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#TRUETEAM 16 NCAA Tournament Appearnces • Top 30 NCAA Attendance • Top 10 Television Market • 19 NBA Players EVENT INFORMATION DAYTON VS. DUQUESNE LOCATION...................................PITTSBURGH, PA. Saturday, January 2, 2015 • A.J. Palumbo Center • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania SITE...................................A.J. PALUMBO CENTER DAYTON FLYERS DUQUESNE DUKES (13,455) 2015-16 record: 10-2 2015-16 record: 10-3 TV.............................................................................NBCSN Atlantic 10 record: 0-0 Atlantic 10 record: 0-0 (Ryan Burr & John Adams) 655 C Head Coach: Archie Miller Head Coach: Jim Ferry RADIO.............................NEWSTALK 1290 WHIO (Larry Hansgen & Keith Waleskowski) 199 C SERIES HISTORY............Dayton Leads 49-22 THE STARTING FIVE 1. WE’RE NO. 1: Earlier this year, the Flyers were selected as the team to Live Video, Stats and Audio stream: beat in the Atlantic 10 this season, according to a poll of the conference’s DaytonFlyers.com head men’s basketball coaches and selected media. Last year the Flyers won a share of the 2014-15 regular season crown with Davidson. 2015-16 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result 2. NO CUPCAKES HERE: As of Dec. 31, the Flyers have five victories November Sat. 7 SAGINAW VALLEY ST. (EXH) W, 96-69 over the RPI Top 50, most of any team in the NCAA. In addition, Dayton’s Fri. 13 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 84-53 strength of schedule is third. The Flyers have RPI Top 50 wins over William Tue. 17 ALABAMA W, 80-48 & Mary and Alabama at home, Iowa and Monmouth on a neutral site and Sat. 21 WILLIAM & MARY W, 69-66 Vanderbilt on the road. The two losses are to Top 50 RPI programs. Thr. 26 vs. Iowa ^ W, 82-77 Fri. 27 vs. Monmouth ^ W, 73-70 Sat. 29 vs. Xavier ^ L, 90-61 3. THE CENTURY MARK: Coach Archie Miller earned his 100th career victory after the Arkansas contest. He is just the fifth Flyer coach to reach December Sat. 5 NORTH FLORIDA W, 86-71 the century mark in wins. Miller trails College Basketball Hall of Famer Don Wed. 9 @ No. 21/16 Vanderbilt W, 72-67 Donoher (437 wins), Tom Blackburn (324), Brian Gregory (172) and Oliver Sat. 12 CHATTANOOGA L, 61-59 Purnell (155) on Dayton’s all-time victory list. Miller reached the milestone Sat. 19 FURMAN W, 70-50 in his 149th game. He is the third-fastest Dayton coach to reach 100 wins Tue. 22 MIAMI OHIO W, 64-63 Wed. 30 ARKANSAS W, 85-81(ot) behind Donoher (129) and Blackburn (141). January 4. FIRST AND 10: For the 10th consecutive season, the Flyers won 10 or Sat. 2 @ Duquesne * 2:30 p.m. Wed. 6 MASSACHUSETTS * 8 p.m. more non-confernce games. It is an even more impressive feat considering Sat. 9 @ La Salle * 2 p.m. the previous two seasons with an expanded Atlantic 10 schedule of 18 Tue. 12 DAVIDSON * 8 p.m. conference games. Dayton and Duquesne are two of four A-10 schools with Fri. 15 GEORGE WASHINGTON * 7 p.m. Tue. 19 @ St. Bonaventure * 7 p.m. 10 or more non-conference wins this season. Sun. 24 @ Fordham * 4 p.m. Wed. 27 SAINT LOUIS * 7 p.m. 5. JUBILANT JUNIORS: The junior class of Kyle Davis, Scoochie Smith Sat. 30 LA SALLE * 2 p.m. and Kendall Pollard are on pace to be the winningest in UD history. The trio February has 64 victories in their first 85 games, one win ahead of the Class of 2011 Sat. 6 @ George Mason * 6 p.m. (Chris Wright, Devin Searcy, Peter Zesterman and Logan Nourse) pace. The Tue. 9 DUQUESNE * 7 p.m. Class of 2011 finished with 97 wins. Counting redshirt junior Charles Cooke, Fri. 12 @ Rhode Island * 7 p.m. Wed. 17 @ Saint Joseph’s * 6 p.m. the juniors are also four of Dayton’s top scorers: Cooke, 14.7 ppg; Pollard, 12.1 Sat. 20 ST. BONAVENTURE * 12 p.m. ppg; Smith, 11.5 ppg; and Davis, 8.4 ppg. Tue. 23 @ Saint Louis * 8 p.m. Sat. 27 RHODE ISLAND * TBA Up Next: The Flyers head home to host the Massachusetts Minutemen on March Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. ET. Tue. 1 @ Richmond * 7:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS Sat. 5 VCU * 8 p.m. Pos. No. Name PPG RPG APG MISC 9-13 & A-10 Championship TBA G 3 Kyle Davis (Jr., 6-0, Chicago, Ill.) 8.4 2.5 2.3 .690 FT%, 13 steals G 4 Charles Cooke (R-Jr., 6-5, Trenton, N.J.) 14.7 7.0 2.1 13 blocks, .701 FT% All Times Eastern & Subject To Change C 5 Steve McElvene (R-Fr., 6-11, New Haven, Ind.) 7.1 7.6 0.4 .603 FG%. 27 blocks Home Games in CAPS at UD Arena G 11 Scoochie Smith (Jr., 6-2, Bronx, N.Y.) 11.5 3.8 4.4 .469 FG%. 17 steals * - Atlantic 10 Conference Game F 25 Kendall Pollard (Jr., 6-6, Chicago, Ill.) 12.1 5.4 2.0 .500 FG%. 12 steals ^ - AdvoCare Invitational & - Atlantic 10 Championship held at the Barclays OFF THE BENCH Center in Brooklyn, NY Pos. No. Name PPG RPG APG MISC EXH - Exhibition Game G 1 Darrell Davis (So., 6-4, Detroit, Mich.) 7.2 2.5 1.1 .403 FG%, .813 FT% F 2 Sam Miller (Fr., 6-8, Arlington, Va.) 2.5 1.8 0.3 .857 FT%, 2 blocks TWITTER: @DaytonMBB #TrueTeam G 10 William Dupuy (Jr. 5-8, Colleyville, Texas) -- -- -- Missed most of 2014-15 (knee) G 14 Jeremiah Bonsu (Jr., 5-11, Pickerington, Ohio) -- -- -- Walk on, former manager ONLINE: DaytonFlyers.com G 15 John Crosby (Fr., 6-2, Baltimore, Md.) 1.6 0.6 1.1 1 steal, .333 3-pt FG% DaytonFlyers.com offers the most complete and F 20 Xeyrius Williams (Fr., 6-8, Huber Heights, Ohio) 3.3 2.3 0.3 8 blocks, 10 steals comprehensive coverage of the Flyers. F 21 Dyshawn Pierre (Sr., 6-6, Whitby, Ont.) 11.0 4.0 3.0 1.000 FT%, 33.0 mpg F 22 Bobby Wehrli (Sr., 6-6, Naperville, Ill.) 1.0 0.6 0.2 .500 FG%, 4 off rebounds G 23 Jack Westerfield (Fr., 6-1, Cincinnati, Ohio) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 game played G 24 Michael Schwieterman (Fr., 6-3, Kettering, Ohio) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 game played F 33 Ryan Mikesell (Fr., 6-7, St. Henry, Ohio) 5.1 1.6 0.8 .548 FG%, .429 3pt FG% G 44 Joey Gruden (Jr., 6-2, Leesburg, Va.) 0.0 1.0 0.0 1 game played Contact: Doug Hauschild • [email protected] • Office: (937) 229-4390 • Cell/Text: (937) 272-4503 Secondary Contact: Michael LaPlaca • [email