Re: The Dayton Thread...
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 1:22 pm
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MARCH 21, 2020 UPDATE
1. Prologue
2. Preseason Expectations
3. Wow, What a Ride!
4. Selection Sunday – March 15, 2020
5. Dayton Flyers: 1967 and 2020
6. Obi Toppin
7. Coach Anthony Grant
8. Why were the Dayton Flyers so good this season?
9. Attendance 2019-20
10. Epilogue
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1. PROLOGUE
1951 National Invitation Tournament
1952 National Invitation Tournament
1967 NCAA Tournament
* The NIT was considered to be the National Championship tournament from 1938 until 1954.
2020 NCAA Tournament**
**Notes:
(1) The Dayton Flyers won the 2020 NCAA Tournament National Championship, according to the CBS SportsLine simulations published on March 13, 2020.
(2) Also on March 13, 2020, the Florida State Senate officially declared Florida State University the 2020 NCAA Champions in a 37-2 vote.
(3) On March 15, 2020, Gonzaga Coach Mark Few went fishing. As always ...
(4) On March 17, 2020, Kansas head coach Bill Self magnanimously offered to accept the 2020 NCAA Championship on behalf of his NET No. 2 Jayhawks.
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2. PRESEASON EXPECTATIONS
CSM’s TOP 144 PREVIEWS: #51 DAYTON FLYERS - Joel Welser, collegesportsmadness – September 16, 2019
Ranking every college basketball team from No. 1 to 353 for 2019-20 - Matt Norlander, CBS Sports - October 22, 2019
ATLANTIC 10 COACHES AND MEDIA PRESEASON POLL – Atlantic10.com – October 24, 2019
Bilas Index: 1-68 Team Rankings - Jay Bilas, ESPN – November 5, 2019
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3. WOW, WHAT A RIDE!
AP Top 25 Poll - Week 4 - November 25, 2019
Final AP Top 25 Poll - Week 20 - March 18, 2020
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Dayton cracks Top Five of AP Top 25 for first time in 64 years – David Cobb, CBS Sports – February 17, 2020
How Dayton arrived among college basketball's elite: 'We can go win a national championship' - Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports - February 17, 2020
Don’t underestimate the Dayton Flyers - and keep your eyes on Obi – Hall of Fame writer Billy Reed, Northern Kentucky Tribune – February 21, 2020
Dayton Flyers Undefeated In A-10 Play – DaytonFlyers.com – March 7, 2020
Once an afterthought, Obi Toppin turned Dayton into NCAA title threat - New York Post – March 9, 2020
Why the Dayton Flyers will win the 2020 NCAA Tournament –USA Today - March 10, 2020
Obi Toppin is Dayton Flyers’ first All-American in 41 years -Dayton Daily News – March 11, 2020
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Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Cancelled - Atlantic10.com - 12:47 PM. March 12, 2020
NCAA Cancels Men's and Women's Basketball Championships - NCAA.com - 8:17 PM, March 12, 2020
Dream denied: Virus dashes Dayton’s magical hoops season - Associated Press - March 13, 2020
Three teams that could claim a National Championship after the 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled – CBS Sports – March 20, 2020
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4. SELECTION SUNDAY – MARCH 15, 2020
NCAA Tournament – Quantitative Reference Thread – Post #28 – HLOH Message Board
Dejection Sunday Looms Over Dayton After Abrupt End to Cinderella Season - Pat Forde, Sports Illustrated Feature Article - March 15, 2020
5. DAYTON FLYERS: 1967 AND 2020
This very lengthy article is well worth a read for those of you interested. It has some very big photographs that are worth a look.
