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1973–74 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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1973–74 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record20–9
Head coach
Home arenaThomas J. Frericks Center
Seasons
1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame   26 3   .897
No. 8 Providence   28 4   .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh   25 4   .862
UNC Charlotte   22 4   .846
Centenary   21 4   .840
Marquette   26 5   .839
No. 19 South Carolina   22 5   .815
No. 18 Oral Roberts   23 6   .793
South Alabama   22 6   .786
Creighton   23 7   .767
St. John's   20 7   .741
Georgia Southern   19 7   .731
Southern Illinois   19 7   .731
Syracuse   19 7   .731
VCU   17 7   .708
Cincinnati   19 8   .704
Boston College   21 9   .700
Florida State   18 8   .692
Rutgers   18 8   .692
No. 20 Dayton   20 9   .690
Hawaii   19 9   .679
Jacksonville   20 10   .667
Manhattan   18 9   .667
Mercer   16 8   .667
Detroit   17 9   .654
Fairfield   17 9   .654
Houston   17 9   .654
Illinois State   17 9   .654
Marshall   17 9   .654
St. Bonaventure   17 9   .654
Stetson   17 9   .654
DePaul   16 9   .640
Memphis State   19 11   .633
Northeast Louisiana   16 10   .615
Utah State   16 10   .615
Colgate   15 10   .600
Portland State   16 11   .593
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Pan American   13 9   .591
George Washington   15 11   .577
Portland   15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)   15 11   .577
Ball State   14 12   .538
Butler   14 12   .538
Canisius   14 12   .538
Milwaukee   14 12   .538
Penn State   14 12   .538
Northeastern   12 11   .522
Long Island   13 12   .520
Duquesne   12 12   .500
Georgetown   13 13   .500
Oklahoma City   13 13   .500
Virginia Tech   13 13   .500
Indiana State   12 14   .462
Loyola Chicago   12 14   .462
Niagara   12 14   .462
Tulane   12 14   .462
Air Force   11 13   .458
Iona   11 13   .458
St. Francis (NY)   11 13   .458
Fairleigh Dickinson   11 14   .440
Hardin-Simmons   11 14   .440
South Florida   11 14   .440
Denver   11 15   .423
Southern Mississippi   11 15   .423
Navy   9 13   .409
West Virginia   10 15   .400
Fordham   8 17   .320
Northern Illinois   8 17   .320
Eastern Michigan   8 18   .308
Holy Cross   8 18   .308
Saint Peter's   8 18   .308
Xavier   8 18   .308
Villanova   7 19   .269
Army   6 18   .250
Houston Baptist   6 19   .240
Cleveland State   6 20   .231
Samford   6 20   .231
Buffalo   5 20   .200
Georgia Tech   5 21   .192
Georgia State   1 25   .038
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1973–74 men's college basketball season.

Roster

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1973–74 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 21 Harold Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 14 Johnny Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
F 44 Allen Elijah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
F 33 Joe Fisher 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lima, Ohio
C 32 Dan Herling 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 45 Jerome Holland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Dayton, Ohio
F 12 Dan Klawonn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Union, Ohio
G 30 Leighton Moulton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So River Rouge, Michigan
G 10 Donald Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Dayton, Ohio
F 20 Mike Sylvester 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 40 Jim Testerman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Loveland, Ohio
F 42 Rick Thalls 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Richmond, Indiana
C 25 John Von Lehman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Covington, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1973
8:15 p.m.
St. Joseph’s (IN) W 97–71  1–0
University of Dayton Arena (12,157)
Dayton, OH
Dec 5, 1973
8:15 p.m.
at No. 9 Louisville L 68–75  1–1
Freedom Hall (10,994)
Louisville, KY
Dec 8, 1973
vs. Long Island W 80–69  2–1
Madison Square Garden (5,239)
New York, NY
Dec 10, 1973
Pepperdine W 69–61  3–1
University of Dayton Arena (10,458)
Dayton, OH
Dec 15, 1973
at Michigan L 54–76  3–2
Crisler Arena (4,352)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 21, 1973
Georgia W 63–55  4–2
University of Dayton Arena (11,138)
Dayton, OH
Dec 22, 1973
California W 66–62  5–2
University of Dayton Arena (11,512)
Dayton, OH
Dec 29, 1973
Seattle W 74–65  6–2
University of Dayton Arena (12,171)
Dayton, OH
Jan 2, 1974
Miami (OH) W 73–57  7–2
University of Dayton Arena (11,812)
Dayton, OH
Jan 5, 1974
St. John's W 82–58  8–2
University of Dayton Arena (12,252)
Dayton, OH
Jan 9, 1974
at Xavier W 62–52  9–2
Cincinnati Gardens (3,375)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 12, 1974
at Creighton L 62–69  9–3
Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,697)
Omaha, NE
Jan 14, 1974
Loyola (IL) W 74–59  10–3
University of Dayton Arena (11,208)
Dayton, OH
Jan 19, 1974
at Detroit Mercy L 72–79 OT 10–4
Calihan Hall (4,890)
Detroit, MI
Jan 23, 1974
8:15 p.m.
No. 14 Louisville L 72–90  10–5
University of Dayton Arena (12,340)
Dayton, OH
Jan 26, 1974
DePaul W 85–71  11–5
University of Dayton Arena (11,856)
Dayton, OH
Jan 30, 1974
Cincinnati W 91–79  12–5
University of Dayton Arena (13,084)
Dayton, OH
Feb 2, 1974
VMI W 76–60  13–5
University of Dayton Arena (11,538)
Dayton, OH
Feb 4, 1974
at Western Kentucky L 83–87  13–6
E. A. Diddle Arena (7,500)
Bowling Green, KY
Feb 9, 1974
at No. 13 South Carolina L 68–81  13–7
Carolina Coliseum (11,983)
Columbia, SC
Feb 11, 1974
at South Florida W 79–77 OT 14–7
Curtis Hixon Hall (1,098)
Tampa, FL
Feb 17, 1974
Chattanooga W 87–62  15–7
University of Dayton Arena (11,959)
Dayton, OH
Feb 23, 1974
Xavier W 79–77  16–7
University of Dayton Arena (11,702)
Dayton, OH
Feb 25, 1974
at Miami (OH) W 79–74  17–7
Millett Hall (3,434)
Oxford, OH
Mar 2, 1974
Northern Michigan W 73–59  18–7
University of Dayton Arena (12,094)
Dayton, OH
Mar 4, 1974
No. 2 Notre Dame W 97–82  19–7
University of Dayton Arena (13,528)
Dayton, OH
NCAA Tournament
Mar 9, 1974*
vs. Cal State Los Angeles W 88–80  20–7
Holt Arena (9,400)
Pocatello, ID
Mar 14, 1974*
No. 20 vs. No. 2 UCLA
Regional semifinal
L 100–111 3OT 20–8
McKale Center[1] (13,314)
Tucson, AZ
Mar 16, 1974*
No. 20 vs. No. 17 New Mexico L 61–66  20–9
McKale Center (13,658)
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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References

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  1. ^ Chapin, Dwight (15 March 1974). "The Dynasty Lives in Triple Overtime, 111-100". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 157358671.
  2. ^ "1973–74 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Dayton Flyers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2020.