2023–24 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2023–24 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
2023–24 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	10–2 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Anthony Grant (7th season);
Associate head coach	Ricardo Greer (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Darren Hertz (5th season); James Kane (4th season); Jermaine Henderson (1st season); Sean Damaska (1st season);
Home arena	UD Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Richmond	15	–	3	.833	23	–	10	.697
Loyola Chicago	15	–	3	.833	23	–	10	.697
No. 24 Dayton	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
UMass	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
VCU	11	–	7	.611	24	–	14	.632
Duquesne †	10	–	8	.556	25	–	12	.676
St. Bonaventure	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
George Mason	9	–	9	.500	20	–	12	.625
Saint Joseph's	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
La Salle	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Rhode Island	6	–	12	.333	12	–	20	.375
Fordham	6	–	12	.333	13	–	20	.394
Davidson	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Saint Louis	5	–	13	.278	13	–	20	.394
George Washington	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469

† 2024 A-10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represents the University of Dayton in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by head coach, Anthony Grant, in his seventh season with the Flyers. The Flyers plays their home games at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Flyers finished the 2022–23 season 20–11, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish a three-way tie for second place.^[1] They defeated Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals^[2] and Fordham in the semifinals,^[3] before losing to VCU in the championship game of the A-10 tournament.^[4] They received an at-large bid to the NIT, but declined to participate.^[5]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tyrone Baker	0	C	6'9"	205	Sophomore	Fort Myers, FL	Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College
Toumani Camara	2	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Brussels, Belgium	Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 52nd overall by Phoenix Suns
Kaleb Washington	10	F	6'7"	190	Sophomore	Mableton, GA	Mid season transferred
Richard Amaefule	21	F	6'9"	224	RS Sophomore	London, England	Transferred
Mustapha Amzil	22	F	6'10"	224	Junior	Helsinki, Finland	Transferred to New Mexico
R. J. Blakney	23	G/F	6'6"	195	RS Sophomore	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Old Dominion
Ty Locklear	50	G	6'1"	180	Freshman	Oberlin, OH	Walk-on; no longer on team roster
Cole Hatkevich	52	G	5'9"	165	Freshman	Granger, IN	Walk-on; no longer on team roster
Mike Sharavjamts	55	G/F	6'8"	180	Freshman	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	Transferred to San Francisco

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Javon Bennett	0	G	5'11"		Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Merrimack
Nate Santos	2	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Geneva, IL	Pittsburgh
Enoch Cheeks	6	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Providence, RI	Robert Morris
Isaac Jack	13	C	6'11"	251	Freshman	Port Alberni, BC	Buffalo
C.J. Napier	22	F	6'6"	225	GS Senior	Miamisburg, OH	Ohio Northern

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marvel Allen #26 SG	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 8, 2023
Marvel Allen #26 SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Jaiun Simon SF	Mableton, GA	Pebblebrook High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 27, 2022
Jaiun Simon SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Petras Padegimas SF	Kaunas, Lithuania	DME Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 2, 2023
Petras Padegimas SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Dayton 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023. "Dayton Flyers 2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Javon Bennett	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Merrimack	Orlando, Florida
F	2	Nate Santos	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Pittsburgh	Geneva, Illinois
F	3	Jaiun Simon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Pebblebrook High School	Mableton, Georgia
G	4	Koby Brea	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Monsignor Scanlan High School	Washington Heights, New York
G	6	Enoch Cheeks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Robert Morris	Providence, Rhode Island
G	7	Evan Dickey (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Chaminade Julienne High School	Dayton, Ohio
G	8	Marvel Allen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	11	Malachi Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	St. Raymond High School for Boys	Bronx, New York
F	12	Petras Padegimas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	DME Academy	Kaunas, Lithuania
F	13	Isaac Jack	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Buffalo	Port Alberni, British Columbia
F	15	DaRon Holmes II	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	AZ Compass Prep	Goodyear, Arizona
G	21	Brady Uhl (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Cumberlands	Dayton, Ohio
F	22	CJ Napier	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Ohio Northern	Miamisburg, Ohio
G	24	Kobe Elvis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	DePaul	Brampton, Ontario
G	25	Will Maxwell (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Oakwood High School	Oakwood, Ohio
G	33	Makai Grant (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Chaminade Julienne High School	Dayton, Ohio
F	45	Zimi Nwokeji	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	SPIRE Academy	Quincy, Florida
G/F	54	Atticus Schuler (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	St. Francis DeSales High School	Westerville, Ohio

