| 2021–22Dayton Flyers men's basketball | |
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ESPN Events Invitational champions | |
NIT, Second Round | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Record | 24–11 (14–4 A–10) |
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| Associate head coach | Ricardo Greer (5th season) |
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| Home arena | UD Arena |
Seasons | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2021–22 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Dayton in the2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach wasAnthony Grant, in his fifth season with the Flyers. The Flyers played their home games atUD Arena inDayton, Ohio as members of theAtlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 14–4 inA-10 Play to finish a tie for 2nd place. They defeatedUMass in the quarterfinals of theAtlantic 10 tournament before losing in the semifinals toRichmond. They were one of the last four teams not selected for theNCAA tournament and received an at-large bid to theNational Invitation Tournament where they defeatedToledo in the first round before losing in the second round toVanderbilt.
In a season limited due to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic, theFlyers finished the2020–21 season 14–10, 9–7 inA-10 play to finish in seventh place. In theAtlantic 10 tournament as a 7th seed, they defeatedRhode Island in the second round before losing toVCU in the quarterfinals.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Rodney Chatman | 0 | G | 6'1" | 180 | RS Senior | Lithonia, GA | Graduate transferred toVanderbilt |
| Ibi Watson | 2 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Senior | Pickerington, OH | Graduated |
| Luke Frazier | 3 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Freshman | Mentor, OH | Transferred toOhio |
| 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 toYoungstown 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 |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| 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 |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| DaRon Holmes II #12 PF | Montverde, FL | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 24, 2020 | |
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| Lynn Greer III #29 PG | Philadelphia, PA | IMG Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Feb 15, 2021 | |
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| Malachi Smith #30 PG | Bronx, NY | St. Raymond for Boys | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 22, 2019 | |
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| Kaleb Washington #33 SF | Mableton, GA | Pebblebrook | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 22, 2019 | |
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
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