2020–21 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2020–21 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
2020–21 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	10–5 (6–4 Atlantic 10)
Head coach	Anthony Grant (4th season);
Associate head coach	Anthony Solomon (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Ricardo Greer (4th season); Darren Hertz (2nd season);
Home arena	UD Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Bonaventure†	11	–	4	.733	16	–	5	.762
VCU	10	–	4	.714	19	–	7	.731
Davidson	7	–	4	.636	13	–	9	.591
Saint Louis	6	–	4	.600	14	–	7	.667
UMass	6	–	4	.600	8	–	7	.533
George Mason	8	–	6	.571	13	–	9	.591
Dayton	9	–	7	.563	14	–	10	.583
Richmond	6	–	5	.545	14	–	9	.609
Duquesne	7	–	7	.500	9	–	9	.500
Rhode Island	7	–	10	.412	10	–	15	.400
George Washington	3	–	5	.375	5	–	12	.294
La Salle	6	–	11	.353	9	–	16	.360
Saint Joseph's	3	–	9	.250	5	–	15	.250
Fordham	2	–	11	.154	2	–	12	.143

† 2021 A10 Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represents the University of Dayton in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Anthony Grant, in his fourth season with the Flyers. The Flyers play their home games at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 29–2 and were undefeated regular season champions of the Atlantic 10. Grant was named consensus national coach of the year while sophomore Obi Toppin became Dayton's first consensus first-team All-American and earned the majority of major college player of the year awards, including the Naismith College Player of the Year and the John R. Wooden Award. The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak prior to the Flyers’ first game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. They finished ranked third in both major polls, their highest ranking in a major media poll since the Don Donoher era.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Obi Toppin	1	F	6'9"	220	RS Sophmore	Ossining, NY	Declared for 2020 NBA Draft
Trey Landers	3	G	6'5"	221	Senior	Huber Heights, OH	Graduated
Jared Becker	4	G	6'4"	180	Freshman	Milford, OH	Walk-on; did not return
Sean Loughran	11	G	6'3"	200	Freshman	Pittsburgh, PA	Walk-on; did not return
Jheury Matos	31	G	6'5"	196	RS Junior	Santo Republic, DR	Transferred to Charlotte
Ryan Mikesell	33	F	6'7"	217	Graduate Student	St. Henry, OH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Elijah Weaver	11	G	6'6"	205	Junior	Cocoa, FL	Transferred from USC. Weaver would sit out for first semester of the 2020–21 season until all transfers Ruled eligible.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
R. J. Blakney #74 SG	Windsor, CT	The Loomis Chaffee School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Oct 25, 2019
R. J. Blakney #74 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Koby Brea SG	Bronx, NY	Monsignor Scanlan High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 13, 2019
Koby Brea SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Lukas Frazier #71 PG	Mentor, OH	Lake Catholic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 11, 2019
Lukas Frazier #71 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mustapha Amzil #58 PF	Washington, PA	First Love Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 16, 2020
Mustapha Amzil #58 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
DaRon Holmes #10 PF	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
DaRon Holmes #10 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malachi Smith #23 CG	Bronx, NY	St. Raymond for Boys	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sep 22, 2019
Malachi Smith #23 CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kaleb Washington #26 SF	Mableton, GA	Pebblebrook	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 22, 2019
Kaleb Washington #26 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Rodney Chatman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Chattanooga	Lithonia, GA
G	2	Ibi Watson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Michigan	Pickerington, OH
G	3	Luke Frazier	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Lake Catholic	Mentor, OH
G	4	Koby Brea	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Monsignor Scanlan	Washington Heights, NY
G	10	Jalen Crutcher	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Ridgeway	Memphis, TN
G	11	Elijah Weaver	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	USC	Cocoa, FL
F	12	Zimi Nwojeki	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	SPIRE Academy	Quincy, FL
C	14	Moulaye Sissoko	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Fr	Lincoln Academy	Bamako, Mali
G/F	23	R. J. Blakney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Loomis Caffee School	Baltimore, MD
F	30	Mustapha Amzil	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	HBA-Marsky	Helsinki, Finland
C	32	Jordy Tshimanga	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	GS	Nebraska	Montreal, Quebec
G	35	Dwayne Cohill	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Holy Name	Cleveland, OH
F	40	Chase Johnson (L)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	RS Jr	Florida	Ripley, WV
G	51	Drew Swerlein (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	St. Francis De Sales	Perrysburg, OH
G	52	Camron Greer (W)	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Rich Central	Country Club Hills, IL
G	53	Christian Wilson (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Jr	Northmont	Dayton, OH

Head coach

Anthony Grant (Dayton)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Dayton had to cancel its games against Cedarville, Alcorn State, and Purdue Fort Wayne due to COVID-19. They also postponed their game against George Washington.

