#TRUETEAM 15 NCAA Tournament Appearnces • Top 30 NCAA Attendance • Top 10 Television Market • 19 NBA Players EVENT INFORMATION DAYTON VS. LA SALLE Saturday, March 7, 2015 • Gola Arena • Philadelphia, Pa. LOCATION..............................PHILADELPHIA, PA. SITE..........................................................GOLA ARENA (3,400) DAYTON FLYERS LA SALLE EXPLORERS TV......................................CBS SPORTS NETWORK 2014-15 record: 23-6 2014-15 record: 15-15 (Rich Waltz & Alaa Abdelnaby) Atlantic 10 record: 13-4 VS. Atlantic 10 record: 7-10 655 C RADIO.............................NEWSTALK 1290 WHIO Head Coach: Archie Miller Head Coach: Dr. John Giannini (Larry Hansgen & Bucky Bockhorn) 199 C SERIES HISTORY...............Dayton leads 26-14 THE STARTING FIVE Live Video, Stats and Audio stream: 1. SHARE THE WEALTH: With the victory over Rhode Island on Tuesday, DaytonFlyers.com the Flyers guaranteed either the No. 1 or 2 seed in the 2015 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship. A win over La Salle would guarantee at 2014-15 SCHEDULE least a share of the Atlantic 10 regular season title, UD’s first since 2004. Date Opponent Time/Result November 2. SMALL BALL SUCCESS: Despite not having a player on the active roster Sat. 8 S. INDIANA (EXH) W, 96-66 above 6-6, the Flyers continue to enjoy success with a small ball lineup. Fri. 14 ALABAMA A&M W, 76-52 Dayton is 16-4 since Dec. 20. UD is averaging 70.8 points and 14.6 assists Thur. 20 Texas A&M ^ W, 55-53 Fri. 21 UCONN ^ L, 75-64 per game. The Flyers are also shooting a blistering .486 from the floor and Sun. 20 Boston College ^ W, 65-53 .395 from three-point range during that span. Sat. 29 UIC W, 75-41 December 3. NAISMITH SEMIFINALIST: Dayton’s Archie Miller is one of 15 Wed. 3 @Miami Ohio W, 66-62 semifinalists for the Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year. Miller Sat. 6 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 73-64 who is in his fourth year at Dayton, has led his Flyers to a 23-6 overall Tues. 9 BOWLING GREEN W, 56-52 Sat. 13 @Arkansas L, 69-55 record. This season, the Flyers have had to overcame a depleted roster that Sat. 20 BOSTON UNIV. W, 78-62 features just six players who were recruited to Dayton and has no active Tues. 23 GEORGIA TECH W, 75-61 player taller than 6-foot-6. Tues. 30 OLE MISS W, 78-74 January 4. DEFENSIVE STALWARTS: Dayton is 21-3 when limiting opponents to Sat. 3 DUQUESNE * W, 81-55 less than 70 points in a game (21-0 under 65 points) this season. Dating Thur. 8 @ St. Bonaventure * W, 78-61 back to last year, Dayton has not allowed an opponent to score 70 or Sat. 10 @ Fordham * W, 76-58 Wed. 14 LA SALLE * W, 61-50 more points in 29 of its last 36 games. The Flyers are 25-0 when limiting Sat. 17 SAINT LOUIS * W, 61-45 opponents to 60 points or less during the previous two seasons. Tues. 20 @ Davidson * L, 77-60 Sat. 24 RICHMOND * W, 63-60 Senior Jordan Sibert earned the Atlantic 10’s Thur. 29 @ Massachusetts * L, 66-64 5. SENIOR SPECTACULAR: Co-Player of the Week on March 2, his second weekly honor this year. He February averaged 21.5 points per game, while shooting .591 (13-22) from the field, Sun. 1 FORDHAM * W, 101-77 .615 (8-13) from 3-point range and .900 (9-10) at the free throw the line. In Fri. 6 @ George Washington * L, 65-64 Tues. 10 @ Saint Louis * W, 51-44 his final game at UD