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