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#TRUETEAM 15 NCAA Tournament Appearnces • Top 30 NCAA Attendance • Top 10 Television Market • 19 NBA Players EVENT INFORMATION DAYTON VS. RHODE ISLAND LOCATION........................................BROOKLYN, N.Y. March 14, 2015 • Barclays Center • Brooklyn, N.Y. SITE..........................................BARCLAYS CENTER (18,103) DAYTON FLYERS RHODE ISLAND RAMS TV......................................CBS SPORTS NETWORK 2014-15 record: 24-7 2014-15 record: 22-8 (Tom McCarthy, Doug Gottlieb & Allie Atlantic 10 record: 13-5 VS. Atlantic 10 record: 13-5 655 C LaForce) Head Coach: Archie Miller Head Coach: Dan Hurley RADIO.............................NEWSTALK 1290 WHIO 199 C (Larry Hansgen & Josh Postorino) A-10 TOURNAMENT HISTORY.............................. THE STARTING FIVE Overall: 23-18 1. TOURNAMENT TIME: This is UD’s 20th season in the Atlantic 10 and Live Video, Stats and Audio stream: in each of those years earned a bid to the A-10 Championship. Last year, DaytonFlyers.com Dayton defeated Fordham in the first round, but fell to Saint Joseph’s in the 2014-15 SCHEDULE quarterfinals. The Flyers have a 23-18 overall record in the tournament. Dayton has won the championship once (2003), placed second twice (2004 Date Opponent Time/Result November and 2011), and tied for third three times (2000, 2002 and 2009). Sat. 8 S. INDIANA (EXH) W, 96-66 Fri. 14 ALABAMA A&M W, 76-52 2. SMALL BALL SUCCESS: Despite not having a player on the active roster Thur. 20 Texas A&M ^ W, 55-53 Fri. 21 UCONN ^ L, 75-64 above 6-6, the Flyers continue to enjoy success with a small ball lineup. Sun. 20 Boston College ^ W, 65-53 Dayton is 17-5 since Dec. 20. UD is averaging 70.2 points and 14.2 assists Sat. 29 UIC W, 75-41 per game. The Flyers are also shooting a blistering .484 from the floor and .393 from three-point range during that span. December Wed. 3 @Miami Ohio W, 66-62 Sat. 6 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 73-64 3. NAISMITH SEMIFINALIST: Dayton’s Archie Miller is one of 15 Tues. 9 BOWLING GREEN W, 56-52 semifinalists for the Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year. Miller Sat. 13 @Arkansas L, 69-55 Sat. 20 BOSTON UNIV. W, 78-62 who is in his fourth year at Dayton, has led his Flyers to a 24-7 overall Tues. 23 GEORGIA TECH W, 75-61 record. This season, the Flyers have had to overcame a depleted roster that Tues. 30 OLE MISS W, 78-74 features just six players who were recruited to Dayton and has no active player taller than 6-foot-6. January Sat. 3 DUQUESNE * W, 81-55 Thur. 8 @ St. Bonaventure * W, 78-61 4. DEFENSIVE STALWARTS: Dayton is 21-4 when limiting opponents to Sat. 10 @ Fordham * W, 76-58 less than 70 points in a game (21-1 under 65 points) this season. Dating Wed. 14 LA SALLE * W, 61-50 Sat. 17 SAINT LOUIS * W, 61-45 back to last year, Dayton has not allowed an opponent to score 70 or Tues. 20 @ Davidson * L, 77-60 more points in 30 of its last 38 games. The Flyers are 25-1 when limiting Sat. 24 RICHMOND * W, 63-60 opponents to 60 points or less during the previous two seasons. Thur. 29 @ Massachusetts * L, 66-64 February 5. A-10 HONORS SIBERT, PIERRE & POLLARD: Senior Jordan Sibert was Sun. 1 FORDHAM * W, 101-77 named First Team All-Atlantic 10, junior Dyshawn Pierre Second Team All Fri. 6 @ George Washington * L, 65-64 A-10, and sophomore Kendall Pollard was the winner of the Chris Daniels Tues. 10 @ Saint Louis * W, 51-44 Sat. 14 ST. BONAVENTURE * W, 75-61 Most Improved Player Award. Sibert and Pierre are the 25th and 26th Thur. 19 SAINT JOSEPH’S * W, 68-64 Dayton players to earn All-Atlantic 10 honors since the Flyers joined the Sat. 21 @ Duquesne * L, 83-73 A-10 in 1995-96. Pollard is the third UD player to be named the A-10’s Chris Wed. 25 GEORGE MASON * W, 76-63 Sat. 28 @ VCU * W, 59-55 Daniels Most Improved Player Award winner. March Up Next: A win in the semifinals would advance Dayton to the A-10 Tues. 3 RHODE ISLAND * W, 75-59 Championship game on Sunday, March 15 at 1 p.m. ET. Sat. 7 @ La Salle * L, 55-53 Fri. 13 St. Bonaventure & W, 75-71 PROBABLE STARTERS Sat. 14 Rhode Island & 4 p.m. Pos. No. Name PPG RPG APG MISC Sun. 15 A-10 Championship 1 p.m. G 3 Kyle Davis (So., 6-0, Chicago, IL) 7.4 2.6 2.5 41 steals, .467 FG% G 11 Scoochie Smith (So., 6-2, Bronx, NY) 8.6 3.1 3.9 43 steals, .763 FT% All Times Eastern & Subject To Change Home Games in CAPS at UD Arena F 21 Dyshawn Pierre (Jr., 6-6, Whitby, ONT) 12.7 8.1 2.9 .467 FG%, .345 3-pt FG% G 24 Jordan Sibert (R-Sr., 6-4, Cincinnati, OH) 16.7 3.5 1.9 .784 FT%, 52 steals * - Atlantic 10 Conference Game F 25 Kendall Pollard (So., 6-6, Chicago, IL) 12.9 5.5 1.2 .582 FG%, 29 blocks ^ - Puerto Rico Tip-Off & - 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 (Fr., 6-4, Detroit, MI) 4.8 1.6 0.7 .464 3-pt FG%, .739 FT% G 14 Jeremiah Bonsu (So., 5-11, Pickerington, OH) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Added to the team on Feb. 10 TWITTER: #GoFlyers #TrueTeam G 15 Nick Haldes (Fr., 6-3, Chicago, IL) 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 games played • Official Account: @DaytonMBB F 22 Bobby Wehrli (Jr., 6-6, Naperville, IL) 2.1 2.0 0.4 6 blocks, 22 off rebounds F 30 Detwon Rogers (Jr., 6-6, Raleigh, NC) DNP Injured, return TBA ONLINE: DaytonFlyers.com DaytonFlyers.com offers the most complete and G 44 Joey Gruden (So., 6-2, Leesburg, VA) 0.0 0.0 0.0 7 games played comprehensive coverage of the Flyers. G 51 William Dupuy (So. 5-8, Colleyville, TX) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Out for the year (knee) G -- Charles Cooke (R-So., 6-5, Trenton, NJ) -- -- -- Transfer from James Madison C -- Steve McElvene (Fr., 6-11, New Haven, IN) -- -- -- Academic redshirt in 2014-15 Contact: Doug Hauschild • [email protected] • Office: (937) 229-4390 • Cell/Text: (937) 272-4503 DAYTON MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES #TRUETEAM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 2014-15 Dayton Flyers Roster University of Dayton No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School) 300 College Park 1 Darrell Davis G Fr. 6-4 168 Detroit, Mich. / Frederick Douglass Location - Dayton, Ohio 3 Kyle Davis G So. 6-0 165 Chicago, Ill. / Morgan Park Founded - 1850 11 Scoochie Smith G So. 6-2 170 Bronx, N.Y. / Putnam Science Academy Undergraduate Enrollment - 8,000 14 Jeremiah Bonsu G So. 5-11 150 Pickerington Ohio/Pickerington North Nickname - Flyers 15 Nick Haldes G Fr. 6-3 185 Chicago, Ill. / Mattawan School Colors - Red (PMS 200) & Blue 21 Dyshawn Pierre F Jr. 6-6 230 Whitby, Ont. / Anderson CVI (PMS 288) 22 Bobby Wehrli F Jr. 6-6 198 Naperville, Ill. / Benet Academy Affiliation - NCAA Division I 25 Kendall Pollard F So. 6-6 210 Chicago, Ill. / Simeon Career Academy Conference - Atlantic 10 24 Jordan Sibert G R-Sr. 6-4 187 Cincinnati, Ohio / Princeton President - Dr. Daniel J. Curran 30 Detwon Rogers F Jr. 6-6 220 Raleigh, N.C. / New Hanover Vice President/Director of Athletics - 44 Joey Gruden G So. 6-2 163 Leesburg, Va. / Sycamore Tim Wabler 51 William Dupuy G So. 5-8 157 Colleyville, Texas / Grapevine Ticket Office Phone - (937) 229-4433 -- Charles Cooke G R-So. 6-5 192 Trenton, N.J. / Trenton Catholic Academy -- Steve McElvene C Fr. 6-11 260 New Haven, Ind. / New Haven Website - DaytonFlyers.com Twitter - @DaytonMBB Head Coach - Archie Miller (NC State ‘02 - Fourth Season at UD and overall as head coach - 87-45) Assistant Coach - Kevin Kuwik (Notre Dame ‘96 - Fourth Season at UD) HEAD COACH ARCHIE MILLER Assistant Coach - Allen Griffin (Syracuse ‘01 - Fourth Season at UD) Seasons - 4th at Dayton/4th Overall Assistant Coach - Tom Ostrom (Minnesota ‘97 - Fourth Season at UD) Overall Record - 87-45 Director of Men’s Basketball Operations - Bill Comar (Kenyon ‘93 - Eighth Season at UD) Record at Dayton - Same Assistant Director of Men’s Basketball Operations - Eric Farrell (Dayton ‘08 - Seventh Season at UD) Athletic Trainer - Mike Mulcahey ATC, LAT, CSCS (Xavier ‘96 - Second Season at UD) Atlantic 10 Record - 39-27 Strength & Conditioning Coach - Paul Ivkovich (Michigan State ‘04 - Fourth Season at UD) UD ARENA DAYTON TO FACE RHODE ISLAND IN THE A-10 HONORS SIBERT, PIERRE & Opened - 1969 A-10 SEMIFINALS POLLARD Seasons - 46 • The University of Dayton Flyers will face the • Senior Jordan Sibert, junior Dyshawn Pierre Capacity - 13,455 Rhode Island Rams in the Atlantic 10 Men’s and sophomore Kendall Pollard were recognized Student Section - Red Scare Basketball Championship semifinals on when the Atlantic 10 Conference announced its Overall Record at UD Arena - 579-200 Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. 2015 award winners on March 10. UD Arena Record Under Miller - 56-12 • The game will be televised on CBS Sports • Sibert was named First Team All-Atlantic 10, Network, carried by WHIO Radio and is Pierre Second Team All A-10, and Pollard was ALL-TIME RECORDS available with live stats and streaming audio at the winner of the Chris Daniels Most Improved 107th Season DaytonFlyers.com.