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The 2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by sixth-year head coach Archie Miller, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season A-10 championship. They received the No. 1 seed in the A-10 tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Davidson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Wichita State.

2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24–8 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750
VCU 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743
Rhode Island † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714
Richmond 13 – 5   .722 22 – 13   .629
Saint Bonaventure 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
George Washington 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
George Mason 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
La Salle 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
Davidson 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Fordham 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Saint Louis 6 – 12   .333 12 – 21   .364
UMass 4 – 14   .222 15 – 18   .455
Saint Joseph's 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Duquesne 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner

On March 25, 2017, Archie Miller left the school to accept the head coaching position at Indiana.[1][2] He finished at Dayton with a six year record of 139–63. The school then hired Dayton alum Anthony Grant as the new head coach on March 30.[3]

Previous season

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The Flyers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 25–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to become regular season A-10 co-champions. They defeated Richmond in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their third consecutive at-large bid, as a No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region where they lost to No. 10 seed Syracuse in the first round.

Preseason

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The Flyers were picked to win the A-10 in the conference's preseason poll.[4] Charles Cooke and Scoochie Smith were selected to the preseason All-A-10 first team.[4] Cooke and Kyle Davis were also selected to the All-Defensive team.[4]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Steve McElvene 5 C 6'11" 268 RS Freshman New Haven, IN Deceased, 5/12/2016
William Dupuy 10 G 5'8" 157 Junior Colleyville, TX Walk-on; didn't return
Dyshawn Pierre 21 F 6'6" 223 Senior Whitby, ON Graduated
Bobby Wehrli 22 F 6'6" 205 Senior Naperville, IL Graduated
Michael Schwieterman 24 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore Kettering, OH Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 June 28, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 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) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Morgan Park
Bradley 		Chicago, IL
G 1 Darrell Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Douglass Academy Detroit, MI
F 2 Sam Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Gonzaga College Washington, D.C.
G 3 Kyle Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Morgan Park Chicago, IL
G 4 Charles Cooke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Trenton Catholic Academy
James Madison 		Trenton, NJ
F 10 Jack Parsley (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Granville Granville, OH
G 11 Scoochie Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Putnam Science Academy New York, NY
G 12 Trey Landers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Wayne Huber Heights, OH
G 14 Jeremiah Bonsu (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Sr Pickerington North Pickerington, OH
G 15 John Crosby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So New Hampton School Baltimore, MD
F 20 Xeyrius Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wayne Huber Heights, OH
G 23 Jack Westerfield (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St. Xavier Cincinnati, OH
G 24 Adam Goines (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Walnut Hills Cincinnati, OH
F 25 Kendall Pollard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL
F 33 Ryan Mikesell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. Henry St. Henry, OH
F 34 Kostas Antetokounmpo   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dominican Athens, Greece
G 44 Joey Gruden (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Sycamore Leesburg, VA
G 51 Ben Agnieszka (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Walsh Jesuit Brecksville, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Findlay W 76–69 
UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, SPCSN 		Austin Peay W 96–68  1–0
 UD Arena (13,121)
Dayton, OH
Nov 15, 2016*
1:15 pm, ESPN2 		at Alabama
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon 		W 77–72  2–0
 Coleman Coliseum (10,834)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov 19, 2016*
2:00 pm, FSOH 		No. 17 Saint Mary's L 57–61  2–1
 UD Arena (13,175)
Dayton, OH
Nov 24, 2016*
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Nebraska
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals 		L 78–80  2–2
 Titan Gym (3,816)
Fullerton, CA
Nov 25, 2016*
9:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Portland
Wooden Legacy 2nd round consolation 		W 84–74  3–2
 Titan Gym (5,153)
Fullerton, CA
Nov 27, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. New Mexico
Wooden Legacy 5th place game 		W 64–57  4–2
 Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
Dec 3, 2016*
2:00 pm, FSOH 		Winthrop W 83–67  5–2
 UD Arena (12,708)
Dayton, OH
Dec 6, 2016*
7:00 pm, TWCSC 		Saint Joseph's (IN) W 91–59  6–2
 UD Arena (12,495)
Dayton, OH
Dec 10, 2016*
2:00 pm, FSOH 		East Tennessee State W 75–61  7–2
 UD Arena (13,017)
Dayton, OH
Dec 17, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN 		vs. Northwestern
State Farm Chicago Legends 		L 64–67  7–3
 United Center 
Chicago, IL
Dec 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, TWCSC 		Vanderbilt W 68–63  8–3
 UD Arena (12,828)
Dayton, OH
Dec 23, 2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC 		VMI W 92–56  9–3
 UD Arena (12,612)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
Dec 30, 2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		La Salle W 66-55  10–3
(1–0) 		UD Arena (12,963)
Dayton, OH
Jan 3, 2017
8:00 pm, ASN 		St. Bonaventure W 90-74  11–3
(2–0) 		Reilly Center (3,328)
Saint Bonaventure, NY
Jan 6, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Rhode Island W 67–64  12–3
(3–0) 		UD Arena (12,883)
Dayton, OH
Jan 11, 2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Massachusetts L 55–67  12–4
(3–1) 		Mullins Center (2,628)
Amherst, MA
Jan 14, 2017
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Duquesne W 76–57  13–4
(4–1) 		PPG Paints Arena (3,132)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 19, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Richmond W 75–59  14–4
(5–1) 		UD Arena (13,133)
Dayton, OH
Jan 22, 2017
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		Saint Louis W 67–46  15–4
(6–1) 		UD Arena (13,338)
Dayton, OH
Jan 27, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at VCU L 68–73  15–5
(6–2) 		Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Feb 1, 2017
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Fordham W 75–66  16–5
(7–2) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,412)
Bronx, NY
Feb 4, 2017
12:30 pm, NBCSN 		Duquesne W 90–53  17–5
(8–2) 		UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
Feb 7, 2016
8:00 pm, ASN 		Saint Joseph's W 77–70  18–5
(9–2) 		UD Arena (12,612)
Dayton, OH
Feb 10, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Rhode Island W 75–74  19–5
(10–2) 		Ryan Center (7,394)
Kingston, RI
Feb 14, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Saint Louis W 85–63  20–5
(11–2) 		Chaifetz Arena (5,082)
St. Louis, MO
Feb 18, 2017
2:00 pm, NBCSN 		St. Bonaventure W 76–72  21–5
(12–2) 		UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
Feb 21, 2017
7:00 pm, TWCSC 		George Mason W 83–70  22–5
(13–2) 		UD Arena (13,071)
Dayton, OH
Feb 24, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Davidson W 89–82  23–5
(14–2) 		John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
Mar 1, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		VCU W 79–72  24–5
(15–2) 		UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
Mar 4, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at George Washington L 81–87  24–6
(15–3) 		Charles E. Smith Center (4,143)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 10, 2017
12:00 pm, NBCSN 		(1) vs. (9) Davidson
Quarterfinals 		L 67–73  24–7
 PPG Paints Arena (6,641)
Pittsburgh, PA
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2017*
7:10 pm, CBS 		(7 S) vs. (10 S) No. 19 Wichita State
First Round 		L 58–64  24–8
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,269)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ Goodman, Jeff; Katz, Andy (March 25, 2017). "Hoosiers hire Dayton's Archie Miller as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Archie Miller 'a great hire for IU, great hire for the state'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Anthony Grant Named New Dayton Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Dayton Flyers. March 30, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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