2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball | |
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Atlantic 10 regular season champions
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NCAA tournament
, First Round
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 24–8 (15–3 A-10) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | University of Dayton Arena |
Seasons
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||
Dayton | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||
VCU | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||
Rhode Island † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||
Richmond | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||
Saint Bonaventure | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||
George Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||
George Mason | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||
La Salle | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||
Davidson | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||
Fordham | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||
Saint Louis | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||
UMass | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||
Saint Joseph's | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||
Duquesne | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||
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2017 A10 Tournament
winner
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The 2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Flyers, led by sixth-year head coach Archie Miller , played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 24–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season A-10 championship. They received the No. 1 seed in the A-10 tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Davidson . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Wichita State .
On March 25, 2017, Archie Miller left the school to accept the head coaching position at Indiana . [1] [2] He finished at Dayton with a six year record of 139–63. The school then hired Dayton alum Anthony Grant as the new head coach on March 30. [3]
Previous season
The Flyers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 25–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to become regular season A-10 co-champions . They defeated Richmond in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Joseph's . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament , their third consecutive at-large bid, as a No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region where they lost to No. 10 seed Syracuse in the first round.
Preseason
The Flyers were picked to win the A-10 in the conference's preseason poll. [4] Charles Cooke and Scoochie Smith were selected to the preseason All-A-10 first team. [4] Cooke and Kyle Davis were also selected to the All-Defensive team. [4]
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Steve McElvene | 5 | C | 6'11" | 268 | RS Freshman | New Haven, IN | Deceased, 5/12/2016 |
William Dupuy | 10 | G | 5'8" | 157 | Junior | Colleyville, TX | Walk-on; didn't return |
Dyshawn Pierre | 21 | F | 6'6" | 223 | Senior | Whitby, ON | Graduated |
Bobby Wehrli | 22 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Naperville, IL | Graduated |
Michael Schwieterman | 24 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Sophomore | Kettering, OH | Walk-on; didn't return |
Incoming recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
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Trey Landers
SG |
Huber Heights, OH | Wayne High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Mar 2, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 79 | |||||
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Schedule and results
Date
time, TV |
Rank # | Opponent # | Result | Record |
Site (attendance)
city, state |
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Exhibition | |||||
Nov 4, 2016
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7:00 pm |
Findlay | W 76–69 |
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UD Arena
(13,455)
Dayton, OH |
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Non-conference regular season | |||||
Nov 11, 2016
*
7:00 pm, SPCSN |
Austin Peay | W 96–68 |
1–0
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UD Arena
(13,121)
Dayton, OH |
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Nov 15, 2016
*
1:15 pm, ESPN2 |
at
Alabama
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon |
W 77–72 |
2–0
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Coleman Coliseum
(10,834)
Tuscaloosa, AL |
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Nov 19, 2016
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2:00 pm, FSOH |
No. 17 Saint Mary's | L 57–61 |
2–1
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UD Arena
(13,175)
Dayton, OH |
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Nov 24, 2016
*
8:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs.
Nebraska
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals |
L 78–80 |
2–2
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Titan Gym
(3,816)
Fullerton, CA |
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Nov 25, 2016
*
9:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs.
Portland
Wooden Legacy 2nd round consolation |
W 84–74 |
3–2
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Titan Gym
(5,153)
Fullerton, CA |
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Nov 27, 2016
*
2:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs.
New Mexico
Wooden Legacy 5th place game |
W 64–57 |
4–2
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Honda Center
Anaheim, CA |
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Dec 3, 2016
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2:00 pm, FSOH |
Winthrop | W 83–67 |
5–2
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UD Arena
(12,708)
Dayton, OH |
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Dec 6, 2016
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7:00 pm, TWCSC |
Saint Joseph's (IN) | W 91–59 |
6–2
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UD Arena
(12,495)
Dayton, OH |
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Dec 10, 2016
*
2:00 pm, FSOH |
East Tennessee State | W 75–61 |
7–2
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UD Arena
(13,017)
Dayton, OH |
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Dec 17, 2016
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7:00 pm, BTN |
vs.
