |
TD Arena (3,087) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Nov 19, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Old Dominion Charleston Classic 5th place game |
L 67–74 | 2–2 |
TD Arena (2,340) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm, FS Ohio |
Akron | W 73–60 | 3–2 |
UD Arena (12,872) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
Auburn Charleston Classic non-bracket game |
L 60–73 | 3–3 |
UD Arena (13,125) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Dec 3, 2017* 8:00 pm, SECN |
at Mississippi State | L 59–61 | 3–4 |
Humphrey Coliseum (7,539) Starkville, MS | |||||||
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, SPEC |
Tennessee Tech | W 79–66 | 4–4 |
UD Arena (12,976) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Dec 9, 2017* 3:00 pm, NBCSN |
Penn | L 70–78 | 4–5 |
UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, SPEC |
Georgia State | W 88–83 OT | 5–5 |
UD Arena (13,005) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Dec 19, 2017* 10:00 pm, FS Ohio |
at Saint Mary's | L 54–69 | 5–6 |
McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA | |||||||
Dec 23, 2017* 3:00 pm, NBCSN |
Wagner | W 79–67 | 6–6 |
UD Arena (12,878) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Atlantic 10 regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm, FS Ohio |
at Duquesne | L 62–70 | 6–7 (0–1) |
Palumbo Center (2,572) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
Jan 3, 2018 8:30 pm, CBSSN |
St. Bonaventure | W 82–72 | 7–7 (1–1) |
UD Arena (12,188) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Jan 6, 2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN |
Massachusetts | L 60–62 | 7–8 (1–2) |
UD Arena (12,654) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Jan 9, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium |
at Richmond | W 87–81 | 8–8 (2–2) |
Robins Center (5,137) Richmond, VA | |||||||
Jan 12, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
VCU | W 106–79 | 9–8 (3–2) |
UD Arena (12,507) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Jan 17, 2018 6:30 pm, CBSSN |
at Saint Joseph's | L 65–81 | 9–9 (3–3) |
Hagan Arena (3,251) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 1:00 pm, CBSSN |
Rhode Island | L 74–88 | 9–10 (3–4) |
UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Jan 23, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
Davidson | W 65–64 | 10–10 (4–4) |
UD Arena (13,173) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Saint Louis | L 65–75 | 10–11 (4–5) |
Chaifetz Arena (8,552) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, SPEC |
at Massachusetts | L 82–86 2OT | 10–12 (4–6) |
Mullins Center (4,245) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, SPEC |
Duquesne | W 88–73 | 11–12 (5–6) |
UD Arena (13,245) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
at VCU | L 84–88 OT | 11–13 (5–7) |
Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | |||||||
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm, SPEC |
at George Mason | L 67–85 | 11–14 (5–8) |
EagleBank Arena (3,047) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, FS Ohio |
Fordham | W 80–70 | 12–14 (6–8) |
UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Feb 20, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
Saint Louis | W 53–50 | 13–14 (7–8) |
UD Arena (12,577) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 18 Rhode Island | L 56–81 | 13–15 (7–9) |
Ryan Center (7,880) Kingston, RI | |||||||
Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm |
at La Salle | L 53–71 | 13–16 (7–10) |
Tom Gola Arena (1,378) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Mar 3, 2018 12:30 pm, NBCSN |
George Washington | W 88–78 | 14–16 (8–10) |
UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Atlantic 10 tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN |
(9) | vs. (8) VCU Second round |
L 72–77 | 14–17 |
Capital One Arena (6,483) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Davidson stuns Dayton Flyers in A-10 tournament". daytondailynews. Retrieved July 25, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Wichita State tops Dayton in NCAA Tournament 2017: Recap, highlights, score, stats". OregonLive.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "Wichita State's balance pushes Shockers past Dayton". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ Goodman, Jeff; Katz, Andy (March 25, 2017). "Hoosiers hire Dayton's Archie Miller as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "Archie Miller 'a great hire for IU, great hire for the state'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "Anthony Grant Named New Dayton Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Dayton Flyers. March 30, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Dayton Flyers' Sam Miller suspended for semester, won't play this fall". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ "Rhode Island Picked to Win A-10 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.