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 28, 2020* Canceled	Cedarville						UD Arena Dayton, OH
Regular season
Dec 1, 2020* Canceled	Alcorn State	Canceled					UD Arena Dayton, OH
Dec 1, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Illinois	W 66–63	1–0	16 – Watson	8 – Tshimanga	6 – Crutcher	UD Arena (0) Dayton, OH
Dec 5, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	SMU	L 64–66	1–1	23 – Watson	12 – Tshimanga	7 – Crutcher	UD Arena (0) Dayton, OH
Dec 8, 2020* Canceled	Purdue Fort Wayne	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues^[1]					UD Arena Dayton, OH
Dec 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Kentucky	W 66–60	2–1	19 – Watson	10 – Johnson	8 – Crutcher	UD Arena (0) Dayton, OH
Dec 12, 2020* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Mississippi State Holiday Hoopsgiving	W 85–82 ^2OT	3–1	23 – Crutcher	7 – Johnson	5 – Watson	State Farm Arena (0) Atlanta, GA
Dec 19, 2020* 2:30 p.m., NBCSN	Ole Miss	W 65–62	4–1	23 – Crutcher	5 – Tshimanga	4 – Tied	UD Arena (0) Dayton, OH
Dec 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	La Salle	L 65–67	4–2 (0–1)	22 – Amzil	7 – Tied	7 – Chatman	UD Arena (0) Dayton, OH
Jan 2, 2020 4:30 p.m., NBCSN	George Mason	W 75–64	5–2 (1–1)	26 – Crutcher	6 – Tied	7 – Crutcher	UD Arena (0) Dayton, OH
Jan 5, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fordham	L 54–55	5–3 (1–2)	14 – Crutcher	16 – Tshimanga	3 – Crutcher	Rose Hill Gym (0) New York, NY
Jan 8, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Davidson	W 89–78 ^OT	6–3 (2–2)	29 – Crutcher	8 – Tshimanga	7 – Weaver	John M. Belk Arena (0) Davidson, NC
Jan 13, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Duquesne	W 72–63	7–3 (3–2)	19 – Watson	9 – Tshimanga	6 – Weaver	UD Arena (0) Dayton, OH
Jan 17, 2021 4:30 pm, NBCSN	at George Washington	W 67–54	8–3 (4–2)	23 – Crutcher	8 – Tshimanga	6 – Weaver	Charles E. Smith Center (0) Washington, D.C.
Jan 20, 2021 Postponed, ESPN+	George Washington	Postponed					UD Arena Dayton, OH
Jan 23, 2021 3:30 pm, CBSSN	at VCU	L 43–66	8–4 (4–3)	10 – Tied	5 – Tied	4 – Weaver	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
Jan 26, 2021 8:30 pm, CBSSN	at No. 22 Saint Louis	W 76–71	9–4 (5–3)	27 – Crutcher	10 – Tshimanga	3 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Jan 30, 2021 4:00 pm, CBSSN	Rhode Island	W 67–56	10–4 (6–3)	22 – Watson	8 – Tshimanga	6 – Weaver	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 2, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN2	Duquesne	L 64–69	10–5 (6–4)	28 – Crutcher	11 – Amzil	6 – Crutcher	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (212) Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2	Richmond						UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Massachusetts						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Feb 13, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Joseph’s						UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 16, 2021 TBA, CBSSN	at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Feb 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2	St. Louis						UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 28, 2021 TBA	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center Olean, NY
Mar 3, 2021 TBA, CBSSN	VCU						UD Arena Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: ^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP																					Not released
Coaches

References

^ "UD's cancels Tuesday's game after Purdue Fort Wayne reports positive COVID-19 test". wdtn.com. WDTN.com Staff. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
^ "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Dayton Flyers Athletics.

[1] "UD's cancels Tuesday's game after Purdue Fort Wayne reports positive COVID-19 test". wdtn.com. WDTN.com Staff. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

[2] "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Dayton Flyers Athletics.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics