18 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2018-19 Top 25 NCAA Attendance Top 10 Television Market MEN’S 20 NBA Players GAME NOTES Back-to-back Atlantic 10 Champions More Than 1,600 Victories DAYTON (1-0) vs. COPPIN STATE (0-1) Game 2 • Tom Blackburn Court at UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio November 10, 2018 • 7 pm ET • TV: Spectrum Sports • Radio: NewsTalk 1290 WHIO

2018-19 Schedule PROBABLE DAYTON STARTERS H (1-0), A (0-0), N (0-0) 2018-19: 18.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, .615 FG% DATE OPPONENT TIME 1 • Pressed into starting when 2018 MVP Josh Cunningham was injured Nov. 2 Capital - (ex) W, 89-71 OBI • Had a double-double in his college debut vs. North Florida Nov. 7 North Flordia W, 78-70 • Led UD with 18 points and 10 rebounds (tied with ) Nov. 10 Coppin State 7 pm ET TOPPIN • Opened UD’s scoring this year with a transition dunk Nov. 16 Purdue Fort Wayne 7 pm ET F • R-Fr. • 6-9 • 220 Bad Boy Mowers OSSINING, N.Y. • Caught some summer social media hype after a run with NBA players Nov. 21 Butler^ 7 pm ET • Named Rau Spirit Award winner in 2017-18, fi rst non-active player Nov. 22 Virginia/Middle Tennesee^ 4/9:30 pm Nov. 23 Battle 4 Atlantic Final Rd.^ TBA 2018-19: 15.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.0 apg Nov. 30 Mississippi State 7 pm ET • Scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds vs. North Florida Dec. 4 Detroit Mercy 7 pm ET 3 • Dayton’s most improved player in 2017-18 Dec. 8 At Auburn 8:30 pm ET BB Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase TREY • Increased scoring average by 8.1 points per game Dec. 16 Tulsa+ 3:30 pm ET LANDERS • Third for UD in scoring, second in rebounding and FG% in 2017-18 Dec. 19 Western Michigan 7 pm ET G • Jr. • 6-5 • 221 • Over the fi nal 10 games, averaged 15.8 ppg., 7.1 reb., & shot .634 FG% Dec. 22 Presbyterian 2 pm ET Dayton, Ohio • Tied Jhery Matos for team honors with 15 points vs. Capital Dec. 29 Georgia Southern 3:30 pm ET Jan. 6 Richmond* 12 Noon ET Jan. 9 At George Washington* 7 pm ET 2018-19: 16.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 2-2 3-pt. FG Jan. 13 Massachusetts* 3:30 pm ET • Scored 16 points in season-opening win over North Florida Jan. 16 At VCU * 8 pm ET 4 • Played in all 31 games, starting 22 in 2017-18 Jan. 19 At St. Bonaventure* 4:30 pm JORDAN • Dayton’s fi fth-leading scorer (8.0 ppg) Jan. 23 George Mason* 7 pm ET DAVIS • Led UD in 3- FG% (.394), and was ninth in A-10 (top freshman) Jan. 26 At Fordham* 2 pm ET G • So. • 6-2 • 195 • 37-to-13 -to-turnover ratio (2.8) in his last 15 contests Jan. 29 Saint Joseph’s* 8 pm ET • His 56 3-pointers made were 4th-best all-time among Flyer freshmen Feb. 2 Duquesne* 2 pm ET Irmo, S.C. Feb. 5 At Saint Louis* 9 pm ET Feb. 9 At Rhode Island* 4 pm ET 2018-19: 9.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 4.0 apg Feb. 16 VCU* 4 pm ET • 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists vs. UNF Feb. 19 At Davidson* 6 pm ET 10 Feb. 23 Saint Louis* 4 pm ET JALEN • Played in all 31 games, starting 22 at point guard last year Feb. 26 At Massachusetts* 7 pm ET CRUTCHER • Named to the 2017-18 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team Mar. 1 Rhode Island* 7 pm ET G • So.. • 6-1 • 169 • 2nd in UD Basketball history for most assists by a freshman (135) Mar. 6 La Salle* 7 pm ET Memphis, Tenn. • Was UD’s fourth-leading scorer (9.2), and led in assists (4.4) Mar. 9 At Duquesne* 7 pm ET • 44 starts by Davis & Crutcher are the most by two frosh guards at UD

Mar. 13-17 A-10 Championship / , N.Y. 2017-18: 12.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 6.0 apg * - Atlantic 10 Conference game 33 • Scored 12 points and led UD with 6 assists vs. UNF in RYAN ^ - Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis • Missed all of 2017-18 rehabbing from surgery on both hips MIKESELL # -Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland Game • The improvement in his overall mobility after the surgeries is clear + - Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase F • R-Jr. • 6-7 • 215 • Played in all 32 games and started 24 in 2016-17 St. Henry, Ohio All times Eastern & subject to change. • Has exceptional court vision and ball-handling ability Home games played on Tom Blackburn Court at the • A career .333 three-point shooter University of Dayton Arena. ON THE AIR NEWCOMERS

Radio • WHIO Larry Hansgen, play-by-play Eligible in 2018-19 Transfers Bucky Bockhorn, analyst 2 Frankie Policelli • 2nd Team All-NY Rodney Chatman • UT Chatt. tranfer F • Fr. • 6-7 • 211 • 12.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg G • R-So. • 6-1 • 178 • 13.3 ppg, 4.5 apg New Hartford, N.Y. • 40% 3-pt., 86% FT Lithonia, Ga.. • 29 starts in 2017-18 Digital • Live Video, Stats & Audio DaytonFlyers.com Jhery Matos • JC All-American Jordy Tsishmanga • Nebraska transfer 31 G• Jr. • 6-5 • 190 • 17.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg C • R-So.. • 6-11 • 268 • 4.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg Santo Domingo, D.R • 15 pts vs. Cap Montreal, Quebec • 62 G at Nebraska

Dwayne Cohill • 2,182 points in HS Ibi Watson • Michigan transfer @DaytonMBB 35 G • Fr. • 6-2 • 176 • 2-time First Team G• R-So.. • 6-5 • 198 • 2.2 ppg, 5.2 mpg Cleveland, Ohio All-Ohio Pickerington, Ohio • 3-time All-Ohio

Contact: Doug Hauschild • [email protected] • Office: (937) 229-4390 • Cell/Text: (937) 272-4503 Secondary Contact: Jay Kafer • [email protected] • Office: (937) 229-4460 • Cell/Text: (630)301-0017 ABOUT THE FLYERS 2018-19 ROSTER University of Dayton No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School) 300 College Park 0 Josh Cunningham RS Sr. F 6-8 239 Chicago, Ill. /Morgan Park Location - Dayton, Ohio 1 RS Fr. F 6-9 220 Ossining, N.Y. / Mt Zion Prep Founded - 1850 2 Frankie Policelli Fr. F 6-7 211 New Hartford, N.Y. / Long Island Lutheran Undergraduate Enrollment - 9,223 Nickname - Flyers 3 Trey Landers Jr. G 6-5 221 Dayton, Ohio / Wayne Colors - Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 655) 4 Jordan Davis So. G 6-2 195 Irmo, SC / Dutch Fork Affi liation - NCAA Division I 10 So. G 6-1 169 Memphis, Tenn. / Ridgeway Conference - Atlantic 10 23 Jack Westerfi eld Sr. G 6-1 180 Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier President - Dr. Eric Spina 31 Jhery Matos Jr. G 6-5 190 Santo Domingo, D.R. / West Oaks Academy VP/Director of Athletics - Neil Sullivan 33 Ryan Mikesell RS Jr. F 6-7 215 St. Henry, Ohio/St. Henry 115th Season: 1903 - Present 35 Dwayne Cohill Fr. G 6-2 176 Cleveland, Ohio / Holy Name Overall Record: 1,625-1,103 (.596) 51 Jabali Leonard Fr. G 6-1 182 Dayton, Ohio / Meadowdale Atlantic 10 Record: 218-157 (.581) 52 Camron Greer So. G 5-6 148 Country Club, Ill. / Rich Central NCAA Tournament Record - 19-20 53 Christian Wilson RS Fr. G 6-1 157 Dayton, Ohio / Northmont NIT Record - 40-22 -- Rodney Chatman Jr. G 6-1 178 Lithonia, Ga. / Lithonia -- Jordy Tshimanga Jr. C 6-11 268 Montreal, Quebec / MacDuffi e School NCAA Tournament Appearances (18): 1952, -- Ibrahim “Ibi” Watson Jr. G 6-5 198 Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington Central 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1984, 1985, 1990, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 - Head Coach (Dayton ‘87) Second Season at UD, - 15-17; 11th overall as head coach - 208-126 CAREER NUMBERS Anthony Solomon - Associate Head Coach (Third Season at Dayton) Games Starts Cons. Ricardo Greer - Assistant Coach (Second Season at Dayton) Donnie Jones - Assistant Coach (First Season at Dayton) Ryan Mikesell 55 25 1 Darren Hertz - Assistant to the Head Coach (Second Season at Dayton) Josh Cunningham 42 33 31 Andy Farrell - Director of Scouting and Program Development (Sixth Season at Dayton) Trey Landers 39 30 27 Ed Streit, CSCS. - Strength and Conditioning Coach (First Season at Dayton) Jordan Davis 32 23 2 Mike Mulcahey, ATC, LAT - Athletic Trainer (Sixth Season at UD) Jalen Crutcher 32 23 20 Jack Westerfi eld 14 0 0 PRONUNCIATIONS Camron Greer 4 0 0 Obi Toppin 1 1 1 Dwayne Cohill -- COE-hill / Jalen Crutcher -- Crutch-er / Jhery Matos -- Jerry MAH- toas Dwayne Cohill 1 0 0 Ryan Mikesell - MIKE-sell / Obi Toppin -- OH-bee / Franki Policelli -- Pole-Ah-CHELL- ee Jhery Matos 1 0 0 Frankie Polcelli 0 0 0 DAYTON BEGINS ITS SECOND SEASON UNDER ANTHONY GRANT

DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES The University of will take on Coppin State in its mainland game of the Career ‘17-18 Cons. upcoming Bad Boy Mowers Battle4Atlantis on Saturday, Nov. 10. Exempt tournaments allow teams to play four games as part of the event. The games in Nassau are played on three Josh Cunningham 27 26 3 successive days, which allows for one mainland game. Saturday’s game time is 7 p.m. ET. Trey Landers 19 18 7 Jalen Crutcher 13 13 0 Jordan Davis 13 12 1 Dayton is 1-0 on the young season after Wednesday’s 78-70 win over North Florida. Coppin Ryan Mikesell 7 0 1 State is 0-1, falling at Wisconsin on Tuesday 85-63. The game will be carried by WHIO Radio, Obi Toppin 1 0 1 and televised by Spectrum Sports. Streaming audio, streaming video (on ESPN+) and stats will be available at DaytonFlyers.com.

