#TRUETEAM 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances • Top 30 NCAA Attendance • Top 10 Television Market • 19 NBA Players GAME INFORMATION DAYTON VS RHODE ISLAND LOCATION..........................................DAYTON, OHIO Friday, January 6, 2017 • UD Arena SITE................................................................UD ARENA DAYTON FLYERS RHODE ISLAND RAMS (13,455) 2016-17 record: 11-3 2016-17 record: 10-4 TV..............................................................................ESPN2 A-10 record: 2-0 A-10 record: 2-0 655 C (Mike Corey & Jason Capel) Head Coach: Archie Miller Head Coach: Dan Hurley RADIO.............................NEWSTALK 1290 WHIO 199 C (Larry Hansgen & Bucky Bockhorn) THE STARTING FIVE SERIES HISTORY...............Dayton Leads 16-14 1. TOP 50 RPI MATCH UP: Friday’s clash pits two of the top teams in the Live Video, Stats and Audio stream: Atlantic 10. Dayton, 29th in the RPI, has won nine of its last 10 and six DaytonFlyers.com straight at home. Rhode Island, 30th in the RPI, has won six of its last seven and showcases the conference’s best scoring defense (64.0 points per 2016-17 SCHEDULE game). Dayton was the preseason Atlantic 10 favorite by just four votes over Date Opponent Time/Result Rhode Island. November Fri. 4 FINDLAY (EXH) W, 76-69 2. POTENT POLLARD: After missing the first six games of the season, Fri. 11 AUSTIN PEAY W, 96-68 Tue. 15 @ Alabama W, 77-72 Kendall Pollard is back to playing at an all-conference level. In A-10 games Sat. 19 SAINT MARY’S L, 61-57 he is Dayton’s leading scorer, averaging 20.5 points per game. In league Thr. 24 vs. Nebraska ^ L, 80-78 play, Pollard ranks in among the conference leaders in scoring (5th), field Fri. 25 vs. Portland ^ W, 84-74 Sun. 27 vs. New Mexico ^ W, 64-57 goal percentage (.684, 4th), steals (2.0, 7th) and 3-point shooting (.667, 6th). On the 2016-17 season, Pollard averages 13.4 points per game. December Sat. 3 WINTHROP W, 83-67 3. CHARLES IN CHARGE: Charles Cooke, a Jerry West Award and Lute Tue. 6 SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE W, 91-59 Sat. 10 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 75-61 Olson Award Watch List player, continues to sizzle for Dayton. Cooke has Sat. 17 vs. Northwestern & L, 67-64 scored in double figures in 17 straight games dating back to last season. He Wed. 21 VANDERBILT W, 68-63 leads Dayton in scoring (18.7), rebounds (5.7), field goals (73), free throws Fri. 23 VMI W, 92-56 Fri. 30 LA SALLE * W, 66-55 (60) and minutes (31.8). Cooke sat out the St. Bonaventure game with a bruised tailbone and is considered day-to-day. January Tue. 3 @ St. Bonaventure * W, 90-74 : The Flyers have won 38 of their last 48 Fri. 6 RHODE ISLAND * 7 p.m. 4. CRUISING IN CONFERENCE Wed. 11 @ Massachusetts * 7 p.m. Atlantic 10 regular season games. UD won a share of the A-10 regular Sat. 14 @ Duquesne * 12 p.m. season title last year after posting a 14-4 mark in league play. Dayton is Thr. 19 RICHMOND * 7 p.m. looking to start 3-0 in A-10 play for just the second time in coach Archie Sun. 22 SAINT LOUIS * 2 p.m. Fri. 27 @ VCU * 9 p.m. Miller’s tenure. Tue. 31 @ Fordham * 9 p.m. 5. THE BIG THREE: The senior class of Kyle Davis, Scoochie Smith and Kendall Pollard are on pace to be the winningest class in UD history. The February Sat. 4 DUQUESNE * 12:30 p.m. trio has 89 victories in their first 120 games, three wins ahead of the pace Tue. 7 SAINT JOSEPH’S * 8 p.m. of the Class of 2011 (Chris Wright, Devin Searcy, Peter Zesterman and Logan Fri. 10 @ Rhode Island * 7 p.m. Nourse). The Class of 2011 finished with 97 wins. Tue. 14 @ Saint Louis * 8 p.m. Sat. 18 ST. BONAVENTURE * 2 p.m. Tue. 21 GEORGE MASON * 7 p.m. Up Next: The Flyers zip back on the road to face the Massachusetts Fri. 24 @ Davidson * 9 p.m. Minutemen on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. ET. March PROBABLE STARTERS Wed. 1 VCU * 8 p.m. Pos. No. Name PPG RPG APG MISC Sat. 4 @ George Washington * 8 p.m. G 3 Kyle Davis (Sr., 6-0, Chicago, Ill.) 8.8 3.8 2.9 .561 FG%, 30 steals 8-12 A-10 Championship # TBA G 4 Charles Cooke (R-Sr., 6-5, Trenton, N.J.) 18.7 5.7 2.4 12 blocks, 15 steals G 11 Scoochie Smith (Sr., 6-2, Bronx, N.Y.) 13.4 3.6 3.9 22 steals, .712 FT% All Times Eastern & Subject To Change F 25 Kendall Pollard (Sr., 6-6, Chicago, Ill.) 13.4 