2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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

2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24–8 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dayton153 .833248 .750
VCU144 .778269 .743
Rhode Island135 .7222510 .714
Richmond135 .7222213 .629
Saint Bonaventure117 .6112012 .625
George Washington108 .5562015 .571
George Mason99 .5002014 .588
La Salle99 .5001515 .500
Davidson810 .4441715 .531
Fordham711 .3891319 .406
Saint Louis612 .3331221 .364
UMass414 .2221518 .455
Saint Joseph's414 .2221120 .355
Duquesne315 .1671022 .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

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

Previous season

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Steve McElvene5C6'11"268RS FreshmanNew Haven, INDeceased, 5/12/2016
William Dupuy10G5'8"157JuniorColleyville, TXWalk-on; didn't return
Dyshawn Pierre21F6'6"223SeniorWhitby, ONGraduated
Bobby Wehrli22F6'6"205SeniorNaperville, ILGraduated
Michael Schwieterman24G6'3"195SophomoreKettering, OHWalk-on; didn't return

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Trey Landers
SG
Huber Heights, OHWayne High School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg)Mar 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Josh Cunningham6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)RS SoMorgan Park
Bradley
Chicago, IL
G1Darrell Davis6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)174 lb (79 kg)JrDouglass AcademyDetroit, MI
F2Sam Miller6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)238 lb (108 kg)SoGonzaga CollegeWashington, D.C.
G3Kyle Davis6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)SrMorgan ParkChicago, IL
G4Charles Cooke6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)196 lb (89 kg)RS SrTrenton Catholic Academy
James Madison
Trenton, NJ
F10Jack Parsley (W)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg)JrGranvilleGranville, OH
G11Scoochie Smith6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)SrPutnam Science AcademyNew York, NY
G12Trey Landers6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)219 lb (99 kg)FrWayneHuber Heights, OH
G14Jeremiah Bonsu (W)5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)162 lb (73 kg)SrPickerington NorthPickerington, OH
G15John Crosby6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)194 lb (88 kg)SoNew Hampton SchoolBaltimore, MD
F20Xeyrius Williams6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoWayneHuber Heights, OH
G23Jack Westerfield (W)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoSt. XavierCincinnati, OH
G24Adam Goines (W)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)193 lb (88 kg)FrWalnut HillsCincinnati, OH
F25Kendall Pollard6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg)SrSimeon Career AcademyChicago, IL
F33Ryan Mikesell6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoSt. HenrySt. Henry, OH
F34Kostas Antetokounmpo  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrDominicanAthens, Greece
G44Joey Gruden (W)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)172 lb (78 kg)SrSycamoreLeesburg, VA
G51Ben Agnieszka (W)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)196 lb (89 kg)FrWalsh JesuitBrecksville, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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

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