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by **Fieldhouse Flyer** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 1:22 pm

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MARCH 21, 2020 UPDATE

1. Prologue
2. Preseason Expectations
3. Wow, What a Ride!
4. Selection Sunday – March 15, 2020
5. Dayton Flyers: 1967 and 2020
6. Obi Toppin
7. Coach Anthony Grant
8. Why were the Dayton Flyers so good this season?
9. Attendance 2019-20
10. Epilogue
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1. PROLOGUE

1951 National Invitation Tournament

Final Four:
… BYU 69, Seton Hall 59
… Dayton 69, St. John's 62

National Championship Game*
… BYU 62, Dayton 43

1952 National Invitation Tournament

Final Four:
… Dayton 69, St. Bonaventure 62
… La Salle 59, Duquesne 46

National Championship Game*
… La Salle 75, Dayton 64

1967 NCAA Tournament

Final Four:
… Dayton 76, North Carolina 62
… UCLA 73, Houston 58

National Championship Game*
… UCLA 79, Dayton 64

* The NIT was considered to be the National Championship tournament from 1938 until 1954.

2020 NCAA Tournament**

Final Four:
… No. 1 Dayton 78, No. 3 Duke 77
… No. 1 Gonzaga ??, No. 2 Florida State ??

National Championship Game
Dayton 79, Gonzaga 78

Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT

Ranking every college basketball team from No. 1 to 353 for 2019-20 - Matt Norlander, CBS Sports - October 22, 2019

37. Dayton

ATLANTIC 10 COACHES AND MEDIA PRESEASON POLL – Atlantic10.com – October 24, 2019

3. Dayton

Bilas Index: 1-68 Team Rankings - Jay Bilas, ESPN – November 5, 2019

29. Dayton

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3. WOW, WHAT A RIDE!

AP Top 25 Poll - Week 4 - November 25, 2019

On November 28, 2019 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
In Joe Lunardi’s November 22nd Bracketology, Joe projected Dayton to be a #11 seed and to host an NCAA Tournament play-in game at UD Arena.

Dayton received one vote in Monday’s AP Poll. I would expect both numbers to improve in the coming weeks.

Final AP Top 25 Poll - Week 20 - March 18, 2020

1. Kansas (28-3) • 1,623 points (All 65 First-place votes)
2. Gonzaga (29-22) • 1,547 points
3. Dayton (29-2) • 1,505 points

4. Florida State (26-5) • 1,381
5. Baylor (26-4) • 1,337
6. San Diego State (30-2) • 1,279
7. Creighton (24-7) • 1,154
8. Kentucky (25-6) • 1,118
9. Michigan State (22-9) • 1,023
10. Villanova (24-7) • 1,011

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Dayton cracks Top Five of AP Top 25 for first time in 64 years – David Cobb, CBS Sports – February 17, 2020

How Dayton arrived among college basketball's elite: 'We can go win a national championship' - Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports - February 17, 2020

Don’t underestimate the Dayton Flyers - and keep your eyes on Obi – Hall of Fame writer Billy Reed, Northern Kentucky Tribune – February 21, 2020

Dayton Flyers Undefeated In A-10 Play – DaytonFlyers.com – March 7, 2020

The Dayton Flyers Are 2020 Atlantic 10 Champions

DAYTON – The Flyers finished undefeated in Atlantic 10 Conference play and undefeated at UD Arena. Dayton has also extended its win streak to 20 games, giving the Flyers the longest win streak in the country. Dayton improved to 18-0 in conference and a school-best 29-2 overall. Dayton's 29 wins is a school record for the most wins in a regular season. The Flyers also won every road game this season for the first time since 1954-55.

Once an afterthought, Obi Toppin turned Dayton into NCAA title threat - New York Post – March 9, 2020

Why the Dayton Flyers will win the 2020 NCAA Tournament –USA Today - March 10, 2020

Obi Toppin is Dayton Flyers’ first All-American in 41 years -Dayton Daily News – March 11, 2020

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Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Cancelled - Atlantic10.com - 12:47 PM. March 12, 2020

NCAA Cancels Men's and Women's Basketball Championships - NCAA.com - 8:17 PM, March 12, 2020

Dream denied: Virus dashes Dayton’s magical hoops season - Associated Press - March 13, 2020

Three teams that could claim a National Championship after the 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled – CBS Sports – March 20, 2020

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4. SELECTION SUNDAY – MARCH 15, 2020

NCAA Tournament – Quantitative Reference Thread – Post #28 – HLOH Message Board

On Sunday March 15, 2020 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:

The Selection Committee should be spending today scrutinizing the following information and much more.

Dejection Sunday Looms Over Dayton After Abrupt End to Cinderella Season - Pat Forde, Sports Illustrated Feature Article - March 15, 2020

Everything was aligning for Dayton's first Final Four since a Cinderella run to the title game in 1967. And then the coronavirus canceled March Madness.

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5. DAYTON FLYERS: 1967 AND 2020

This very lengthy article is well worth a read for those of you interested. It has some very big photographs that are worth a look.

The Tipoff to a Meaningful Relationship - Jeré Longman, The New York Times – March 16, 2020

In the 1967 men’s basketball title game, Dan Obrovac of Dayton won the opening tip from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of U.C.L.A. Cancer brought the men together again decades later.

After the opening tip, which Obrovac won, the 1967 championship game went badly for Dayton. Abdul-Jabbar dominated, and U.C.L.A. won the first of seven consecutive national titles. Obrovac played a modest five minutes. Still, that triumphant tipoff remains the most famous photograph in Dayton basketball history (see article for the photograph).

For years, a huge photograph of Obrovac outleaping Abdul-Jabbar and tipping it to a teammate occupied a prominent place in the concourse at University of Dayton Arena. The photograph has been reproduced as a stained glass mural that hangs in the university library.

In a recent interview, Abdul-Jabbar said he remembered losing the tip because the referee tossed the ball more toward Obrovac. But it was better to be gracious than boastful, he added. Abdul-Jabbar wished the Flyers well in the N.C.A.A. tournament, which will now not be played.

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6. OBI TOPPIN

Obadiah Toppin - VerbalCommits.com - HS Class of 2017 Player Profile

Star Rating: 2 Stars
Scout Rating: No Scout profile.
Rivals: No Rivals profile.
ESPN: No ESPN profile.

Obadiah Toppin – 247Sports.com - HS Class of 2017 Player Profile

Player Rating:
NATIONAL RATING: N/A
247 SPORTS RATING: N/A

Obadiah Toppin signs with Dayton – DaytonFlyers.com - May 17, 2017

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE END OF YEAR AWARDS – Atlantic10.com – March 12, 2019

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Obi Toppin, Dayton
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: Obi Toppin, Dayton

Can you separate player of the year from MVP in Wooden race? - ESPN Staff - February 13, 2020

How Obi Toppin ended up at Dayton and other origin stories around Wooden Award favorites - Jeff Borzello, ESPN Insider - February 13, 2020

Obi Toppin Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year – Atlantic10.com – March 10, 2020

Obi Toppin Named Sporting News First Team All-American – DaytonFlyers.com – March 11, 2020

How would Obi Toppin and Dayton have fared in the Big Ten? - Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway, and Myron Medcalf, ESPN - March 12, 2020

…… Quite well, according to ESPN’s college basketball experts.

2019-20 CBS Sports All-America teams: Obi Toppin, Markus Howard lead star-studded list – CBS Sports – March 16, 2020

2019-20 CBS Sports college basketball awards: Player of the Year: Obi Toppin, Dayton – CBS Sports – March 16, 2020

Obi Toppin | Dayton | F | Redshirt Sophomore

Dayton went 29-2 and the one fact that will be attached to this team that's destined to be remembered forever: it was undefeated in regulation. You couldn't say that about any other team in college basketball this season. Toppin became a star, and it speaks to his effectiveness, efficiency and watchability that in the closing couple of weeks of the season he found a little separation in what was one of the most wide open player of the year races in modern college hoops history. Toppin's incredible sophomore season included a stat line of 20.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists per game and a player efficiency rating of 32.5. Most entertainingly, he led the nation in dunks -- and was he ever so wowing at that.

College Basketball Awards: COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Obi Toppin, Dayton – NBC Sports – March 16, 2020

Obi Toppin Named 2020 Citizen Naismith Player Of The Year Finalist – DaytonFlyers.com – March 17, 2020

Top Flyer: Dayton's Obi Toppin leads AP All-American team - JOHN MARSHALL, The Associated Press - March 20, 2020

Dayton’s Obi Toppin only unanimous selection to AP All-America team – NBC Sports – March 20, 2020

2019-20 AP All-America team: Dayton's Obi Toppin highlights college basketball's biggest stars – CBS Sports – March 20, 2020

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7. COACH ANTHONY GRANT

When Anthony Grant was hired by Dayton in April 2017, he inherited a train wreck of a roster from Archie Miller. But Coach Grant cleaned house and replaced them with players who suited the style of basketball that Grant wanted the Flyers to play, and they bought into his system.

Anthony Grant Voted Coach of the Year – Atlantic10.com – March 10, 2020

Dayton's Anthony Grant is Sporting News' 2019-20 Coach of the Year - Mike DeCourcy, The Sporting News – March 10, 2020

Anthony Grant Wins National, District & Conference Coach Of The Year Honors

DAYTON – University of Dayton men's basketball coach Anthony Grant earned a trifecta of Coach of the Year honors on Tuesday. Grant was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in a vote of the league's coaches, United States Basketball Writers Association District V Coach of the Year in a vote of the USBWA membership, and was named National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News.

2019-20 CBS Sports college basketball awards: 2019-20 CBS Sports Coach of the Year: Anthony Grant, Dayton – CBS Sports – March 16, 2020

When Grant took the Dayton job in March 2017, the Flyers had been to four straight NCAA Tournaments, which was a record even for a program with a strong basketball tradition. To merely continue the success experienced under Archie Miller might have been considered a success. But even after 104 wins in the program's previous four seasons, Grant saw greater things in the future for his alma mater as he started the job exactly 30 years after his time as a Flyers player ended.

Anthony Grant Named Werner Ladder Naismith National Coach Of The Year Finalist – DaytonFlyers.com – March 18, 2020

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8. WHY WERE THE DAYTON FLYERS SO GOOD THIS SEASON?

Short answer: Coach Anthony Grant

Longer answer: A lot of athletic, tough players with high basketball IQs ... two point guards started all 31 games ... unselfish play coupled with great passing ... forwards who can handle the ball ... great shooting and good defense.

Detailed answer: Partly by necessity and partly by design, Coach Grant revolutionized the way college basketball was played this season with his unorthodox starting line-up and fast, crisp style of play. Grant always had 4 ball handlers and 4 shooters on the court at a time, and they usually ran circles around opposing teams' defenses. His players bought into his system, and usually executed it as well as any college basketball coach could hope for.

Box Score: Dayton 82, Davison 67 . . . Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Roster . . . Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Stats . . . Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Schedule & Results

Dayton wins A-10 title with 82-67 win over Davidson – Associated Press – February 29, 2020

Dayton (27-2, 16-0) shot 72.3% from the field and made all but one of its shots from inside the arc.

"We went 27 of 28 on 2-point field goals, which is unheard of," coach Grant said. "A great job tonight of taking quality shots and sharing the ball."

Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
Dayton Flyers’ Starting Line-up:

SF (6’ 7”, 217-lb. Senior) Ryan Mikesell • 8.5 PPG in 26.9 MPG • (48 % FGs … 68 % FTs … 26 % 3-Pts.)

PF (6’ 9”, 220-lb. Soph.) Obi Toppin • 20.0 PPG in 31.6 MPG • (63 % FGs … 70 % FTs … 39 % 3-Pts.)

PF (6’ 5”, 221-lb. Senior) Trey Landers • 10.5 PPG in 28.8 MPG • (57 % FGs … 60 % FTs … 31 % 3-Pts.)

PG (6’ 1”, 178-lb. Junior) Rodney Chatman • 7.7 PPG in 26.8 MPG • (40 % FGs … 72 % FTs … 36 % 3-Pts.)

PG (6’ 1”, 175-lb. Junior) Jalen Crutcher • 15.1 PPG in 33.6 MPG • (47 % FGs … 87 % FTs … 42 % 3-Pts.)

Dayton Flyers’ Bench:

C (6’ 11”, 278-lb. Junior) Jordy Tshimanga • 3.0 PPG in 9.8 MPG • (67 % FGs … 54 % FTs … N/A 3-Pts.)

SG (6’ 5”, 203-lb. Junior) Ibi Watson • 10.1 PPG in 22.5 MPG • (50 % FGs … 85 % FTs … 39 % 3-Pts.)

PG (6’ 2”, 180-lb. Soph.) Dwayne Cohill • 2.6 PPG in 13.3 MPG • (50 % FGs … 78 % FTs … 36 % 3-Pts.)

Overlooked national title contender Dayton has surprisingly built an all-time elite offense – Matt Norlander, CBS Sports - January 29, 2020

Matt Norlander focuses on a Flyers team that's so, so much more than Obi Toppin

Just so we're all perfectly clear on this: The Dayton Flyers can win the 2020 national title. UD boasts the goods, so much so that a No. 1 seed isn't out of the equation. If we started the NCAA Tournament today, I'd probably pen UD into my Final Four, regardless of who else was in its quadrant of the bracket. What a powerful, sleek, adroit, satisfying team this is.

This Flyers team has a chance to be the best 2-point shooting team in college basketball history.

Dayton is destined to be one of the strongest inside-the-arc teams. Per my research, here's the Top 10. Stats via the NCAA record book, KenPom.com and Sports Reference:

11. Princeton 1990-91 (60.0 2-pt%)
10. Samford 2001-02 (60.3%)
9. Princeton 1997-98 (60.4%)
8. Samford 1999-00 (60.6%)
7. Belmont 2016-17 (60.9%)
6. Gonzaga 2018-19 (61.4%)
5. Belmont 2017-18 (61.7%)
4. Samford 1998-99 (62.2%)
3. Dayton 2019-20 (62.3%) [updated by Fieldhouse Flyer on March 21, 2020]
2. Belmont 2015-16 (62.6%)
1. Princeton 1996-97 (63.3%)

FINAL NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Statistics - 2-Point Field Goal Percentage

1. Dayton .623
2. Furman .580
3. Gonzaga .574

FINAL NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Statistics - Field Goal Percentage

1. Dayton .525
2. Gonzaga .515
3. BYU .500
4. McNeese State .497

FINAL NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Statistics - Assists Per Game

1. Belmont 18.3
2. Michigan State 17.7
3. Dayton 17.6

Final Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Statistics - Atlantic10.com

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9. ATTENDANCE 2019-20

17,314 • Creighton
15,145 • Marquette
13,363 • Dayton
11,299 • Villanova
10,328 • Seton Hall
10,311 • Xavier
10,064 • Providence

9,199 • UConn
9,101 • Big East Average
8,617 • Butler
7,931 • Georgetown
7,637 • VCU
6,879 • Saint Louis
6,236 • St. John's
6,143 • Rhode Island
6,000 • Richmond
5,187 • DePaul

4,358 • St. Bonaventure
4,037 • George Mason
3,683 • Davidson
2,628 • UMass
2,621 • George Washington
2,306 • Duquesne
2,108 • Saint Joseph's
1,983 • La Salle
1,891 • Fordham
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10. EPILOGUE

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On April 10, 2015 xudash wrote:
You guys haven't proven that you have a clue about putting together a sustainable basketball program that actually wins where it matters.

This is not the time to bring up Archie Miller, because he is not going to stay at UD much longer. If anyone knows about career aspirations when it comes to a member of the Miller family, it would be a Xavior fan.

Dayton's record with respect to naming head coaches is abysmal. There is no other way to look at it.

Archie Miller

Season • Team • W-L (Conf. W-L) • Standing • Postseason • FINAL RANKING ==> Ranking • SOS Ranking • W-L vs. Quad 1 • W-L vs. Quad 2

2017–18 • Indiana • 16–15 (9–9) • T–6th • None • 2018 FINAL RPI ==> RPI Ranking: 107 • SOS Ranking: 71 • 0-10 vs. Quad 1 • 3-1 vs. Quad 2
2018–19 • Indiana • 19–16 (8–12) • 9th • NIT Quarterfinals • 2019 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 54 • SOS Ranking 61• 6-9 vs. Quad 1 • 2-6 vs. Quad 2
2019–20 • Indiana • 20–12 (9–11) • T–10th • Bubble team • 2020 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 56 • SOS Ranking 64• 4-10 vs. Quad 1 • 5-2 vs. Quad 2

Chris Mack

Season • Team • W-L (Conf. W-L) • Standing • Postseason • FINAL RANKING ==> Ranking • SOS Ranking • W-L vs. Quad 1 • W-L vs. Quad 2

2017–18 • Xavier • 29–6 (15–3) • 1st • NCAA Division I Round of 32 • 2018 FINAL RPI ==> RPI Ranking: 2 • SOS Ranking: 8 • 9-6 vs. Quad 1 • 10-0 vs. Quad 2

Travis Steele

Season • Team • W-L (Conf. W-L) • Standing • Postseason • FINAL RANKING ==> Ranking • SOS Ranking • W-L vs. Quad 1 • W-L vs. Quad 2

2018–19 • Xavier • 19–16 (9–9) • T–3rd • NIT Second Round • 2019 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 67 • SOS Ranking: 46• 4-9 vs. Quad 1 • 5-4 vs. Quad 2
2019–20 • Xavier • 19–12 (8–10) • T–6th • Bubble team • 2020 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 47 • SOS Ranking: 15• 3-11 vs. Quad 1 • 7-2 vs. Quad 2

Anthony Grant

Season • Team • W-L (Conf. W-L) • Standing • Postseason • FINAL RANKING ==> Ranking • SOS Ranking • W-L vs. Quad 1 • W-L vs. Quad 2

2017–18 • Dayton • 14–17 (8–10) • 9th • None • 2018 FINAL RPI ==> RPI Ranking: 129 • SOS Ranking: 38 • 0-5 vs. Quad 1 • 1-2 vs. Quad 2
2018–19 • Dayton • 21–12 (13–5) • 3rd • NIT First Round • 2019 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 69 • SOS Ranking: 93 • 1-5 vs. Quad 1 • 2-3 vs. Quad 2
2019–20 • Dayton • 29–2 (18–0) • 1st • NCAA #1 seed • 2020 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 3 • SOS Ranking: 27 • 5-2 vs. Quad 1 • 8-0 vs. Quad 2

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by **Fieldhouse Flyer** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:27 pm

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020 UPDATE

1. Coach Anthony Grant
2. Obi Toppin
3. Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Statistics
4. Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Roster
5. Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Schedule
6. Preseason 2020-21 Predictions
7. Anthony Grant’s Recruits and the 247Sports Composite Player Rankings
8. Anthony Grant’s HS Class of 2021 Commitments
9. Dayton Flyers 2021-22 Roster
10. Commentary
11. What Is A Mid-Major?
12. Beer
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1. COACH ANTHONY GRANT

Anthony Grant Named Naismith National Coach Of The Year – University of Dayton - April 2, 2020

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Tip-Off Club has announced that University of Dayton men's basketball coach Anthony Grant has been named the 2020 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's Basketball National Coach of the Year. Grant, a 1987 Dayton grad, is the first coach to win Naismith Coach of the Year while coaching at his alma mater since Jim Boeheim in 2010. Grant had already been named Men's College Coach of the Year by the NABC, the USBWA, the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Fox Sports, and CBSsports.com.