20-POINT SCORING GAMES THE NEARLY-TRANSFORMED UD ARENA Career ‘‘17-18 Cons. Josh Cunningham 8 8 0 The University of Dayton is past the halfway point of a $72 million renovation of its Arena. The Jalen Crutcher 2 2 0 transformation of University of Dayton Arena will occur in three phases – from 2017 to 2019. Trey Landers 2 2 0 Phase II included new entrances on three of the four sides, a new box offi ce, new seats in the Jordan Davis 1 1 0 300 and 400 levels on the east side and a new and expanded concourse on the east side. Ryan Mikesell 1 0 0

DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDING GAMES #TRENDING Career ‘‘17-18 Cons. • Wednesday’s game was the 300th consecutive Dayton regular season game with a Josh Cunningham 12 11 2 crowd of at least 11,000 fans. The North Florida crowd was 12,522. UD was 23rd in Division I Trey Landers 5 4 2 attendance last season with an average of 12,996. Ryan Mikesell 1 0 0 • Dayton returns four starters – Josh Cunningham, Trey Landers, Jalen Crutcher and Obi Toppin 1 1 1 Jordan Davis -- from last year’s 14-17 team. DOUBLE-DOUBLES • UD also returns Ryan Mikesell, who missed all of last season after double hip surgery in Career ‘‘17-18 Cons. the summer of 2017. Mikesell started 24 games in 2016-17. Josh Cunningham 10 10 2 • Dayton took the court against North Florida without Cunningham, who was injured in Trey Landers 5 4 2 practice the day before. Taking his place in the lineup was redshirt freshman Obi Toppin, who Jalen Crutcher 1 1 0 merely scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds with four dunks in his college debut. Ryan Mikesell 1 0 0 • In addition to the fi ve veterans, the Flyers have four newcomers on this year’s roster. Obi Toppin 1 0 1 They are junior college transfer Jhery Matos, Toppin, and true freshmen Dwayne Cohill and Frankie Policelli. Cohill also made his college debut (5 points) on Wednesday as well. 2018-19 LINEUP RECORD Crutcher, J Davis, Landers, Mikesell, Toppin...... 1-0 • Three Division I transfers – Rodney Chatman (Chattanooga), Jordy Tshimanga (Nebraska) and Ibi Watson (Michigan) are sitting out the 2018-19 season. • During the off-season, the Flyers added assistant coach Donnie Jones (previously a head coach at Marshall and Central Florida), strength and conditioning coach Ed Streit (previously at UConn and the Chicago Bulls) and graduate assistant Sean Damaska (previously a development intern with the Dallas Mavericks).

UP NEXT • The Flyers host Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday, Nov. 16 before they head to the Bahamas to play in the Battle4Atlantis Nov. 21-23. • The Purdue Fort Wayne game time is 7 p.m. ET. PLAYER NOTES

Controlling the tip...... 0-0 ALL-CONFERENCE CUNNINGHAM WHAT IS HIP? Scoring fi rst...... 0-0 • Josh Cunningham was named First Team • Ryan Mikesell sat out all of 2017-18 while rehabbing Leading at the half...... 1-0 Preseason All-Atlantic 10 at A-10 Media Day. surgery on both of his hips that was performed Trailing at the half...... 0-0 • He is the ninth Dayton player named to the during the summer of 2017. Tied at the half...... 0-0 Leading with 5:00 left...... 1-0 preseason fi rst team in the last 15 years. • Mikesell scored 12 points and led UD in assists with Trailing with 5:00 left...... 0-0 • The others are Charles Cooke (2016), Jordan six in the North Florida win. Tied with 5:00 left...... 0-0 Sibert (2014), Kevin Dillard (2012), Chris Wright • The improvement in his lateral quickness and In Overtime...... 0-0 (2010 and 2009), Brian Roberts (2007), Monty overall mobility after the surgeries is clear. Game decided by 1-5 points...... 0-0 Scott (2005) and Keith Waleskowski (2003). • Even though he missed all of 2017-18, he has played Game decided by 6-10 points...... 1-0 • Cunningham missed the North Florida game more games in a Dayton uniform than anyone else on Game decided by 11-15 points...... 0-0 with a hand injury suffered in the last practice the team. Mikesell has played in 55 games, ahead of Game decided by 16-plus points...... 0-0 Against ranked opponents...... 0-0 before the opener. He is listed day-to-day. Josh Cunningham (42) and Trey Landers (36). Against non-ranked opponents...1-0 • Bounced back from a horrifi c ankle injury early • Mikesell played in all 32 games and started 24 in the 2016-17 season to have an all-conference (after Cunningham’s injury) in 2016-17. REBOUNDING type of season in 2017-18. • He averaged 5.7 points and 3.9 rebounds as a UD out-rebounds opponent...... 1-0 • Cunningham was Second Team NABC All- sophomore. UD is out-rebounded...... 