# 2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers were led by first-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 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.

## Previous season

The Flyers finished the 2016–17 season 24–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season A-10 championship. They received the No. 1 seed in the A-10 tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Davidson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #7 seed in the South Region, where they lost in the first round to #10 Wichita State.
On March 25, 2017, head coach Archie Miller left the school to accept the head coaching position at Indiana. The school hired Dayton alum Anthony Grant as the new head coach on March 30.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Sam Miller | 2 | F | 6'9" | 238 | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. | Suspended from the team |
| Kyle Davis | 3 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Charles Cooke | 4 | G | 6'5" | 196 | RS Senior | Trenton, NJ | Graduated/Went undrafted in 2017 NBA draft |
| Jack Parsley | 10 | F | 6'5" | 225 | Junior | Granville, OH | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Scoochie Smith | 11 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | New York, NY | Graduated |
| Jeremiah Bonsu | 14 | G | 5'11" | 162 | Senior | Pickerington, OH | Walk-on; graduated |
| Adam Goines | 24 | G | 6'3" | 193 | Freshman | Cincinnati, OH | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Kendall Pollard | 25 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Ben Agnieszka | 51 | G | 6'3" | 196 | Freshman | Brecksville, OH | Walk-on; didn't return |

### Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Pierce #52 C | Scotch Plains, NJ | Union Catholic Regional High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Sep 4, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71 ||||||
| Jordan Davis SG | Irmo, SC | Dutch Fork High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 27, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jalen Crutcher PG | Memphis, TN | Ridgeway High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 4, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Matej Svoboda SF | Ostrava, Czech Republic | CEZ Basketball Nymburk | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Feb 5, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Obi Toppin PF | Baltimore, MD | Mt. Zion Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 16, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dwayne Cohill #27 PG | Parma Heights, OH | Holy Name High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| 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 September 17, 2017. |||||||

## Preseason

In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Flyers were picked to finish in fifth place in the A-10.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 4, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Ohio Dominican | W 79–61 | | UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, SPEC | | Ball State | W 78–77 | 1–0 | UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Hofstra Charleston Classic quarterfinals | L 69–72 | 1–1 | TD Arena (3,175) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | vs. Ohio Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round | W 79–65 | 2–1 | TD Arena (3,087) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 19, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Old Dominion Charleston Classic 5th place game | L 67–74 | 2–2 | TD Arena (2,340) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm, FS Ohio | | Akron | W 73–60 | 3–2 | UD Arena (12,872) Dayton, OH |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Auburn Charleston Classic non-bracket game | L 60–73 | 3–3 | UD Arena (13,125) Dayton, OH |
| Dec 3, 2017* 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Mississippi State | L 59–61 | 3–4 | Humphrey Coliseum (7,539) Starkville, MS |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, SPEC | | Tennessee Tech | W 79–66 | 4–4 | UD Arena (12,976) Dayton, OH |
| Dec 9, 2017* 3:00 pm, NBCSN | | Penn | L 70–78 | 4–5 | UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH |
| Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, SPEC | | Georgia State | W 88–83 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | UD Arena (13,005) Dayton, OH |
| Dec 19, 2017* 10:00 pm, FS Ohio | | at Saint Mary's | L 54–69 | 5–6 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| Dec 23, 2017* 3:00 pm, NBCSN | | Wagner | W 79–67 | 6–6 | UD Arena (12,878) Dayton, OH |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm, FS Ohio | | at Duquesne | L 62–70 | 6–7 (0–1) | Palumbo Center (2,572) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 3, 2018 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | St. Bonaventure | W 82–72 | 7–7 (1–1) | UD Arena (12,188) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 6, 2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | Massachusetts | L 60–62 | 7–8 (1–2) | UD Arena (12,654) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 9, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Richmond | W 87–81 | 8–8 (2–2) | Robins Center (5,137) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 12, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | VCU | W 106–79 | 9–8 (3–2) | UD Arena (12,507) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 17, 2018 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Joseph's | L 65–81 | 9–9 (3–3) | Hagan Arena (3,251) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 20, 2018 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | Rhode Island | L 74–88 | 9–10 (3–4) | UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 23, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Davidson | W 65–64 | 10–10 (4–4) | UD Arena (13,173) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Louis | L 65–75 | 10–11 (4–5) | Chaifetz Arena (8,552) St. Louis, MO |
| Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, SPEC | | at Massachusetts | L 82–86 $^{2OT}$ | 10–12 (4–6) | Mullins Center (4,245) Amherst, MA |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, SPEC | | Duquesne | W 88–73 | 11–12 (5–6) | UD Arena (13,245) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at VCU | L 84–88 $^{OT}$ | 11–13 (5–7) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm, SPEC | | at George Mason | L 67–85 | 11–14 (5–8) | EagleBank Arena (3,047) Fairfax, VA |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, FS Ohio | | Fordham | W 80–70 | 12–14 (6–8) | UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 20, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Saint Louis | W 53–50 | 13–14 (7–8) | UD Arena (12,577) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 18 Rhode Island | L 56–81 | 13–15 (7–9) | Ryan Center (7,880) Kingston, RI |
| Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 53–71 | 13–16 (7–10) | Tom Gola Arena (1,378) Philadelphia, PA |
| Mar 3, 2018 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | George Washington | W 88–78 | 14–16 (8–10) | UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN | (9) | vs. (8) VCU Second round | L 72–77 | 14–17 | Capital One Arena (6,483) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||