4 Dayton Vs. Mississippi State 2020-21 W-L (2-1)
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Finished 3rd in nation in 2019-20 2020-21 Top 25 NCAA Attendance Top 10 CBB Television Market MEN’S BASKETBALL 21 NBA Players GAME NOTES Back-to-back A-10 Champions ‘16,’17 Undefeated 2019--20 A-10 Champs DAYTON VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE 4 University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, Ohio December 12, 2020 2020-21 W-L (2-1) DAYTON PROBABLE STARTERS H (2-1), A (0-0), N (0-0), A-10 (0-0) 2020-21: 6.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.1 spg Dec. 1 Eastern Illinois W, 66-63 0 • Had nine points, four assists and a career-high four steals vs. EIU Dec. 5 SMU L, 66-64 RODNEY • A tremendous disruptor on defense (Held Anthony Edwards to 6 pts) Dec. 8 Northern Kentucky W, 66-60 CHATMAN • Gives UD the luxury of two point guards on the floor G • R-Sr. • 6-1 • 178 • Sat out 2018-19 as a NCAA four-year school transfer Holiday Hoopsgiving -- State Farm Arena Lithonia, Ga. • Averaged 13.3 ppg, 4.5 apg and 4.1 rpg in 29 starts as a soph at UTC Dec. 12 Mississippi State 12 Noon • His dad, Rodney, played for George Raveling at USC from 1990-93 Dec. 19 Ole MIss 2:30 p.m. 2020-21: 19.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, .571 FG% • Had a game-high 23 points (9-14 FG, 3-6 3-pt.) and 6 boards vs. SMU Atlantic 10 Conference Schedule 2 IBI • Played in all 31 games with one start last season, averaging 10.1 ppg. Dec. 30 La Salle* 7 p.m. WATSON • Scored 30 (8-12 FG, 4-5 3-pt., 10-10 FT vs. Granbling) in that start Jan. 2 George Mason* 4:30 p.m. G • R-Sr. • 6-5 • 195 • Saw action in 35 games over two seasons at Michigan before transfer Jan. 5 at Fordham* 6 p.m. Pickerington, Ohio • Michigan reached the NCAA title game his sophomore year Jan. 8 at Davidson* TBA • Four-time All-Ohio in high school (First Team D-I as a senior) Jan. 13 Duquesne* TBA Jan 17 at George Washington* 2:30 p.m. 2020-21: 13.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 7.0 apg Jan. 20 George Washington* TBA • Anthony Grant’s first recruit to Dayton; In his fourth year as a starter Jan. 23 at VCU* TBA 10 • Stadium Second Team Preseason All-American, Naismith, Wooden Jan. 26 at Saint Louis* TBA JALEN and NABC National Player of the Year & Cousy Watch Lists Jan. 30 Rhode Island* TBA CRUTCHER • ESPN ranks him the No. 6 player in college basketball, CBSSports. Feb. 2 at Duquesne* TBA G • Sr. • 6-1 • 175 com rates him 16th and The Athletic rates him the sixth-best guard Feb. 5 Richmond* TBA Memphis, Tenn. • First Team All-Atlantic 10 in 2019-20, Preseason in 2020-21 Feb. 9 at Massachusetts* TBA Feb. 13 Saint Joseph’s* 2 p.m. 2020-21: 7.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.0 SPG Feb. 16 at Rhode Island* TBA • Had 10 points and eight rebounds vs. EIU in his first start at Dayton Feb. 19 Saint Louis* TBA 32 • Had 12 rebounds against SMU Feb. 28 at St. Bonaventure* TBA March 3 VCU* TBA JORDY • Led UD in +/- in the first two games (+12 vs. EIU, +8 vs. SMU) TSHIMANG • Missed six weeks of 2019-20 fall practice with an injury, but still saw A-10 Men’s BB Championship -- Barclays Center C • Gr. • 6-11 • 278 action in 27 games, averaging 9.8 minutes, 3.0 ppg and 2.4 rpg Mar.10-14 In Brooklyn TBA Montreal, Qubec • Had 27 starts in two seasons at Nebraska, including 18 in 2017-18 * - Atlantic 10 Conference game All home games in bold. 2020-21: 14.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg, .692 FG% The home of Flyer Basketball is Tom Blackburn • Had first double-double of his career vs. NKU (16 points, 10 rebounds) Court at the University of Dayton Arena. 40 • Had 14 points and seven rebounds in his return vs. EIU after taking a All times Eastern & subject to change. CHASE medical leave of absence from UD in the second semester of 2019-20 (ex) - Exhibition game JOHNSON • Played in eight games with one start (5.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 11.1 mpg) F • R-Jr. • 6-9 • 226 and shot .792 (19-24) from the field last season Ripley, W. Va. ON THE AIR THE BREAKDOWN Radio • WHIO Larry Hansgen, play-by-play DAYTON MISSISSIPPI STATE Josh Postorino, analyst Record in 2020-21 Head Coach Record in 2020-21 Head Coach 2-1 Anthony Grant 3-2 Ben Howland Television • ESPN News Kevin Fitzgerald, play-by-play A-10 Record Career Record SEC Record Career Record Mark Wise, analyst 0-0 259-142 0-0 502-275 Dayton Record Mississippi State Record 66 -32 101-69 Digital • Live Video, Stats & Audio DaytonFlyers.com Last Game Last Game Won 66-60 Won 82-59 @DaytonMBB vs. Northern vs. Jackson State Kentucky Contact: Doug Hauschild • [email protected] • Office: (937) 229-4390 • Cell/Text: (937) 272-4503 Secondary Contact: Krystal Warren • [email protected] • Office: (937) 229-4460 • Cell/Text: (937) 269-5665 ABOUT THE FLYERS 2020-21 ROSTER University of Dayton No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School) 300 College Park 0 Rodney Chatman RS Sr. G 6-1 180 Lithonia, Ga. / Lithonia Location - Dayton, Ohio 2 Ibi Watson RS Sr. G 6-5 195 Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington Central Founded - 1850 Undergraduate Enrollment - 9,441 3 Luke Frazier Fr. G 6-5 170 Mentor, Ohio / Lake Catholic Nickname - Flyers 4 Koby Brea Fr. G 6-6 174 Bronx, N. Y. / Monsignor Scanlan Colors - Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 655) 10 Jalen Crutcher Sr. G 6-1 175 Memphis, Tenn. / Ridgeway Affiliation - NCAA Division I 12 Zimi Nwokeji RS Fr. F 6-7 220 Quincy, Fla. /Spire Academy Conference - Atlantic 10 14 Moulaye Sissoko RS Fr. C 6-9 250 Bamako, Mali / Lincoln Academy (Ga.) President - Dr. Eric Spina 23 R.J. Blakney Fr. F/G 6-6 195 Hagerstown, Md. / Loomis Chaffee School VP/Director of Athletics - Neil Sullivan 32 Jordy Tshimanga RS Sr. C 6-11 278 Montreal, Quebec / MacDuffie School 115th Season: 1903 - Present 35 Dwayne Cohill Jr. G 6-2 180 Cleveland, Ohio / Holy Name Overall Record: 1,678-1,116 (.601) 40 Chase Johnson RS Jr. F 6-9 226 Ripley, W.Va. / Huntingon Prep Atlantic 10 Record: 248-162 (.605) 52 Camron Greer Sr. G 5-8 165 Country Club, Ill. / Rich Central NCAA Tournament Record - 19-20 53 Christian Wilson RS Jr. G 6-1 170 Dayton, Ohio / Northmont NIT Record - 40-23 -- Elijah Weaver Jr. G 6-6 205 Cocoa, Fla. / Rockledge Anthony Grant - Head Coach (Dayton ‘87) NCAA Tournament Appearances (18): 1952, Fourth Season at UD - 66-32; 13th overall as head coach - 259-142 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1984, 1985, 1990, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2015, Anthony Solomon - Associate Head Coach (Fifth Season at Dayton) 2016, 2017 Ricardo Greer - Assistant Coach (Fourth Season at Dayton) Darren Hertz - Assistant Coach (Fourth Season at Dayton) Andy Farrell - Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (Eighth Season at Dayton) CAREER NUMBERS Brett Comer - Director of Player Development (Fourth Season at Dayton) Games Starts Cons. James Haring - Director of Basketball Operations (Second Season at Dayton) Casey Cathrall, CSCS. - Strength and Conditioning Coach (Third Season at Dayton) Jalen Crutcher 97 88 22 Mike Mulcahey, ATC, LAT - Athletic Trainer (Eighth Season at UD) Dwayne Cohill 63 0 0 Rodney Chatman 34 34 34 Ibi Watson 34 4 3 Jordy Tshimanga 30 3 3 PRONUNCIATIONS Camron Greer 23 0 0 Christian Wilson 20 0 0 Cohill -- COE-hill / Crutcher -- Crutch-er / Blakney – BLAIK-nee / Brea – BRAY-ah / Zimi Nwokeji – ZIMM-ee Whoa-KAY-gee / Chase Johnson 11 4 3 Moulaye Sissoko -- MOO-lie See-SEW-koe / Tshimanga -- Cha-MAHN-gah / Ibi Watson – Rhymes with “Bibby” Moulaye Sissoko 3 0 0 Zimi Nwokeji 3 0 0 R.J. Blakney 3 0 0 DAYTON MEETS MISSISSIPPI STATE TO OPEN HOLIDAY HOOPSGIVING Koby Brea 0 0 0 Luke Frazier 0 0 0 The University of Dayton Flyers hit the road for the first time in 2020-21, traveling to Atlanta to face Mississippi State in the opening game of the Holiday Hoopsgiving quadrupleheader. The event will be played at State Farm Arena, home of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. Game time is DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES Career ‘20-21 Cons. 12 noon ET. Jalen Crutcher 66 3 12 Ibi Watson 17 3 3 Dayton is 2-1, after a 66-60 win over Northern Kentucky on Tuesday. Ibi Watson led UD in Rodney Chatman 10 0 0 scoring for the third time in three games with 19 points. Jalen Crutcher added 17 points Chase Johnson 4 3 3 (including the game-clinching free throws with 20 seconds to go) with eight assists. Chase Jordy Tshimanga 1 1 1 Johnson had his first career double-double (16 points, 10 rebounds). 20-POINT SCORING GAMES The game will carried by WHIO Radio, televised on ESPN News and streamed on the ESPN App. Career ‘20-21 Cons. Streaming audio, video and stats will be available at DaytonFlyers.com. Jalen Crutcher 12 0 0 Ibi Watson 3 1 0 #TRENDING • Moving into a more visibly primary role this year, Jalen Crutcher is getting the kind of DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDING GAMES attention from the media during the preseason that he will no doubt get from opponents during Career ‘20-21 Cons.