Naismith College Coach of the Year – Wikipedia

Gonzaga of the East? Anthony Grant is Building a “Mid-Major” Powerhouse at Dayton - Chris Pyle, A10Talk.com – October 24, 2020

It helps that UD Arena is one of the best home courts in college hoops with a top 25 attendance mark every year, not to mention that UD Arena hosts the First Four every year and has hosted the most NCAA tournament games over any other arena in sports. It helps that Flyer nation is one of the best traveled fans in the country, as evidenced by the in-season tournaments where Flyer fans flock a plethora of seats to watch their beloved team. That only adds to the exposure of the school and the program to recruits, fans, and media.

With recruiting, this is where Grant is the most like Mark Few. We saw what he did with Obi Toppin in two years, who was only a 1 star player out of high school. Jalen Crutcher was a 3 star recruit out of high school, who has his sights at a first round NBA draft selection after next season. Even Ibi Watson, who came over as a transfer, looks to be a NBA draft pick as well. Grant has also started to recruit beyond the 3 star and below, and has proven to get commitments from highly rated guys such as Dwayne Cohill and now DeRon Holmes, who were both 4 star recruits out of high school. Holmes’ recent commitment is a Top-50 prospect who is now Dayton’s highest rated recruit in program history. Not to mention, Malachi Smith being the younger brother of former Flyer stud Scoochie Smith bodes well to the potential this program has over the next 4 years. You think about these guys, and the potential that his current recruits have, and you have a program that is itching to have perennial draft picks for years to come.

Now, back to the initial point, is Dayton the Gonzaga of the East? Not yet, but it looks like Grant is leading the Flyers into that direction. Both programs are poised to dominate their respective conferences for years to come. Both are recruiting against the big boys and are winning those commitment battles. Both are playing in mid-season tournaments with the big programs and are beating those teams. Both look to have NCAA tournament bids for the foreseeable future.

Dayton is clearly not a mid-major program anymore. They are playing, recruiting, and growing at a high level. Because of this, Dayton is going in the right direction to where Gonzaga is now, a small school turned into a national college basketball powerhouse.

Coach Anthony Grant Bio – University of Dayton • Coach Anthony Grant - Wikipedia
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2. OBI TOPPIN

2020 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Obi Toppin’s Dayton highlights prove he is a top 5 NBA prospect - YouTube Video - NBA on ESPN - March 24, 2020

NBA Draft Prospect: Obi Toppin – NBA.com – March , 2020

Obi Toppin was widely regarded as the most valuable player in college basketball last season, building on a breakout redshirt freshman year to propel Dayton to an AP Top-5 ranking. Asserting himself in a variety of ways last season, Toppin relished the way Dayton spaced the floor as his ability to score one-on-one on the block, find angles to finish emphatically working with and without the ball, and budding ability to step out and make jump shots were magnified in the Flyers’ NBA-style system. Putting together one of the most efficient scoring seasons for a high-volume scorer in the last five years, Toppin was dominant for stretches. Possessing good size for a power forward at 6-foot-9 with a 6-foot-10.5 wingspan and a solid 220-pound frame, Toppin is an explosive leaper who lead college basketball in dunks by a significant margin.

How Dayton's Obi Toppin went from not receiving any Division I offers to winning the Naismith Trophy - Gary Parrish, CBS Sports - April 3, 2020

Obi Toppin is the winner of the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy, which recognizes the nation's most outstanding men's college basketball player. It's the latest trophy he'll add to a case already full of them. It's a remarkable achievement for anybody -- but especially for somebody who was a zero-star recruit in high school. "My senior year, like, not one D-I school looked at me," Toppin explained during this season while leading Dayton to a 29-2 record featuring an 18-0 mark in the Atlantic 10. Because of Toppin, Dayton would've been a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament if the coronavirus pandemic ravaging our country hadn't prevented a bracket from being completed. So this was a historically great season for a player and his team cut short. Obi Toppin left high school with zero DI offers. He's leaving college as the Naismith Player of the Year.

Obi Toppin Named 2020 Wooden Player Of The Year – University of Dayton - April 7, 2020

2020 NBA Draft Live Video: Pick No. 8: New York Knicks: Obi Toppin, Dayton – NBA.com – November 18, 2020

Obi Toppin Taken Eighth In The NBA Draft - University of Dayton – November 18 , 2020

BRISTOL, Conn. – University of Dayton forward Obi Toppin became the first lottery pick in Flyer basketball history tonight when he was selected by the New York Knicks as the eighth selection of the 2020 NBA draft.

Toppin, a native of New York City, is Dayton's fourth-ever first-round pick and the second Flyer to be drafted in the last three years. UD Hall of Famers Chuck Grigsby, Don May, Jim Palmer, and Sedric Toney have all played for the Knicks. May was a member of the Knicks' 1970 NBA championship team. Toppin's journey has been nothing short of incredible. As a high school senior in 2016, Toppin had no Division I scholarship offers. Now, after two years as a college player and as he heads to the NBA, he is an NBA lottery pick and the most decorated player in Dayton basketball history.

Toppin lifted the Flyers to a 29-2 record, setting the most wins in school history even though UD did not get a chance to play any post-season games. Dayton ended the year ranked third in the nation and will carry a 20-game win streak into 2020-21, the longest active streak in Division I. UD won its third A-10 regular season championship in the last five years, but went undefeated (18-0) for the first time in 2019-20.

Related: Former Dayton Flyer Kostas Antetokounmpo played only one season for the Flyers, in 2017-18, which was also Coach Grant’s first season as head coach at UD. As widely expected, Kostas opted to turn pro, and was a second-round pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. On October 11, 2020, Kostas Antetokounmpo became an NBA Champion with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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3. DAYTON FLYERS 2019-20 STATISTICS

On March 21, 2020 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
8. WHY WERE THE DAYTON FLYERS SO GOOD THIS SEASON?

Short answer: Coach Anthony Grant

Longer answer: A lot of athletic, tough players with high basketball IQs ... two point guards started all 31 games ... unselfish play coupled with great passing ... forwards who can handle the ball ... great shooting and good defense.

Detailed answer: Partly by necessity and partly by design, Coach Grant revolutionized the way college basketball was played this season with his unorthodox starting line-up and fast, crisp style of play. Grant always had 4 ball handlers and 4 shooters on the court at a time, and they usually ran circles around opposing teams' defenses. His players bought into his system, and usually executed it as well as any college basketball coach could hope for.

Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Statistics – University of Dayton • Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Sortable Statistics – ESPN

CLASS • POS • NAME • GP • MIN • PTS • REB • AST • FG% • FT% • 3P%

RS Soph. • PF • OBI TOPPIN • 31 • 31.6 • 20.0 • 7.5 • 2.2 • 63.3 • 70.2 • 39.0
Junior • PG • JALEN CRUTCHER • 30 • 33.6 • 15.1 • 3.2 • 4.9 • 46.8 • 86.9 • 42.4
Senior • PF • TREY LANDERS • 31 • 28.8 • 10.5 • 6.9 • 2.4 • 56.5 • 60.4 • 31.3
RS Junior • SG/SF • IBI WATSON • 31 • 22.5 • 10.1 • 2.4 • 1.3 • 49.8 • 84.5 • 39.3
Senior • SF • RYAN MIKESELL • 31 • 26.9 • 8.5 • 4.7 • 1.9 • 47.8 • 67.7 • 26.1
RS Junior • PG • RODNEY CHATMAN • 31 • 26.8 • 7.7 • 2.5 • 3.2 • 40.4 • 71.8 • 36.0

RS Soph. • PF • CHASE JOHNSON • 8* • 11.1 • 5.1 • 2.8 • 0.1 • 79.2 • 50.0 • 0.0
RS Junior • C • JORDY TSHIMANGA • 27 • 9.8 • 3.0 • 2.4 • 0.4 • 66.7 • 53.8 • 0.0
RS Soph • PG • DWAYNE COHILL • 30 • 13.3 • 2.6 • 1.4 • 0.7 • 50.0 • 78.3 • 35.7

* Chase Johnson To Return To Men’s Basketball Team – University of Dayton – June 26, 2020

University of Dayton head men's basketball coach Anthony Grant announced today that Chase Johnson will return to the Flyer active roster for the upcoming 2020-21 season. Johnson was diagnosed with post-concussive stress syndrome and took a medical leave of absence after 8 games to focus on his health during the second semester of last year.

Obi Toppin, Jalen Crutcher Named Co-Most Valuable Players – University of Dayton – March 8, 2020

2019-20 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER – JALEN CRUTCHER & OBI TOPPIN

BEST DEFENDER AWARD – RODNEY CHATMAN & TREY LANDERS

Obi Toppin Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Grant Voted Coach of the Year – Atlantic 10.com - March 10, 2020

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Dayton sophomore forward Obi Toppin was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year while Toppin’s coach Anthony Grant was voted A-10 Coach of the Year. Joining Obi Toppin on the All-Conference First Team were Jalen Crutcher (Dayton) . . .

UD alumni Trey Landers and Ryan Mikesell were the final two UD players recruited and signed by Archie Miller. Consequently, the 2020-21 season will be the first season during which the entire Dayton Flyers’ Roster is comprised of players recruited and signed by Anthony Grant.
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4. DAYTON FLYERS 2020-21 ROSTER

Dayton Flyers Add Koby Brea, R.J. Blakney, and Luke Frazier – University of Dayton – November 15, 2019

University of Dayton men's basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that three prospects – Luke Frazier, Koby Brea, and R.J. Blakney – have signed a letter of intent to become a student-athlete at Dayton.

Luke Frazier (6-foot-5, 170 lb. Point Guard) averaged 22.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.2 blocks and 2.1 steals per game as a senior. Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Ohio Division II Player of the Year. Luke holds the Lake Catholic High School career records in assists (307) and steals (177), and is second in career scoring (1,665). He also holds the school indoor record for high jump (6-4).

Koby Brea (6-foot-6, 174 lb. Wing) averaged 20.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 5.2 assists as a senior. In 2020, Kobe led Monsignor Scanlon High School to the final four of the Class AA New York Catholic High School Athletic Association for the first time in school history, but the remainder of the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Named ‘Second Team All-New York’.

R.J. Blakney (6-foot-6, 195 Lb. Wing) averaged 20.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. R.J. was named ‘New England Preparatory School Class A Co-Player of the Year’.

Zimife Nwokeji: Always On The Rise Representing Tallahassee - SB Nation - February 17, 2019

Although Zimife Nwokeji has yet to sign the Letter Of Intent to play ball at Florida State University starting next fall ... Nwokeji[/ boasted offers from recognizable programs such as Missouri and Ohio State, which he dumped at the chance of joining FSU. Once a Top-50 national prospect per 247 Composite rankings, Nwokeji sits at the verge of the 200-best kids from the 2019 class now.

Zimife Nwokeji picks Flyers after reopening his recruitment in November - DDN Flyer Nation - December 15, 2019

Updated Look at Dayton’s 2020 Recruiting Class - Grant Kelly, A10Talk - December 15, 2019

Elijah Weaver Joins Men’s Basketball Program – University of Dayton – May 27, 2020

University of Dayton men's basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that Elijah Weaver, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound point guard from Cocoa, Fla., has signed with the Flyers. A highly-touted Top 50 player in high school, Weaver was a key player in the USC rotation the last two years. He played in 59 games with 19 starts, averaging 5.9 points, 2.1 assists, 2.1 rebounds, and 21.3 minutes a game. In 2019-20, he started 14 games and averaged 6.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists. He was fifth on the team in scoring as the Trojans went 22-9 overall.

Weaver was a four-star recruit who ranked 45th in the class of 2018, according to the 247Sports.com composite rankings. The highest of the rankings he earned was 37th on ESPN's top 100 list.

Dwayne Cohill To Miss 2020-21 Season With ACL Injury – University of Dayton – October 14, 2020

DAYTON – The University of Dayton has announced that junior guard Dwayne Cohill has suffered an ACL tear to his left knee, and will miss the 2020-21 men's basketball season.

Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Roster – University of Dayton • Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Roster – ESPN • Dayton Flyers 5-Year Roster – VerbalCommits.com

Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Active Player Roster

Senior • PG • JALEN CRUTCHER • 6'1", 175 lbs. • Memphis TN • Ridgeway HS
RS Senior • PG • RODNEY CHATMAN • 6'1", 180 lbs. • Lithonia GA • Lithonia HS
RS Senior • SG/SF • IBI WATSON • 6'5", 195 lbs. • Pickerington OH • Pickerington Central HS
RS Senior • C • JORDY TSHIMANGA • 6'11", 278 lbs. • Montreal, Quebec • The Macduffie School

RS Junior • PF • CHASE JOHNSON • 6'9", 226 lbs • Ripley, W.Va. • Huntington Prep

Freshman • SG/SF/PF • MUSTAPHA AMZIL • 6'10", 215 lbs. • Helsinki, Finland • Finland FIBA U18 Team (Nov. 16, 2020 commitment)
RS Freshman • C • MOULAYE SISSOKO • 6'9", 250 lbs. • Bamako, Mali • Lincoln Academy GA
RS Freshman • SG/SF • ZIMI NWOKEJI • 6'7", 220 lbs. • Quincy FL • Spire Academy
Freshman • SG/SF • R.J. BLAKNEY • 6'6", 195 lbs. • Hagerstown MD • Loomis Chaffee School
Freshman • SG/SF • KOBY BREA • 6'6", 174 lbs. • Washington Heights NY • Monsignor Scanlan HS
Freshman • PG • LUKE FRAZIER • 6'5", 170 lbs. • Mentor OH • Lake Catholic HS

Dayton Basketball: Analyzing Flyers Depth Chart for 2020-21 Season – Part 1: Overview – Carter Chapley, FanSided – September 25, 2020

Dayton Basketball: Analyzing Flyers Depth Chart for 2020-21 Season – Part 2: Guards – Carter Chapley, FanSided – September 25, 2020

Dayton Basketball: Analyzing Flyers Depth Chart for 2020-21 Season – Part 3: Forwards – Carter Chapley, FanSided – September 25, 2020

Dayton Basketball: Analyzing Flyers Depth Chart for 2020-21 Season – Part 4: Centers – Carter Chapley, FanSided – September 25, 2020

Dayton Basketball: Analyzing Flyers Depth Chart for 2020-21 Season – Part 5: The Bottom Line for Dayton Basketball – September 25, 2020

Jalen Crutcher is now unequivocally the man in Dayton – Greg Mitchell, SB Nation – October 20, 2020

The point guard looks to fill the shoes of a gigantic headliner with Obi Toppin gone

Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Redshirted Player Roster

Point guards Dwayne Cohill and Elijah Weaver have both played two seasons, will be sitting out the 2020-21 season, and will then have two seasons of eligibility remaining.

RS Junior • PG • DWAYNE COHILL • 6'2", 180 lbs. • Cleveland OH • Holy Name HS (Medical RS in 2020-21)
RS Junior • PG • ELIJAH WEAVER • 6'6", 205 lbs. • Cocoa FL • Rockledge HS (Transfer from University of Southern California)

==> Elijah Weaver is a true PG.
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5. DAYTON FLYERS 2020-21 SCHEDULE

Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Schedule – University of Dayton • Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Schedule – ESPN
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6. PRESEASON 2020-21 PREDICTIONS

Preseason: Early Rothstein Top 45 for 2021 - Jon Rothstein, CollegeHoopsToday - March 16, 2020

1. Villanova
11. Creighton
25. UConn
32. Saint Louis
35. Providence
37. Richmond

College basketball's way-too-early preseason top 25 teams for the 2020-21 season - Scott Gleeson, USA Today - March 18, 2020

5. Creighton
12. Villanova

Villanova tops college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2020-21 - Jeff Borzello, ESPN - March 21, 2020

1. Villanova Wildcats
2. Creighton Bluejays
25. Richmond Spiders

Atlantic 10 Offseason Breakdown - Jon Rothstein, CollegeHoopsToday - June 6, 2020

1. Saint Louis
2. Richmond
3. Dayton
4. St. Bonaventure
5. Duquesne
6. Rhode Island
7. Davidson
8. UMass
9. George Mason
10. VCU
11. George Washington
12. La Salle
13. St. Joseph’s
14. Fordham

CSM’s 2020-21 Top 144 Previews - College Sports Madness – June 21, 2020 to November 12, 2020

3. Villanova Wildcats
19. Creighton Bluejays
29. Saint Louis Billikens
30. Richmond Spiders
37. Seton Hall Pirates
40. UConn Huskies
46. Providence Friars

51. Marquette Golden Eagles
54. Xavier Musketeers
60. St. Bonaventure Bonnies
62. St. John’s Red Storm
65. Dayton Flyers
66. Butler Bulldogs
72. Massachusetts Minutemen
78. Georgetown Bulldogs
80. Duquesne Dukes
92. DePaul Blue Demons
100. Davidson Wildcats

116. VCU Rams
126. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
138. Rhode Island Rams

CSM’s 2019-20 Top 144 Previews: Dayton and Xavier – Fieldhouse Flyer’s reply to BEXU’s post - September 16, 2020

2021 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings – Kenpom.com – November 1, 2020

4. Villanova
13. Creighton
34. Marquette
43. UConn
45. Saint Louis
49. Dayton
50. Seton Hall

56. Butler
62. Richmond
63. Providence
65. Xavier
72. St. John's
76. St. Bonaventure
80. Davidson
84. Duquesne
85. DePaul
86. Georgetown
97. VCU
98. Rhode Island
100. Notre Dame

112. George Mason
125. UMass
151. La Salle
160. Saint Joseph's
166. Fordham
193. George Washington

College Basketball 1-357 Rankings: Here are the projected best 68 teams for the 2020-21 season - Matt Norlander, CBS Sports – November 5, 2020

1. Villanova
11. Creighton
31. Saint Louis
36. Richmond
41. Seton Hall
42. Dayton
43. UConn
44. Butler
47. Marquette

57. Providence
62. Davidson
64. Xavier
74. St. John's
83. Duquesne
85. St. Bonaventure
90. Notre Dame
100. VCU

107. DePaul
116. Rhode Island
122. Georgetown
133. UMass
143. George Mason
176. La Salle
185. George Washington
204. Fordham
207. Saint Joseph's

2020-21 Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Teams - Atlantic 10 Conference – November 10, 2020

2020-21 ATLANTIC 10 PRESEASON POLL

1. Richmond (19 First-place votes) ...... 380
2. Saint Louis (7) ...... 364
3. Dayton (2) ...... 318
4. St. Bonaventure ...... 307
5. Duquesne ...... 278
6. Rhode Island ...... 246
7. Davidson ...... 229
8. Massachusetts ...... 192
9. VCU ...... 175
10. George Mason ...... 133
11. George Washington ...... 113
12. Saint Joseph’s ...... 85
13. La Salle ...... 80
14. Fordham ...... 40

It is worth noting that Dayton was also picked to finish third in last year’s Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll:

2019-20 Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Teams - Atlantic 10 Conference – October 24, 2019

2019-20 ATLANTIC 10 PRESEASON POLL

1. VCU (19 First-place votes) ...... 381
2. Davidson (8) ...... 359
3. Dayton (1) ......341

FINAL NCAA NITTY-GRITTY REPORT (through games of March 12, 2020) NCAA.org, March 12, 2020

NET Ranking • Team • (W-L) • SOS Ranking • Non-conference SOS Ranking • (Record vs. Quad 1 and Quad 2 Teams)

3 • Dayton • (29-2) • 27 • 48 • (13-2) ==> #1 seed in Atlantic 10 Tournament
68 • VCU • (18-13) • 56 • 156 • (3-11) ==> #9 seed in Atlantic 10 Tournament
75 • Davidson • (16-14) • 109 • 202 • (6-8) ==> #7 seed in Atlantic 10 Tournament

by **Fieldhouse Flyer** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:28 pm

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020 UPDATE – Part II

1. Coach Anthony Grant
2. Obi Toppin
3. Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Statistics
4. Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Roster
5. Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Schedule
6. Preseason 2020-21 Predictions
7. Anthony Grant’s Recruits and the 247Sports Composite Player Rankings
8. Anthony Grant’s HS Class of 2021 Commitments
9. Dayton Flyers 2021-22 Roster
10. Commentary
11. What Is A Mid-Major?
12. Beer
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7. ANTHONY GRANT’S RECRUITS AND THE 247SPORTS COMPOSITE PLAYER RANKINGS

Season • Team • W-L (Conf. W-L) • Standing • Postseason • FINAL RANKING ==> Ranking • SOS Ranking • W-L vs. Quad 1 • W-L vs. Quad 2

2017–18 • Dayton • 14–17 (8–10) • 9th • None • 2018 FINAL RPI ==> RPI Ranking: 129 • SOS Ranking: 38 • 0-5 vs. Quad 1 • 1-2 vs. Quad 2
2018–19 • Dayton • 21–12 (13–5) • 3rd • NIT First Round • 2019 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 69 • SOS Ranking: 93 • 1-5 vs. Quad 1 • 2-3 vs. Quad 2
2019–20 • Dayton • 29–2 (18–0) • 1st • NCAA #1 seed • 2020 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 3 • SOS Ranking: 27 • 5-2 vs. Quad 1 • 8-0 vs. Quad 2

Here’s how Anthony Grant built a 29-2 team in his first three seasons as UD’s head coach:

Anthony Grant Named New Dayton Men’s Basketball Coach – University of Dayton – March 30, 2017

PG Jalen Crutcher decommits from Chattanooga Mocs – 247Sports – April 10, 2017

Dayton Coach Anthony Grant Names Coaching Staff – University of Dayton – April 19, 2017

Dayton Flyers 5-Year Roster – VerbalCommits.com

TABLE 7.1: Anthony Grant’s Recruits – Sorted Chronologically by Date of ‘Commitment to Dayton’

⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Jalen Crutcher - National Ranking: #328 in the HS Class of 2017 • PG #65 • Rating: 0.8578
Offers: Dayton (committed May 6, 2017), Missouri State, Chattanooga, Cal State Bakersfield, DePaul

0-star PF Obi Toppin - National Ranking: N/A in the HS Class of 2017 • Unranked PF • Rating: N/A
Offers: Dayton (committed May 17, 2017), Illinois, Mississippi State, Rhode Island

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Dwayne Cohill - National Ranking: #136 in the HS Class of 2018 • CG #15 • Rating: 0.9354
Offers: Dayton (committed September 11, 2017), Ohio State, Penn State, Northwestern, Butler, DePaul, Xavier, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt, Clemson, New Mexico, Texas, Tulsa, UNLV

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF Ibi Watson - National Ranking: #239 in the HS Class of 2016 • SG #44 • Rating: 0.8600 ==> Transferred to Dayton on April 25, 2018.
Offers: Michigan (committed July 28, 2015), Indiana, Akron, Bowling Green, Dayton, Duquesne, Massachusetts, Miami (OH), Ohio University

0-star PG Rodney Chatman (HS Class of 2016) is not listed in the 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN, nor Scout databases. ==> Transferred to Dayton on May 8, 2018.
==> Rodney Chatman Commits to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press - December 17, 2015

⭐️⭐️⭐️ C Jordy Tshimanga - National Ranking: #161 in the HS Class of 2016 • C #21 • Rating: 0.8942 ==> Transferred to Dayton on August 13, 2018.
Offers: Nebraska (committed May 16, 2016), Minnesota, Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, UNLV, Boston College, LSU, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Providence, SMU, TCU, UCF, Virginia Tech

⭐️⭐️⭐️ C Moulaye Sissoko - National Ranking: #361 in the HS Class of 2019 • C #61 • Rating: 0.8689
Offers: Dayton (committed October 8, 2018), Xavier, Penn State, Mississippi State, Missouri State, South Carolina, USF

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF Chase Johnson - National Ranking: #85 in the HS Class of 2017 • PF #19 • Rating: 0.9579 ==> Transferred to Dayton on January 7, 2019.
Offers: Florida (committed October 3, 2016), Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Penn State, Marquette, Clemson, Duquesne, Richmond, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, TCU, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech

⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Lukas Frazier - National Ranking: #480 in the HS Class of 2020 PG #71 Rating: 0.8000
Offers (1): Dayton (committed June 11, 2019)

0-star SG Koby Brea • HS Class of 2020 is not listed in the 247Sports, ESPN, nor Scout databases.
==> Shortly after Koby Brea committed to Dayton, Rivals.com created a prospect profile: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG Koby Brea
Offers: Dayton (committed October 8, 2019), Manhattan, Massachusetts. More about Koby Brea

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF R.J. Blakney - National Ranking: #408 in the HS Class of 2020 • SG #74 • Rating: 0.8678
Offers: Dayton (committed November 14, 2019), Long Beach State, Mount St. Mary's, Old Dominion, Saint Joseph's, St. Bonaventure, Tulsa

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF Zimi Nwokeji - National Ranking: #216 in the HS Class of 2019 • SF #48 • Rating: 0.8880
Offers: Dayton (committed December 15, 2019), Florida State, Ohio State, Butler, St. John's, Georgia Tech, Missouri, Virginia Tech

Anthony Grant Named Naismith National Coach Of The Year – University of Dayton - April 2, 2020

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Elijah Weaver - National Ranking: #45 in the HS Class of 2018 • CG #5 • Rating: 0.9832 ==> Transferred to Dayton on May 27, 2020.
Offers: USC (committed October 23, 2017), Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Arizona, Boston College, Butler, Cincinnati, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Iowa State, Louisville, Maryland, Memphis, Miami (FL), Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Villanova, Virginia, Wake Forest

⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Malachi Smith - National Ranking: #207 in the HS Class of 2021 • CG #25 • Rating: 0.8885
Offers: Dayton (committed August 29, 2020), Georgetown, Seton Hall, Rutgers, Oklahoma State, Washington State, Massachusetts, Iona, Manhattan, East Carolina, Saint Peter's, Stony Brook

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF DaRon Holmes - National Ranking: #38 in the HS Class of 2021 • PF #10 • Rating: 0.9840
Offers: Dayton (committed October 24, 2020), Marquette, Arizona, Arizona State, New Mexico, California, UCLA, USC, Virginia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, LSU, Ole Miss, Texas Tech

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF Kaleb Washington - National Ranking: #133 in the HS Class of 2021 • SF #26 • Rating: 0.9298
Offers: Dayton (committed October 26, 2020), Cincinnati, Xavier, Florida State, Miami FL, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, Arkansas, Missouri, San Diego State

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF/PF Mustapha Amzil - National Ranking: #306 in the HS Class of 2021 • PF #58 • Rating: 0.8278
Offers: Dayton (committed November 16, 2020), Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, DePaul, Marquette, St. John's, Boston College, Pittsburgh, NC State, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State

TABLE 7.2: Anthony Grant’s Recruits – Sorted in Order of 247Sports Composite National Rating

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF DaRon Holmes • 6'8", 185 lbs. • Goodyear AZ • #38 (HS Class of 2021) • PF #10 • Rating: 0.9840

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Elijah Weaver • 6'6", 205 lbs. • Cocoa FL • #45 (HS Class of 2018) • CG #5 • Rating: 0.9832

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF Chase Johnson • 6'9", 226 lbs • Ripley, W.Va. • #85 (HS Class of 2017) • PF #19 • Rating: 0.9579

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Dwayne Cohill • 6'2", 180 lbs. • Cleveland OH • #136 (HS Class of 2018) • CG #15 • Rating: 0.9354

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF Kaleb Washington • 6'8", 190 lbs. • Mableton, GA• #130 (HS Class of 2021) • SF #26 • Rating: 0.9297

⭐️⭐️⭐️ C Jordy Tshimanga • 6'11", 278 lbs. • Montreal, Quebec • #161 (HS Class of 2016) • C #21 • Rating: 0.8942

⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Malachi Smith • 6'0", 165 lbs. • Cocoa FL • #206 (HS Class of 2021) • CG #23 • Rating: 0.8883

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF Zimi Nwokeji • 6'7", 220 lbs. • #216 (HS Class of 2019) • SF #48 • Rating: 0.8880

⭐️⭐️⭐️ C Moulaye Sissoko • 6'9", 250 lbs. • Bamako, Mali #361 (HS Class of 2019) • C #61 • Rating: 0.8689

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF R.J. Blakney • 6'6", 195 lbs. • Hagerstown MD • #408 (HS Class of 2020) • SG #74 • Rating: 0.8678

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF Ibi Watson • 6'5", 194 lbs. • Pickerington OH • #239 (HS Class of 2016) • SG #44 • Rating: 0.8600

⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Jalen Crutcher • 6'1", 175 lbs. • Memphis TN • #328 (HS Class of 2017) • Rating: 0.8578

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF/PF Mustapha Amzil • 6'10", 215 lbs. • Helsinki, Finland • National Ranking: #306 in the HS Class of 2021 • PF #58 • Rating: 0.8278

⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Lukas Frazier • 6'5", 170 lbs. • Mentor OH • #480 (HS Class of 2020) PG #71 Rating: 0.8000

0-star PF Obi Toppin • 6'9", 220 lbs. • Brooklyn, N.Y.• National Ranking: N/A (HS Class of 2017) • Unranked PF • Rating: N/A

0-star PG Rodney Chatman • 6'1", 180 lbs. • Lithonia GA • (HS Class of 2016) • Not listed in the 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN, nor Scout databases.

0-star SG/SF Koby Brea • 6'6", 174 lbs. • Washington Heights NY • ( HS Class of 2020) • Not listed in the 247Sports, ESPN, nor Scout databases.

Note that the Tables above do not include recruits who transferred from UD prior to completing their four-year basketball eligibility.
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8. ANTHONY GRANT’S HS CLASS OF 2021 COMMITMENTS

8.1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Malachi Smith • 6'0", 165 lbs. • Cocoa FL • #206 (HS Class of 2021) • CG #23 • Rating: 0.8883

• This Is New York - Part 8: Malachi Smith Is A Raven On The Rise - David Cordova - DavesJoint.net - August 19, 2019

• St. Raymond’s guard Malachi Smith sets announcement date – Adam Zagoria, ZAGSBLOG - August 15, 2020

• Scoochie Smith’s younger brother, Malachi, becomes first member of UD’s 2021 recruiting class – Peter Burtnett, Flyers News - August 29, 2020

• Dayton lands quality guard Malachi Smith – Brian Snow, 247Sports - August 29, 2020

• 2021 Guard Malachi Smith Commits to Dayton – A10Talk.com - August 29, 2020

8.2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF DaRon Holmes • 6'8", 185 lbs. • Goodyear AZ • #39 (HS Class of 2021) • PF #10 • Rating: 0.9840

• DaRon Holmes Names Top Four – Ryan McMullen, ZAGSBLOG – September 24, 2020

• Two-time All-Arizona basketball player DaRon Holmes commits to Dayton Flyers - Patrick Breen/The Arizona Republic - October 24, 2020

• Dayton has landed four-star forward DaRon Holmes - Dushawn London, 247 Sports - October 24, 2020

• Class of 2021 top 40 recruit commits to UD – Peter Burtnett, Flyers News - October 24, 2020

• The DaRon Holmes Blog: This is Why I Committed to Dayton… - DaRon Holmes, SI.com - October 24, 2020

8.3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF Kaleb Washington • 6'8", 190 lbs. • Mableton, GA• #130 (HS Class of 2021) • SF #26 • Rating: 0.9297

• Kaleb Washington seeing interest rise - Dan McDonal, Yahoo/Rivals - November 10, 2019

• 6'8 SG Kaleb Washington Has Pro Style Game! Highlights From Tip-Off Classic! – YouTube Video - July 7, 2020

• ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SF Kaleb Washington - Rivals.com Profile

• Dayton lands second 4-star basketball recruit in a week – Tar Heel Times – October 26, 2012

• Dayton snags another top pledge in Kaleb Washington - Brian Snow, 247Sports - October 26, 2020

8.4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF/PF Mustapha Amzil • 6'10", 215 lbs. • Helsinki, Finland • National Ranking: #306 in the HS Class of 2021 • PF #58 • Rating: 0.8278

• 2021's Mustapha Amzil emerging as national recruit - StockRisers - October 14, 2020

SR: Outside of North Carolina’s new interest, what other schools have shown interest?
Amzil: “Duke, Kentucky, and Florida reached out to my coaches.”

SR: Describe your game, break it down if you had to scout yourself.
Amzil: “I can play multiple positions and score on all levels. I like to get my teammates involved and I think my court-vision is good and I have a high-IQ. Rebounding is also one of my strengths. I need to improve on staying solid on the defensive end so I’m able to guard all positions and I’m constantly improving.”

• 2021 PF Mustapha Amzil emerging as national recruit, will speak with UNC - TarHeelTimes - October 14, 2020

Class of 2021 power forward Mustapha Amzil hails from Finland, stands 6-foot-10, and weighs nearly 215-pounds. He’s been in the states for just under two weeks and has already turned into a national recruit. He’s one of the most impressive international prospects available and has already heard from North Carolina.

• Indiana Basketball Offers 2021 Forward Mustapha Amzil - SI.com – November 13, 2020

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball continues its search for another 2021 commit. The Hoosiers offered Mustapha Amzil on November 11th. Indiana just offered four-star senior Mustapha Amzil, he told @Stockrisers. Archie Miller and the staff virtually met with him this evening.

• Indiana Hoosiers Recruiting: 2021 Forward Mustapha Amzil - HoosierSportsNation Message Board – November, 2020

8.5 Anthony Grant’s HS Class of 2021 Commitments

An in-depth look at Dayton’s trio of 2021 recruits - Luc Almeda, FlyerNews.com - October 27, 2020

Dayton’s 2021 recruiting class rises in national rankings - David Jablonski, Dayton Daily News – October 27, 2020

Dayton Adds Nationally-Ranked Recruiting Class – University of Dayton – November 11, 2020

DAYTON – University of Dayton men's basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that three prospects – Malachi Smith, DaRon Holmes, and Kaleb Washington -- have signed a letter of intent to become a student-athlete at Dayton.

Malachi Smith – 6-foot-0, 165 pound Guard from The Bronx, N.Y.
A three/four-star recruit, Smith led St. Raymond High School For Boys to the 2020 New York Catholic High School Athletic Association AA regular season championship. St. Raymond ranked first in New York City and fourth in the state of New York. Smith was named AA First Team All-CHSAA and Third Team All-New York after averaging 19.2 points, 8.0 assists and 5.2 rebounds in his first varsity season. He is the third-ranked player in New York City (and the top point guard), and the sixth-ranked player in the state. An AAU teammate on the famed New York Gauchos with current Flyer freshman Koby Brea, Smith's connection with the UD basketball program goes back much farther than that. His brother Scoochie was an All-Atlantic 10 guard in 2017. This fall he was named the regular season MVP of the Gauchos Roundball Classic, and first team all-tournament. Video

DaRon Holmes – 6-foot-8, 185 pound Forward from Goodyear, Arizona
DaRon Holmes is the highest-ranked high school recruit to ever sign with the Flyers. A four-star recruit, he is ranked 36th nationally. Holmes played his first three high school seasons at Millennium High School in Goodyear, Ariz. Last year, he was the Arizona Gatorade High School Player of the Year after averaging 23.7 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.8 blocks and 3.1 assists per game for the AIA Conference 5A state finalists. Millennium finished 24-6 in 2019-20 in reaching the Arizona 5A championship game for the second consecutive year. This season, Holmes is playing for one of the strongest teams in the country, Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla. Montverde has four players on its roster ranked in the top 100 top of the 2021 class, and four ranked in the top 50 in the class of 2022. Video

Kaleb Washington – 6-foot-8, 190 pound Forward from Mableton, Georgia
Kaleb Washington is another four-star and Top 100 recruit for the Flyers. Hailing from Mableton, Ga., he was a varsity player for Pebblebrook High School since his freshman season. He saw limited action as a rookie, and played through injuries as a sophomore, averaging 8.0 points and 5.1 rebounds a game. He broke out last year, averaging 15.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest. He was All-Cobb County and First Team All-Region. Pebblebrook was regional champion in 2019, and regional runner-up in 2020. Washington is playing his senior season at Georgia powerhouse Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga. Video

National Signing Day: Five programs that delivered when they had to – 247Sports – November 11, 2020

Today marks the commencement of the early signing period and 126 of the 150 prospects in the 2021 247Sports Composite Rankings have already found their future homes. With 84-percent of the Top150 off the board, there were several programs that delivered when they had to but five really stood out.

Dayton Flyers - Team Ranking: No. 25 overall

Anthony Grant made waves last season on the national scale and he's built off that momentum with a Top 25 class in the country. Dayton has proven to be a serious program out of the Atlantic 10 but the impact Obi Toppin took them to a new level in 2021, paying off on the national scale.

The Flyers have secured three prospects in the class but none are bigger than DaRon Holmes, the No. 38 overall prospect in the country. Holmes is a versatile power forward prospect with size, length, athleticism, a budding skillset and upside to develop and tap into.

They also have secured Kaleb Washington, another Top150 prospect out of Georgia, along with three-star CG Malachi Smith. Washington brings size and length to the perimeter, can make shots off the catch and bounce and has upside on both sides of the ball. Smith is a tough and aggressive guard and makes for a good fit to the Dayton program. He can score from all three levels and is tough attacking the basket.

The Dayton staff had massive success on the court last season and were primed for a run in March but although the season ended the way no one wanted it to, they have carried that success to the recruiting trail and have geared up for the future.

Men’s Basketball Adds Mustapha Amzil To Stellar Recruiting Class – University of Dayton - November 16, 2020

National Ranking Rises to No. 15 With Fourth Student-Athlete In The Early Signing Period

DAYTON – University of Dayton men's basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that Mustapha Amzil, a 6-foot-10, 215 pound forward from Helsinki, Finland, has signed his letter of intent with the Flyers. Amzil came to the United States this fall and is attending First Love Christian Academy in Washington, Pa. He is in a position to complete the semester at First Love and then enroll at UD and join the Flyers this winter. Amzil had a strong showing in 2019 playing for Finland at the U18 European Championships in Latvia, where he averaged 12.4 points and 7.3 rebounds in seven games. Video

Mustapha Amzil commits to Dayton, will enroll in January – Jacob Polacheck, ZAGSBLOG – November 16, 2020

Mustapha Amzil, the 6-foot-10, 215-pound forward from First Love (PA) Christian Academy, has committed to Dayton and will enroll in January, he tells ZAGSBLOG. After moving from Finland to the United States in October, Amzil immediately became one of the most highly recruited prospect in the nation with Dayton extending an offer on October 9th. “He brings a high basketball IQ and a very unique skill set for a kid his size,” First Love head coach Khayree Wilson said. “There’s not too much he can’t do on the court. I’ll be excited to see him play in January this season.”
Amzil chose Dayton over offers from Indiana, Marquette, SMU, Illinois, N.C. State, DePaul, Kansas State, Georgia Tech, Pitt, Oklahoma State, Boston College, St. John’s and Maryland.

8.6 Millennium High School (Phoenix) and Montverde Academy (Orlando)

Millennium High School is in Goodyear, Arizona – a suburb a Phoenix. Montverde Academy is in Monteverde, Florida – a suburb of Orlando.

Millennium's DaRon Holmes picks up hoops offer from Kansas after sophomore season Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic – May 30, 2019

2019 -20 Arizona Boys Basketball Player of the Year: DARON HOLMES, Millennium HS – Gatorade.com - March 26, 2020

Millennium's DaRon Holmes named Gatorade Arizona boys basketball Player of the Year - Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic - March 26, 2020

Millennium's DaRon Holmes transfers to boys hoops national powerhouse Montverde Academy Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic – May 28, 2020

DaRon Holmes announced on Thursday he's moving to Florida to join the perennially top-ranked national championship contender Montverde Academy. Montverde went undefeated at 25-0 last season. Montverde has won four national titles under head coach Kevin Boyle since he arrived at the program in 2011.

ESPN Final 2019-20 High School Top 25 – ESPN – March 9, 2020

1. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), 25-0
2. Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.), 30-1
3. Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah), 27-2
4. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 23-3
5. Sunrise Christian (Bel Aire, Kan.), 22-3
6. DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.), 30-3
7. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 37-3
8. Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.), 22-3
9. Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.), 26-3
10. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, Minn.), 28-0

Why Montverde is being called the best high school basketball team ever - Ricky O'Donnell, SB Nation - January 21, 2020

Montverde’s 2019-20 Team Was the Best High School Basketball Team Ever - Charlotte Kennedy, SportsCasting - August 8, 2020

Montverde Academy 2020-21 Boys Basketball Roster - Montverde Academy

#31 • DARON HOLMES • Senior 6’-9” • Goodyear, AZ

Montverde Academy, Oak Hill among independent schools forming new basketball league – Adam Zagoria, ZAGSBLOG – October 29, 2020

Montverde Academy 2020-21 Boys Basketball Schedule - Montverde
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9. DAYTON FLYERS 2021-22 ROSTER

Dayton Flyers 5-Year Roster – VerbalCommits.com

TABLE 9.1: Dayton Flyers 2021-22 Roster – Sorted by Class

RS Senior • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF Chase Johnson • 6'9", 226 lbs • Ripley, W.Va. • #85 (HS Class of 2017) • PF #19 • Rating: 0.9579

RS Junior • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Elijah Weaver • 6'6", 205 lbs. • Cocoa FL • #45 (HS Class of 2018) • CG #5 • Rating: 0.9832
RS Junior • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Dwayne Cohill • 6'2", 180 lbs. • Cleveland OH • #136 (HS Class of 2018) • CG #15 • Rating: 0.9354

Sophomore • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF/PF Mustapha Amzil • 6'10", 215 lbs. • Finland • National Ranking: #306 in the HS Class of 2021 • PF #58 • Rating: 0.8278
RS Sophomore • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ C Noulaye Sissoko • 6'9", 250 lbs. • Bamako, Mali #361 (HS Class of 2019) • C #61 • Rating: 0.8689
RS Sophomore • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF Zimi Nwokeji • 6'7", 220 lbs. • #216 (HS Class of 2019) • SF #48 • Rating: 0.8880
Sophomore • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF R.J. Blakney • 6'6", 195 lbs. • Hagerstown MD • #408 (HS Class of 2020) • SG #74 • Rating: 0.8678
Sophomore • 0-star SG/SF Koby Brea • 6'6", 174 lbs. • Washington Heights NY • ( HS Class of 2020) • Not listed in the 247Sports, ESPN, nor Scout databases.
Sophomore • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Lukas Frazier • 6'5", 170 lbs. • Mentor OH • #480 (HS Class of 2020) PG #71 Rating: 0.8000

Freshman • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF DaRon Holmes • 6'9", 200 lbs. • Goodyear AZ • #39 (HS Class of 2021) • PF #10 • Rating: 0.9840
Freshman • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF Kaleb Washington • 6'7", 190 lbs. • Mableton, GA• #130 (HS Class of 2021) • SF #26 • Rating: 0.9297
Freshman • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Malachi Smith • 6'0", 155 lbs. • Cocoa FL • #206 (HS Class of 2021) • CG #23 • Rating: 0.8883

TABLE 9.2: Dayton Flyers 2021-22 Roster – Sorted by Position

RS Sophomore • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ C Noulaye Sissoko • 6'9", 250 lbs. • Bamako, Mali #361 (HS Class of 2019) • C #61 • Rating: 0.8689

RS Senior • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF Chase Johnson • 6'9", 226 lbs • Ripley, W.Va. • #85 (HS Class of 2017) • PF #19 • Rating: 0.9579
Freshman • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF DaRon Holmes • 6'8", 185 lbs. • Goodyear AZ • #39 (HS Class of 2021) • PF #10 • Rating: 0.9840

Sophomore • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF/PF Mustapha Amzil • 6'10", 215 lbs. • Finland • National Ranking: #306 in the HS Class of 2021 • PF #58 • Rating: 0.8278

RS Sophomore • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF Zimi Nwokeji • 6'7", 220 lbs. • #216 (HS Class of 2019) • SF #48 • Rating: 0.8880
Freshman • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF Kaleb Washington • 6'8", 190 lbs. • Mableton, GA• #130 (HS Class of 2021) • SF #26 • Rating: 0.9297
Sophomore • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF R.J. Blakney • 6'6", 195 lbs. • Hagerstown MD • #408 (HS Class of 2020) • SG #74 • Rating: 0.8678
Sophomore • 0-star SG/SF Koby Brea • 6'6", 174 lbs. • Washington Heights NY • ( HS Class of 2020) • Not listed in the 247Sports, ESPN, nor Scout databases.

RS Junior • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Elijah Weaver • '6", 205 lbs. • Cocoa FL • #45 (HS Class of 2018) • CG #5 • Rating: 0.9832
Sophomore • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Lukas Frazier • 6'5", 170 lbs. • Mentor OH • #480 (HS Class of 2020) PG #71 Rating: 0.8000
RS Junior • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Dwayne Cohill • 6'2", 180 lbs. • Cleveland OH • #136 (HS Class of 2018) • CG #15 • Rating: 0.9354
Freshman • ⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Malachi Smith • 6'0", 155 lbs. • Cocoa FL • #206 (HS Class of 2021) • CG #23 • Rating: 0.8883

Note that the Tables above do not include recruits who transferred from UD prior to completing their four-year basketball eligibility.
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10. COMMENTARY

10.1 Historic Context

The 2019-20 Dayton Flyers are already a permanent part of UD’s rich basketball folklore, to be passed down to future generations of the Flyer Faithful. The 2019-20 season will deservedly join Tom Blackburn’s celebrated teams of the 1950s and Don Donoher’s 1966-67 NCAA Tournament runner-up team in the list of the Flyers’ greatest seasons of all-time.

The Best Dayton Men’s Basketball Team Ever Is Also The Most Dunkalicious - Josh Planos, FiveThirtyEight - February 25, 2020

10.2 Dayton Flyers on the Court

The following 16½- minute video is well worth watching for those of you who are unfamiliar with Coach Grant’s NBA-style offense:

Why Dayton is the Hardest Team to Guard in the Country - YouTube video (16 min. 38 sec.) - Hoop Vision - January 23, 2020

How Anthony Grant built Dayton into an offensive powerhouse - Brian Bennett, The Athletic - February 25, 2020

Dayton Flyers Continuity Ball Screen Offense Playbook - Scott Peterman, CoachTube.com – July 6, 2020

The Dayton Flyers were powered by an efficient, high-flying offense, rolling through the A-10 with an undefeated league record. And there’s a reason for that ... the man at the helm is Head Coach Anthony Grant. Grant was an assistant coach for Billy Donovan and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Still, his offensive scheme has decidedly college roots; Dayton primarily runs a version of the Continuity Ball Screen offense that has spread around the entire D1 level.

Dayton Flyers Basketball Playbook – Table of Contents

Basketball Terminology - Dr. James Gels, Coach’s Clipboard

The Playbook Table of Contents linked above shows the great complexity and flexibility of Coach Grant’s offense, which requires athletic players with high basketball I.Q.s in order to execute, as shown in the YouTube video linked above. The fundamental purpose of Coach Grant’s complex offensive is to maximize the opportunities for high-percentage, uncontested shots, which the Flyers excelled at executing last season.

Ever since Grant was hired by UD at the end of March 2017, his recruiting has targeted unselfish athletic players with a high basketball I.Q., a hard work ethic, and a strong desire to improve their game. Coach Grant and his assistant coaches then teach them Dayton’s offensive system and work with them to develop their individual skills, which has proven to be a successful strategy.

In 2020-21, starting point guards Jalen Crutcher and Rodney Chapman will be seniors, along with wing Ibi Watson and center Jordy Tshimanga. The Flyers Faithful are eagerly awaiting another better-than-predicted season this year and the opportunity to play in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

10.3 Player Development

Dayton 2017 Basketball Commits - 247Sports

0-star PF Obi Toppin (6’9”, 200 lbs.) - National Ranking: N/A in the HS Class of 2017 • Unranked PF • Rating: N/A

⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Jalen Crutcher (6’3”, 170 lbs.) - National Ranking: #328 in the HS Class of 2017 • PG #65 • Rating: 0.8578

Ranking the Top 100 And 1 best players in college basketball entering the 2019-20 season - Kyle Boone, Matt Norlander, and Gary Parrish, CBS Sports - October 24, 2019

44. Obi Toppin • Dayton: Kostas Antetokounmpo, in 2018, was Dayton's first NBA pick in 28 years. Next June, Toppin might become the second Flyer in three seasons to get picked. The 6-9 sophomore is a hidden gem who will break out nationally if UD winds up positioning itself for an NCAA Tournament bid. Averaging 20 and 10 is plausible for Toppin, who may well start to step out and expand his game near the arc. – Matt Norlander

Ranking the Top 100 And 1 best players in college basketball entering the 2020-21 season - Kyle Boone, Matt Norlander, Gary Parrish, and David Cobb, CBS Sports - November 11, 2020

16. Jalen Crutcher • Dayton: Just because Obi Toppin is gone doesn't mean Dayton is suddenly depleted. The Flyers should compete for another Atlantic 10 title largely because of Crutcher. The 6-1 senior point guard averaged 15.1 points and 4.9 assists last season while leading the A-10 in assist-to-turnover ratio during league play. – David Cobb

Jeff Goodman’s 2020-21 College Basketball Preseason Awards - Jeff Goodman – October 28, 2020

PRESEASON SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

PG Jalen Crutcher, 6-1, 175, Sr., Dayton • With Obi Toppin off to the NBA, it’s Crutcher’s show. The Memphis native is a tough, well-rounded floor leader who will need to shoulder even more of the load this season. 2019-20 Stats: 15.1 PPG, 4.9 APG, 42% 3-pointers.

In the 247Sports Composite Player Rankings for the HS Class of 2017, neither Obi Toppin nor Jalen Crutcher made their Top 300 listing. In recent interviews, Dayton’s new commitments Malachi Smith, DaRon Holmes, and Kaleb Washington (HS Class of 2021 • UD Class of 2025) have all mentioned they were aware that Anthony Grant had developed Toppin and Crutcher into 5-star college basketball players, and that was a big factor in their respective decisions to commitment to Dayton. That bodes well for future recruiting and future success on the court.

Fox TV Contract Year. Basketball Season

1. 2013-14 . . . . . 7. 2019-20
2. 2014-15 . . . . . 8. 2020-21
3. 2015-16 . . . . . 9. 2021-22
4. 2016-17 . . . . 10. 2022-23
5. 2017-18 . . . . 11. 2023-24
6. 2018-19 . . . . 12. 2024-25

10.4 Facility Development

This lengthy, well-documented article with many photos and drawings is well worth a red for those of you interested:

UD Arena Construction and Renovations - Emily Janowski, DaytonArenaHistory.org - March, 2019

by **Fieldhouse Flyer** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:29 pm

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020 UPDATE – Part III

1. Coach Anthony Grant
2. Obi Toppin
3. Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Statistics
4. Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Roster
5. Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Schedule
6. Preseason 2020-21 Predictions
7. Anthony Grant’s Recruits and the 247Sports Composite Player Rankings
8. Anthony Grant’s HS Class of 2021 Commitments
9. Dayton Flyers 2021-22 Roster
10. Commentary
11. What Is A Mid-Major?
12. Beer
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11. WHAT IS A MID-MAJOR?

Revisionist History - What if Big East had added more teams?

On March 22, 2020 Xudash wrote:
UD, as a mid-major in a weak conference, doesn’t make the grade, especially now.

Mid-major – Wikipedia

The term "mid-major" was coined in 1977 by Jack Kvancz, head coach of Catholic University's men's basketball team. Such a distinction is not officially acknowledged by the NCAA, nor does the NCAA use the terms "major" and "mid-major" to differentiate between Division I athletic conferences. It is considered offensive and derogatory by some fans and schools.

Typically, the term is used to refer to teams that are members of a conference other than the Power Five. The Big East Conference is not in the Power Five, but is considered a Power conference in basketball. The next tier are sometimes branded as high-majors, which are the Atlantic-10 Conference, American Athletic Conference and the Mountain West Conference. Additionally, one men's program outside of these conferences, West Coast Conference member Gonzaga, is generally considered "high-major" today.

