# 2024–25 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represents the University of Dayton in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by head coach, Anthony Grant, in his eighth season with the Flyers. The Flyers play their home games at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

## Previous season

The Flyers finished the 2023–24 season 25–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Duquesne. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the West Region where they defeated Nevada in the first round before losing to Arizona in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Koby Brea | 4 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Washington Heights, NY | Transferred to Kentucky |
| Petras Padegimas | 12 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Freshman | Kaunas, Lithuania | Transferred to Mercer |
| DaRon Holmes II | 15 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Junior | Goodyear, AZ | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 22nd overall by Phoenix Suns |
| CJ Napier | 22 | F | 6'6" | 215 | GS Senior | Miamisburg, OH | Walk-on; graduated |
| Kobe Elvis | 24 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Brampton, ON | Transferred to Oklahoma |
| Zimi Nwokeji | 45 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Quincy, FL | Transferred to Jacksonville |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Posh Alexander | 5 | G | 6'0" | 205 | RS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Butler |
| Zed Key | 23 | F | 6'8" | 245 | GS Senior | Bay Shore, NY | Ohio State |
| Jacob Conner | 24 | G/F | 6'10" | 209 | Junior | Dayton, OH | Marshall |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Hamad Mousa SF | Doha, Qatar | NBA Global Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 29, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Amaël L'Etang C | Toulouse, France | Cholet Basket | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "Dayton 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024. "Dayton Flyers 2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024. ||||||

#### 2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaron McKie #17 PG | Philadelphia, PA | St. Joseph's Prep School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 14, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Damon Friery #21 PF | Cleveland, OH | Saint Ignatius High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 9, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| 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: "Dayton 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024. "Dayton Flyers 2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 20, 2024* 5:00 p.m., BSOH | | Xavier CareSource Exhibition Game /Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy | L 74–98 | – | 13 – Santos | 4 – L'Etang | 3 – Tied | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| October 26, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | Ashland | W 65–56 | – | 20 – Santos | 8 – Cheeks | 3 – Cheeks | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 87–57 | 1–0 | 14 – Key | 10 – Cheeks | 6 – Smith | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| November 9, 2024* 7:30 p.m., WHIO-TV/ESPN+ | | Northwestern | W 71–66 | 2–0 | 16 – Tied | 6 – Santos | 6 – Smith | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ball State | W 77–69 | 3–0 | 23 – Cheeks | 12 – Cheeks | 10 – Smith | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Capital | W 76–55 | 4–0 | 16 – Bennett | 10 – L'Etang | 5 – Bennett | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | W 74–53 | 5–0 | 23 – Santos | 8 – Santos | 6 – Bennett | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| November 25, 2024* 11:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 12 North Carolina Maui Invitational quarterfinals | L 90–92 | 5–1 | 15 – Santos | 8 – Cheeks | 6 – Alexander | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| November 26, 2024* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. No. 5 Iowa State Maui Invitational consolation 2nd round | L 84–89 | 5–2 | 22 – Smith | 6 – Cheeks | 9 – Smith | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| November 28, 2024* 12:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 2 UConn Maui Invitational 7th place game | W 85–67 | 6–2 | 20 – Cheeks | 9 – Key | 6 – Alexander | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Michigan | W 77–69 | 7–2 | 23 – Cheeks | 8 – Cheeks | 5 – Smith | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., WHIO-TV | | Lehigh | W 86–62 | 8–2 | 24 – Santos | 6 – Cheeks | 9 – Smith | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 6 Marquette | W 71–63 | 9–2 | 15 – Tied | 13 – Santos | 11 – Smith | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 22 | UNLV | W 66–65 | 10–2 | 14 – Santos | 10 – Cheeks | 6 – Cheeks | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| December 20, 2024* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU | No. 22 | vs. No. 19 Cincinnati Simple Truth Hoops Classic | L 59–66 | 10–3 | 13 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 5 – Smith | Heritage Bank Center (15,107) Cincinnati, OH |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | La Salle | W 84–70 | 11–3 (1–0) | 20 – Smith | 5 – Tied | 6 – Smith | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., USA | | at George Washington | L 62–82 | 11–4 (1–1) | 23 – Santos | 11 – Cheeks | 5 – Smith | Charles E. Smith Center (3,035) Washington, D.C. |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | at UMass | L 72–76 | 11–5 (1–2) | 18 – Santos | 6 – Smith | 3 – Smith | Mullins Center (2,373) Amherst, MA |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | George Mason | L 59–67 | 11–6 (1–3) | 20 – Santos | 6 – L'Etang | 5 – Smith | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Loyola Chicago | W 83–81 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (2–3) | 26 – Cheeks | 7 – Tied | 8 – Smith | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | W 82–62 | 13–6 (3–3) | 23 – Cheeks | 6 – Tied | 9 – Smith | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,218) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 24, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | Saint Joseph's | W 77–72 | 14–6 (4–3) | 24 – Santos | 8 – Santos | 8 – Smith | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 53–75 | 14–7 (4–4) | 12 – Santos | 7 – Santos | 4 – Tied | Reilly Center (3,929) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| January 31, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Saint Louis | W 71–63 | 15–7 (5–4) | 19 – Bennett | 8 – L'Etang | 5 – Alexander | Chaifetz Arena (9,819) St. Louis, MO |
| February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davidson | W 69–63 | 16–7 (6–4) | 13 – Tied | 13 – L'Etang | 5 – Alexander | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| February 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | VCU | L 68–73 | 16–8 (6–5) | 18 – Santos | 7 – Santos | 4 – Tied | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 93–76 | 17–8 (7–5) | 18 – Smith | 6 – Cheeks | 5 – Smith | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,651) Bronx, NY |
| February 15, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA | | Duquesne | W 77–76 | 18–8 (8–5) | 19 – Cheeks | 6 – Key | 3 – Smith | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Loyola Chicago | L 72–76 | 18–9 (8–6) | 18 – Santos | 7 – Cheeks | 5 – Smith | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,557) Chicago, IL |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Rhode Island | W 85–77 | 19–9 (9–6) | 17 – Santos | 8 – Cheeks | 6 – Smith | Ryan Center (4,782) Kingston, RI |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Richmond | W 74–64 $^{2OT}$ | 20–9 (10–6) | 18 – Tied | 11 – Cheeks | 4 – Smith | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | W 75–67 | 21–9 (11–6) | 17 – Cheeks | 9 – Cheeks | 5 – Bennett | UD Arena (13,409) Dayton, OH |
| March 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at VCU | W 79–76 | 22–9 (12–6) | 22 – Bennett | 6 – Santos | 7 – Smith | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| A-10 tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock | (3) | vs. (6) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals | L 68–73 $^{OT}$ | 22–10 | 15 – Tied | 15 – Santos | 5 – Smith | Capital One Arena (8,766) Washington, D.C. |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | at Florida Atlantic First round | | | | | | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |