2018–19 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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football
Associate head coach	Anthony Solomon

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU	16	–	2	.889	25	–	8	.758
Davidson	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Dayton	13	–	5	.722	21	–	12	.636
St. Bonaventure	12	–	6	.667	18	–	16	.529
George Mason	11	–	7	.611	18	–	15	.545
Saint Louis †	10	–	8	.556	23	–	13	.639
Duquesne	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Rhode Island	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
La Salle	8	–	10	.444	10	–	21	.323
Saint Joseph's	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Richmond	6	–	12	.333	13	–	20	.394
George Washington	4	–	14	.222	9	–	24	.273
Massachusetts	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344
Fordham	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

The 2018–19 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represents the University of Dayton during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers are led by second-year head coach Anthony Grant and play their home games at the University of Dayton Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Flyers finished the 2017–18 season 14–17, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to VCU.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Darrell Davis	1	G	6'5"	170	Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Matej Svoboda	11	F	6'7"	224	Freshman	Ostrave, Czech Republic	Signed to play professionally in Czech Republic with Tuři Svitavy
Kostas Antetokounmpo	13	F	6'10"	197	RS Freshman	Athens, Greece	Declare for 2018 NBA draft
Jordan Pierce	14	C	6'11"	265	Freshman	Scotch Plains, NJ	Transferred to Odessa College
John Crosby	15	G	6'3"	197	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Delaware State
Xeryius Williams	20	F	6'9"	205	Junior	Huber Heights, OH	Transferred to Akron
Joey Gruden	44	G	6'1"	185	RS Senior	Leesburg, VA	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jhery Matos	31	G	6'6"		Junior	Santo Domingo, Dominic Republic	Junior college transferred from Monroe College
Jordy Tshimanga		C	6'11"	268	Junior	Montreal, QE	Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Tshimanga will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ibi Watson		G/F	6'5"	200	Junior	Pickerington, OH	Transferred from Michigan. Under NCAA transfer rules, Watson will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Rodney Chatman		G	6'1"	175	Junior	Lithonia, GA	Transferred from UT Chattanooga. Under NCAA transfer rules, Chatman will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2018

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dwayne Cohill #35 PG	Parma Heights, OH	Holy Name High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 11, 2017
Dwayne Cohill #35 PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Frankie Policelli #55 SF	New Hartford, NY	Long Island Lutheran High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
Frankie Policelli #55 SF	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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.

Honors and awards

Preseason Awards

Street & Smith's^[1]

All-Conference - Josh Cunningham

Athlon Sports^[2]

All-Atlantic 10 First Team - Josh Cunningham

Lindy's Sports^[3]

All-Conference Second Team - Josh Cunningham

Roster

2018–19 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Josh Cunningham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	RS Sr	Morgan Park Bradley	Chicago, IL
F	1	Obi Toppin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Mt. Zion Prep (MD)	Ossining, NY
G/F	2	Frankie Policelli	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Long Island Lutheran	New Hartford, NY
G/F	3	Trey Landers	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Wayne	Huber Heights, OH
G	4	Jordan Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Dutch Fork	Irmo, SC
G	10	Jalen Crutcher	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	So	Ridgeway	Memphis, TN
G	23	Jack Westerfield (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	St. Xavier	Cincinnati, OH
G	31	Jhery Matos	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	West Oaks Academy Monroe College	Santo Domingo, DR
F	33	Ryan Mikesell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	St. Henry	St. Henry, OH
G	35	Dwayne Cohill	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Holy Name	Cleveland, OH
G	50	Dalton Stewart (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Brookville	Brookville, OH
G	52	Camron Greer (W)	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Rich Central	Country Club Hills, IL
G		Rodney Chatman (I)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Lithonia Chattanooga	Lithonia, Georgia
C		Jordy Tshimanga (I)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	Jr	The MacDuffie School Nebraska	Montreal, QC
G		Ibi Watson (I)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Pickerington Central Michigan	Pickerington, OH

Head coach

Anthony Grant (Dayton)

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Solomon (Virginia)
Donnie Jones (Pikeville)
Ricardo Greer (Pittsburgh)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018* 7:00 pm	Capital	W 89–71^[4]		UD Arena (12,446) Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, SPEC OH/ESPN+	North Florida	W 78–70	1–0	UD Arena (12,522) Dayton, OH
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, SPEC OH/ESPN+	Coppin State Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game	W 76–46	2–0	UD Arena (12,849) Dayton, OH
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSOH	Purdue Fort Wayne	W 91–80	3–0	UD Arena (13,004) Dayton, OH
Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNews	vs. Butler Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	W 69–64	4–0	Imperial Arena (1,452) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 22, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN	vs. No. 4 Virginia Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals	L 56–64	4–1	Imperial Arena (2,258) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 23, 2018* 11:30 am, ESPN2	vs. Oklahoma Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game	L 54–65	4–2	Imperial Arena (1,052) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 25 Mississippi State	L 58–65	4–3	UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm	Detroit	W 98–59	5–3	UD Arena (12,700) Dayton, OH
Dec 8, 2018* 8:30 pm, SECN	at No. 8 Auburn	L 72–82	5–4	Auburn Arena (8,365) Auburn, AL
Dec 16, 2018* 3:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Tulsa Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase	L 67-72	5-5	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm	Western Michigan	W 85-72	6-5	UD Arena (12,590) Dayton, OH
Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm	Presbyterian	W 81-69	7-5	UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH
Dec 29, 2018* 3:30 pm, NBCSN	Georgia Southern			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 6, 2019 12:30 pm, NBCSN	Richmond			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm	at George Washington			Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 13, 2019 3:30 pm, NBCSN	Massachusetts			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Jan 16, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN	at VCU			Siegel Center Richmond, VA
Jan 19, 2019 4:30 pm, NBCSN	at St. Bonaventure			Reilly Center Olean, NY
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm	George Mason			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm	at Fordham			Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
Jan 30, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Saint Joseph's			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, FSOH	Duquesne			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 5, 2019 9:00 pm, CBSSN	at Saint Louis			Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN	at Rhode Island			Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm, NBCSN	VCU			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 19, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at Davidson			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN	Saint Louis			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 26, 2019 7:00 pm	at Massachusetts			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2	Rhode Island			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm	La Salle			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Mar 9, 2019 7:00 pm	at Duquesne			Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 13–17, 2019	vs.			Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018–19: 29. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Athlon Sports College Basketball. 2018–19: 82. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Lindy's Sports College Basketball. 2018–19: 67. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Capital v Dayton" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.

[1] Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018–19: 29. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] Athlon Sports College Basketball. 2018–19: 82. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] Lindy's Sports College Basketball. 2018–19: 67. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[4] "Capital v Dayton" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2018.

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Venues	Montgomery County Fairgrounds Coliseum (1903–1950) Thomas J. Frericks Center (1950–1969) UD Arena (1969–present)
Rivalries	Wright State Xavier
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics