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2021–22 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

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2021–22 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24–11 (14–4 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachRicardo Greer (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Darren Hertz (3rd season)
  • James Kane (2nd season)
Home arenaUD Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Dayton 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
VCU 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
St. Bonaventure 12 5   .706 23 10   .697
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Richmond 10 8   .556 24 13   .649
George Washington 8 9   .471 12 18   .400
Fordham 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
George Mason 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
UMass 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Rhode Island 5 12   .294 15 16   .484
La Salle 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Saint Joseph's 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Duquesne 1 16   .059 6 24   .200
2022 A-10 tournament winner

The 2021–22 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Anthony Grant, in his fifth season with the Flyers. The Flyers played their home games at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 14–4 in A-10 Play to finish a tie for 2nd place. They defeated UMass in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Richmond. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing in the second round to Vanderbilt.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Flyers finished the 2020–21 season 14–10, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. In the Atlantic 10 tournament as a 7th seed, they defeated Rhode Island in the second round before losing to VCU in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Rodney Chatman 0 G 6'1" 180 RS Senior Lithonia, GA Graduate transferred to Vanderbilt
Ibi Watson 2 G 6'5" 195 RS Senior Pickerington, OH Graduated
Luke Frazier 3 G 6'5" 170 Freshman Mentor, OH Transferred to Ohio
Jalen Crutcher 10 G 6'2" 175 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated
Jordy Tshimanga 32 C 6'11" 278 GS Senior Montreal, QC Graduated
Dwayne Cohill 35 G 6'2" 180 Junior Cleveland, OH Transferred to Youngstown State
Chase Johnson 40 F 6'9" 226 RS Junior Ripley, WV Left the team for personal reasons
Camron Greer 52 G 5'7" 160 Senior Country Club Hills, IL Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Toumani Camara 2 F 6'8" 220 Junior Brussels, Belgium Georgia
Richard Amaefule 21 F 6'9" 230 Sophomore London, England East Tennessee State
Kobe Elvis 24 G 6'2" 170 Sophomore Brampton, ON DePaul

