# 2011–12 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by first year head coach Archie Miller, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 20–13 9–7 in A-10 to finish in a four way tie for fifth place. They were champions of the 2011 Old Spice Classic. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Basketball tournament to Xavier. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Kevin Dillard | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior | Homewood, Illinois |
| 2 | Josh Benson | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 223 | Junior | Dayton, Ohio |
| 3 | Mitch Asmus | Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Sophomore | Okemos, Michigan |
| 4 | Chris Johnson | Forward | 6–6 | 201 | Senior | Columbus, Ohio |
| 5 | Devin Oliver | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Sophomore | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| 12 | Josh Parker | Guard | 6–0 | 186 | Senior | Harvey, Illinois |
| 21 | Brian Vonderhaar | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 22 | Paul Williams | Guard | 6–4 | 212 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan |
| 23 | Luke Fabrizius | Forward | 6–9 | 228 | Senior | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| 25 | Alex Gavrilovic | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Freshman | Strasbourg, France |
| 35 | Matt Kavanaugh | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 250 | Junior | Centerville, Ohio |
| 50 | Ralph Hill | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Sophomore | Westerville, Ohio |
| | Matt Derenbecker | Forward | 6–7 | 185 | Freshman | Metairie, Louisiana |
| | Vee Sanford | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Sophomore | Lexington, Kentucky |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2011* 4:00 pm | | Walsh | W 92–78 | — | UD Arena (10,785) Dayton, OH |
| November 5, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Findlay | W 87–66 | | UD Arena (11,385) Dayton, OH |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2011* 2:00 pm | | Western Illinois | W 87–58 | 1–0 | UD Arena (12,454) Dayton, OH |
| November 15, 2011* 7:00 pm, WHIO | | at Miami (OH) | L 67–72 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Millett Hall (3,143) Oxford, OH |
| November 19, 2011* 2:00 pm, WHIO | | UNC Wilmington | W 74–49 | 2–1 | UD Arena (12,538) Dayton, OH |
| November 24, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Wake Forest Old Spice Classic First Round | W 80–76 | 3–1 | HP Field House (3,537) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| November 25, 2011* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Fairfield Old Spice Classic Semifinals | W 56–49 | 4–1 | HP Field House (3,680) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| November 27, 2011* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Minnesota Old Spice Classic Finals | W 86–70 | 5–1 | HP Field House (3,874) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| November 30, 2011* 7:00 pm, FSOH | | Buffalo | L 55–84 | 5–2 | UD Arena (12,215) Dayton, OH |
| December 4, 2011* 2:00 pm, FSOH | | at Murray State | L 58–75 | 5–3 | CFSB Center (3,857) Murray, KY |
| December 7, 2011* 7:00 pm, WHIO | | No. 16 Alabama | W 74–62 | 6–3 | UD Arena (13,102) Dayton, OH |
| December 11, 2011* 2:00 pm, FSOH | | USC Upstate | W 72–68 | 7–3 | UD Arena (11,331) Dayton, OH |
| December 17, 2011* 7:00 pm | | FIU | W 61–40 | 8–3 | UD Arena (12,248) Dayton, OH |
| December 21, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Seton Hall | L 64–69 | 8–4 | UD Arena (12,018) Dayton, OH |
| December 23, 2011* 7:00 pm, WHIO | | UIC | W 64–57 | 9–4 | UD Arena (12,113) Dayton, OH |
| December 30, 2011* 7:00 pm, WHIO | | Ole Miss | W 62–50 | 10–4 | UD Arena (12,656) Dayton, OH |
| January 4, 2012 8:00 pm, WHIO | | Saint Louis | W 79–72 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (1–0) | UD Arena (11,815) Dayton, OH |
| January 7, 2012 4:00 pm, WHIO | | at Temple | W 87–77 | 12–4 (2–0) | Liacouras Center (5,172) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 11, 2012 7:00 pm, FSOH | | at St. Bonaventure | L 73–81 | 12–5 (2–1) | Reilly Center (3,317) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| January 14, 2012 7:00 pm | | La Salle | W 79–75 | 13–5 (3–1) | UD Arena (12,580) Dayton, OH |
| January 21, 2012 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Xavier Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy | W 87–72 | 14–5 (4–1) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| January 25, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | L 63–77 | 14–6 (4–2) | Hagan Arena (3,781) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 2012 7:00 pm, WHIO | | Rhode Island | L 81–86 | 14–7 (4–3) | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| February 1, 2012 7:00 pm, WHIO | | Duquesne | L 73–83 | 14–8 (4–4) | UD Arena (12,615) Dayton, OH |
| February 4, 2012 5:00 pm, FSOH | | at Saint Louis | L 50–58 | 14–9 (4–5) | Chaifetz Arena (10,414) St. Louis, MO |
| February 11, 2012 1:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 15–9 (5–5) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 pm, FSOH | | Charlotte | W 75–65 | 16–9 (6–5) | UD Arena (12,124) Dayton, OH |
| February 18, 2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Xavier Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy | L 83–86 $^{OT}$ | 16–10 (6–6) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 22, 2012 8:00 pm, WHIO | | at Duquesne | W 74–62 | 17–10 (7–6) | Palumbo Center (3,743) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 25, 2012 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | UMass | W 76–43 | 18–10 (8–6) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| February 29, 2012 7:00 pm, WHIO | | at Richmond | L 71–82 | 18–11 (8–7) | Robins Center (5,524) Richmond, VA |
| March 3, 2012 12:00 pm | | George Washington | W 75–59 | 19–11 (9–7) | UD Arena (12,901) Dayton, OH |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2012 7:00 pm | (6) | (11) George Washington First Round | W 67–50 | 20–11 | UD Arena (6,049) Dayton, OH |
| March 9, 2012 9:00 pm, CBSSN | (6) | vs. (3) Xavier Quarterfinals | L 69–70 | 20–12 | Boardwalk Hall (5,955) Atlantic City, NJ |
| NIT ||||||
| March 13, 2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN | (2) | at (7) Iowa First Round | L 75–84 | 20–13 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,190) Iowa City, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||