2015–16 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2015–16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
VCU	14	–	4	.778	25	–	11	.694
St. Bonaventure	14	–	4	.778	22	–	9	.710
Saint Joseph's †	13	–	5	.722	28	–	8	.778
George Washington	11	–	7	.611	28	–	10	.737
Davidson	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Rhode Island	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Richmond	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
UMass	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	17	–	17	.500
George Mason	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
Saint Louis	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
La Salle	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290


† 2016 A10 Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team will represent the University of Dayton during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by fifth year head coach Archie Miller, play their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Flyers played most of the season with arguably the most limited roster in Division I men's basketball. Before the start of the season, one player was declared academically ineligible, one was lost for the season to a knee injury, and another ended his playing career on medical advice due to post-concussion symptoms. In December, two more players were dismissed from the team after having been charged with theft. This left the Flyers with only six players who began the season on scholarship; in addition, no player on the remaining roster, whether on scholarship or a walk-on, was taller than 6'6" (1.98 m).^[1]

Despite these roster limitations, the Flyers finished 27–9 overall and 13–5 in A10 play, ending in a tie for second place in the league. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to VCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Boise State in the First Four and Providence in the second round before losing in the third round to Oklahoma.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jalen Robinson	12	F/C	6'9"	243	Junior	Columbus, OH	Transferred to USC Aiken
Nick Haldes	15	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Jordan Sibert	24	G	6'4"	187	RS Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Detwon Rogers	30	F	6'6"	220	Junior	Raleigh, NC	Transferred to Northwest Nazarene
Devon Scott	40	F/C	6'9"	215	Junior	Columbus, OH	Dismissed from team for violation of team rules

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Josh Cunningham		F	6'7"	180	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred from Bradley. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cunningham will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John Crosby PG	Baltimore, MD	New Hampton School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 22, 2014
John Crosby PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Sam Miller PF	Arlington, VA	Gonzaga College High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 30, 2014
Sam Miller PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Xeyrius Williams PF	Huber Heights, OH	Wayne High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 22, 2014
Xeyrius Williams PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Ryan Mikesell SF	Saint Henry, OH	Saint Henry High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 3, 2014
Ryan Mikesell SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-07-14.

Recruiting Class of 2016

College recruiting information (2016)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trey Landers SG	Huber Heights, OH	Wayne High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Mar 2, 2015
Trey Landers SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-07-14.

Roster

2015–16 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Darrell Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	So	Douglass Academy	Detroit, MI
F	2	Sam Miller	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Gonzaga College	Washington, D.C.
G	3	Kyle Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Morgan Park	Chicago, IL
G	4	Charles Cooke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	RS Jr	Trenton Catholic Academy James Madison	Trenton, NJ
C	5	Steve McElvene	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	RS Fr	New Haven	New Haven, IN
G	10	William Dupuy (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	So	Grapevine	Colleyville, TX
G	11	Scoochie Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Putnam Science Academy	New York, NY
G	14	Jeremiah Bonsu (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	Pickerington North	Pickerington, OH
G	15	John Crosby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	New Hampton School	Baltimore, MD
F	20	Xeryius Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Wayne	Huber Heights, OH
F	21	Dyshawn Pierre	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Anderson CVI	Whitby, ON
F	22	Bobby Wehrli	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Benet Academy	Naperville, IL
G	23	Jack Westerfield (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Xavier	Cincinnati, OH
G	24	Michael Schwieterman (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Alter	Kettering, OH
F	25	Kendall Pollard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Simeon Career Academy	Chicago, IL
F	33	Ryan Mikesell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Henry	St. Henry, OH
G	44	Joey Gruden (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Jr	Sycamore	Leesburg, VA
F		Josh Cunningham (I)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	So	Morgan Park Bradley	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Archie Miller (NC State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Kuwik (Notre Dame)
Allen Griffin (Syracuse)
Tom Ostrom (Minnesota)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 2:00 PM	Saginaw Valley State	W 96–69		UD Arena Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM, TWCSC	Southeast Missouri State	W 84–53	1–0	UD Arena (13,216) Dayton, OH
11/17/2015* 1:00 PM, ESPN	Alabama College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	W 80–48	2–0	UD Arena (12,118) Dayton, OH
11/21/2015* 2:00 PM, TWCSC	William & Mary	W 69–66	3–0	UD Arena (12,796) Dayton, OH
11/26/2015* 9:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Iowa AdvoCare Invitational First Round	W 82–77	4–0	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/27/2015* 9:30 PM	vs. Monmouth AdvoCare Invitational Semifinals	W 73–70	5–0	HP Field House (4,508) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/29/2015* 4:30 PM, ESPN2	vs. No. 23 Xavier AdvoCare Invitational Championship	L 61–90	5–1	HP Field House (4,633) Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/05/2015* 2:00 PM, FSOH	North Florida	W 86–71	6–1	UD Arena (12,383) Dayton, OH
12/09/2015* 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at No. 21 Vanderbilt	W 72–67	7–1	Memorial Gymnasium (10,469) Nashville, TN
12/12/2015* 7:00 PM, TWCSC	Chattanooga	L 59–61	7–2	UD Arena (12,425) Dayton, OH
12/19/2015* 7:00 PM, TWCSC	Furman			UD Arena Dayton, OH
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM, TWCSC	Miami (OH)			UD Arena Dayton, OH
12/30/2015* 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Arkansas			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/02/2016 2:30 PM, NBCSN	at Duquesne			Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
01/06/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Massachusetts			UD Arena Dayton, OH
01/09/2016 2:00 PM, TWCSC	at La Salle			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Davidson			UD Arena Dayton, OH
01/15/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	George Washington			UD Arena Dayton, OH
01/19/2016 7:00 PM, ASN	at St. Bonaventure			Reilly Center Olean, NY
01/24/2016 4:00 PM, CBSSN	at Fordham			Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
01/27/2016 7:00 PM, TWCSC	Saint Louis			UD Arena Dayton, OH
01/30/2016 2:00 PM, NBCSN	La Salle			UD Arena Dayton, OH
02/06/2016 6:00 PM, MASN	at George Mason			EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
02/09/2016 7:00 PM, ASN	Duquesne			UD Arena Dayton, OH
02/12/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	at Rhode Island			Ryan Center Kingston, RI
02/17/2016 6:00 PM, CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's			Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2016 12:00 PM, NBCSN	St. Bonaventure			UD Arena Dayton, OH
02/23/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at Saint Louis			Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
02/27/2016 ESPN2	Rhode Island			UD Arena Dayton, OH
03/01/2016 7:30 PM, CBSSN	Richmond			UD Arena Dayton, OH
03/05/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN	VCU			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/09-13/2016	vs.			Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	RV																				N/A
Coaches	RV

References

^ Parrish, Gary (January 13, 2015). "Dayton keeps winning even with a uniquely limited and short roster". Eye on College Basketball. CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "University of Dayton Flyers - 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". daytonflyers.com. Retrieved 2015-05-06.

[Parrish-1] Parrish, Gary (January 13, 2015). "Dayton keeps winning even with a uniquely limited and short roster". Eye on College Basketball. CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[daytonflyers-2] "University of Dayton Flyers - 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". daytonflyers.com. Retrieved 2015-05-06.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Incoming recruits

Recruiting Class of 2016

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References