The Tipoff to a Meaningful Relationship - Jeré Longman, The New York Times – March 16, 2020
6. OBI TOPPIN
Obadiah Toppin - VerbalCommits.com - HS Class of 2017 Player Profile
Obadiah Toppin – 247Sports.com - HS Class of 2017 Player Profile
Obadiah Toppin signs with Dayton – DaytonFlyers.com - May 17, 2017
ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE END OF YEAR AWARDS – Atlantic10.com – March 12, 2019
Can you separate player of the year from MVP in Wooden race? - ESPN Staff - February 13, 2020
How Obi Toppin ended up at Dayton and other origin stories around Wooden Award favorites - Jeff Borzello, ESPN Insider - February 13, 2020
Obi Toppin Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year – Atlantic10.com – March 10, 2020
Obi Toppin Named Sporting News First Team All-American – DaytonFlyers.com – March 11, 2020
How would Obi Toppin and Dayton have fared in the Big Ten? - Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway, and Myron Medcalf, ESPN - March 12, 2020
…… Quite well, according to ESPN’s college basketball experts.
2019-20 CBS Sports All-America teams: Obi Toppin, Markus Howard lead star-studded list – CBS Sports – March 16, 2020
2019-20 CBS Sports college basketball awards: Player of the Year: Obi Toppin, Dayton – CBS Sports – March 16, 2020
College Basketball Awards: COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Obi Toppin, Dayton – NBC Sports – March 16, 2020
Obi Toppin Named 2020 Citizen Naismith Player Of The Year Finalist – DaytonFlyers.com – March 17, 2020
Top Flyer: Dayton's Obi Toppin leads AP All-American team - JOHN MARSHALL, The Associated Press - March 20, 2020
Dayton’s Obi Toppin only unanimous selection to AP All-America team – NBC Sports – March 20, 2020
2019-20 AP All-America team: Dayton's Obi Toppin highlights college basketball's biggest stars – CBS Sports – March 20, 2020
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7. COACH ANTHONY GRANT
When Anthony Grant was hired by Dayton in April 2017, he inherited a train wreck of a roster from Archie Miller. But Coach Grant cleaned house and replaced them with players who suited the style of basketball that Grant wanted the Flyers to play, and they bought into his system.
Anthony Grant Voted Coach of the Year – Atlantic10.com – March 10, 2020
Dayton's Anthony Grant is Sporting News' 2019-20 Coach of the Year - Mike DeCourcy, The Sporting News – March 10, 2020
Anthony Grant Wins National, District & Conference Coach Of The Year Honors
2019-20 CBS Sports college basketball awards: 2019-20 CBS Sports Coach of the Year: Anthony Grant, Dayton – CBS Sports – March 16, 2020
Anthony Grant Named Werner Ladder Naismith National Coach Of The Year Finalist – DaytonFlyers.com – March 18, 2020
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8. WHY WERE THE DAYTON FLYERS SO GOOD THIS SEASON?
Short answer: Coach Anthony Grant
Longer answer: A lot of athletic, tough players with high basketball IQs ... two point guards started all 31 games ... unselfish play coupled with great passing ... forwards who can handle the ball ... great shooting and good defense.
Detailed answer: Partly by necessity and partly by design, Coach Grant revolutionized the way college basketball was played this season with his unorthodox starting line-up and fast, crisp style of play. Grant always had 4 ball handlers and 4 shooters on the court at a time, and they usually ran circles around opposing teams' defenses. His players bought into his system, and usually executed it as well as any college basketball coach could hope for.
Box Score: Dayton 82, Davison 67 . . . Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Roster . . . Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Stats . . . Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Schedule & Results
Dayton wins A-10 title with 82-67 win over Davidson – Associated Press – February 29, 2020
Overlooked national title contender Dayton has surprisingly built an all-time elite offense – Matt Norlander, CBS Sports - January 29, 2020
FINAL NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Statistics - 2-Point Field Goal Percentage
FINAL NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Statistics - Field Goal Percentage
FINAL NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Statistics - Assists Per Game
Final Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Statistics - Atlantic10.com
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9. ATTENDANCE 2019-20
17,314 • Creighton
15,145 • Marquette
13,363 • Dayton
11,299 • Villanova
10,328 • Seton Hall
10,311 • Xavier
10,064 • Providence
9,199 • UConn
9,101 • Big East Average
8,617 • Butler
7,931 • Georgetown
7,637 • VCU
6,879 • Saint Louis
6,236 • St. John's
6,143 • Rhode Island
6,000 • Richmond
5,187 • DePaul
4,358 • St. Bonaventure
4,037 • George Mason
3,683 • Davidson
2,628 • UMass
2,621 • George Washington
2,306 • Duquesne
2,108 • Saint Joseph's
1,983 • La Salle
1,891 • Fordham
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10. EPILOGUE
Link:
Archie Miller
Chris Mack
Travis Steele
Anthony Grant
MARCH 21, 2020 UPDATE
1. Prologue
2. Preseason Expectations
3. Wow, What a Ride!
4. Selection Sunday – March 15, 2020
5. Dayton Flyers: 1967 and 2020
6. Obi Toppin
7. Coach Anthony Grant
8. Why were the Dayton Flyers so good this season?
9. Attendance 2019-20
10. Epilogue
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1. PROLOGUE
1951 National Invitation Tournament
Final Four:
… BYU 69, Seton Hall 59
… Dayton 69, St. John's 62
National Championship Game*
… BYU 62, Dayton 43
1952 National Invitation Tournament
Final Four:
… Dayton 69, St. Bonaventure 62
… La Salle 59, Duquesne 46
National Championship Game*
… La Salle 75, Dayton 64
1967 NCAA Tournament
Final Four:
… Dayton 76, North Carolina 62
… UCLA 73, Houston 58
National Championship Game*
… UCLA 79, Dayton 64
* The NIT was considered to be the National Championship tournament from 1938 until 1954.
2020 NCAA Tournament**
Final Four:
… No. 1 Dayton 78, No. 3 Duke 77
… No. 1 Gonzaga ??, No. 2 Florida State ??
National Championship Game
Dayton 79, Gonzaga 78
**Notes:
(1) The Dayton Flyers won the 2020 NCAA Tournament National Championship, according to the CBS SportsLine simulations published on March 13, 2020.
(2) Also on March 13, 2020, the Florida State Senate officially declared Florida State University the 2020 NCAA Champions in a 37-2 vote.
(3) On March 15, 2020, Gonzaga Coach Mark Few went fishing. As always ...
(4) On March 17, 2020, Kansas head coach Bill Self magnanimously offered to accept the 2020 NCAA Championship on behalf of his NET No. 2 Jayhawks.
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2. PRESEASON EXPECTATIONS
CSM’s TOP 144 PREVIEWS: #51 DAYTON FLYERS - Joel Welser, collegesportsmadness – September 16, 2019
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
Ranking every college basketball team from No. 1 to 353 for 2019-20 - Matt Norlander, CBS Sports - October 22, 2019
37. Dayton
ATLANTIC 10 COACHES AND MEDIA PRESEASON POLL – Atlantic10.com – October 24, 2019
3. Dayton
Bilas Index: 1-68 Team Rankings - Jay Bilas, ESPN – November 5, 2019
29. Dayton
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3. WOW, WHAT A RIDE!
AP Top 25 Poll - Week 4 - November 25, 2019
On November 28, 2019 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
In Joe Lunardi’s November 22nd Bracketology, Joe projected Dayton to be a #11 seed and to host an NCAA Tournament play-in game at UD Arena.
Dayton received one vote in Monday’s AP Poll. I would expect both numbers to improve in the coming weeks.
Final AP Top 25 Poll - Week 20 - March 18, 2020
1. Kansas (28-3) • 1,623 points (All 65 First-place votes)
2. Gonzaga (29-22) • 1,547 points
3. Dayton (29-2) • 1,505 points
4. Florida State (26-5) • 1,381
5. Baylor (26-4) • 1,337
6. San Diego State (30-2) • 1,279
7. Creighton (24-7) • 1,154
8. Kentucky (25-6) • 1,118
9. Michigan State (22-9) • 1,023
10. Villanova (24-7) • 1,011
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Dayton cracks Top Five of AP Top 25 for first time in 64 years – David Cobb, CBS Sports – February 17, 2020
How Dayton arrived among college basketball's elite: 'We can go win a national championship' - Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports - February 17, 2020
Don’t underestimate the Dayton Flyers - and keep your eyes on Obi – Hall of Fame writer Billy Reed, Northern Kentucky Tribune – February 21, 2020
Dayton Flyers Undefeated In A-10 Play – DaytonFlyers.com – March 7, 2020
The Dayton Flyers Are 2020 Atlantic 10 Champions
DAYTON – The Flyers finished undefeated in Atlantic 10 Conference play and undefeated at UD Arena. Dayton has also extended its win streak to 20 games, giving the Flyers the longest win streak in the country. Dayton improved to 18-0 in conference and a school-best 29-2 overall. Dayton's 29 wins is a school record for the most wins in a regular season. The Flyers also won every road game this season for the first time since 1954-55.
Once an afterthought, Obi Toppin turned Dayton into NCAA title threat - New York Post – March 9, 2020
Why the Dayton Flyers will win the 2020 NCAA Tournament –USA Today - March 10, 2020
Obi Toppin is Dayton Flyers’ first All-American in 41 years -Dayton Daily News – March 11, 2020
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Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Cancelled - Atlantic10.com - 12:47 PM. March 12, 2020
NCAA Cancels Men's and Women's Basketball Championships - NCAA.com - 8:17 PM, March 12, 2020
Dream denied: Virus dashes Dayton’s magical hoops season - Associated Press - March 13, 2020
Three teams that could claim a National Championship after the 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled – CBS Sports – March 20, 2020
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4. SELECTION SUNDAY – MARCH 15, 2020
NCAA Tournament – Quantitative Reference Thread – Post #28 – HLOH Message Board
On Sunday March 15, 2020 Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
The Selection Committee should be spending today scrutinizing the following information and much more.
Dejection Sunday Looms Over Dayton After Abrupt End to Cinderella Season - Pat Forde, Sports Illustrated Feature Article - March 15, 2020
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5. DAYTON FLYERS: 1967 AND 2020
This very lengthy article is well worth a read for those of you interested. It has some very big photographs that are worth a look.
The Tipoff to a Meaningful Relationship - Jeré Longman, The New York Times – March 16, 2020
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In the 1967 men’s basketball title game, Dan Obrovac of Dayton won the opening tip from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of U.C.L.A. Cancer brought the men together again decades later.
After the opening tip, which Obrovac won, the 1967 championship game went badly for Dayton. Abdul-Jabbar dominated, and U.C.L.A. won the first of seven consecutive national titles. Obrovac played a modest five minutes. Still, that triumphant tipoff remains the most famous photograph in Dayton basketball history (see article for the photograph).
For years, a huge photograph of Obrovac outleaping Abdul-Jabbar and tipping it to a teammate occupied a prominent place in the concourse at University of Dayton Arena. The photograph has been reproduced as a stained glass mural that hangs in the university library.
In a recent interview, Abdul-Jabbar said he remembered losing the tip because the referee tossed the ball more toward Obrovac. But it was better to be gracious than boastful, he added. Abdul-Jabbar wished the Flyers well in the N.C.A.A. tournament, which will now not be played.
6. OBI TOPPIN
Obadiah Toppin - VerbalCommits.com - HS Class of 2017 Player Profile
Star Rating: 2 Stars
Scout Rating: No Scout profile.
Rivals: No Rivals profile.
ESPN: No ESPN profile.
Obadiah Toppin – 247Sports.com - HS Class of 2017 Player Profile
Player Rating:
NATIONAL RATING: N/A
247 SPORTS RATING: N/A
Obadiah Toppin signs with Dayton – DaytonFlyers.com - May 17, 2017
ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE END OF YEAR AWARDS – Atlantic10.com – March 12, 2019
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Obi Toppin, Dayton
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: Obi Toppin, Dayton
Can you separate player of the year from MVP in Wooden race? - ESPN Staff - February 13, 2020
How Obi Toppin ended up at Dayton and other origin stories around Wooden Award favorites - Jeff Borzello, ESPN Insider - February 13, 2020
Obi Toppin Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year – Atlantic10.com – March 10, 2020
Obi Toppin Named Sporting News First Team All-American – DaytonFlyers.com – March 11, 2020
How would Obi Toppin and Dayton have fared in the Big Ten? - Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway, and Myron Medcalf, ESPN - March 12, 2020
…… Quite well, according to ESPN’s college basketball experts.
2019-20 CBS Sports All-America teams: Obi Toppin, Markus Howard lead star-studded list – CBS Sports – March 16, 2020
2019-20 CBS Sports college basketball awards: Player of the Year: Obi Toppin, Dayton – CBS Sports – March 16, 2020
Obi Toppin | Dayton | F | Redshirt Sophomore
Dayton went 29-2 and the one fact that will be attached to this team that's destined to be remembered forever: it was undefeated in regulation. You couldn't say that about any other team in college basketball this season. Toppin became a star, and it speaks to his effectiveness, efficiency and watchability that in the closing couple of weeks of the season he found a little separation in what was one of the most wide open player of the year races in modern college hoops history. Toppin's incredible sophomore season included a stat line of 20.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists per game and a player efficiency rating of 32.5. Most entertainingly, he led the nation in dunks -- and was he ever so wowing at that.
College Basketball Awards: COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Obi Toppin, Dayton – NBC Sports – March 16, 2020
Obi Toppin Named 2020 Citizen Naismith Player Of The Year Finalist – DaytonFlyers.com – March 17, 2020
Top Flyer: Dayton's Obi Toppin leads AP All-American team - JOHN MARSHALL, The Associated Press - March 20, 2020
Dayton’s Obi Toppin only unanimous selection to AP All-America team – NBC Sports – March 20, 2020
2019-20 AP All-America team: Dayton's Obi Toppin highlights college basketball's biggest stars – CBS Sports – March 20, 2020
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7. COACH ANTHONY GRANT
When Anthony Grant was hired by Dayton in April 2017, he inherited a train wreck of a roster from Archie Miller. But Coach Grant cleaned house and replaced them with players who suited the style of basketball that Grant wanted the Flyers to play, and they bought into his system.
Anthony Grant Voted Coach of the Year – Atlantic10.com – March 10, 2020
Dayton's Anthony Grant is Sporting News' 2019-20 Coach of the Year - Mike DeCourcy, The Sporting News – March 10, 2020
Anthony Grant Wins National, District & Conference Coach Of The Year Honors
DAYTON – University of Dayton men's basketball coach Anthony Grant earned a trifecta of Coach of the Year honors on Tuesday. Grant was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in a vote of the league's coaches, United States Basketball Writers Association District V Coach of the Year in a vote of the USBWA membership, and was named National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News.
2019-20 CBS Sports college basketball awards: 2019-20 CBS Sports Coach of the Year: Anthony Grant, Dayton – CBS Sports – March 16, 2020
When Grant took the Dayton job in March 2017, the Flyers had been to four straight NCAA Tournaments, which was a record even for a program with a strong basketball tradition. To merely continue the success experienced under Archie Miller might have been considered a success. But even after 104 wins in the program's previous four seasons, Grant saw greater things in the future for his alma mater as he started the job exactly 30 years after his time as a Flyers player ended.
Anthony Grant Named Werner Ladder Naismith National Coach Of The Year Finalist – DaytonFlyers.com – March 18, 2020
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8. WHY WERE THE DAYTON FLYERS SO GOOD THIS SEASON?
Short answer: Coach Anthony Grant
Longer answer: A lot of athletic, tough players with high basketball IQs ... two point guards started all 31 games ... unselfish play coupled with great passing ... forwards who can handle the ball ... great shooting and good defense.
Detailed answer: Partly by necessity and partly by design, Coach Grant revolutionized the way college basketball was played this season with his unorthodox starting line-up and fast, crisp style of play. Grant always had 4 ball handlers and 4 shooters on the court at a time, and they usually ran circles around opposing teams' defenses. His players bought into his system, and usually executed it as well as any college basketball coach could hope for.
