2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	14–17 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach	Anthony Grant (1st season);
Associate head coach	Anthony Solomon
Assistant coaches	James Kane; Ricardo Greer;
Home arena	UD Arena
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

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

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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
Jordan Pierce #52 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Jordan Davis SG	Irmo, SC	Dutch Fork High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 27, 2017
Jordan Davis SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jalen Crutcher PG	Memphis, TN	Ridgeway High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 4, 2016
Jalen Crutcher PG	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
Matej Svoboda SF	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
Obi Toppin PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.

Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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
Dwayne Cohill #27 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.

Preseason

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

2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Josh Cunningham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	RS Jr	Morgan Park Bradley	Chicago, IL
G	1	Darrell Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Douglass Academy	Detroit, MI
G	3	Trey Landers	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	So	Wayne	Huber Heights, OH
G	4	Jordan Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Dutch Fork	Irmo, SC
G	10	Jalen Crutcher	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Ridgeway	Memphis, TN
F	11	Matej Svoboda	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Sportovni Gymnazium	Ostrava, Czech Republic
F	12	Obi Toppin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Mt. Zion Prep (MD)	Ossining, NY
F	13	Kostas Antetokounmpo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	RS Fr	Dominican	Athens, Greece
C	14	Jordan Pierce	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	Union Catholic	Scotch Plains, NJ
G	15	John Crosby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jr	New Hampton School	Baltimore, MD
F	20	Xeyrius Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Wayne	Huber Heights, OH
G	23	Jack Westerfield (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	St. Xavier	Cincinnati, OH
F	33	Ryan Mikesell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	St. Henry	St. Henry, OH
G	44	Joey Gruden (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Sycamore	Leesburg, VA
G	50	Dalton Stewart (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Brookville	Brookville, OH
G	52	Camron Greer (W)	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Rich Central	Country Club Hills, IL

Head coach

Anthony Grant (Dayton)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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

^ "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.

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[2] "Wichita State tops Dayton in NCAA Tournament 2017: Recap, highlights, score, stats". OregonLive.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.

[3] "Wichita State's balance pushes Shockers past Dayton". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 25, 2017.

[4] Goodman, Jeff; Katz, Andy (March 25, 2017). "Hoosiers hire Dayton's Archie Miller as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[5] "Archie Miller 'a great hire for IU, great hire for the state'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

[6] "Anthony Grant Named New Dayton Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Dayton Flyers. March 30, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[7] "Dayton Flyers' Sam Miller suspended for semester, won't play this fall". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved August 11, 2017.

[:0-8] "Rhode Island Picked to Win A-10 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

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