Arena versus Rhode Island, Sibert scored 21 points on Sat. 14 ST. BONAVENTURE * W, 75-61 6-of-6 shooting from the field and 8-of-8 at the free throw line. Thur. 19 SAINT JOSEPH’S * W, 68-64 Sat. 21 @ Duquesne * L, 83-73 Wed. 25 GEORGE MASON * W, 76-63 Up Next: Dayton will head to Brooklyn to play in the 2015 Atlantic 10 Men’s Sat. 28 @ VCU * W, 59-55 Basketball Championship. The Flyers’ first game will be Friday, March 13. March PROBABLE STARTERS Tues. 3 RHODE ISLAND * W, 75-59 Pos. No. Name PPG RPG APG MISC Sat. 7 @ La Salle * 4 pm G 3 Kyle Davis (So., 6-0, Chicago, IL) 7.5 2.7 2.6 36 steals, .472 FG% 13-15 A-10 Championship TBA G 11 Scoochie Smith (So., 6-2, Bronx, NY) 8.5 3.1 3.9 39 steals, .765 FT% F 21 Dyshawn Pierre (Jr., 6-6, Whitby, ONT) 13.3 8.1 3.0 .478 FG%, .358 3-pt FG% All Times Eastern & Subject To Change G 24 Jordan Sibert (R-Sr., 6-4, Cincinnati, OH) 16.6 3.6 2.0 .789 FT%, 46 steals Home Games in CAPS at UD Arena F 25 Kendall Pollard (So., 6-6, Chicago, IL) 12.4 5.5 1.1 .573 FG%, 27 blocks * - Atlantic 10 Conference Game ^ - Puerto Rico Tip-Off OFF THE BENCH Pos. No. Name PPG RPG APG MISC Atlantic 10 Championship held at the Barclays G 1 Darrell Davis (Fr., 6-4, Detroit, MI) 4.9 1.7 0.7 .474 3-pt FG%, .739 FT% Center in Brooklyn, NY EXH - Exhibition Game G 14 Jeremiah Bonsu (So., 5-11, Pickerington, OH) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Added to the team on Feb. 10 G 15 Nick Haldes (Fr., 6-3, Chicago, IL) 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 games played TWITTER: #GoFlyers #TrueTeam F 22 Bobby Wehrli (Jr., 6-6, Naperville, IL) 2.1 2.0 0.4 6 blocks, 21 off rebounds • Official Account: @DaytonMBB F 30 Detwon Rogers (Jr., 6-6, Raleigh, NC) DNP Injured, return TBA G 44 Joey Gruden (So., 6-2, Leesburg, VA) 0.0 0.0 0.0 7 games played : DaytonFlyers.com ONLINE G 51 William Dupuy (So. 5-8, Colleyville, TX) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Out for the year (knee) DaytonFlyers.com offers the most complete and G -- Charles Cooke (R-So., 6-5, Trenton, NJ) -- -- -- Transfer from James Madison comprehensive coverage of the Flyers. 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 - 86-44) 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 - 86-44 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 - 39-26 Strength & Conditioning Coach - Paul Ivkovich (Michigan State ‘04 - Fourth Season at UD) UD ARENA DAYTON CLOSES THE REGULAR SEASON AWESOME IN THE ATLANTIC 10 Opened - 1969 AT LA SALLE • Dayton is 36-9 since Feb. 1, 2014. Seasons - 46 • The University of Dayton Flyers close the 2014- • Dating back to last season, the Flyers have won Capacity - 13,455 15 regular season on the road against the La 23 of their last 28 A-10 regular season games. Student Section - Red Scare Salle Explorers on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. Overall Record at UD Arena - 579-200 • The game will be televised on CBS Sports SETTING THE TABLE UD Arena Record Under Miller - 56-12 Network, carried by WHIO Radio and is • With a win, Dayton would guarantee itself a available with live stats and streaming audio at share of the Atlantic 10 regular season title (the ALL-TIME RECORDS DaytonFlyers.com. first since the 2003-04 season). 107th Season • A victory would also give UD the most regular Years 1903 - Present ABOUT LA SALLE season wins since the 2008-09 campaign.