protected] • Office: (937) 229-5584 • Cell/Text: (937) 654-9025 DAYTON MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES #TRUETEAM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 2015-16 Dayton Flyers Roster University of Dayton No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School) 300 College Park 0 William Dupuy G Jr. 5-8 157 Colleyville, Texas / Grapevine Location - Dayton, Ohio 1 Darrell Davis G So. 6-4 168 Detroit, Mich. / Frederick Douglass Founded - 1850 2 Sam Miller F Fr. 6-9 244 Arlington, Va. / Gonzaga College HS Undergraduate Enrollment - 8,000 3 Kyle Davis G Jr. 6-0 175 Chicago, Ill. / Morgan Park Nickname - Flyers 4 Charles Cooke G R-Jr. 6-5 192 Trenton, N.J. / Trenton Catholic Academy School Colors - Red (PMS 200) & Blue 5 Steve McElvene C R-Fr. 6-11 268 New Haven, Ind. / New Haven (PMS 655) 11 Scoochie Smith G Jr. 6-2 180 Bronx, N.Y. / Putnam Science Academy Affiliation - NCAA Division I 14 Jeremiah Bonsu G Jr. 5-11 150 Pickerington Ohio/Pickerington North Conference - Atlantic 10 15 John Crosby G Fr. 6-2 192 Baltimore, Md. / New Hampton School President - Dr. Daniel J. Curran 20 Xeyrius Williams F Fr. 6-8 194 Springfield, Ohio / Huber Heights Wayne Vice President/Director of Athletics - 21 Dyshawn Pierre F Sr. 6-6 230 Whitby, Ont. / Anderson CVI Neil Sullivan 22 Bobby Wehrli F Sr. 6-6 205 Naperville, Ill. / Benet Academy Ticket Office Phone - (937) 229-4433 23 Jack Westerfield G Fr. 6-1 185 Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier 24 Michael Schwieterman G Fr. 6-3 195 Kettering, Ohio / Alter Website - DaytonFlyers.com 25 Kendall Pollard F Jr. 6-6 235 Chicago, Ill. / Simeon Career Academy Twitter - @DaytonMBB 33 Ryan Mikesell F Fr. 6-7 195 St. Henry, Ohio / St. Henry 44 Joey Gruden G Jr. 6-2 163 Leesburg, Va. / Sycamore HEAD COACH ARCHIE MILLER Seasons - 5th at Dayton/5th Overall Head Coach - Archie Miller (NC State ‘02 - Fifth Season at UD and overall as head coach - 99-49) Overall Record - 99-49 Assistant Coach - Kevin Kuwik (Notre Dame ‘96 - Fifth Season at UD) Record at Dayton - Same Assistant Coach - Allen Griffin (Syracuse ‘01 - Fifth Season at UD) Atlantic 10 Record - 39-27 Assistant Coach - Tom Ostrom (Minnesota ‘97 - Fifth Season at UD) Director of Men’s Basketball Operations - Bill Comar (Kenyon ‘93 - Ninth Season at UD) Athletic Trainer - Mike Mulcahey ATC, LAT, CSCS (Xavier ‘96 - Third Season at UD) UD ARENA FLYERS OPEN A-10 PLAY AT DUQUESNE ONE HUNDRED IS GRAND Opened - 1969 ON SATURDAY • Coach Archie Miller earned his 100th career Seasons - 46 • The University of Dayton Flyers begin Atlantic victory after the Arkansas game. Capacity - 13,455 10 action on the road against the Duquesne • He became just the fifth Flyer coach to reach Student Section - Red Scare Dukes. the century mark in wins. Overall Record at UD Arena - 585-201 UD Arena Record Under Miller - 62-13 • The game will be carried by NBCSN and is • Miller trails College Basketball Hall of Famer available with live streaming video, audio and Don Donoher (437 wins), Tom Blackburn (324), stats at DaytonFlyers.com.