0-0 District and Third Team All-Atlantic 10. • Would play guard on most teams due to his court Rebounds are even...... 0-0 • Ranked in the top 100 nationally in seven vision and ball-handling ability. TURNOVERS statistical categories. UD forces more turnovers...... 1-0 • Led the Flyers in scoring (15.6), rebounding DELIVERING IN THE CRUTCHER UD commits more turnovers...... 0-0 (8.4) and fi eld goal percentage (.646). • Jalen Crutcher opened the season with nine points, Turnovers are equal...... 0-0 • That .646 FG% was fi fth nationally. seven rebounds, and four assists in a team-high 38 • Set a program record with 22 consecutive fi eld minutes against North Florida. FIELD GOALS goals during a three-game stretch (Dec. 3-9) last • Crutcher was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie UD shoots 50% or better...... 0-0 year. The previous mark was 18 held by Sean Team as a freshman in 2017-18. UD shoots 40 - 49%...... 1-0 UD shoots 40% or below...... 0-0 Finn during the 2002-03 season. • Played in all 31 games, starting 22. • Had 10 double-doubles last year. • Was UD’s fourth-leading scorer at 9.2 points per THREE-POINTERS • Three-time captain. game, and led the Flyers in assists (4.4). UD shoots 40% or better...... 1-0 • Transfer from Bradley. • The 4.4 assists were the second-best mark ever by UD shoots 30-40%...... 0-0 a Flyer freshman. UD shoots below 30%...... 0-0 POWER OF THREE • In his fi rst career start, he led UD with 18 points at • The three scholarship players in Dayton’s Mississippi State, much to the delight of the nearly SHOOTING Shoot 70% or better...... 1-0 senior and junior classes are UD’s 2018-19 team 100 family and friends who made the drive from his Shoot 60 - 70%...... 0-0 captains. hometown of Memphis. Shoot less than 60%...... 0-0 • Redshirt senior josh Cunningham is a captain • Came close to recording Dayton’s fi rst ever triple- for the third season. He is only the second double with 12 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds OFFENSE three-time captain in school history (former at home against VCU. UD scores less than 60 points...... 0-0 teammate Scoochie Smith was the other). UD scores 60-69 points...... 0-0 • Redshirt junior Ryan Mikesell and true junior UD scores 70-79 points...... 1-0 UD scores 80 or more...... 0-0 Trey Landers are the other two captains. • Jordan Davis opened the 2018-19 season with 16 • The captains were selected in a vote of the points (2-2 from 3-pt.) vs. North Florida. He also led DEFENSE members of the team. UD with two steals. UD allows less than 60 pts...... 0-0 • As a freshman, Davis played in all 31 games, UD allows 60-69 points...... 0-0 TREY IN UPRIGHT & LOCKED POSITION starting 22 as a freshman in 2017-18. UD allows 70-79 points...... 1-0 • Trey Landers earned UD’s Chris Daniels • He was Dayton’s fi fth-leading scorer (8.0). UD allows 80 plus points...... 0-0 Memorial Award in 2017-18, which goes to • His .394 (56 of 142) three-point shooting BENCH SCORING Dayton’s most improved player. percentage led UD, was ninth overall in the A-10 and UD bench out-scores opponent....0-0 • Landers qualifi ed for it in two ways; He was was the top mark in the conference among freshmen. Opponent out-scores UD bench.....1-0 Dayton’s most improved player from the 2016-17 • He is the fi rst-ever Flyer from the state of South Bench points are even...... 0-0 season to 2017-18 season, and he was also the Carolina. most improved Flyers from the beginning of last • Davis came to Dayton as a three-time all-region and DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING season to the end. two-time All-South Carolina Player of the Year. 1 scores in double fi gures...... 0-0 • He was the only freshman on UD’s 2016-17 2 score in double fi gures...... 0-0 3 score in double fi gures...... 0-0 team, playing in nine games and averaging 3.0 YOUTH WAS SERVED 4 score in double fi gures...... 1-0 points and 1.4 rebounds. • Classmates Jalen Crutcher and Jordan Davis both 5+ in double fi gures...... 0-0 • One year later, Landers was third on the team started 22 games in rookie season. in scoring (11.3) and second in rebounding (5.6) • The combined 44 starts were easily the most by a MONTHS OF THE YEAR in 2017-18. pair of freshmen in Dayton basketball history. November...... 1-0 • Over the fi nal 10 games of the year, the Dayton • Not only did Davis and classmate Jalen Crutcher December...... 0-0 native was the Flyers’ top player, averaging 15.8 start a combined 44 games, they had the best two January...... 0-0 February...... 0-0 points and 7.1 rebounds, while shooting .634 (64 assist-to-turnover ratios on the team (Davis 2.48, March...... 0-0 of 101) from the fi eld, .391 (9 of 23) from beyond Crutcher 2.11). the arc and .724 (21 of 29) from the line. DAYS OF THE WEEK • Landers opened the season with a double- Saturday...... 0-0 double, getting 15 points and 10 rebounds in the Sunday...... 0-0 North Florida win. Tuesday...... 0-0 • Dayton’s most physical and emotional player. Wednesday...... 1-0 Thursday...... 0-0 • One can only imagine games in the driveway Friday...... 0-0 between him and his brother, Ohio State defensive tackle Robert Landers. UNIFORMS White...... 1-0 Red...... 0-0 Blue...... 0-0 2017-18 POLLS, NOTES & POSTSEASON AWARDS AP Top 25 Poll TIP TOPPIN Team W-L Votes • Obadiah (please call him “Obi”) Toppin made his college debut 2018-19 PRESEASON 1 Kansas (37) 0-0 1,581 against North Florida with an impressive 18-point, 10- AWARDS 2 Kentucky (19) 0-0 1,529 performance in 28 minutes of play. 3 Gonzaga (1) 0-0 1,461 FIRST TEAM • Other Flyers have scored more in their fi rst college game Kellen Grady, Davidson 4 Duke (4) 0-0 1,452 (including teammate Ryan Mikesell, who scored 21), but none had Josh Cunningham, Dayton 5 Virginia (2) 0-0 1,286 the pressure Toppin had. Toppin was inserted in to the starting Otis Livingston II, George Mason 6 Tennessee (1) 0-0 1,268 lineup in place of UD’s MVP, three-time captain and All-Atlantic 10 Luwane Pipkins, Massachusetts 7 Nevada 0-0 1,230 Grant Golden, Richmond performer Josh Cunningham, who injured his hand just one day 8 North Carolina 0-0 1,221 SECOND TEAM 9 Villanova (1) 0-0 1,085 before the season opener. Eric Williams, Jr., Duquesne 10 Michigan St 0-0 1,024 • He was an academic redshirt in 2017-18, but he didn’t just get Pookie Powell, La Salle 11 Auburn 0-0 974 smarter, he got bigger and better, adding 24 pounds while setting Jeff Dowtin, Rhode Island 12 Kansas St 0-0 922 a high standard for work ethic in practice. Courtney Stockard, St. Bonaventure 13 West Virginia 0-0 678 Javon Bess, Saint Louis • Even though he sat out 2017-18, he was awarded UD’s Dr. George Jordan Goodwin, Saint Louis 14 Oregon 0-0 638 Rau Spirit Award and was the fi rst non-active player to win that 15 Virginia Tech 0-0 630 THIRD TEAM award. Jon Axel Gudmundsson, Davidson 16 Syracuse 0-0 620 • Was 6-foot-2 as a high school junior, 6-foot-5 as a senior and is Lamarr Kimble, Saint Joseph’s 17 Florida St 0-0 530 now UD’s tallest player at 6-foot-9. Charlie Brown, Jr., Saint Joseph’s 18 Mississippi St 0-0 451 Hassahn French, Saint Louis • Played one season of varsity HS ball, and another prep season 19 Michigan 0-0 437 De’Riante Jenkins, VCU before coming to UD 20 TCU 0-0 311 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM 21 UCLA 0-0 297 • Averaged 20.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals as Jon Axel Gudmundsson, Davidson 22 Clemson 0-0 268 a senior in high school Terry Nolan, Jr., George Washington 23 LSU 0-0 187 • At Mt. Zion Prep in Baltimore in 2016-17, averaged 17 points, Cyril Langevine, Rhode Island 24 Purdue 0-0 170 eight rebounds and four assists. Jacob Gilyard, Richmond 25 Washington 0-0 165 Javon Bess, Saint Louis CINDERELLA STORY Others receiving votes: Loyola (Chi) 162, TRANSFORM Marquette 124, Indiana 98, Florida 71, • Obi Toppin was a mini-social media sensation over the summer Nebraska 35, Maryland 28, Wisconsin 24, when he put on a show in a run with some NBA players in a gym UD ARENA Notre Dame 22, Cincinnati 21, Alabama 15, in mid-town Manhattan. UCF 15, Buffalo 14, Arizona 14, Louisville • Toppin, who is from the New York area, was invited to play at • The University of Dayton is 11, Miami 10, San Diego St 9, USC 6, Butler NBA trainer Chris Brickley’s “Black Ops” games when they were more than halfway through 6, Texas Tech 6, Texas 5, Arizona St 3, St. a $72 million transformation John’s 3, Providence 2, Xavier 2, Missouri 1, going to be short a player. project of its iconic UD Arena. NC State 1, Marshall 1, Davidson 1 • Among the players there that day were Carmelo Anthony, C.J. • The renovation of the Arena McCollum and Enes Kantner. will occur in three phases – USA Today Coaches Poll • Toppin more than held his own and when video of his dunks, primarily during the off-seasons Team W-L Votes step-back jumpers and blocked shots were posted (along with of 2017, 2018 and 2019. 