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
DaRon Holmes II
#12 PF
Montverde, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 24, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Lynn Greer III
#29 PG
Philadelphia, PA IMG Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Feb 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Malachi Smith
#30 PG
Bronx, NY St. Raymond for Boys 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 22, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kaleb Washington
#33 SF
Mableton, GA Pebblebrook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 22, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2021–22 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Elijah Weaver 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr USC Cocoa, FL
F 2 Toumani Camara 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Georgia Brussels, Belgium
G 3 Lynn Greer III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr IMG Academy Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Koby Brea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Monsignor Scanlan Washington Heights, NY
F 10 Kaleb Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Wheeler Mableton, GA
G 11 Malachi Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Raymond School For Boys Bronx, NY
F 12 Zimi Nwojeki 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr SPIRE Academy Quincy, FL
C 14 Moulaye Sissoko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Lincoln Academy Bamako, Mali
F 15 DaRon Holmes II 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr AZ Compass Prep Goodyear, AZ
F 21 Richard Amaefule 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So East Tennessee State London, England
F 22 Mustapha Amzil 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr HBA-Marsky Helsinki, Finland
G/F 23 R. J. Blakney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Loomis Caffee School Baltimore, MD
G 24 Kobe Elvis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So DePaul Brampton, ON
G 42 Brady Uhl (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Alter Dayton, OH
G 51 Drew Swerlein (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr St. Francis De Sales Perrysburg, OH
G 53 Christian Wilson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Northmont Dayton, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Cedarville W 94-60 
 20   Camara   7   3-Way Tie   6   Elvis  UD Arena (13,233)
Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., News1/ESPN+
UIC W 64–54  1–0
 15  Camara   10  Camara   2  4 tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 13, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass Lowell L 58–59  1–1
 13  Holmes   9  Blakney   3  Blakney  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., News1/ESPN+
Lipscomb L 59–78  1–2
 11  3 Tied   8  Sissoko   4  Smith  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 20, 2021*
2:00 p.m., BSOH/ESPN+
Austin Peay L 81–87  1–3
 14  Camara   7  Amzil   5  Smith  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 25, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Miami (FL)
ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinals
W 76–60  2–3
 15  Holmes   6  3 Tied   7  Smith  HP Field House (2,652)
Kissimmee, FL
November 26, 2021*
1:30 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 4 Kansas
ESPN Events Invitational semifinals
W 74–73  3–3
 16  Holmes   7  Camara   6  Smith  HP Field House (3,859)
Kissimmee, FL
November 28, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Belmont
ESPN Events Invitational
W 63–61  4–3
 11  Holmes   10  Holmes   6  Smith  HP Field House (3,127)
Kissimmee, FL
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alabama State W 93–54  5–3
 16  Camara   8  Holmes   5  Smith  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
December 4, 2021*
2:00 p.m., BSOH/ESPN+
Northern Illinois W 79–41  6–3
 16  Weaver   8  Sissoko   4  3 tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
December 8, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SMU L 69–77  6–4
 15  Holmes   8  Camara   6  Smith  Moody Coliseum (3,431)
University Park, TX
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
Virginia Tech W 62–57  7–4
 19  Blakney   8  Holmes   4  Smith  UD Arena (13.407)
Dayton, OH
December 18, 2021*
6:30 p.m., SECN
at Ole Miss L 68–76  7–5
 16  Smith   9  Camara   11  Smith  SJB Pavilion (6,199)
Oxford, MS
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., News1/ESPN+
Southern W 69–61  8–5
 15  Elvis   12  Camara   4  2 tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 Regular Season
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
VCU L 52–53  8–6
(0–1)
 16  Camara   11  Holmes   3  Camara  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 8, 2022
12:00 p.m., USA
at George Washington W 83–58  9–6
(1–1)
 14  Camara   7  Holmes   6  Smith  Charles E. Smith Center (0)
Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Saint Louis W 68–63  10–6
(2–1)
 14  Smith   9  Camara   5  Smith  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 15, 2022
12:30 p.m., USA
at Duquesne W 72–52  11–6
(3–1)
 18  Holmes   6  Camara   7  Smith  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,012)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 18, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
St. Bonaventure
Rescheduled from January 2
W 68–50  12–6
(4–1)
 20  Holmes   7  Holmes   12  Smith  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+
at George Mason L 49–50  12–7
(4–2)
 12  Smith   7  Holmes   3  Smith  EagleBank Arena (3,222)
Fairfax, VA
January 25, 2022
7:00 p.m., News1/ESPN+
Fordham W 68–61  13–7
(5–2)
 19  Holmes   12  Holmes   5  Elvis  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Rhode Island W 53–51  14–7
(6–2)
 18  Camara   10  Camara   6  Smith  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 2, 2022
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
at VCU W 82–52  15–7
(7–2)
 21  Holmes   8  Camara   4  Blakney  Siegel Center (6,724)
Richmond, VA
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Saint Louis L 61–72  15–8
(7–3)
 20  Elvis   7  Holmes   4  Smith  Chaifetz Arena (9,411)
St. Louis, MO
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., News1/ESPN+
Duquesne W 75–54  16–8
(8–3)
 13  Elvis   7  Amzil   8  Smith  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., News1/ESPN+
George Washington W 80–54  17–8
(9–3)
 13  Elvis   6  Tied   9  Smith  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 14, 2022
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Rhode Island
Rescheduled from December 30
W 63–57  18–8
(10–3)
 17  Camara   8  Blakney   6  Smith  Ryan Center (4,714)
Kingston, RI
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's W 74–62  19–8
(11–3)
 18  Holmes   10  Smith   6  Smith  Hagan Arena (2,361)
Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., News1/ESPN+
UMass W 82–61  20–8
(12–3)
 16  Amzil   6  Amzil   9  Smith  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at La Salle L 60–62  20–9
(12–4)
 18  Holmes   12  Holmes   9  Smith  Tom Gola Arena (2,473)
Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2022
6:30 p.m., CBSSN
at Richmond W 55–53  21–9
(13–4)
 11  Camara   12  Camara   4  Smith  Robins Center (6,572)
Richmond, VA
March 5, 2022
12:30 p.m., USA
Davidson W 82–76  22–9
(14–4)
 20  Holmes   10  Camara   6  Tied (Smith, Elvis)  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
A-10 tournament
March 11, 2022
6:00 p.m., USA/Peacock
(2) vs. (10) UMass
Quarterfinals
W 75–72  23–9
 28  Holmes II   7  Camara   6  Smith  Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 12, 2022
3:30 p.m., CBS
(2) vs. (6) Richmond
Semifinals
L 64–68  23–10
 17  Camara   14  Camara   5  Elvis  Capital One Arena (7,799)
Washington, D.C.
NIT tournament
March 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) at Toledo
First Round – Dayton Bracket
W 74–55  24–10
 20  Holmes II   10  Brea   8  Elvis  Savage Arena (3,709)
Toledo, OH
March 20, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
(1) at (4) Vanderbilt
Second Round – Dayton Bracket
L 68–70 OT 24–11
 20  Elvis   8  Holmes II   5  Elvis  Memorial Gymnasium (8,323)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Dayton Flyers Athletics.