#TRUETEAM 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances • Top 30 NCAA Attendance • Top 10 Television Market • 19 NBA Players GAME INFORMATION DAYTON VS ST. BONAVENTURE LOCATION..........................................DAYTON, OHIO Saturday, February 18, 2017 • UD Arena SITE................................................................UD ARENA DAYTON FLYERS ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES (13,455) 2016-17 record: 20-5 2016-17 record: 16-9 TV.............................................................................NBCSN A-10 record: 11-2 A-10 record: 8-5 655 C (Rich Lerner & David Kaplan Head Coach: Archie Miller Head Coach: Mark Schmidt RADIO.............................NEWSTALK 1290 WHIO 199 C (Larry Hansgen & Bucky Bockhorn) THE STARTING FIVE SERIES HISTORY.............Dayton Leads 22-10 1. SUPER SENIORS: Seniors Kyle Davis, Scoochie Smith, Kendall Pollard, Live Video, Stats and Audio Stream: Charles Cooke, Joey Gruden and Jeremiah Bonsu set the program record DaytonFlyers.com for most victories in a class with 98. The Class of 2017 surpassed the Class of 2011 (Chris Wright, Devin Searcy, Peter Zesterman and Logan Nourse) in 2016-17 SCHEDULE five less games. Five of those 98 wins have come in the NCAA Tournament. Date Opponent Time/Result November 2. LOCK IT UP: The Flyers showcase one of the stingiest defenses in the Fri. 4 FINDLAY (EXH) W, 76-69 Atlantic 10. In league-only games, UD ranks first in scoring defense (63.2 Fri. 11 AUSTIN PEAY W, 96-68 Tue. 15 @ Alabama W, 77-72 ppg), field goal defense (.405) and three-point field goal defense (.299) and Sat. 19 #17/17 SAINT MARY’S L, 61-57 third in steals (8.0). Dayton has forced 10 or more turnovers all but one Thr. 24 vs. Nebraska ^ L, 80-78 game this year. The Flyers are holding conference opponents to 7.3 points Fri. 25 vs. Portland ^ W, 84-74 Sun. 27 vs. New Mexico ^ W, 64-57 under their scoring average. December 3. CRUISING IN CONFERENCE: The Flyers have won 47 of their last 59 Sat. 3 WINTHROP W, 83-67 Atlantic 10 regular season games. This season the Flyers are in first with a Tue. 6 SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE W, 91-59 Sat. 10 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 75-61 11-2 record. UD is also 5-1 against A-10 teams with a winning record (victories Sat. 17 vs. Northwestern & L, 67-64 over Rhode Island (twice), La Salle, Richmond and St. Bonaventure). UD won Wed. 21 VANDERBILT W, 68-63 a share of the conference regular season title last year after posting a 14-4 Fri. 23 VMI W, 92-56 Fri. 30 LA SALLE * W, 66-55 mark in league play. January 4. SHARING IS CARING: In the win at Saint Louis, Dayton dished out 26 Tue. 3 @ St. Bonaventure * W, 90-74 assists on 28 field goals (93 percent). The assist-to-field goal rate is the Fri. 6 RHODE ISLAND * W, 67-64 Wed. 11 @ Massachusetts * L, 67-55 best in the Archie Miller era. UD as a team averages 15.8 assists per game Sat. 14 @ Duquesne * W, 76-57 and 16.5 in A-10 play. Scoochie Smith leads the A-10 in assist-to-turnover Thr. 19 RICHMOND * W, 75-59 ratio (2.4) in conference play and ranks third averaging 5.0 assists. Sun. 22 SAINT LOUIS * W, 67-46 Fri. 27 @ VCU * L, 73-68 Tue. 31 @ Fordham * W, 75-66 5. HOME SWEET HOME: Dayton has enjoyed tremendous success at home, showcasing a 12-1 record on Tom Blackburn Court this season. The Flyers have won 11 consecutive contests at UD Arena and their last seven A-10 February Sat. 4 DUQUESNE * W, 90-53 home games dating back to last year. UD is averaging 77.1 points per game Tue. 7 SAINT JOSEPH’S * W, 77-70 and out-scoring opponents by 17.1 on Tom Blackburn Court this season. UD Fri. 10 @ Rhode Island * W, 75-74 is 64-33 at home under coach Archie Miller. Tue. 14 @ Saint Louis * W, 85-63 Sat. 18 ST. BONAVENTURE * 2 p.m. Tue. 21 GEORGE MASON * 7 p.m. Up Next: Dayton continues at home hosting the George Mason Patriots on Fri. 24 @ Davidson * 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 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 1 Darrell Davis (Jr., 6-5, Detroit, Mich.) 6.0 2.1 1.3 .771 FT%, .379 3-pt FG% 8-12 A-10 Championship # TBA G 4 Charles Cooke (R-Sr., 6-5, Trenton, N.J.) 16.6 5.3 2.7 19 blocks, 25 steals G 11 Scoochie Smith (Sr., 6-2, Bronx, N.Y.) 12.9 3.2 4.4 40 steals, .744 FT% All Times Eastern & Subject To Change F 20 Xeyrius Williams (So., 6-8, Huber Heights, Ohio) 7.7 4.5 1.0 28 blocks, .413 3-pt FG% Home Games in CAPS at UD Arena F 25 Kendall Pollard (Sr., 6-6, Chicago, Ill.) 13.7 4.8 1.7 .549 FG%, 16 blocks 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.) 9.3 2.8 1.0 .824 FG%, 2 steals & - State Farm Chicago Legends F 2 Sam Miller (So., 6-9, Arlington, Va.) 4.8 2.4 0.4 .432 FG%, .694 FT% # - Held at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh G 3 Kyle Davis (Sr., 6-0, Chicago, Ill.) 8.5 3.8 2.7 .592 FG%, 42 steals 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) 3.0 1.4 0.3 .647 FG%, 3 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.) 2.6 2.1 1.4 11 steals, .421 3-pt FG% ONLINE: DaytonFlyers.com G 23 Jack Westerfield (So., 6-1, Cincinnati, Ohio) 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 minutes For the most complete and comprehensive F 24 Adam Goines (Fr., 6-3, Cincinnati, Ohio) -- -- -- Walk on coverage of the Flyers, visit DaytonFlyers.com.. F 33 Ryan Mikesell (So., 6-7, St. Henry, Ohio) 6.6 4.6 1.0 .457 FG%, 18 steals G 44 Joey Gruden (Sr., 6-2, Leesburg, Va.) 0.3 0.2 0.2 6 games played 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 - 135-60) Overall Record - 135-60 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 - 64-33 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 FIVE-GAME WINNING STREAK ON THE #TRENDING Seasons - 47 LINE AS UD HOSTS ST. BONAVENTURE • Dayton has won eight of its last nine. Capacity - 13,455 • With a five-game winning streak on the line, • The Flyers have also won 20 or more games for Student Section - Red Scare the University of Dayton Flyers host the St.