Head coach

Anthony Grant (Dayton)

Assistant coach(es)

Ricardo Greer (Pittsburgh)
Darren Hertz (Florida)
James Kane (Florida)
Jermaine Henderson (Miami (OH))
Sean Damaska (Northern Illinois)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BSOH	Ohio State	L 70–78		17 – Cheeks	7 – Santos	4 – Smith	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
October 28, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	Cedarville	W 75–40		18 – Holmes II	12 – Holmes II	3 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville	W 63–47	1–0	19 – Holmes II	14 – Santos	6 – Bennett	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
November 10, 2023* 8:30 p.m., BTN	at Northwestern	L 66–71	1–1	17 – Holmes II	7 – Holmes II	6 – Holmes II	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,769) Evanston, IL
November 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. LSU Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 70–67	2–1	19 – Santos	10 – Cheeks	5 – Elvis	TD Arena (3,879) Charleston, SC
November 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. St. John's Charleston Classic semifinals	W 88–81	3–1	21 – Holmes II	6 – Brea	5 – Elvis	TD Arena (3,927) Charleston, SC
November 19, 2023* 8:30 p.m., ESPN	vs. No. 6 Houston Charleston Classic championship	L 55–69	3–2	16 – Holmes II	5 – Tied	9 – Elvis	TD Arena (3,841) Charleston, SC
November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Youngstown State	W 77–69	4–2	18 – Holmes II	13 – Santos	4 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
November 29, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at SMU	W 65–63	5–2	22 – Brea	7 – Tied	6 – Holmes II	Moody Coliseum (4,908) Dallas, TX
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Grambling State	W 76–46	6–2	26 – Santos	6 – Holmes II	8 – Bennett	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 6, 2023* 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	UNLV	Canceled due to the 2023 University of Nevada, Las Vegas shooting^[6]					UD Arena Dayton, OH
December 9, 2023* 12:30 p.m., USA	Troy	W 82–70	7–2	24 – Elvis	17 – Holmes II	4 – Holmes II	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Cincinnati Hoops Classic	W 82–68	8–2	28 – Holmes II	8 – Santos	3 – Elvis	Heritage Bank Center (12,547) Cincinnati, OH
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oakland	W 91–67	9–2	19 – Bennett	8 – Holmes II	9 – Bennett	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Longwood	W 78–69	10–2	27 – Holmes II	10 – Holmes II	4 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	UMass						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN Networks	at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 16, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Saint Louis						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 20, 2024 12:30 p.m., USA	Rhode Island						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 23, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at La Salle						Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	George Washington						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN Networks	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center Olean, NY
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Duquesne						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 17, 2024 1:30 p.m., CBSSN	Fordham						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Davidson						UD Arena Dayton, OH
March 1, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
March 5, 2024 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	VCU						UD Arena Dayton, OH
A-10 tournament
March 12–17, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ "Men's Basketball Advances With 60-54 A-10 Quarterfinal Win Over St. Joe's". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ "Fordham's run ends with loss to Dayton in Atlantic 10 semifinal". New York Post. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ "VCU beats Dayton 68-56 to win A-10 championship, NCAA bid". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ "Dayton's season ends as it announces it 'will decline any postseason opportunities'". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ Li, David (December 6, 2023). "UNLV men's basketball game at Dayton called off". NBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Dayton Flyers Athletics.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[2] "Men's Basketball Advances With 60-54 A-10 Quarterfinal Win Over St. Joe's". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[3] "Fordham's run ends with loss to Dayton in Atlantic 10 semifinal". New York Post. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[4] "VCU beats Dayton 68-56 to win A-10 championship, NCAA bid". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[5] "Dayton's season ends as it announces it 'will decline any postseason opportunities'". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[6] Li, David (December 6, 2023). "UNLV men's basketball game at Dayton called off". NBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[7] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Dayton Flyers Athletics.

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