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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.

ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record14–17 (8–10 A-10)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachAnthony Solomon
Quick facts Dayton Flyers men's basketball, Conference ...
2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record14–17 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach
Associate head coachAnthony Solomon
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUD Arena
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rhode Island15–3 .83326–8  .765
St. Bonaventure14–4 .77826–8  .765
Davidson †13–5 .72221–12  .636
Saint Joseph's10–8 .55616–16  .500
VCU9–9 .50018–15  .545
Saint Louis9–9 .50017–16  .515
George Mason9–9 .50016–17  .485
Richmond9–9 .50012–20  .375
Dayton8–10 .44414–17  .452
Duquesne7–11 .38916–16  .500
George Washington7–11 .38915–18  .455
La Salle7–11 .38913–19  .406
Massachusetts5–13 .27813–20  .394
Fordham4–14 .2229–22  .290
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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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

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Sam Miller2F6'9"238SophomoreWashington, D.C.Suspended from the team[7]
Kyle Davis3G6'0"175SeniorChicago, ILGraduated
Charles Cooke4G6'5"196RS SeniorTrenton, NJGraduated/Went undrafted in 2017 NBA draft
Jack Parsley10F6'5"225JuniorGranville, OHWalk-on; didn't return
Scoochie Smith11G6'2"185SeniorNew York, NYGraduated
Jeremiah Bonsu14G5'11"162SeniorPickerington, OHWalk-on; graduated
Adam Goines24G6'3"193FreshmanCincinnati, OHWalk-on; didn't return
Kendall Pollard25F6'6"230SeniorChicago, ILGraduated
Ben Agnieszka51G6'3"196FreshmanBrecksville, OHWalk-on; didn't return
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Recruiting class of 2017

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   (71)
Jordan Davis
SG		 Irmo, SC Dutch Fork High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 27, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 2/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   (NR)
Jalen Crutcher
PG		 Memphis, TN Ridgeway High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 4, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Matej Svoboda
SF		 Ostrava, Czech Republic CEZ Basketball Nymburk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 5, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Obi Toppin
PF		 Baltimore, MD Mt. Zion Prep 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 16, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
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Recruiting class of 2018

More information College recruiting (2018), Name ...
College recruiting (2018)
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (82)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

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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

More information Players, Coaches ...
2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Josh Cunningham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)233 lb (106 kg) RS JrMorgan Park
Bradley		 Chicago, IL
G 1 Darrell Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrDouglass Academy Detroit, MI
G 3 Trey Landers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)224 lb (102 kg) SoWayne Huber Heights, OH
G 4 Jordan Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrDutch Fork Irmo, SC
G 10 Jalen Crutcher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)161 lb (73 kg) FrRidgeway Memphis, TN
F 11 Matej Svoboda 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)224 lb (102 kg) FrSportovni Gymnazium Ostrava, Czech Republic
F 12 Obi Toppin Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)193 lb (88 kg) FrMt. Zion Prep (MD) Ossining, NY
F 13 Kostas Antetokounmpo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)197 lb (89 kg) RS FrDominican Athens, Greece
C 14 Jordan Pierce 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)265 lb (120 kg) FrUnion Catholic Scotch Plains, NJ
G 15 John Crosby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)197 lb (89 kg) JrNew Hampton School Baltimore, MD
F 20 Xeyrius Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrWayne Huber Heights, OH
G 23 Jack Westerfield (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSt. Xavier Cincinnati, OH
F 33 Ryan Mikesell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSt. Henry St. Henry, OH
G 44 Joey Gruden (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrSycamore Leesburg, VA
G 50 Dalton Stewart (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBrookville Brookville, OH
G 52 Camron Greer (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrRich Central Country Club Hills, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2017

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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.
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