Xavier University – Wikipedia

Endowment: $199.3 million (2019)
Students: 7,127 (Undergraduates: 4,995 • Postgraduates: 2,132)
Campus: 190 acres

University_of_Dayton – Wikipedia

Endowment: $604.2 million (2019)
Students: 10,864 (Undergraduates: 8,516 • Postgraduates: 2,384)
Campus: 388 acres

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On May 8, 2020 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
For over a century, UD’s faculty, students, and alumni have justifiably looked down on Xavier as an inferior institution.

2021 Best Colleges in America – Niche.com – August 2020

2021 RANKINGS – BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA

Rank. School • Overall Niche Grade • Acceptance Rate • Net Price* • SAT Range

25. Georgetown University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 15% • Net Price: $28,509 • SAT Range: 1370-1530 (#2 Catholic College)
64. Villanova University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 29 % • Net Price: $36,958 • SAT Range: 1300-1470 (#4 Catholic College)

151. University of Dayton • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 72 % • Net Price: $34,718 • SAT Range: 1110-1310 (#10 Catholic College)
158. University of Connecticut • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 49% • Net Price: $19,650 • SAT Range: 1210-1420

195. Creighton University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 71% • Net Price: $31,317 • SAT Range: 1150-1350 (#14 Catholic College)
198. Marquette University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 82% • Net Price: $33,081 • SAT Range: 1150-1320 (#15 Catholic College)
211. Butler University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 68 % • Net Price: $37,954 • SAT Range: 1170-1330
222. DePaul University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 68 % • Net Price: $30,584 • SAT Range: 1050-1260 (#20 Catholic College)
253. Providence College • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 49% • Net Price: $37,842 • SAT Range: 1210-1360 (#25 Catholic College)

293. Seton Hall University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 70% • Net Price: $29,974 • SAT Range: 1150-1310 (#31 Catholic College)
397. Xavier University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 74% • Net Price: $31,240 • SAT Range: 1070-1250 (#45 Catholic College)
809. St. John's University • Overall Niche Grade: B • Acceptance Rate: 73% • Net Price: $25,816 • SAT Range: 1060-1250 (#99 Catholic College)

Attendance 2019-20

2019-20 NCAA MBB ATTENDANCE REPORT

Average Attendance Per Game

13,363 • Dayton Flyers
12,709 • Big Ten Conference
11,188 • Southeastern Conference
10,886 • Atlantic Coast Conference
10,521 • Big 12 Conference
10,130 • Big East Conference

7,071 • Pac-12 Conference
7,065 • American Athletic Conference
6,425 • Mountain West Conference
4,809 • Atlantic 10 Conference
4,246 • Missouri Valley Conference

Nothing ‘mid-major’ about that. Nor this:

NCAA Tournament – Quantitative Reference Thread

On Sunday March 15, 2020 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
FINAL NCAA NITTY-GRITTY REPORT (through games of March 12, 2020) – NCAA.org, March 12, 2020

NET Ranking • Team • (W-L) • SOS Ranking • Non-conference SOS Ranking • (Record vs. Quad 1 and Quad 2 Teams)

1 • Gonzaga • (31-2) • 111 • 286 • (11-2)
2 • Kansas • (27-3) • 1 • 1 • (20-3)
3 • Dayton • (29-2) • 27 • 48 • (13-2)

11 • Creighton • (23-7) • 23 • 155 • (15-7)
13 • Villanova • (24-7) • 3 • 36 • (16-7)
15 • Seton Hall • (21-9) • 4 • 78 • (15-9)
19 • Butler • (22-9) • 54 • 228 • (15-9)
26 • Marquette • (18-12) • 5 • 62 • (11-12)
37 • Providence • (19-12) • 9 • 129 • (12-8)

47 • Xavier • (19-13) • 15 • 71 • (10-13)
62 • St. John's • (17-15) • 46 • 202 • (7-14)
65 • Georgetown • (15-17) • 10 • 80 • (8-16)
86 • DePaul • (15-16) • 73 • 301 • (7-15)

FINAL BRACKET MATRIX - SELECTION SUNDAY 2020 – AVERAGES OF 97 FINAL BRACKETS

Seed No. • Team • Conference • Average Seed No.

1 • Kansas • Big 12 • 1.00
1 • Gonzaga • West Coast • 1.00
1 • Baylor • Big 12 • 1.01
1 • Dayton • Atlantic 10 • 1.08

2 • San Diego State • Mountain West • 1.97
2 • Florida State • ACC • 2.01
2 • Villanova • Big East • 2.21
2 • Creighton • Big East • 2.31

3 • Seton Hall • Big East • 3.30
5 • Butler • Big East • 4.90
8 • Providence • Big East • 8.14
9 • Marquette • Big East • 8.87

Xudash – now that your ‘Mid-Major’ nonsense has been thoroughly debunked, is there anything else that you want to get off your chest?

Best Basketball Program in Each State? - bigeastbiggerstage, HLOH thread - August 9, 2020

On August 10, 2020 Xudash wrote:
As far as Ohio goes, there are only three programs that can be taken seriously when it comes to the question posed: Ohio State, Xavier, and UC.
By process of elimination, UC slips to 3rd place.

On August 14, 2020 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
2019-20 Men’s Basketball Media Guide – Xavier University - November 18, 2019

Page 114: All-Time Records vs. All Opponents

Xavier vs. Ohio State • 1-3 (.250)
Xavier vs. Cincinnati • 35-51 (.407)
Xavier vs. Dayton • 76-85 (.472)

Dayton, Cincinnati, and Ohio State had much better basketball programs than Xavier in the 1950s and 1960s. The Broken Anchor article referred to "All-Time" rankings, which has a very specific meaning. With that in mind, the All-Time Best Basketball Program in Ohio rankings are clearly:

1. Ohio State
2. Cincinnati
3. Dayton
4. Xavier

Xudash – you didn’t bother to check the facts before you posted, and consequently, you became cannon fodder. It is noted you didn’t disagree that that Dayton had a better ‘All-Time’ basketball program than Xavier. After two serious beat-downs, do you want to go for the hat trick? Great! Game on!

Conference Realignment: What Next

On June 27, 2020 Xudash wrote:
I can assure that UD’s recruiting would get much better if it could offer the Big East experience. But UD isn’t in the Big East.

We just landed a 4-star 6’10” kid from South Carolina as the first kid locked into our 2021 class. That’s the beauty of being a member of the BIG EAST.

If you want to believe that Anthony Grant can keep up with that, UD’s anomaly season of last year aside, knock yourself out.

O.K. Your new 6’-10” recruit is as skinny as a rail. Dayton’s new 6’-10” recruit is actually a shooting guard with a good handle who can play either forward position, or center.

Xavier 2021 Basketball Commits – 247Sports – updated November 18, 2020

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ C Cesare Edwards • 6'10", 205 lbs. • National Ranking: #87 in the HS Class of 2021 • C #16 • Rating: 0.9582

⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF Elijah Tucker • 6'7", 190 lbs. • National Ranking: #179 in the HS Class of 2021 • PF #36 • Rating: 0.8952

Dayton 2021 Basketball Commits - 247Sports – updated November 18, 2020

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF/PF Mustapha Amzil • 6'10", 215 lbs. • National Ranking: #306 in the HS Class of 2021 • PF #58 • Rating: 0.8278

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF DaRon Holmes • 6'8", 185 lbs. • National Ranking: #38 in the HS Class of 2021 • PF #10 • Rating: 0.9840

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG/SF Kaleb Washington • 6'8", 190 lbs. • National Ranking: #133 in the HS Class of 2021 • SF #26 • Rating: 0.9298

⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Malachi Smith • 6'0", 165 lbs. • National Ranking: #205 in the HS Class of 2021 • CG #25 • Rating: 0.8885

247Sports HS Class of 2021 Team Rankings - 247Sports – updated November 18, 2020

4. Villanova
8. Connecticut
9. DePaul
20. Dayton
22. Georgetown
27. Seton Hall
29. Creighton
37. Gonzaga
41. North Carolina
42. Ohio State
49. Butler
51. Xavier
55. Marquette
57. St. John's
59. Providence
68. Richmond
76. Indiana
78. Notre Dame

Rivals HS Class of 2021 Team Rankings – Rivals.com – updated November 18, 2020

7. Villanova
12. DePaul
14. Connecticut
15. Dayton
31. Georgetown
36. Seton Hall
37. Creighton
38. Gonzaga
39. Ohio State
40. North Carolina
53. Marquette
55T. Butler
55T. St. John's
64. Xavier
66. Providence
72. Indiana
74. Richmond
89. Notre Dame

Xudash – thanks for playing. That was fun. Just to show that there are no hard feelings after your delusional posts, please let me buy you a beer.
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12. BEER

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On May 12, 2017 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
Beer is very important.

The Princeton Review College Rankings 2017 - Lots of Beer

1. University of Wisconsin
2. University of Dayton
3. Bates College
4. Beloit College
5. Lehigh University
6. University of Florida
7. West Virginia University
8. Colgate University
9. Syracuse University
10. University of Illinois

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On May 8, 2020 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
January, 1946 - Three of my uncles returned to the U.S. after serving in Europe for four years. In France, they became good friends with some of their fellow infantrymen who hailed from Milwaukee. On the voyage back to New York, my uncles were willingly talked into settling in Milwaukee and looking for work at the breweries, which were expected to grow in the post-war boom, and that’s exactly what they did. All three of my uncles soon married Milwaukee girls, bought houses, had lots of kids, and eventually sent most of my cousins to Marquette and the big school in Madison.

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On October 19, 2020 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:

The History of Beer in Milwaukee - Gear Patrol
At one time considered the “Beer Capital of the World”, Milwaukee was home to four of the largest brewers in the U.S. Now the city is home to only one: the Miller Brewing Co.

The 9 Most Important Beers in Milwaukee’s Brewing History - MilwaukeeMagazine.com

Beer in Milwaukee - Wikipedia

Brewing Beer in Milwaukee – Encyclopedia of Milwaukee

Milwaukee’s Beer History - VisitMilwaukee.org

Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company - Wikipedia
The Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewery based in Milwaukee and was once the largest producer of beer in the United States. Its namesake beer, Schlitz was known as "The beer that made Milwaukee famous".

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On October 19, 2020 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:

Cincinnati's rise and fall as a brewery town Part 1: From porkopolis to beeropolis, how it all began – WCPO Channel 9 Cincinnati – September 3, 2013

Cincinnati's rise and fall as a brewery town Part 2: Great experiment ends, breweries try a comeback – WCPO Channel 9 Cincinnati – September 4, 2013

Cincinnati's rise and fall as a brewery town Part 3: Do you remember? The Cincinnati beers of old – WCPO Channel 9 Cincinnati – September 5, 2013

Built on Beer: The Cincinnati Region's Brewing History - CincinnatiUSA.com

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On May 6, 2020 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
A lot changed during the 1950s. The striped blazers and straw boaters were replaced by white T-shirts, blue jeans, black leather jackets, and sun glasses. The gin & tonics were replaced by Wiedemann, Burger Brau, Schoenling, and Hudepohl. In the 1950s, the Dayton Flyers made their mark on the national scene.

March 24, 1956 • #2 seed Louisville upsets #1 seed Dayton 93-80 in the NIT Championship game. The legendary 1955-56 Dayton Flyers finish the season with a 25-4 record. Members of that storied 1955-56 team included sophomore Bucky Bockhorn, who later played for the Cincinnati Royals from 1958 to 1965. From 1970 until 2019, Bucky Bockhorn provided the color commentary for WHIO radio broadcasts of UD’s basketball games. The 1955-56 team also included reserve junior Bill Almashy, who later bought the house next door to my parents. Bill Almashy was a native of Martins Ferry, Ohio - on the West bank of the of the Ohio River, across from Wheeling. Bill graduated from Martins Ferry High School in June, 1953, was recruited by Tom Blackburn, and played varsity for the Dayton Flyers from 1954 to 1957. During the 1960s, I spent many summer evenings in the back yard, listening to dad and Bill Almashy talk about the great Dayton Flyers’ teams of the 1950s while drinking their Wiedemanns out of brown glass bottles with the Cincinnati Reds game on the radio in the background.

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My former next-door neighbor Bill Almashy never heard of the coronavirus, and he never dreamed that the 2019-20 Dayton Flyers would equal the No. 3 AP final ranking of his legendary 1955-56 team. But he loved the Cincinnati Reds, Wiedemann beer, Elvis, college basketball, and most of all, his family, friends, the Dayton Flyers, and former teammates. I will miss him and his fascinating stories about the good old days - Martins Ferry, Alex Groza, the City College NY scandal, Adolph Rupp, Tom Blackburn, Don Donoher, and so much more.

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by **Fieldhouse Flyer** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:26 am

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JANUARY 2, 2021 UPDATE

1. A Delayed Start to the 2020-21 Season
2. An Unlucky Start to the 2020-21 Season
3. Kenpom Ratings Explained
4. Preseason Kenpom Ratings – November 1, 2020
5. Kenpom Ratings – Data through games of Friday, November 27, 2020
6. Kenpom Ratings – Data through games of Friday, January 1, 2021
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1. A DELAYED START TO THE 2020-21 SEASON

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On Saturday November 28, 2020 BEXU wrote:
Hopefully, UD will find a team to play this year. That will be lucky.

The Flyers’ scheduling has been decidedly unlucky this year. Six Flyers’ games were cancelled in November and December because of virus/quarantine problems with Flyers’ opponents or exempt tournament quarantine rules.

Bracket Announced for Crossover Classic - Sanford Sports - October 14, 2020

SCHEDULE: NOVEMBER 25,2020

1 p.m. West Virginia vs. Texas A&M
3:30 p.m. Ohio State vs. Memphis
6 p.m Creighton, vs. Utah
8:30 p.m. Dayton vs. Wichita State

Crossover Classic - Wikipedia

Creighton, Dayton, Ohio State, Texas A&M, and Utah dropped out of the tournament prior to the event. The day before the tournament was scheduled to begin, Wichita State withdrew due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the team.

Dayton cancelled THREE scheduled games in the Crossover Classic due to COVID-19.

Men’s Basketball Announces Early-Season Games – University of Dayton – November 20, 2020

The University of Dayton has announced the games it currently has on its men's basketball schedule in November and December. Changes to the schedule, including additional games, will be announced as the schedule evolves due to the current Covid-19 pandemic. The schedule begins with an exhibition game with Cedarville on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. ET. The originally scheduled regular season opener was to be against Bellarmine on December 1, but it was canceled Thursday due to COVID cases within Bellarmine's program. The schedule continues to develop in light of this change.

UD's first game currently on the schedule is a challenging home game against SMU on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. The Mustangs return all five starters and are predicted to finish third in the American Athletic Conference. Three days later, Dayton will host Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday, Dec. 8. The Flyers will play back-to-back games against SEC teams later in December. UD will meet Mississippi State on Saturday, Dec. 12 in Atlanta in the first game of the Holiday Hoopsgiving event. On Dec. 19, Ole Miss will visit the University of Dayton Arena for a nationally-televised game on the NBC Sports Network.

The Flyers hastily-arranged exhibition game against Cedarville was cancelled because Cedarville came down with COVID - the FOURTH game cancelled.

The home opener against Bellarmine was the FIFTH game cancelled due to COVID.

UD Adds Alcorn State to the Schedule On Dec. 1 – University of Dayton – November 24, 2020

The University of Dayton has announced that it will play Alcorn State on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Game time is 7 p.m. ET. It will be the Flyers' season opener, while the Braves will be playing their third game. Tuesday's Alcorn State game replaces the previously scheduled season opener with Bellarmine.

Alcorn positive test before Kent game, so UD game is cancelled too. – November 28, 2020 (That makes SIX games cancelled – and still counting).

Men’s Basketball To Open The Season With Eastern Illinois Tuesday – University of Dayton – November 30, 2020

Eastern Illinois is the third opponent the Flyers have scheduled for the opener. Bellarmine was originally scheduled for Dec. 1, followed by Alcorn State. Both of those teams had to cease basketball operations due to Covid-19 concerns.

If Kenpom published rankings for ‘Luck of Schedule’, Dayton would be low on the list with six cancelled games so far this season.
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2. AN UNLUCKY START TO THE 2020-21 SEASON

Dwayne Cohill To Miss 2020-21 Season With ACL Injury – University of Dayton – October 14, 2020

DAYTON – The University of Dayton has announced that junior guard Dwayne Cohill has suffered an ACL tear to his left knee, and will miss the 2020-21 men's basketball season.

Dayton Falls To SMU 66-64 On Last-Second Shot – University of Dayton - December 5, 2020

Senior Ibi Watson tied the game at 64 on a three-pointer with nine seconds left. SMU then followed with the game-winning layup with 0.2 seconds left on the clock, and Dayton's desperation attempt fell short. Watson led the way with 23 points and recorded six rebounds for the Flyers, while Junior Chase Johnson added 14 points.

Chase Johnson 2020-21 Game Log & Individual Statistics – ESPN

Chase Johnson Steps Away From Flyer Basketball – University of Dayton - December 30, 2020, 6:16 PM

DAYTON – University of Dayton redshirt junior forward Chase Johnson announced this afternoon on his Instagram account's story that he is leaving the Flyer basketball program for health reasons. Johnson's post follows:
"First and foremost, I would like to thank Coach (Anthony) Grant and the entire University of Dayton basketball staff for giving me the opportunity to play and study at an incredible school. Coach Grant and the entire coaching staff have gone above and beyond to help me become the player I am today.

"I would also like to thank all the fans at the University of Dayton for their continued support while at UD. I will be forever grateful.

"Unfortunately, after close evaluation and consultation with my family and my doctor, I have decided that it is in my best interest to step away from basketball and focus on my health and school. This has been a very hard decision to make. But after a long road of obstacles, it has been become clear to me that my health means more to me than anything at hand.

"I am beyond blessed to have had the opportunity and I will be forever grateful for my time spent playing at the University of Dayton. Coach Grant is a great coach and mentor and I can't thank him enough for everything.

Go Flyers!"

Dayton coach Anthony Grant issued the following statement: "Chase has our full support with his decision. We wish him the best in his life's pursuits, and are grateful for his contributions to the University of Dayton and Flyer Basketball."