Box Score: Dayton 82, Davison 67 . . . Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Roster . . . Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Stats . . . Dayton Flyers 2019-20 Schedule & Results
Dayton wins A-10 title with 82-67 win over Davidson – Associated Press – February 29, 2020
Dayton (27-2, 16-0) shot 72.3% from the field and made all but one of its shots from inside the arc.
"We went 27 of 28 on 2-point field goals, which is unheard of," coach Grant said. "A great job tonight of taking quality shots and sharing the ball."
Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
Dayton Flyers’ Starting Line-up:
SF (6’ 7”, 217-lb. Senior) Ryan Mikesell • 8.5 PPG in 26.9 MPG • (48 % FGs … 68 % FTs … 26 % 3-Pts.)
PF (6’ 9”, 220-lb. Soph.) Obi Toppin • 20.0 PPG in 31.6 MPG • (63 % FGs … 70 % FTs … 39 % 3-Pts.)
PF (6’ 5”, 221-lb. Senior) Trey Landers • 10.5 PPG in 28.8 MPG • (57 % FGs … 60 % FTs … 31 % 3-Pts.)
PG (6’ 1”, 178-lb. Junior) Rodney Chatman • 7.7 PPG in 26.8 MPG • (40 % FGs … 72 % FTs … 36 % 3-Pts.)
PG (6’ 1”, 175-lb. Junior) Jalen Crutcher • 15.1 PPG in 33.6 MPG • (47 % FGs … 87 % FTs … 42 % 3-Pts.)
Dayton Flyers’ Bench:
C (6’ 11”, 278-lb. Junior) Jordy Tshimanga • 3.0 PPG in 9.8 MPG • (67 % FGs … 54 % FTs … N/A 3-Pts.)
SG (6’ 5”, 203-lb. Junior) Ibi Watson • 10.1 PPG in 22.5 MPG • (50 % FGs … 85 % FTs … 39 % 3-Pts.)
PG (6’ 2”, 180-lb. Soph.) Dwayne Cohill • 2.6 PPG in 13.3 MPG • (50 % FGs … 78 % FTs … 36 % 3-Pts.)
Overlooked national title contender Dayton has surprisingly built an all-time elite offense – Matt Norlander, CBS Sports - January 29, 2020
Matt Norlander focuses on a Flyers team that's so, so much more than Obi Toppin
Just so we're all perfectly clear on this: The Dayton Flyers can win the 2020 national title. UD boasts the goods, so much so that a No. 1 seed isn't out of the equation. If we started the NCAA Tournament today, I'd probably pen UD into my Final Four, regardless of who else was in its quadrant of the bracket. What a powerful, sleek, adroit, satisfying team this is.
This Flyers team has a chance to be the best 2-point shooting team in college basketball history.
Dayton is destined to be one of the strongest inside-the-arc teams. Per my research, here's the Top 10. Stats via the NCAA record book, KenPom.com and Sports Reference:
11. Princeton 1990-91 (60.0 2-pt%)
10. Samford 2001-02 (60.3%)
9. Princeton 1997-98 (60.4%)
8. Samford 1999-00 (60.6%)
7. Belmont 2016-17 (60.9%)
6. Gonzaga 2018-19 (61.4%)
5. Belmont 2017-18 (61.7%)
4. Samford 1998-99 (62.2%)
3. Dayton 2019-20 (62.3%) [updated by Fieldhouse Flyer on March 21, 2020]
2. Belmont 2015-16 (62.6%)
1. Princeton 1996-97 (63.3%)
FINAL NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Statistics - 2-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Dayton .623
2. Furman .580
3. Gonzaga .574
FINAL NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Statistics - Field Goal Percentage
1. Dayton .525
2. Gonzaga .515
3. BYU .500
4. McNeese State .497
FINAL NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Statistics - Assists Per Game
1. Belmont 18.3
2. Michigan State 17.7
3. Dayton 17.6
Final Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Statistics - Atlantic10.com
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9. ATTENDANCE 2019-20
17,314 • Creighton
15,145 • Marquette
13,363 • Dayton
11,299 • Villanova
10,328 • Seton Hall
10,311 • Xavier
10,064 • Providence
9,199 • UConn
9,101 • Big East Average
8,617 • Butler
7,931 • Georgetown
7,637 • VCU
6,879 • Saint Louis
6,236 • St. John's
6,143 • Rhode Island
6,000 • Richmond
5,187 • DePaul
4,358 • St. Bonaventure
4,037 • George Mason
3,683 • Davidson
2,628 • UMass
2,621 • George Washington
2,306 • Duquesne
2,108 • Saint Joseph's
1,983 • La Salle
1,891 • Fordham
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10. EPILOGUE
Link:
On April 10, 2015 xudash wrote:
You guys haven't proven that you have a clue about putting together a sustainable basketball program that actually wins where it matters.
