2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record 0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach Anthony Grant (1st season)
Associate head coach Anthony Solomon
Assistant coach James Kane
Assistant coach Ricardo Greer
Home arena University of Dayton Arena
2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 0 0       0 0  
Dayton 0 0       0 0  
Duquesne 0 0       0 0  
Fordham 0 0       0 0  
George Mason 0 0       0 0  
George Washington 0 0       0 0  
La Salle 0 0       0 0  
Richmond 0 0       0 0  
Rhode Island 0 0       0 0  
Saint Joseph's 0 0       0 0  
Saint Louis 0 0       0 0  
St. Bonaventure 0 0       0 0  
UMass 0 0       0 0  
VCU 0 0       0 0  
2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team will represent the University of Dayton during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers will be led by first-year head coach Anthony Grant and will play their home games at the University of Dayton Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Flyers finished the 2015–16 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 where they lost in the First Round to 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]

Roster

2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Cunningham, JoshJosh Cunningham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Morgan Park
Bradley
Chicago, IL
G 1 Davis, DarrellDarrell Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Douglass Academy Detroit, MI
F 2 Miller, SamSam Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Gonzaga College Washington, D.C.
F 10 Parsley, JackJack Parsley (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Granville Gransville, OH
G 12 Landers, TreyTrey Landers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 219 lb (99 kg) So Wayne Huber Heights, OH
G 15 Crosby, JohnJohn Crosby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr New Hampton School Baltimore, MD
F 20 Williams, XeryiusXeryius Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wayne Huber Heights, OH
G 23 Westerfield, JackJack Westerfield (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Xavier Cincinnati, OH
F 33 Mikesell, RyanRyan Mikesell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Henry St. Henry, OH
G 44 Gruden, JoeyJoey Gruden (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Sycamore Leesburg, VA
F 50 Antetokounmpo, KostasKostas Antetokounmpo 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Dominican Athens, Greece
G 51 Kanieski, BenBen Kanieski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Walsh Jesuit High School Brecksville, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 25, 2017

Schedule and results

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

*
  
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season

Nov 10, 2017*
Ball State   
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH

Nov 16, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Hofstra
Gildan Charleston Classic
  
TD Arena 
Charleston, SC

Nov 17, 2017*
 ESPNEWS/ESPNU
vs. Clemson or Ohio
Gildan Charleston Classic
  
TD Arena 
Charleston, SC

Nov 19, 2017*
 ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN3
vs. Auburn, Indiana State, Old Dominion or Temple
Gildan Charleston Classic
  
TD Arena 
Charleston, SC

Nov 25, 2017*
Akron   
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH

Nov 29, 2017*
Auburn   
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH

Dec 3, 2017*
at Mississippi State   
Humphrey Coliseum 
Mississippi State, MS

Dec 6, 2017*
Tennessee Tech   
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH

Dec 9, 2017*
Penn   
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH

Dec 16, 2017*
Georgia State   
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH

Dec 19, 2017*
at Saint Mary's   
McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, CA

Dec 19, 2017*
Wagner   
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
Atlantic 10 Tournament

March 2018
vs.    
Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Davidson stuns Dayton Flyers in A-10 tournament". daytondailynews. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  2. "Wichita State tops Dayton in NCAA Tournament 2017: Recap, highlights, score, stats". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  3. "Wichita State's balance pushes Shockers past Dayton". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  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 2017-03-27.
  6. "Anthony Grant Named New Dayton Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Dayton Flyers. March 30, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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