Northwestern
State Farm Chicago Legends |
L 64–67 |
7–3
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United Center
Chicago, IL |
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Dec 21, 2016
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7:00 pm, TWCSC |
Vanderbilt | W 68–63 |
8–3
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UD Arena
(12,828)
Dayton, OH |
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Dec 23, 2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC |
VMI | W 92–56 |
9–3
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UD Arena
(12,612)
Dayton, OH |
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Atlantic 10 regular season | |||||
Dec 30, 2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN |
La Salle | W 66-55 |
10–3
(1–0) |
UD Arena
(12,963)
Dayton, OH |
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Jan 3, 2017
8:00 pm, ASN |
St. Bonaventure | W 90-74 |
11–3
(2–0) |
Reilly Center
(3,328)
Saint Bonaventure, NY |
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Jan 6, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Rhode Island | W 67–64 |
12–3
(3–0) |
UD Arena
(12,883)
Dayton, OH |
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Jan 11, 2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Massachusetts | L 55–67 |
12–4
(3–1) |
Mullins Center
(2,628)
Amherst, MA |
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Jan 14, 2017
12:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Duquesne | W 76–57 |
13–4
(4–1) |
PPG Paints Arena
(3,132)
Pittsburgh, PA |
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Jan 19, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Richmond | W 75–59 |
14–4
(5–1) |
UD Arena
(13,133)
Dayton, OH |
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Jan 22, 2017
2:00 pm, CBSSN |
Saint Louis | W 67–46 |
15–4
(6–1) |
UD Arena
(13,338)
Dayton, OH |
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Jan 27, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at VCU | L 68–73 |
15–5
(6–2) |
Siegel Center
(7,637)
Richmond, VA |
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Feb 1, 2017
9:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Fordham | W 75–66 |
16–5
(7–2) |
Rose Hill Gymnasium
(2,412)
Bronx, NY |
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Feb 4, 2017
12:30 pm, NBCSN |
Duquesne | W 90–53 |
17–5
(8–2) |
UD Arena
(13,455)
Dayton, OH |
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Feb 7, 2016
8:00 pm, ASN |
Saint Joseph's | W 77–70 |
18–5
(9–2) |
UD Arena
(12,612)
Dayton, OH |
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Feb 10, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Rhode Island | W 75–74 |
19–5
(10–2) |
Ryan Center
(7,394)
Kingston, RI |
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Feb 14, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Saint Louis | W 85–63 |
20–5
(11–2) |
Chaifetz Arena
(5,082)
St. Louis, MO |
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Feb 18, 2017
2:00 pm, NBCSN |
St. Bonaventure | W 76–72 |
21–5
(12–2) |
UD Arena
(13,455)
Dayton, OH |
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Feb 21, 2017
7:00 pm, TWCSC |
George Mason | W 83–70 |
22–5
(13–2) |
UD Arena
(13,071)
Dayton, OH |
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Feb 24, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Davidson | W 89–82 |
23–5
(14–2) |
John M. Belk Arena
Davidson, NC |
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Mar 1, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN |
VCU | W 79–72 |
24–5
(15–2) |
UD Arena
(13,455)
Dayton, OH |
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Mar 4, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN |
at George Washington | L 81–87 |
24–6
(15–3) |
Charles E. Smith Center
(4,143)
Washington, D.C. |
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Atlantic 10 tournament | |||||
Mar 10, 2017
12:00 pm, NBCSN |
(1) |
vs.
(9)
Davidson
Quarterfinals |
L 67–73 |
24–7
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PPG Paints Arena
(6,641)
Pittsburgh, PA |
NCAA tournament | |||||
Mar 17, 2017
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7:10 pm, CBS |
(7 S) |
vs.
(10 S)
No. 19
Wichita State
First Round |
L 58–64 |
24–8
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(18,269)
Indianapolis, IN |
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Non-conference game.
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Rankings from
AP Poll
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S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time . |
References
- ↑ Goodman, Jeff; Katz, Andy (March 25, 2017). "Hoosiers hire Dayton's Archie Miller as coach" . ESPN.com . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
- ↑ "Archie Miller 'a great hire for IU, great hire for the state' " . Indianapolis Star . Retrieved 2017-03-27 .
- ↑ "Anthony Grant Named New Dayton Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Dayton Flyers . March 30, 2017 . Retrieved July 18, 2017 .
- 1 2 3 "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference . Retrieved November 7, 2016 .