# 2018–19 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers were led by second-year head coach Anthony Grant and played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21-12, 13-5 to finish in 3rd place. As the No. 3 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they lost to Saint Louis in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Colorado.

## Previous season

The Flyers finished the 2017–18 season 14–17, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to VCU.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Darrell Davis | 1 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduated |
| Matej Svoboda | 11 | F | 6'7" | 224 | Freshman | Ostrave, Czech Republic | Signed to play professionally in Czech Republic with Tuři Svitavy |
| Kostas Antetokounmpo | 13 | F | 6'10" | 197 | RS Freshman | Athens, Greece | Declare for 2018 NBA draft |
| Jordan Pierce | 14 | C | 6'11" | 265 | Freshman | Scotch Plains, NJ | Transferred to Odessa College |
| John Crosby | 15 | G | 6'3" | 197 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Delaware State |
| Xeyrius Williams | 20 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Junior | Huber Heights, OH | Transferred to Akron |
| Joey Gruden | 44 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS Senior | Leesburg, VA | Walk-on; graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jhery Matos | 31 | G | 6'6" | | Junior | Santo Domingo, Dominic Republic | Junior college transferred from Monroe College |
| Jordy Tshimanga | | C | 6'11" | 268 | Junior | Montreal, QE | Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Tshimanga will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Ibi Watson | | G/F | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Pickerington, OH | Transferred from Michigan. Under NCAA transfer rules, Watson will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Rodney Chatman | | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Lithonia, GA | Transferred from UT Chattanooga. Under NCAA transfer rules, Chatman will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### Recruiting class of 2018

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dwayne Cohill #35 PG | Parma Heights, OH | Holy Name High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Frankie Policelli #55 SF | New Hartford, NY | Long Island Lutheran High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018. ||||||

## Honors and awards
### Preseason Awards

Street & Smith's
* All-Conference – Josh Cunningham
Athlon Sports
* All-Atlantic 10 First Team – Josh Cunningham
Lindy's Sports
* All-Conference Second Team – Josh Cunningham

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Capital | W 89–71 | | UD Arena (12,446) Dayton, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, SPEC OH | | North Florida | W 78–70 | 1–0 | UD Arena (12,522) Dayton, OH |
| November 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, SPEC OH | | Coppin State Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game | W 76–46 | 2–0 | UD Arena (12,849) Dayton, OH |
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSOH | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 91–80 | 3–0 | UD Arena (13,004) Dayton, OH |
| November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | vs. Butler Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals | W 69–64 | 4–0 | Imperial Arena (1,452) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 22, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 4 Virginia Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals | L 56–64 | 4–1 | Imperial Arena (2,258) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 23, 2018* 11:30 am, ESPN2 | | vs. Oklahoma Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game | L 54–65 | 4–2 | Imperial Arena (1,052) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 25 Mississippi State | L 58–65 | 4–3 | UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Detroit | W 98–59 | 5–3 | UD Arena (12,700) Dayton, OH |
| December 8, 2018* 8:30 pm, SECN | | at No. 8 Auburn | L 72–82 | 5–4 | Auburn Arena (8,365) Auburn, AL |
| December 16, 2018* 3:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Tulsa Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase | L 67–72 | 5–5 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Western Michigan | W 85–72 | 6–5 | UD Arena (12,590) Dayton, OH |
| December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Presbyterian | W 81–69 | 7–5 | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| December 29, 2018* 3:30 pm, NBCSN | | Georgia Southern | W 94–90 | 8–5 | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2019 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | Richmond | W 72–48 | 9–5 (1–0) | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| January 9, 2019 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | W 72–66 | 10–5 (2–0) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,325) Washington, D.C. |
| January 13, 2019 3:30 pm, NBCSN | | Massachusetts | W 72–67 | 11–5 (3–0) | UD Arena (12,767) Dayton, OH |
| January 16, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at VCU | L 71–76 | 11–6 (3–1) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| January 19, 2019 4:30 pm, NBCSN | | at St. Bonaventure | W 89–86 $^{2OT}$ | 12–6 (4–1) | Reilly Center (3,918) Olean, NY |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | George Mason | L 63–67 | 12–7 (4–2) | UD Arena (12,895) Dayton, OH |
| January 26, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 75–52 | 13–7 (5–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY |
| January 30, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Saint Joseph's | W 75–64 | 14–7 (6–2) | UD Arena (12,628) Dayton, OH |
| February 2, 2019 2:00 pm, FSOH | | Duquesne | W 68–64 | 15–7 (7–2) | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| February 5, 2019 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Louis | L 60–73 | 15–8 (7–3) | Chaifetz Arena (6,311) St. Louis, MO |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Rhode Island | W 77–48 | 16–8 (8–3) | Ryan Center Kingston, RI |
| February 16, 2019 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | VCU | L 68–69 | 16–9 (8–4) | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| February 19, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Davidson | W 74–73 | 17–9 (9–4) | John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC |
| February 23, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | Saint Louis | W 70–62 | 18–9 (10–4) | UD Arena (13,137) Dayton, OH |
| February 26, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | W 72–48 | 19–9 (11–4) | Mullins Center (2,478) Amherst, MA |
| March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Rhode Island | L 70–72 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (11–5) | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | La Salle | W 70–39 | 20–10 (12–5) | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| March 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | W 78–67 | 21–10 (13–5) | Palumbo Center (4,057) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2019 8:30 pm, NBCSN | (3) | vs. (6) Saint Louis Quarterfinals | L 55–64 | 21–11 | Barclays Center (6,857) Brooklyn, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| March 19, 2019* 11:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5) | at (4) Colorado First round – Alabama bracket | L 73–78 | 21–12 | Coors Events Center (3,091) Boulder, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||