Johnson started all five games this season after returning to the program in July following a medical leave of absence from the University last spring. He averaged 12.2 points and 6.0 rebounds in those five games. Dayton opens Atlantic 10 play tonight against La Salle at 7 p.m. ET.

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On December 30, 2020 at 6:45 PM, Dayton Flyers’ TV Broadcaster Larry Hansgen wrote:
Anthony Grant tells me Mustapha Amzil will start tonight. Also, R.J. Blakney and Elijah Weaver are out tonight with injuries suffered in practice this week.

Dayton Falls To LaSalle 67-65 On Last-Second Shot – University of Dayton - December 30, 2020

Down 65-62, Senior Jalen Crutcher hit a three to tie the game with 1:16 remaining. The Explorers' Clifton Moore made a jumper as the shot clock expired with 2.5 seconds remaining, and La Salle came up with a steal on the Flyer's next possession, clinching the game.

Freshman Mustapha Amzil led the Flyers with 22 points in his Dayton debut. Amzil signed with the Flyers in November, and enrolled at UD following the first semester. He had practiced three times at UD before starting against La Salle.

LaSalle 67, Dayton 65 - ESPN Box Score - December 30, 2020

Mustapha Amzil (36 min.) • 9-14 FG • 1-4 3-PT. • 3-4 FT • 7 Reb. • 22 Points

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On June 27, 2020 Xudash wrote:
I can assure that UD’s recruiting would get much better if it could offer the Big East experience. But UD isn’t in the Big East.

We just landed a 4-star 6’10” kid from South Carolina as the first kid locked into our 2021 class. That’s the beauty of being a member of the BIG EAST.

If you want to believe that Anthony Grant can keep up with that, UD’s anomaly season of last year aside, knock yourself out.

First Love Academy’s Mustapha Amzil Visit Pitt – Mike Vukovcan, PittsburghSportsNow - November 10, 2020

Mustapha Amzil a newcomer to the First Love Christian Academy basketball team, decided over the weekend to make a trip to Pitt, one of the many programs heavily recruiting them. Amzil (6’10”, 215) is a 2021 forward from Finland that’s had his recruitment explode over the last month. Currently, Amzil holds offers from Pitt, Boston College, Dayton, DePaul, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Marquette, NC State, Oklahoma State, SMU, and St. John’s, and has been in contact with coaches from Kansas, Illinois, and North Carolina.

Indiana Basketball Offers 2021 Forward Mustapha Amzil – Dylan Wallace, SI.com - November 13, 2020

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Hoosiers offered Mustapha Amzil on November 11th.

Indiana just offered four-star 6’10” senior Mustapha Amzil, he told @Stockrisers. Archie Miller and the staff virtually met with him this evening.

Xudash – I’ll be watching with eager anticipation to see if your 4-star 6’10” kid from South Carolina goes for 22 & 7 in his debut with Xavier.

Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Schedule & Results – ESPN • Dayton Flyers 2020-21 Sortable Statistics – ESPN

With a bit more luck (or fewer turnovers), the Flyers would be 6-0 now, instead of being the disappointed owners of two homecourt upset losses on last-second shots that went in. The Flyers’ 2020-21 season has been characterized so far by a very unstable roster and too many turnovers – things that can be improved upon with good coaching and improved roster stability.
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3. KENPOM RATINGS EXPLAINED

Kenpom Ratings Explanation - Ken Pomeroy – November 29, 2006

ADVANCED ANALYSIS OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL

[The ratings methodology was given a tweak before the 2014 season. See this for the details. - kp]

[Also see this page for an explanation on adjusted efficiency calculations. - kp]

The first thing you should know about this system is that it is designed to be purely predictive. If you’re looking for a system that rates teams on how “good” their season has been, you’ve come to the wrong place. There are enough systems out there that rank teams based on what is “good” by just about any definition you can think of. So I’d encourage you to google college basketball ratings or even try the opinion polls for something that is more your style.

The purpose of this system is to show how strong a team would be if it played tonight, independent of injuries or emotional factors. Since nobody can see every team play all (or even most) of their games, this system is designed to give you a snapshot of a team’s current level of play.

This season, I scrapped the old A-B=C power ratings and went to something that appears a little more complex. It is a little more complex, but it also has the advantage of being based on basketball things. The old system I used wasn’t special for hoops. It could be applied to any sport where a score is kept. Be it the NHL, college lacrosse, or grandma’s bridge league. But now we have the technology to do better. Besides, there are plenty of other power ratings of the old style out there, if that’s what you really prefer. I don’t really do this to imitate what everyone else does.

I would describe the philosophy of the system as this: it looks at who a team has beaten and how they have beaten them. Same thing on the losses, also. Yes, it values a 20 point win more than a 5 point win. It likes a team that loses a lot of close games against strong opposition more than one that wins a lot of close games against weak opposition.

The core of the system is the pythagorean calculation for expected winning percentage. In previous experiments, I found the best exponent for college basketball was between 8 and 9. But for whatever reason, when using adjusted efficiencies, the best exponent is between 11 and 12, probably because previous experiments only included conference games.

[Update: Beginning with the 2012 season, I’m using 10.25 for the exponent. More rigorous testing determined this to be the best exponent to produce predictive game probabilities. Previous ratings have been updated to reflect this.]

How did I determine the best exponent? I applied the log5 formula to every game last season and found the exponent with the best fit for expected winning percentages. (A problem here is that I applied the final ratings retroactively to the last season’s results, so it’s a little high for predictive purposes. This will be revisited eventually.) You can get an idea of the chance one team beats another by applying the log5 formula to the two teams’ pythagorean rating.

How do you cap margin of victory?

How do you incorporate home court advantage?

What do all the columns mean?

Pomeroy Ratings Version 2.0 - Ken Pomeroy - October 20, 2013

ADVANCED ANALYSIS OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL

The algorithm behind the Pomeroy Ratings is getting some tweaks to handle runaway scoring margins.

Back before anybody knew about my work, I would do ratings of all kinds of sports. You haven’t lived until you’ve attempted to do ratings for the Western Hockey League. In those days, I had a method to give variable weight to games in my otherwise elementary least squares system. The weight was based on three ingredients – how close the game was expected to be, how close the game actually was, and when the game was played.

The result is that games perceived by the system as big upsets get the most weight, while the influence of expected lopsided wins is minimized. For instance, last season’s non-conference games involving Grambling would be largely ignored. Whether a team beat the Tigers by 30 or 60 would make little difference in its rating.

So I’ve dusted off that algorithm, spent some time tuning the various parameters, and applied it to the efficiency model to improve the predictive power of adjusted offense and adjusted defense. These aren’t changes to make everyone feel good about limiting the influence of buy-games against last-place SWAC teams. They’re done because they improve the predictive power of the system. In backtesting over the past 11 seasons, average error in February and March game predictions under this system decreases by about one percent (from 8.33 to 8.25).

Kenpom Ratings National Efficiency - Ken Pomeroy – December 27, 2004
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4. PRESEASON KENPOM RATINGS – NOVEMBER 1, 2020

2021 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings – Kenpom.com – November 1, 2020

4. Villanova
13. Creighton
34. Marquette
43. UConn
45. Saint Louis
49. Dayton
50. Seton Hall

56. Butler
62. Richmond
63. Providence
65. Xavier
72. St. John's
76. St. Bonaventure
80. Davidson
84. Duquesne
85. DePaul
86. Georgetown
97. VCU
98. Rhode Island
100. Notre Dame

112. George Mason
125. UMass
151. La Salle
160. Saint Joseph's
166. Fordham
193. George Washington

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5. KENPOM RATINGS – DATA THROUGH GAMES OF FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020

2021 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings – Kenpom.com – Data through games of Friday, November 27, 2020

4. Villanova (2-0)
14. Creighton (0-0)
27. Marquette (2-0)
44. Saint Louis (1-0)
46. Providence (1-0)
50. UConn (2-0)

51. Seton Hall (0-1)
53. Dayton (0-0)
62. Richmond (1-0)
64. Butler (1-0)
65. Xavier (3-0)
70. VCU (2-1)
74. St. Bonaventure (0-0)
75. St. John's (2-0)
77. Notre Dame (0-0)
78. Duquesne (0-0)
80. DePaul (0-0)
82. Davidson (1-0)
91. Georgetown (1-0)

101. Rhode Island (0-2)
118 George Mason (1-1)
125. UMass (0-0)
160. Saint Joseph's (0-2)
167. LaSalle (0-2)
178. Fordham (0-0)

208. George Washington (0-1)

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6. KENPOM RATINGS – DATA THROUGH GAMES OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2021

2021 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings - Kenpom.com – Data through games of Friday, January 1, 2021

Rank. Team • Conference • W-L

3. Villanova • BE • 8-1
16. Creighton • BE • 7-2
31. Saint Louis • A10 • 7-1
38. Seton Hall • BE • 7-4
39. Connecticut • BE • 4-1

53. Marquette • BE • 5-5
55. Xavier • BE • 8-2
56. VCU • A10 • 8-2
57. Richmond • A10 • 7-2
59. Providence • BE • 7-3
67. Dayton • A10 • 4-2
73. Davidson • A10 • 5-4
75. Rhode Island • A10 • 4-5

77. St. Bonaventure • A10 • 2-1
82. Butler • BE • 2-4
85. Duquesne • A10 • 1-1
89. St. John's • BE • 6-4
92. Notre Dame • ACC • 3-5
93. DePaul • BE • 1-2

106. Georgetown • BE • 3-5
117. Massachusetts • A10 • 2-3
136. George Mason • A10 • 5-2

161. La Salle • A10 • 4-5
176. Saint Joseph's • A10 • 0-6
208. George Washington • A10 • 2-6
222. Fordham • A10 • 0-1

by **Fieldhouse Flyer** » Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:08 am

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NET RANKINGS 2020-21

1. The Original NET Rankings Explained – November, 2018
2. First NET Rankings of 2019-20 Season – December 16, 2019
3. Final NET Rankings of 2019-20 Season – March 12, 2020
4. The Revised NET Rankings Explained – May and July 2020
5. Warren Nolan’s NET Rankings
6. First NET Rankings of 2020-21 Season – January 4, 2021
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1. ORIGINAL NET RANKINGS EXPLAINED – NOVEMBER 2018

The Five Factors Behind the NCAA's NET Ranking System - Kaelen Jones, SI.com - November 3, 2018

In August, 2018, the NCAA Men's Basketball Committee announced the introduction of its new ranking system, the NCAA Evaluation Tool, or NET. NET will be used to evaluate Division I men's basketball teams in replacement of Rating Percentage Index (RPI). The committee announced that the evaluation tool would be implemented with the goal of ensuring fairness.

On Saturday, ESPN.com's John Gasaway shared a graphic reportedly sent to Division I teams which demonstrates the five key factors that the NCAA will use to calculate NET rankings.

The five factors are: Team Value Index, Net Effeciency, Winning Percentage, Adjusted Win Percentage and Scoring Margin.
Below, we explain the components of each.

Release of first NET rankings creates more questions than answers when NCAA keeps formula a secret - Jerry Palm, CBS Sports - November 26, 2018

Unless the NCAA provides more info about the NET ratings, the section and seeding process will be questioned by many

The new NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings were published for the first time Monday and, as it was with the RPI, there are some counterintuitive results with so few games having been played.

However, the thing that is missing from the what the NCAA revealed with the release of the NET ratings is any of the supporting data that goes into the rankings. All we are being given for now is each team's overall record and breakdown by home/road/neutral/non-Division I. That's it. There is not one piece of useful information on the rankings page except the ranking itself.

Obviously, that will not do at all. I have to believe that the component data will at least be on the team sheets that the NCAA men's basketball committee uses to help with selection and seeding of the NCAA tournament. I very much hope for something more suitable for public consumption than that.

The NCAA has been working very hard in recent years to make the selection process as transparent as possible. Not releasing the formula for this is a significant step backwards in that process. And, while it may be so complicated that nobody on the actual committee can understand it, let alone explain it, surely there is one geek at every school that would. The geek writing this column is confident he would ultimately understand it also.

However, even if the NCAA wants its formula to be a secret, there is no excuse for keeping the component data under wraps. We may not be able to validate the Team Value Index, but we can with the other four components. That is important because mistakes have been found – and corrected -- in the RPI data in the past. There is no reason to assume it will be perfectly clean now.

When the NET was announced we were told that there were five components and that margin of victory was only a small part and was capped at 10 points per game. That last bit of information is not entirely true, but let's go through the components and you will see why.

Here is a quick review of the components of the NET, with some new information.

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2. FIRST NET RANKINGS OF 2019-20 SEASON – DECEMBER 2019

What we might see in the first NET rankings for the 2019-20 season – Andy Wittry, NCAA.com - December 16, 2019

The first NET rankings of the 2019-20 men's basketball season will debut on Monday, December 16, which means the first rankings this season will be based on almost two-and-a-half more weeks of data than the first rankings last season, when the NET rankings debuted on November 26, 2018. Here's a refresher of everything you need to know about the NET rankings and a preview for what I expect on Monday.

It's been a while, what is the NET again?

How is the NET applied?

Prior to the 2017-18 season, a quadrant system was adopted by the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee to place more emphasis on winning games away from home so games will be sorted as follows, based on the opponent's NET ranking:

Quadrant 1: Home 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75
Quadrant 2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Away 76-135
Quadrant 3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Away 135-240
Quadrant 4: Home 161-353, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-353

The quadrant that an opponent falls in will be based on a team's end-of-season NET ranking, not the team's NET ranking at the time of the game.

Last year's initial rankings held up very well

What do I look for on Monday?

Who could be this season's 'surprise' teams in the NET?

Who finished last season ranked highly in the NET?

NET RANKINGS 2019-20 – HLOH thread – 218 posts dated December 16, 2019 to March 13, 2020

In Post #1 on Monday, December 16, 2019 thunderbird wrote:
4 - Butler
24 - Villanova
38 - Georgetown
43 - DePaul
53 - Marquette
55 - Seton Hall
56 - Creighton
65 - St. John’s
69 - UConn
71 - Xavier
146 - Providence

What we learned from the 1st NET rankings of the 2019-20 men's basketball season – Andy Katz, NCAA.com - December 16, 2019

NCAA releases first NET rankings of 2019-20 – Kevin Flaherty, 247Sports - December 16, 2019

Winners and Losers of the NCAA Men's Basketball Season's 1st NET Rankings – Kerry Miller, BleacherReport - December 17, 2019

Winner: Ohio State Buckeyes (and the Entire Big Ten)

Loser: Kentucky Wildcats

Winner: Undefeated and 1-Loss Mid Majors
Across the board, the NET loves mid-major teams with either a zero or a one in the loss column a whole lot more than KenPom does. The one exception to that rule is Gonzaga, which ranks sixth both on KenPom and in the NET. But isn't Gonzaga always the exception when we're talking about mid-majors?

Aside from the Zags, there are 13 mid-major teams who fit the undefeated or one-loss description. Here's a look at how much better they rank in NET than in KenPom, in ascending order of magnitude:
Loser: The ACC

Winner: Stanford Cardinals

Loser: Saint Mary's Gaels

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3. FINAL NET RANKINGS OF 2019-20 SEASON – MARCH 2020

FINAL NET RANKINGS 2019-20 – NCAA.com - March 12, 2020

NET RANKINGS 2019-20 – HLOH thread – 218 posts dated December 16, 2019 to March 13, 2020

In Post #216 on Thursday, March 12, 2020 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
FINAL NET RANKINGS 2019-20

11 - Creighton
13 - Villanova
15 - Seton Hall
19 - Butler
26 - Marquette
37 - Providence

47 - Xavier
60 - UConn
62 - St. John's
65 - Georgetown
86 - DePaul

FINAL NCAA NITTY-GRITTY REPORT 2019-20 (through games of March 12, 2020) – NCAA.org, March 12, 2020

NET Ranking • Team • Conference • W-L

Top 50 NET Teams Not in Power 6 Basketball Conferences (12):

1 • Gonzaga • WCC • 31-2
3 • Dayton • Atlantic 10 • 29-2
4 • San Diego State • Mountain West • 29-2
9 • BYU • WCC • 23-8
20 • Houston • AAC • 23-8
31 • St. Mary’s (CA) • WCC • 25-8
36 • East Tennessee State • Southern Conference • 27-4
38 • Richmond • Atlantic 10 • 27-7
40 • Utah State • Mountain West • 24-8
41 • Wichita State • AAC • 23-8
48 • Northern Iowa • MVC • 23-6
49 • Saint Louis • Atlantic 10 • 22-8

(Note that all 12 teams listed above had 8 or fewer losses.)

Power 6 Basketball Conference Teams with NET Rankings from No. 50 to No. 65:

50 • Mississippi State • SEC • 20-11
52 • Notre Dame • ACC • 20-12
53 • NC State • ACC • 20-12
54 • Arizona State • Pac-12 • 20-11
55 • Alabama • SEC • 16-15
56 • Indiana • Big Ten • 20-12
58 • Washington • Pac-12 • 15-17
61 • Syracuse • ACC • 18-14
62 • St. John's • Big East • 17-15
63 • Tennessee SEC • 17-14
64 • Oklahoma State • Big 12 • 18-14
65 • Georgetown • Big East • 15-17

(Note that all 12 teams listed above had 11 or more losses.)

It is self-evident that the Power 6 conferences did not like the results that the original, unknown NET Rankings formula produced for the 2019-20 season.

To them, the sole reason for the existence of so-called mid-major teams is to have an inventory of ‘lesser’ teams to be purchased for home ‘buy games’, which Power 6 conference teams would inevitably win, and thereby garner all of the top seeds in the NCAA Tournament, which they considered to be their undeniable birth right, by virtue of superior pedigree.

To the Power 6 conference coaches and athletic directors, a NET Rankings formula which rankes the likes of St. Mary’s (CA), East Tennessee State, Richmond, Utah State, Wichita State, Northern Iowa, and Saint Louis ahead of Mississippi State, Notre Dame, NC State, Arizona State, Alabama, Indiana, and Washington, was absurd and quite unacceptable.

