# 2021–22 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Anthony Grant, in his fifth season with the Flyers. The Flyers played their home games at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 14–4 in A-10 Play to finish a tie for 2nd place. They defeated UMass in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Richmond. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing in the second round to Vanderbilt.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Flyers finished the 2020–21 season 14–10, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. In the Atlantic 10 tournament as a 7th seed, they defeated Rhode Island in the second round before losing to VCU in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Rodney Chatman | 0 | G | 6'1" | 180 | RS Senior | Lithonia, GA | Graduate transferred to Vanderbilt |
| Ibi Watson | 2 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Senior | Pickerington, OH | Graduated |
| Luke Frazier | 3 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Freshman | Mentor, OH | Transferred to Ohio |
| 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 to Youngstown 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 |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| 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 |

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| DaRon Holmes II #12 PF | Montverde, FL | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 24, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Lynn Greer III #29 PG | Philadelphia, PA | IMG Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Feb 15, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Malachi Smith #30 PG | Bronx, NY | St. Raymond for Boys | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 22, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Kaleb Washington #33 SF | Mableton, GA | Pebblebrook | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 22, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 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 from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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