This is not the time to bring up Archie Miller, because he is not going to stay at UD much longer. If anyone knows about career aspirations when it comes to a member of the Miller family, it would be a Xavior fan.
Dayton's record with respect to naming head coaches is abysmal. There is no other way to look at it.
Archie Miller
Season • Team • W-L (Conf. W-L) • Standing • Postseason • FINAL RANKING ==> Ranking • SOS Ranking • W-L vs. Quad 1 • W-L vs. Quad 2
2017–18 • Indiana • 16–15 (9–9) • T–6th • None • 2018 FINAL RPI ==> RPI Ranking: 107 • SOS Ranking: 71 • 0-10 vs. Quad 1 • 3-1 vs. Quad 2
2018–19 • Indiana • 19–16 (8–12) • 9th • NIT Quarterfinals • 2019 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 54 • SOS Ranking 61• 6-9 vs. Quad 1 • 2-6 vs. Quad 2
2019–20 • Indiana • 20–12 (9–11) • T–10th • Bubble team • 2020 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 56 • SOS Ranking 64• 4-10 vs. Quad 1 • 5-2 vs. Quad 2
Chris Mack
Season • Team • W-L (Conf. W-L) • Standing • Postseason • FINAL RANKING ==> Ranking • SOS Ranking • W-L vs. Quad 1 • W-L vs. Quad 2
2017–18 • Xavier • 29–6 (15–3) • 1st • NCAA Division I Round of 32 • 2018 FINAL RPI ==> RPI Ranking: 2 • SOS Ranking: 8 • 9-6 vs. Quad 1 • 10-0 vs. Quad 2
Travis Steele
Season • Team • W-L (Conf. W-L) • Standing • Postseason • FINAL RANKING ==> Ranking • SOS Ranking • W-L vs. Quad 1 • W-L vs. Quad 2
2018–19 • Xavier • 19–16 (9–9) • T–3rd • NIT Second Round • 2019 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 67 • SOS Ranking: 46• 4-9 vs. Quad 1 • 5-4 vs. Quad 2
2019–20 • Xavier • 19–12 (8–10) • T–6th • Bubble team • 2020 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 47 • SOS Ranking: 15• 3-11 vs. Quad 1 • 7-2 vs. Quad 2
Anthony Grant
Season • Team • W-L (Conf. W-L) • Standing • Postseason • FINAL RANKING ==> Ranking • SOS Ranking • W-L vs. Quad 1 • W-L vs. Quad 2
2017–18 • Dayton • 14–17 (8–10) • 9th • None • 2018 FINAL RPI ==> RPI Ranking: 129 • SOS Ranking: 38 • 0-5 vs. Quad 1 • 1-2 vs. Quad 2
2018–19 • Dayton • 21–12 (13–5) • 3rd • NIT First Round • 2019 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 69 • SOS Ranking: 93 • 1-5 vs. Quad 1 • 2-3 vs. Quad 2
2019–20 • Dayton • 29–2 (18–0) • 1st • NCAA #1 seed • 2020 Final Nitty Gritty ==> NET Ranking: 3 • SOS Ranking: 27 • 5-2 vs. Quad 1 • 8-0 vs. Quad 2