Worse still was Gonzaga, Dayton, and San Diego State finishing in the Top 4 of the Net Rankings – an abomination and downright insult to the superior Power 6 conference teams. It was obvious to the Power 6 conferences that the biggest problem with the original NET Rankings formula was rewarding teams for winning basketball games – a preposterous concept that had to be eliminated. And it was – on May 12, 2020. At the insistance of the Power 6 conferences, the NET Rankings formula was changed so that actually winning a basketball game no longer counted for anything. Nada. Zip. Zilch. The NCAA Tournament field would now be more ‘fair’ after winning a game was eliminated as a criterion in the revised NET Rankings formula.

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4. THE REVISED NET RANKINGS EXPLAINED – MAY AND JULY 2020

The NET, explained: NCAA adopts new college basketball ranking – NCAA.com - May 12, 2020

NET RANKINGS UPDATE: DAN GAVITT BREAKS DOWN CHANGES FOR 2020-21 SEASON

This story was originally published Aug. 22, 2018, and has been updated with changes to the NET tool announced in May 2020.

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee announced that beginning with the 2020-21 season, the NCAA Evaluation Tool will be changed to increase accuracy and simplify it by reducing a five-component metric to just two. The remaining factors include the Team Value Index (TVI), which is a result-based feature that rewards teams for beating quality opponents, particularly away from home, as well as an adjusted net efficiency rating.

The adjusted efficiency is a team’s net efficiency, adjusted for strength of opponent and location (home/away/neutral) across all games played. For example, a given efficiency value (net points per 100 possessions) against stronger opposition rates higher than the same efficiency against lesser opponents and having a certain efficiency on the road rates higher than the same efficiency at home.

No longer will the NET use winning percentage, adjusted winning percentage and scoring margin. The change was made after the committee consulted with Google Cloud Professional Services, which worked with the NCAA to develop the original NET.
On May 12, 2020 Dan Gavitt, the NCAA’s senior vice president of basketball wrote:
“When we adopted the NET in 2018, we had reviewed several seasons worth of data and we insisted that we would continue to evaluate the metric. We’ve been very satisfied with its performance thus far, but it became evident after two seasons of use that this change would be an improvement. While we will continue to monitor the metric, I don’t anticipate any additional adjustments for several years. We believe this change will result in more precision throughout the season and will be easier for our membership and the public to understand.“

In addition, overall and non-conference strength of schedule has been modernized to reflect a truer measure for how hard it is to defeat opponents. The strength of schedule is based on rating every game on a team's schedule for how hard it would be for an NCAA tournament-caliber team to win. It considers opponent strength and site of each game, assigning each game a difficulty score. Aggregating these across all games results in an overall expected win percentage versus a team's schedule, which can be ranked to get a better measure of the strength of schedule.

What's changed with the NCAA's NET rankings tool? – Joe Lunardi, ESPN – May 12, 2020

For the second time in less than two years, the primary selection and seeding metric for the NCAA men's basketball committee has been changed. It was announced Monday that the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET), which replaced the long-standing Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) in August 2018, has been reduced to two components from its original five for the 2020-21 season.

The two remaining components are Team Value Index (TVI) and adjusted efficiency. Gone are winning percentage, adjusted winning percentage and scoring margin. Both the NCAA men's and women's basketball committees will use the new metric, as the women's basketball committee -- which retained the RPI as its team sheet sorting tool for both the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons -- announced a transition earlier this month.

The best way to think of TVI and adjusted efficiency may be with a pair of questions: Who did you play and how did you play? RPI was primarily a measure of the "who," whereas the first iteration of NET was a reasonable attempt at measuring the "how." This newly revised and still undisclosed NET formula appears to be an attempt to combine the two, while retaining an increased emphasis on the "how" and perhaps eliminating some of the less-than-credible early-season NET releases.

With the precise calculations kept confidential, we are left for now to compare metrics in the public domain. The top public efficiency ratings in college basketball remain those of the inimitable Ken Pomeroy, or KenPom. Aspiring bracketologists will want to bookmark that site in addition to the daily NET updates from the NCAA beginning in December.

College basketball's NET rankings, explained – Andy Wittry, NCAA.com - July 19, 2020

NET RANKINGS UPDATE: DAN GAVITT BREAKS DOWN CHANGES FOR 2020-21 SEASON

The 2019-20 men's basketball season marked the second season of the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings, which replaced the RPI prior to the 2018-19 season as the primary sorting tool for evaluating teams. In May 2020, the NCAA announced there will be changes made to the NCAA Evaluation Tool to increase accuracy and simplify it by reducing a five-component metric to just two.

The remaining factors include the Team Value Index (TVI), which is a result-based feature that rewards teams for beating quality opponents, particularly away from home, as well as an adjusted net efficiency rating. The adjusted efficiency is a team’s net efficiency, adjusted for strength of opponent and location (home/away/neutral) across all games played. For example, a given efficiency value (net points per 100 possessions) against stronger opposition rates higher than the same efficiency against lesser opponents and having a certain efficiency on the road rates higher than the same efficiency at home. We're here to help you understand what's valued in the NET rankings and how they're used.

What did the RPI calculate? How is the NET different?

How was the NET rankings system created?

Is there any notable data not included in the NET?

Game date and game order were not included in the NET rankings so a team's first game counts the same as its 30th. With the changes announced in May 2020, the NET will no longer use winning percentage, adjusted winning percentage, and scoring margin.

In addition, the overall and non-conference strength of schedule has been modernized to reflect a truer measure for how hard it is to defeat opponents. The strength of schedule is based on rating every game on a team's schedule for how hard it would be for an NCAA tournament-caliber team to win. It considers opponent strength and site of each game, assigning each game a difficulty score. Aggregating these across all games results in an overall expected win percentage versus a team's schedule, which can be ranked to get a better measure of the strength of schedule.

How are the NET rankings used?

The number of Quadrant 1 wins and Quadrant 3/4 losses will be incredibly important when it comes time for NCAA tournament selection and seeding.

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So, there you have it. Playing a conference schedule against fellow Power 6 teams will theoretically help a lot more than in previous years, but actually winning a game has been completely eliminated from the revised NET Rankings formula. All in the name of fairness, of course.

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5. WARREN NOLAN’S NET RANKINGS

Final Team NET Rankings 2018-19 – Warren Nolan

Final Conference NET Rankings 2018-19 – Warren Nolan

Conference • Rank • NC Rec • NC WP

Big 12 • 1 • 100 – 30 • 0.7692
Big Ten • 2 • 120 – 32 • 0.7895
SEC • 3 • 128 – 49 • 0.7232
Big East • 4 • 94 - 32 • 0.7460
ACC • 5 • 149 – 41 • 0.7842
American Athletic • 6 • 107 - 43 • 0.7133
Pac-12 • 7 • 92 - 58 • 0.6133

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Final Team NET Rankings 2019-20 – Warren Nolan

Final Conference NET Rankings 2019-20 – Warren Nolan

Conference • Rank • NC Rec • NC WP

Big East • 1 • 101 - 25 • 0.8016
Big Ten • 2 • 111 – 39 • 0.7400
Big 12 • 3 • 94 – 33 • 0.7402
Pac-12 • 4 • 113 – 40 • 0.7386
SEC • 5 • 125 - 55 • 0.6944
ACC • 6 • 119 – 41 • 0.7438
American Athletic • 7 • 105 - 47 • 0.6908

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Team NET Rankings 2020-21 – Warren Nolan

Conference NET Rankings 2020-21 – Warren Nolan

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6, FIRST NET RANKINGS of 2020-21 SEASON – JANUARY 4, 2021

Gonzaga Bulldogs top first NET rankings with Duke Blue Devils, Kentucky Wildcats not in top 100 - Jeff Borzello, ESPN – Monday, January 4, 2021

For the most part, the blue bloods of the sport are nowhere to be found inside the top 50. Indiana is No. 51, UCLA No. 54, North Carolina No. 64, Duke No. 115, and Kentucky No. 144.

The Big Ten has been clearly the best conference in the country during the first half of the season, and that's reflected in the NET rankings. Four teams are ranked inside the top 11, and 12 of the 14 teams are ranked inside the top 51. Surprisingly, Michigan State is all the way down at No. 119, while Nebraska is No. 186.

College basketball rankings: Gonzaga tops debut of NCAA's NET rankings this season - Kyle Boone, CBS Sports – Monday, January 4, 2021

The season debut of the NET rankings -- the NCAA's own evaluation tool used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee to determine a team's resume -- has Gonzaga and Baylor at the top of its rankings in identical fashion as the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll. But some stark differences in the metric already have emerged, starting with Tennessee, which sits at No. 3 in the NET. It's a higher-than-expected ranking that comes two days after it took its first loss on the year.

The AP and Coaches Polls will update later on Monday but neither Tennessee nor Illinois were top five teams in either polling metric as of last week. The Vols were ranked as low as No. 7 in the AP Poll before a 20 point win over No. 12 Missouri and an 8 point loss to unranked Alabama this week. The Illini were ranked as low as No. 16 in the Coaches Poll and won their only game this week, which was a home game against Purdue. Michigan, Iowa, Houston, Texas and Missouri comprise the five teams that occupy the No. 6-10 spots in the NET.

Teams that have not been ranked in the AP or Coaches Poll but are now in the NET top 25 include Colgate (No. 16), Drake (No. 20) and Syracuse (No. 25).

Because the NET is a two-component metric that adjusts for net adjusted efficiency and also has a Team Value Index that ranks based on results and quality of opponent, it opens up the possibility for a more inclusive and holistic picture of the sport. Here is a look at the top 25.

NET RANKINGS 2020-21 (with Record, Trend, Next Game) – CBS Sports

NET RANKINGS 2020-21 (with Conference, Record, Road W-L, Neutral W-L, Home W-L, Non-Div. 1 W-L) – NCAA.com

On January 4, 2021, in the first release of the 2020-21 NET Rankings, the NCAA wrote:
5 • Villanova • Big East • 8-1
12 • Saint Louis • Atlantic 10 • 7-1
30 • Creighton • Big East • 8-2
31 • VCU • Atlantic 10 • 8-2
44 • Seton Hall • Big East • 8-4
46 • Xavier • Big East • 8-2
48 • UConn • Big East • 4-1

57 • St. Bonaventure • Atlantic 10 • 3-1
63 • Marquette • Big East • 6-5
68 • Richmond • Atlantic 10 • 7-3
78 • Providence • Big East • 7-4
79 • Rhode Island • Atlantic 10 • 5-5
92 • Davidson • Atlantic 10 • 5-4

111 • Dayton • Atlantic 10 • 5-2
112 • St. John's (NY) • Big East • 6-4
134 • Duquesne • Atlantic 10 • 2-2
139 • Massachusetts • Atlantic 10 • 2-3
149 • Georgetown • Big East • 3-6
150 • La Salle • Atlantic 10 • 4-5

155 • DePaul • Big East • 1-2
169 • Notre Dame • ACC • 3-6
189 • George Mason • Atlantic 10 • 4-3
243 • Saint Joseph's • Atlantic 10 • 0-7
275 • George Washington • Atlantic 10 • 3-7
337 • Fordham • Atlantic 10 • 0-2

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NOVEMBER 6, 2021 UPDATE

The following articles are presented in chronological order, which were published subsequently to my previous JANUARY 2, 2021 UPDATE.
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Dayton lands four-star senior Lynn Greer III - StockRisers.com - February 15, 2021

Anthony Grant and Dayton have emerged as a program on the rise in college basketball. With the superstar career of Obi Toppin at Dayton over (drafted by NY Knicks), the Flyers now have some leverage, and behind excellent coaching and now recruiting from Anthony Grant, they have now become an underrated threat nationally. Grant has now added another very sneaky good pledge. IMG Academy’s post-graduate guard Lynn Greer III tells Stockrisers.com that he will end his recruitment and commit to the Dayton Flyers. Greer III joins Malachi Smith, Da’Ron Holmes, and Kaleb Washington.

First and foremost, this is a major land as I believe he’s still that Top-50 caliber player.

Lynn Greer III is a 6-foot-3, 180-pound point guard who hails from Philadelphia and formerly attended Roman Catholic where he reeled in several championships and bolstered himself as a high-major recruit. This is a major upside move as well. Greer III was once a member of the 2020 class but opted to reclassify the last winter. He is on track grade-wise and his age matches those in the 2021 class. Greer III discussed his decision to commit to the Flyers with Stockrisers.com, he also broke down his fellow pledges joining him at Dayton.

2020-21 Men’s Basketball NET RANKINGS – NCAA.com – Selection Sunday - March 14, 2021

Rank • School • Conference • Overall W-L • (W-L vs. Quad 1 • W-L vs. Quad 2)
17. • Villanova • Big East • 16-6 • ( 5-3 • 4-3 ) ==> NCAA Tournament No. 5 Seed.
23. • St. Bonaventure • Atlantic 10 • 16-4 • ( 4-2 • 3-1 ) ==> Atlantic 10 CHAMPIONS • NCAA Tournament No. 10 Seed.
26. • Creighton • Big East • 20-8 • ( 7-3 • 5-3 ) ==> NCAA Tournament No. 5 Seed.
30. • UConn • Big East • 15-7 • ( 4-4 • 3-3 ) ==> NCAA Tournament No. 7 Seed.
37. • VCU • Atlantic 10 • 19-7 • ( 2-5 • 7-0 ) ==> NCAA Tournament No. 10 Seed.
43. • Saint Louis • Atlantic 10 • 14-6 • ( 2-2 • 2-2 ) ==> NIT No. 1 Seed.

57. • Seton Hall • Big East • 14-13 • ( 3-9 • 5-3 ) ==> Declined a presumed invitation to the NIT.
58. • Davidson • Atlantic 10 • 12-8 • ( 0-4 • 4-2 ) ==> NIT No. 2 Seed.
61. • Xavier • Big East • 13-8 • ( 1-4 • 5-3 ) ==> Declined a presumed invitation to the NIT.
64. • Georgetown • Big East • 13-12 • ( 3-9 • 5-1 ) ==> BIG EAST CHAMPIONS • NCAA Tournament No. 12 Seed.
68. • Richmond • Atlantic 10 • 12-8 • ( 3-4 • 2-0 ) ==> NIT No. 2 Seed.
69. • St. John's (NY) • Big East • 16-11 • ( 2-7 • 5-2 ) ==> Declined a presumed invitation to the NIT.
80. • Dayton • Atlantic 10 • 14-9 • ( 3-2 • 3-4 ) ==> NIT No. 4 Seed.
85. • Providence • Big East • 13-13 • ( 4-7 • 2-5 )
95. • Marquette • Big East • 13-14 • ( 5-9 • 2-4 )

108. • Rhode Island • Atlantic 10 • 10-15 • ( 2-3 • 1-8 )
113. • Massachusetts • Atlantic 10 • 8-7 • ( 0-3 • 1-1 )
122. • Butler • Big East • 10-15 • ( 2-9 • 4-4 )
130. • George Mason • Atlantic 10 • 12-9 • ( 1-1 • 1-7 )
131. • Duquesne • Atlantic 10 • 9-9 • ( 0-4 • 2-2 )
163. • DePaul • Big East • 5-14 • ( 1-6 • 2-5 )

203. • La Salle • Atlantic 10 • 8-16 • ( 1-5 • 3-5 )
221. • Saint Joseph's • Atlantic 10 • 5-15 • ( 1-5 • 0-7 )
258. • George Washington • Atlantic 10 • 5-12 • ( 0-1 • 0-3 )
320. • Fordham • Atlantic 10 • 2-12 • ( 0-2 • 0-5 )

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UGA basketball takes a hit with forward Toumani Camara latest in transfer portal - Marc Weiszer, Athens GA Banner-Herald – April 1, 2021

A fourth player is transferring from the UGA basketball team. This time it’s one the Bulldogs couldn't afford to lose in Toumani Camara.

The 6-foot-8, 220-pound sophomore forward from Brussels, Belgium was the team’s top rebounder and shot blocker last season.

Camara was third on the Bulldogs this past season with 12.8 points per game and averaged 7.7 rebounds with 28 blocks.

He was mentioned as a possible NBA prospect before last season. He posted eight double-doubles last season, reached double figure scoring in 28 of his last 41 games for the Bulldogs and started 48 games in two seasons. Camara could end up close to where he played high school ball in South Florida.

Georgia basketball's Toumani Camara enters transfer portal - James Morgan, USA Today - April 2, 2021

Toumani Camara was arguably Georgia’s best player throughout the 2020-2021 basketball season.

Dayton Basketball Officially Adds Lynn Greer III, Toumani Camara, & Richard Amaefule – University of Dayton – April 14, 2021

Greer III Joins Nationally-Ranked Recruiting Class, While Camara Transfers From Georgia & Amaefule Comes From ETSU

University of Dayton men's basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that Lynn Greer III, Toumani Camara, and Richard Amaefule have officially joined the Flyer basketball program.

Greer is a 6-foot-3 guard from Philadelphia who is spending a prep year at IMG Academy in Florida. He will be an incoming freshman with four years of eligibility. Camara, a 6-foot-8, forward from Brussels, Belgium, will transfer to UD from the University of Georgia. Camara will have three years of eligibility for the Flyers, due to the NCAA granting all student-athletes an extra year of eligibility in light of Covid. Amaefule, a 6-foot-9 forward from London, England will transfer to UD from East Tennessee State University. He will have four years of eligibility for the Flyers.

Lynn Greer III (6-foot-3, 185 pound guard from Philadelphia, Pa.)

Lynn Greer III announced his commitment to UD on Feb. 15. A four-year varsity starter at Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia, he scored 1,392 career points and averaged 18.2 points per game as a senior in 2019-20. After completing his Roman Catholic career as a 17-year-old senior, Greer III is spending a post-graduate year at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. IMG is currently the No. 5-ranked prep team in the nation.