1 Kansas (14) 0-0 771 another video of him taking off from the free throw line and 2 Kentucky (12) 0-0 761 • Phase II includes new 3 Duke (4) 0-0 743 dunking after the games were over), he got some unexpected, if entrances on three of the four 4 Gonzaga (1) 0-0 699 welcome, attention for him and the program. sides, a new ticket offi ce, new 5 Virginia (1) 0-0 656 seats in the 300 and 400 levels 6 Tennessee 0-0 613 JHERY! JHERY! JHERY! on the east side, and a new 7 North Carolina 0-0 610 and expanded walkway and • Jhery Matos comes to Dayton after a standout season at Monroe 8 Villanova 0-0 543 concourse on the east side. 9 Nevada 0-0 521 Community College in Brighton, N.Y. 10 Michigan St 0-0 486 • The $72 million project is the • He was a Third Team NJCAA All-American. largest ever undertaken by the 11 Kansas St 0-0 469 • Matos averaged 17.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists in his 12 Auburn 0-0 432 University. 13 West Virginia 0-0 343 only season at Monroe. • UD Arena has been the 14 Syracuse 0-0 297 • He shot 43.1 % from the fi eld, 35.8% from three-point range and site of 121 NCAA Division I 15 Florida St 0-0 287 71.3% from the free throw line Men’s Basketball Tournament 16 Oregon 0-0 280 • Matos was also NJCAA Region XV Player of the Year and team games, 38 more than any other 17 Virginia Tech 0-0 272 18 Michigan 0-0 265 MVP for Monroe. tournament host. 19 Mississippi St 0-0 213 • Matos played 18 minutes and scored his fi rst three Flyer points FLYER STREAKS 20 UCLA 0-0 202 in the North Florida win. 21 TCU 0-0 153 • He scored 15 points (3-for-3 form beyond the arc) off the bench 22 Purdue 0-0 107 Overall - Won 1 23 Clemson 0-0 106 in UD’s exhibition win over Capital. Unranked Teams - Won 1 24 Washington 0-0 75 • A native of Santo Domingo, Matos has played for the Dominican Ranked Teams - Lost 3 25 Nebraska 0-0 67 Home - Won 6 Republic’s U19 team and has trained with the national team. Home Atlantic 10 - Won 5 Home Non-conference - Won 3 Others receiving votes: LSU 65, Loyola Home Unranked Non-Conf - Won 3 (Chi) 61, Florida 52, Indiana 34, Marquette Home Ranked Teams - Lost 2 34, NC State 30, Cincinnati 30, Alabama Home Unranked Teams - Won 6 28, Maryland 26, Louisville 10, Providence Road - Lost 7 10, Buffalo 7, USC 6, Arizona 5, Butler 5, Road Atlantic 10 - Lost 7 UCF 5, Wisconsin 4, Notre Dame 4, Texas 4, Road Non-Conference - Lost 2 Missouri 3, Baylor 2, Miami 2, St. John’s 1, Road Unranked Non-Conf - Lost 2 Vanderbilt 1 Road Ranked Teams - Lost 1 Road Unranked Teams - Lost 6 Neutral - Lost 2 Neutral Ranked Teams - Lost 5 Neutral Unranked Teams - Lost 2 EXPERIENCE, GRADUATES & THE NBA YEAR-BY-YEAR THE KID FROM CLEVELAND DAYTON’S NON-CONFERENCE • Dwayne Cohill is a four-star recruit from Holy Name High A look at the Dayton Flyers’ non- School in Cleveland. NBA LINEAGE conference records since joining the • He scored 2,182 points at Holy Name, graduating as 31st in Atlantic 10 Conference. Ohio high school career scoring. CONTINUES • Kostas Antetokounmpo was the fi nal • As a senior, he averaged 21.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists Year Record Win % pick of the 2018 NBA draft, and signed 1995-96 9-3 .750 and 3.4 steals. a two-way contract with the Dallas 1996-97 6-3 .667 • A versatile guard, he averaged 22.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.3 Mavericks. 1997-98 8-5 .615 assists and 2.5 steals per game as a junior. • Former Flyer Charles Cooke played 1998-99 5-5 .500 • Cohill was a two-time First Team All-Ohio selection. in the NBA in 2017-18 on a two-way 1999-00 10-2 .833 contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. 2000-01 9-4 .692 • He scored fi ve points and had two assists in 18 minutes of 2001-02 8-3 .727 action in his fi rst college action. He had the best +/- on the team (New Orleans Pelicans), is representing 2002-03 8-3 .727 in the game at +10. • He is one of the 20 former Flyers who 2003-04 10-3 .769 have played in the NBA. 2004-05 7-4 .636 • In the last fi ve years, Cooke, Brian FRANKIE GOES TO DAYTON 2005-06 8-6 .571 Roberts, Chris Johnson and Chris • Frankie Policelli played his senior season at Long Island 2006-07 10-3 .769 Wright have all represented Dayton in 2007-08 12-1 .923 Lutheran High and was named Second Team All-New York. the NBA. 2008-09 14-1 .933 • He averaged 12.2 points and 6.0 rebounds, while shooting 40 2009-10 11-3 .785 percent from three-point range and 86 percent from the line. 2010-11 12-3 .800 FLYERS BROADCAST 2011-12 10-4 .846 • Policelli helped Long Island Lutheran to a 22-3 overall record 2012-13 10-4 .714 and a state-wide No. 1 ranking in Class AA. GAMES IN CHINESE 2013-14 12-3 .800 • As a junior at New Hartford High School, Policelli averaged 28.1 FOR 4TH STRAIGHT 2014-15 10-2 .833 points and 13.0 rebounds until a mid-season knee injury cut his 2015-16 10-2 .833 YEAR 2016-17 9-3 .750 campaign short. • This is the fourth straight year 2017-18 6-6 .500 the Flyers are audio broadcasting 2018-19 1-0 1.000 YOU DON’T KNOW JACK men’s basketball home games in Totals 215-76 .739 • Senior walk-on Jack Westerfi eld worked his way in to the Mandarin Chinese. Flyer’s rotation as a junior, playing in 10 games and averaging • Mandarin is the most widely spoken DON DONOHER 4.6 minutes a game. dialect in China. • He drained two three-pointers, was two-for-two from the line • University of Dayton students will be RECEIVES and had two steals in 2017-18. the announcers for the free broadcasts • Along with Ryan Mikesell, Westerfi eld is a member of UD’s on a rotating basis. USBWA’S DEAN • The announcers are all full-time Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. University of Dayton students, SMITH AWARD • Was the 2017-18 winner of the John L. Macbeth Scholar- whose majors range from Electro- Athlete Award, which goes to the upperclassman with the • National Optics Engineering to Financial highest GPA. Hall of Famer Don Donoher Mathematics. was named the winner of the • Enrollment of Chinese students has 2017 Dean Smith Award given WALK ON BY increased dramatically from a bare annually by the U.S. Basketball • A trio of walk-ons round out the active Flyer roaster. handful to an estimated 450 in the Writers Association. • Sophomore Camron Greer played in four games last season, last decade. Chinese students make • He was the third individual and hit a three-pointer. He had two assists in the Capital up the most of any international student to receive the honor. Former exhibition. population at the University of Dayton. Georgetown coach John • The two newest Flyers -- Jabali Leonard and Christian Wilson Thompson was the fi rst recipient, were added to the roster the afternoon of the Capital exhibition followed by Michigan State coach game and both scored in that evening’s game. MUST SEE TV Tom Izzo. • This year’s winner is Temple SUPER SENIOR • For the fourth consecutive year, at coach Fran Dunphy. • Josh Cunningham is UD’s only scholarship senior this year. least 30 Dayton regular season men’s • Donoher retired in 1989 after basketball games will be televised 25 years as Dayton’s head coach • Dayton is one of 16 teams that have one or fewer scholarship seniors on its roster in 2018-19. during the 2018-19 season. with 437 career victories, the • UD appears in 18 nationally- • The others are Cal State Northridge, Chattanooga, Drexel, Duke, most in UD history. televised games via the ESPN family Duquesne, East Carolina, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana of networks, CBS Sports Network, Tech, North Florida, Oklahoma State, Richmond, UNC Ashville NBCSN and Network. and Virginia. • FOX Sports Ohio and Spectrum •Cal State Northridge, Duquesne, North Florida and Virginia Sports Ohio will aired 11 home have zero scholarship seniors. contests of Flyer Basketball. • The Dayton television market was TRANSFERENCE the eighth-best in the country when • The Flyers have three Division I transfers sitting out the 2018- it comes to ESPN college basketball, 19 campaign, per NCAA regs. according to research analyzed by • Rodney Chatman, a 6-2 point guard from UT Chattanooga. ESPN. • This was the 16th year ESPN • Jordy Tshimanga, a 6-11 center from Nebraska. compiled the data and Dayton has • Ibi Watson, a 6-5 wing from Michigan. always been in the top 14 markets. • UD’s leading scorer for the last seven seasons was a transfer. The Dayton area has been in the top 10 eight consecutive years and nine of the last 11. POWER FIVE, FLYER FANS AND FINISHES The University of Dayton loves GRANT HELPS USA BASKETBALL WIN GOLD playing against the Power Five • Flyer coach Anthony Grant spent part of his summer serving THE MADNESS conferences. Dayton is 32-16 as an assistant coach for USA Basketball’s gold medal-winning STARTS IN DAYTON in the last 11 years against entry in the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men programs from the ACC, Big which was held June 11-17 in St. Catherines, Ontario. • “March Madness” will begin again in 12, Big Ten, SEC and Pac 12 • Kansas’ Hall of Fame coach Bill Self was the team’s head Dayton as UD Arena serves as the host Conferences. coach. Joining Grant on the staff was of Wake site for the 2019 NCAA . Forest. • UD Arena is the all-time leader with 2017-18 (0-2) 121 NCAA Tournament games hosted. L, vs. Auburn - 73-60 • This was Grant’s second stint with USA Basketball. He was an L, at Mississippi State - 61-59 assistant for the 2008 USA Men’s U18 National Team, which • That is 38 more than the original home of the NCAA Tournament, Kansas City’s played in the FIBA Americas Championship in Argentina. Municipal Auditorium. 