3.6 1.9 .575 FG%, 14 steals Home Games in CAPS at UD Arena F 33 Ryan Mikesell (So., 6-7, St. Henry, Ohio) 7.4 4.4 1.2 .474 FG%, .375 3-pt FG% EXH - Exhibition Game OFF THE BENCH * - Atlantic 10 Conference Game Pos. No. Name PPG RPG APG MISC ^ - DIRECTV Wooden Legacy F 0 Josh Cunningham (R-So., 6-7, Chicago, Ill.) 12.5 4.5 0.0 Injured, out until March & - State Farm Chicago Legends G 1 Darrell Davis (Jr., 6-5, Detroit, Mich.) 5.0 2.2 0.8 .359 3-pt FG%, 7 steals # - Held at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh F 2 Sam Miller (So., 6-9, Arlington, Va.) 6.9 3.4 0.5 .492 FG%, .481 3-pt FG% F 10 Jack Parsley (Jr., 6-5, Granville, Ohio) 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 minutes FACEBOOK: GoDaytonHoops F 12 Trey Landers (Fr., 6-4, Dayton, Ohio) 2.2 1.3 0.4 .714 FG%, 2 steals TWITTER: @DaytonMBB #TrueTeam G 14 Jeremiah Bonsu (Sr., 5-11, Pickerington, Ohio) 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 minutes G 15 John Crosby (So., 6-2, Baltimore, Md.) 3.0 2.6 1.5 7 steals, 2.3 a/t ratio ONLINE: DaytonFlyers.com F 20 Xeyrius Williams (So., 6-8, Huber Heights, Ohio) 7.4 4.3 1.4 19 blocks, .395 3-pt FG% For the most complete and comprehensive G 23 Jack Westerfield (So., 6-1, Cincinnati, Ohio) 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 minutes coverage of the Flyers, visit DaytonFlyers.com.. F 24 Adam Goines (Fr., 6-3, Cincinnati, Ohio) -- -- -- Walk on G 44 Joey Gruden (Sr., 6-2, Leesburg, Va.) 0.3 0.3 0.0 4 minutes F 51 Ben Kanieski (Jr., 6-5, Brecksville, Ohio) -- -- -- Walk on F -- Kostas Antetokounmpo (Fr., 6-10, Athens, Greece) -- -- -- 2016-17 academic redshirt 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 2016-17 Dayton Flyers Roster University of Dayton No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School) 300 College Park 0 Josh Cunningham F R-So. 6-7 225 Chicago, Ill. / Morgan Park Location - Dayton, Ohio 1 Darrell Davis G Jr. 6-5 174 Detroit, Mich. / Frederick Douglass Founded - 1850 2 Sam Miller F So. 6-9 238 Arlington, Va. / Gonzaga College HS Undergraduate Enrollment - 8,000 3 Kyle Davis G Sr. 6-0 175 Chicago, Ill. / Morgan Park Nickname - Flyers 4 Charles Cooke G R-Sr. 6-5 196 Trenton, N.J. / Trenton Catholic Academy School Colors - Red (PMS 200) & Blue 10 Jack Parsley F Jr. 6-5 225 Granville, Ohio / Granville (PMS 655) 11 Scoochie Smith G Sr. 6-2 185 Bronx, N.Y. / Putnam Science Academy Affiliation - NCAA Division I 12 Trey Landers G Fr. 6-4 219 Dayton, Ohio / Wayne 14 Jeremiah Bonsu G Sr. 5-11 162 Pickerington Ohio/Pickerington North Conference - Atlantic 10 15 John Crosby G So. 6-2 194 Baltimore, Md. / New Hampton School President - Dr. Eric Spina 20 Xeyrius Williams F So. 6-8 210 Springfield, Ohio / Huber Heights Wayne Vice President/Director of Athletics - 23 Jack Westerfield G So. 6-1 185 Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier Neil Sullivan 24 Adam Goines G Fr. 6-3 193 Cincinnati, Ohio / Walnut Hills Ticket Office Phone - (937) 229-4433 25 Kendall Pollard F Sr. 6-6 242 Chicago, Ill. / Simeon Career Academy Website - DaytonFlyers.com 33 Ryan Mikesell F So. 6-7 210 St. Henry, Ohio / St. Henry Twitter - @DaytonMBB 44 Joey Gruden G Sr. 6-2 172 Leesburg, Va. / Sycamore 51 Ben Kanieski G Fr. 6-3 196 Brecksville, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit HEAD COACH ARCHIE MILLER -- Kostas Antetokounmpo C Fr. 6-10 190 Athens, Greece / Dominican Seasons - 6th at Dayton/6th Overall Head Coach - Archie Miller (NC State ‘02 - Sixth Season at UD and overall as head coach - 126-58) Overall Record - 126-58 Assistant Coach - Kevin Kuwik (Notre Dame ‘96 - Sixth Season at UD) Record at Dayton - Same Assistant Coach - Allen Griffin (Syracuse ‘01 - Sixth Season at UD) Atlantic 10 Record - 55-31 Assistant Coach - Tom Ostrom (Minnesota ‘97 - Sixth Season at UD) Director of Men’s Basketball Operations - Bill Comar (Kenyon ‘93 - 10th Season at UD) UD ARENA Athletic Trainer - Mike Mulcahey ATC, LAT, CSCS (Xavier ‘96 - Fourth Season at UD) Opened - 1969 TOP TIER SHOWDOWN ON TAP AS UD #TRENDING Seasons - 46 HOSTS RHODE ISLAND • Dayton has won nine of its last 10 games. Capacity - 13,455 • Two Top 50 RPI programs square off as the • Charles Cooke has scored in double figures in Student Section - Red Scare University of Dayton Flyers host the Rhode every game he’s played this year.