In high school, Greer III was a three-time First Team All-Philadelphia Catholic league selection. He averaged 9.8 points a game as a freshman, 13.0 as a sophomore, 15.0 as a junior and 18.2 as a senior. He averaged 5.0 assists a game for his career, and quarterbacked two league championship teams and one runner-up. Greer III is the son of one of Temple's all-time greats. His dad, Lynn Greer II scored 2,099 points between 1997-2002 and ranks second in Temple history in scoring. Both of his dad and grandad also played in the NBA.

Toumani Camara (6-foot-8, 220 pound forward from Brussels, Belgium)

Toumani Camara saw action in 57 games in two seasons at Georgia, and started the last 48 games he played in. Last year, Camara averaged 12.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in 28.4 minutes of action. An outstanding defensive player, he had 28 of the team's 64 blocks, 30 steals and 205 deflections. He led the team in rebounds, blocked shots and deflections, and was third for the Bulldogs in the other categories. His eight double-doubles tied for the most in the SEC.

Camara was a four-star recruit and team captain for Chaminade-Madonna Prep in Hollywood, Fla., and was named First Team 5A All-Florida State as a senior.

Richard Amaefule (6-foot-9, 230 pound forward from London, England)

Richard Amaefule announced that he is transferring to UD from East Tennessee State University on April 12. Originally from London, England, he represented his home country in the 2016 U16 Euro Championship B tournament where he averaged 7.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals. Prior to the injuries, Amaefule was ranked the 18th-best power forward in the country and eighth-best overall recruit in Texas in the class of 2020 via 247Sports.com. Coach Grant on Richard Amaefule: "Richard is a physical, high energy big that adds size and depth to our frontcourt. We believe he has a tremendous upside and will thrive in our environment."
2019 Pangos All-American Camp Recap - Dinos Trigonis, NBN Magazine - June 11, 2019

Richard Amaefule (6’8”, Class of 2020, Wilson HS, Dallas Texas) - Sleek combi-forward is an excellent slashing scorer. LSU and TCU are among the schools that have offered the 247Sports.com’s four-star #87 player in 2020.

Transfers Camara and Amaefule join a group of highly-touted Flyer freshmen newcomers – 6-foot-3 Lynn Greer III of Philadelphia, 6-foot-8 DaRon Holmes of Goodyear, Ariz., 6-foot Malachi Smith of The Bronx, and 6-foot-7 Kaleb Washington of Mableton, Ga.

Dayton Basketball Adds Kobe Elvis – University of Dayton – May 14, 2021

DAYTON – University of Dayton men's basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that Kobe Elvis, a 6-foot-2, 170-pound guard from Brampton, Ontario, has signed with the Flyers. Kobe Elvis is transferring to UD from DePaul and will have four years of eligibility at Dayton. Elvis played in all 19 games last season at DePaul, starting four games. On a team that had 10 players score at least 4.9 points a game, he averaged 5.2 points a game while playing 20.2 minutes per contest. He had 36 assists and 14 steals in his 19 games, and shot .423 (41-97) from the floor, and .419 (14-49) from beyond the arc.

In high school, Elvis was a standout in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA). He played for Bill Crothers Prep in 2019-20 and was none of five players named to First Team All-Star for the OSBA. He averaged 26.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game for Crothers Prep, leading the team to the championship game of the OSBA Final 8 Championships. Elvis averaged 33.7 points per game in three tournament games including a 47-point performance in the semifinal victory and 30 points in championship game. He also shot 52% from the field and 84% from the line during the regular season. As a junior in 2018-19 playing for Southwest Academy, he was the OSBA Player of the Year after averaging 28.0 points and 4.7 assists per game. He led the OSBA in scoring while shooting over 50% from the field and 35% from three-point range.

2020-2021 Men's Basketball Top 144 Previews – College Sports Madness – June 20 to November 9, 2021

4. Villanova (#1 in BE)
19. St. Bonaventure (#1 in A10)
All five returning players averaged double digits in the scoring column. All five also played great defense and the Bonnies ranked in the top ten in the nation in scoring defense and field-goal defense.

28. Connecticut (#2 in BE)
36. VCU (#2 in A10)
37. Seton Hall (#3 in BE)
42. Xavier (#4 in BE)

52. Providence(#5 in BE)
53. Richmond(#3 in A10)
62. Creighton (#6 in BE)
68. St. John's(#7 in BE)
69. Saint Louis (#4 in A10)
75. Marquette(#8 in BE)
83. Georgetown (#9 in BE)
85. Davidson (#5 in A10)
95. Butler (#10 in BE)

102. Dayton Flyers 2021-2022 Preview (#6 in A10) - Joel Welser – July 31, 2021
One still feels bad for Dayton and the timing of the cancellation of the 2019-2020 season. The Flyers were 29-2 overall and a perfect 18-0 in A-10 play and had the potential to make an historic NCAA Tournament run. A season later and the Flyers fell to 14-10 and 9-6 in conference play. That was still enough to get them to the NIT. Once again Dayton is going to have to rebuild after losing four starters from last season. However, Coach Anthony Grant has talent on the roster. It is young talent, but if everything comes together, the Flyers could be playing great basketball by March.

2020-21 Record: 14-10, 9-6
2020-21 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Anthony Grant
Coach Record: 78-41 at Dayton, 271-151 overall

Key Departed Players:
Jalen Crutcher, Guard, 17.6 ppg
Ibi Watson, Guard, 15.7 ppg
Rodney Chatman, Guard, 7.9 ppg
Jordy Tshimanga, Center, 6.7 ppg
Chase Johnson, Forward, 12.2 ppg

Key Returning Players:
Mustapha Amzil, Freshman, Forward, 9.9 ppg
Zimi Nwokeji, Freshman, Forward, 5.9 ppg
Elijah Weaver, Junior, Guard, 5.4 ppg
R.J. Blakney, Freshman, Forward/Guard, 4.8 ppg
Koby Brea, Freshman, Guard, 2.9 ppg
Moulaye Sissoko, Freshman, Center, 1.4 ppg

Key New Players:
Richard Amaefule, Freshman, Forward, Transfer from ETSU
Toumani Camara, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Georgia
Kobe Elvis Freshman, Transfer from DePaul
Malachi Smith, Freshman, Guard
Lynn Greer III, Freshman, Guard
Kaleb Washington, Freshman, Forward
DaRon Holmes II, Freshman, Forward

Projection:
Mustapha Amzil is the only starter back from last season. As a freshman last year, the 6-10 forward from Helsinki averaged 9.9 points and 5.6 rebounds. Amzil is a dynamic scorer who can use his size in the paint and shoot over smaller defenders from beyond the arc. Zimi Nwokeii, R.J. Blakney and Koby Brea also earned some quality minutes as freshmen and are ready for larger roles. The Flyers will hope to get more out of USC transfer Elijah Weaver as well. The 6-6 guard missed the first semester last season and averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 assists in 18 appearances. Three Division I transfers will help add some experience to the roster, although only Toumani Camara has more than one year of collegiate basketball under his belt. The former Georgia Bulldog averaged 12.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 1.2 steals last season and could emerge as a star at Dayton. Kobe Elvis can provide a nice offensive spark off the bench just as he did at DePaul last season and Richard Amaefule saw limited action during his lone season at East Tennessee State. Dayton will also look to their incoming freshmen for immediate production. DaRon Holmes II, a 6-8 forward, is expected to make the biggest impact right away. Most rosters in conferences like the A-10 do not have a ton of turnover this year. Most teams across the country are loaded with seniors. That is not the case with Dayton and it will be interesting to see if their lack of experience keeps the Flyers from reaching their full potential.

Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI/CIT

121. Rhode Island (#7 in A10)

NOT LISTED IN CSM’s TOP 144:

DePaul
Massachusetts
George Mason
Duquesne
Saint Joseph's
La Salle
Fordham
George Washington

Atlantic 10 2021-22 Early Season Preview – Staring At The Floorboards – July 2, 2021

1. ST. BONAVENTURE
2. RICHMOND

3. DAYTON – Anthony Grant really cashed in on the Obi Toppin exposure and reloaded with a MEGA influx of talent. If it all blends coherently, the Flyers have the highest ceiling in the league. STRENGTHS: Talent level. Grant has brought in hyper athletic 4/5 Toumani Camara, a big man with a massive motor and great ability to finish at the rim. He’ll headline a ridiculously talented frontcourt that will also feature burgeoning offensive star Zimi Nwokeji (another versatile freak athlete at the 3 and/or 4), floor stretcher Mustapha Amzil, 6’9 glass eater Richard Amaefule, and the best recruit in Dayton’s history, DaRon Holmes- a do-everything 4 with massive amounts of upside. The wing corps is just as talented, with sophomore RJ Blakney expected to make a big jump offensively and another top frosh in 6’8 Kaleb Washington, who has plus ball skills for a wing his size. The backcourt will be run by Elijah Weaver, who becomes the leader of this young squad. Weaver’s length and athleticism on the ball is unparalled in the A10, and he’ll be aided by DePaul transfer Kobe Elvis, who can spell Weaver on the ball. Grant also beefed up the backcourt with talented freshmen in Malachi Smith, the heir apparent at the point, and Lynn Greer, a well built combo guard. This is a young team, but Grant has absurd length and athleticism at his disposal. WEAKNESSES: Experience. Jalen Crutcher’s void will be felt early, as it’s hard to adjust to life without a guy who played every minute and took every shot. But if the talent gels quickly, this is an extremely dangerous Flyer team. OUTLOOK: I’m driving this point into the ground, but if the talent meshes, the ceiling is March and beyond. I’m quite bullish on the young Flyers.

4. SAINT LOUIS
5. VCU
6. GEORGE MASON
7. DAVIDSON
8. RHODE ISLAND
9. DUQUESNE
10. GEORGE WASHINGTON
11. UMASS
12. ST. JOE’S
13. LA SALLE
14. FORDHAM

Dayton Flyers to play Miami FL In ESPN Events Invitational – University of Dayton – July 15, 2021

2022 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings – Ken Pomeroy – October 13, 2021

9. Villanova (#1 in BE)
21. Connecticut (#2 in BE)
26. Xavier (#3 in BE)
30. St. Bonaventure (1# in A10)
50. Seton Hall (#4 in BE)

51. St. John's (#5 in BE)
53. Creighton (#6 in BE)
64. Richmond (#2 in A10)
55. Butler (#7 in BE)
76. Georgetown (#8 in BE)
84. Dayton (#3 in A10)
85. Providence (#9 in BE)
87. Marquette (#10 in BE)
91. Davidson (#4 in A10)
92. Saint Louis (#5 in A10)
98. VCU (#6 in A10)
100. Rhode Island (#7 in A10)

107. Massachusetts (#8 in A10)
140. DePaul (#11 in BE)
181. Duquesne (#9 in A10)
197. La Salle (#10 in A10)

203. Saint Joseph's (#11 in A10)
212. George Mason (#12 in A10)
214. George Washington (#13 in A10)
245. Fordham (#14 in A10)

2022 T-Rank College Basketball Projections - barttorvik.com – October 13, 2021

12. Villanova (#1 in BE)
16. St. Bonaventure (#1 in A10)
18. Connecticut (#2 in BE)
19. Xavier (#3 in BE)
32. Seton Hall (#4 in BE)
43. Richmond (#2 in A10)
47. Providence (#5 in BE)

65. Butler (#6 in BE)
68. Saint Louis (#3 in A10)
72. Creighton (#7 in BE)
78. St. John's (#8 in BE)
80. VCU (#4 in A10)
93. Rhode Island (#5 in A10)
95. Marquette (#9 in BE)
98. DePaul (#10 in BE)

115. Georgetown (#11 in )
119. Dayton (#6 in A10 )
129. Massachusetts (#7 in A10 )
135. Davidson (#8 in A10 )
169. George Mason (#9 in A10 )
199. Duquesne (#10 in A10 )

235. Saint Joseph's (#11 in A10 )
236. La Salle (#12 in A10 )
246. Fordham (#13 in A10 )
273. George Washington (#14 in A10 )

College basketball No. 1-358 rankings: Preseason countdown concludes with top 68 teams for 2021-22 season – Matt Norlander, CBS – October 14, 2021

3. Villanova (#1 in BE)
19. St. Bonaventure (#1 in A10 )
25. Xavier (#2 in BE)
33. UConn (#3 in BE)
37. Seton Hall (#4 in BE)
41. Richmond (#2 in A10 )
49. St. John's (#5 in BE)

55. Providence (#6 in BE)
63. Creighton (#7 in BE)
66. Saint Louis (#3 in A10 )
71. Dayton (#4 in A10)
Matt Norlander wrote:
Everyone of consequence from the 29-2 team two years ago has moved on but that doesn't mean the Flyers can't angle for a Big Dance bid. I don't know where the predictive metrics will have UD in the preseason, but I think it's a safe guess to say I'll be at least 25 spots more generous here. I'm trusting Anthony Grant.

75. VCU (#5 in A10 )
83. Butler (#8 in BE)
93. Rhode Island (#6 in A10 )
96. Georgetown (#9 in BE)
100. Davidson (#7 in A10 )

105. Marquette (#10 in BE)
121. Massachusetts (#8 in A10 )
131. DePaul (#11 in BE)
161. Duquesne (#9 in A10 )
166. George Mason (#10 in A10 )
200. Saint Joseph's (#11 in A10 )

229. La Salle (#12 in A10 )
245. George Washington (#13 in A10 )
290. Fordham (#14 in A10 )

St. Bonaventure Unanimous Choice to Repeat as Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Champions - Atlantic10.com – October 27, 2021

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — St. Bonaventure has been unanimously selected as the Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball favorites in the league's annual preseason poll. The conference announced the poll and preseason all-conference awards Wednesday in conjunction with its annual Media Days, conducted virtually on ESPN+. The awards and poll were chosen by a panel of the league's head coaches and select media members.

The Bonnies return all five starters from a team that won both the Atlantic 10 regular season and championship in 2020-21. Ranked 23rd in the AP Preseason Poll, St. Bonaventure earned 392 poll points and is the first team to be unanimously selected as the preseason favorite since VCU in 2014. Led by Preseason All-Conference selections Kyle Lofton, Osun Osunniyi, and Jaren Holmes, the Bonnies finished 16-5 overall last year and 11-4 in the A-10. Richmond also returns five starters and was picked second in the 2021-22 preseason poll.

2021-22 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Preseason Awards and Poll - Atlantic10.com – October 27, 2021

1. St. Bonaventure …...................................... 392
2. Richmond ........................................................ 359
3. Saint Louis....................................................... 325
4. VCU .................................................................... 288
5. Dayton .............................................................. 274
6. Davidson.......................................................... 260
7. Rhode Island................................................... 231
8. George Mason ................................................158
9. Massachusetts................................................147
10. Saint Joseph's.................................................144
11. Duquesne.........................................................129
12. La Salle...............................................................105
13. George Washington .....................................96
14. Fordham ...........................................................32

Meet the Dayton Flyers men's basketball team for 2021-22 – University of Dayton video (8 min. 54 sec.) – October 27, 2021

Dayton Flyers Host Cedarville In Monday Exhibition – University of Dayton – October 31, 2021

The Flyers have 12 players who are listed as freshmen or redshirt freshmen [11 scholarshipped players and one walk-on]. Two Flyers were named Preseason All-Atlantic 10, with forwards Toumani Camara and Mustapha Amzil named to the third team. Dayton's incoming freshman class is ranked 21st-best in the nation. DaRon Holmes II, a consensus Top 50 recruit, is the highest-rated recruit to ever come to UD.

Dayton Flyers Defeat Cedarville 94-60 In Exhibition – University of Dayton – November 1, 2021

Toumani Camara Leads A Deep Flyer Attack With 20 Points In 19 Minutes

DAYTON – In the first full-capacity game at UD Arena in 603 days, the University of Dayton men's basketball team defeated Cedarville 94-60 in front of a crowd of 13,233 . This was the Flyers' only exhibition before opening the season next Tuesday against UIC. Transfer Toumani Camara led the team with 20 points, while Kobe Elvis and Mustapha Amzil each added 13 points, while Elijah Weaver joined the double-digit scorers with 10.

Official Box Score: Dayton 94, Cedarville 60 – University of Dayton – November 1, 2021

Dayton Flyers Sell Out All Season & Single-Game Tickets Before 2021-22 Opener – University of Dayton – November 4, 2021

DAYTON – The University of Dayton has announced that all of this year's men's basketball season and single-game tickets in both the upper and lower Arena have been sold, selling out the entire 2021-22 season.

This will set a new UD Arena record of 17 sellouts for the season and extend a sellout streak to 28 dating back to 2019-2020. It marks the third straight season (2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2021-2022), that the University of Dayton has increased the Arena sellout record. The previous record was 14 sellouts in 2019-2020, preceded by eight sellouts achieved in the 2018-2019 season.

ESPN Events Invitational Bracket - ESPN – Thursday Nov. 25 to Sunday Nov. 28, 2021

Thursday Nov. 25, 2021 – First Round: Dayton vs. Miami FL
Friday Nov. 26, 2021 – Second Round: Dayton vs. Kansas or North Texas
Sunday Nov. 28, 2021 – Third Round: Dayton vs. {Alabama, Iona, Belmont, or Drake}

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Dayton Flyers Basketball Scholarship Chart & 5-Year Roster - VerbalCommits

Dayton Flyers HS Class of 2021 Basketball Commits and Eligible Transfers – 247 Sports

Dayton Flyers Men’s Basketball homepage – University of Dayton

• Dayton Flyers 2021-22 Schedule – University of Dayton

• Dayton Flyers 2021-22 Roster – University of Dayton

• Dayton Flyers 2021-22 Statistics – University of Dayton

Dayton Flyers homepage – ESPN • • • • • Dayton Flyers homepage – CBS Sports • • • • • Dayton Flyers homepage – Yahoo! Sports

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by **robbo1010** » Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:35 am

i work with dayton soccer recruitment. always had a solid sports department. basketball wise they have really exploded recently. good for entire west ohio and becoming a decent option outside of big 3 cities with athens.

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