2016-17 (2-2) • Grant is the fourth Flyer coach to serve with USA Basketball. W, at Alabama - 77-72 • Since the NCAA Tournament expanded Don Donoher had two stints, most notably as an assistant on the L, vs. Nebraska - 80-78 to 64 teams in 1985, Dayton has hosted L, vs. Northwestern - 67-64 gold medal-winning team at the 1984 Olympics. Oliver Purnell the event 22 times. w, vs. Vanderbilt - 68-63 served fi ve times, including at the 2004 Olympics and winning • The University of Dayton is riding a the gold as head coach at the 1999 World University Games. 18-year streak, including four years 2015-16 (4-1) Archie Miller was an assistant when the U.S. won the gold at the (2001, 2006, 2009, 2013) in which it W, vs. Alabama - 80-48 2014 FIBA U19 World Championships. hosted the tournament’s opening round W, vs. Iowa - 82-77 game(s) and the next two rounds. W, at Vanderbilt - 72-67 W, vs. Arkansas - 85-80 JUST CAN’T HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE • The First Four is booked at UD Arena L, vs. Syracuse - 70-51 • UD is one of 14 schools with at least two former head through 2022. coaches serving as assistants on its staff. 2014-15 (4-2) • The others are Boise State, Cal, Evansville, Fairfi eld, Georgia THE FLYER W, vs. Texas A&M - 55-53 State, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Oklahoma FAITHFUL W, vs. Boston College - 65-53 State, Pitt, South Carolina and Washington. L, at Arkansas - 69-55 • Dayton was 23rd nationally in W, vs. - 75-61 • Associate head coach Anthony Solomon previously average attendance in 2017-18 in the W, vs. Ole Miss - 78-74 coached at St. Bonaventure, while assistant coach Donnie annual men’s basketball attendance L, vs. Oklahoma - 72-66 Jones was a head coach at Marshall and Central Florida. report. • UD averaged 12,996 fans a game, 2013-14 (6-3) LOOKING FOR OUR 10 MILLIONTH FAN just 22 less than the previous season’s W, at Georgia Tech - 82-72 • The 10 millionth fan to attend a Flyer basketball game will school-record 13,018. L, vs. Baylor - 67-66 pass through the turnstiles sometime mid-season. • Dayton was ranked 22nd that W, vs. California - 82-64 • Since UD Arena opened in 1969, Dayton has been in the season. L, vs. USC - 79-76 W, at Mississippi - 83-80 NCAA’s Top 35 in attendance every season. • In 2017-18, Dayton had the second- W, vs. Ohio State - 60-59 best single-season attendance record W, vs. Syracuse - 55-53 AMAZING IN THE A-10 averaging 12,997 fans per game. W, vs. Stanford - 82-72 • Since the 2012-13 season, Dayton has the most conference • Dayton fi nished in the Top 30 in men’s L, vs. Florida - 62-52 regular season wins with 75, just ahead of VCU with 73 and St. basketball attendance for the 20th Bonaventure with 71 straight season. 2012-13 (3-2) • Dayton won the Atlantic 10 regular season title in the 2015-16 • The 2017-18 season was the 21st L, vs. Colorado - 67-57 consecutive year with an average and 2016-17 campaigns. W, vs. Boston College - 87-71 attendance of 12,000 or more fans. W, vs. Auburn - 73-63 • Dayton’s game versus North Florida W, at Alabama - 81-76 DID YOU KNOW? was the 300th consecutive UD regular L, at USC - 63-61 • UD won more games than any other school in both the 1950s season home game with an attendance and 60s. UD won 435 games between 1950 and 1969 and ranks of at least 11,000 fans. 2011-12 (4-1) among the top teams in Division I history. • In the last 18 years, 99% of UD’s home W, vs. Wake Forest - 80-76 • The Flyers’ .763 (228-71) winning percentage in the 1950s W, vs. Minnesota - 86-70 games have drawn at least 10,000 (538 ranks fi fth in the decade. Their .729 (207-77) winning W, vs. Alabama - 74-62 of 541). percentage ranks eighth in the 1960s. W, vs. Mississippi - 62-50 • UD Arena has 121 sellouts in its 48- L, at Iowa - 84-75 year history, including the last two of the three exhibition games. 2010-11 (1-0) • Dayton had fi ve regular season W, at Mississippi - 78-71 sellouts last season: Ball State, Penn, 2009-10 (4-1) Rhode Island, Fordham and George W, vs. Georgia Tech - 63-59 Washington. L, vs. Kansas State - 83-75 • The record for regular season sellouts W, at Illinois - 77-71 is eight in the Arena’s fi rst season W, vs. Mississippi - 68-63 (1969-70). W, vs. North Carolina - 79-69

2008-09 (2-1) W, vs. Auburn - 60-59 W, vs. West Virginia - 68-60 L, vs. Kansas - 60-43

2007-08 (2-1) W, at Louisville - 70-65 W, vs. Pittsburgh - 80-55 L, at Ohio State - 74-63 SEASON STATS

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