2013–14 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by third year head coach Archie Miller, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–11, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Ohio State, Syracuse and Stanford to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Florida. Florida would later lose to eventual National Champion Connecticut.

2013–14 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
Record	26–11 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach	Archie Miller (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Kuwik Allen Griffin Tom Ostrom
Home arena	University of Dayton Arena

2013–14 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Saint Louis	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
No. 24 VCU	12	–	4		.750			26	–	9		.743
George Washington	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Saint Joseph's †	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
UMass	10	–	6		.625			24	–	9		.727
Dayton	10	–	6		.625			26	–	11		.703
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			19	–	14		.576
La Salle	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
St. Bonaventure	6	–	10		.375			18	–	15		.545
Rhode Island	5	–	11		.313			14	–	18		.438
Duquesne	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
George Mason	4	–	12		.250			11	–	20		.355
Fordham	2	–	14		.125			10	–	21		.323
† 2014 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2013–14 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Khari Price 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Salmen Slidell, LA G 3 Kyle Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Morgan Park Chicago, IL F 5 Devin Oliver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Kalamazoo Central Kalamazoo, MI G 11 Scoochie Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy New York, NY F/C 12 Jalen Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Northland Columbus, OH F 21 Dyshawn Pierre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Anderson CVI Whitby, ON, CAN F 22 Kendall Pollard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL G 23 Brian Vonderhaar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Moeller Cincinnati, OH G 24 Jordan Sibert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Jr Princeton Cincinnati, OH F 25 Alex Gavrilovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Jr IMG Academy Strasbourg, FRA F/C 35 Matt Kavanaugh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Centerville Centerville, OH F/C 40 Devon Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Northland Columbus, OH G 43 Vee Sanford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Lexington Catholic Lexington, KY F 50 Bobby Wehrli 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Benet Academy Naperville, IL G 51 William Dupuy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Grapevine High School Colleyville, TX	Head coach Archie Miller (NC State) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Kuwik (Notre Dame) Allen Griffin (Syracuse) Tom Ostrom (Minnesota) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 29 September 2013

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/26/2013* 7:00 pm		Ryerson	W 89–62	–	UD Arena (10,807) Dayton, OH
11/02/2013* 7:00 pm		Findlay	W 96–87	–	UD Arena (12,097) Dayton, OH
Regular season
11/09/2013* 2:00 pm, FSOH		IPFW	W 81–80	1–0	UD Arena (12,145) Dayton, OH
11/13/2013* 7:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 70–56	2–0	UD Arena (12,002) Dayton, OH
11/16/2013* 12:00 pm, FSOH		St. Francis Brooklyn Maui Invitational Opening Round	W 78–58	3–0	UD Arena (12,183) Dayton, OH
11/20/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia Tech	W 82–72	4–0	McCamish Pavilion (6,283) Atlanta, GA
11/25/2013* 12:00 am, ESPN2		vs. No. 11 Gonzaga Maui Invitational First Round	W 84–79	5–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/26/2013* 9:30 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 18 Baylor Maui Invitational semifinals	L 66–67	5–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/27/2013* 7:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. California Maui Invitational 3rd place game	W 82–64	6–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
12/04/2013* 7:00 pm, FSOH	No. 25	Delaware State	W 56–46	7–1	UD Arena (11,571) Dayton, OH
12/07/2013* 8:00 pm	No. 25	at Illinois State	L 75–81	7–2	Redbird Arena (6,697) Normal, IL
12/14/2013* 7:00 pm		Central Michigan	W 84–58	8–2	UD Arena (12,153) Dayton, OH
12/19/2013* 7:00 pm, NBCSN		Iona	W 96–84	9–2	UD Arena (11,539) Dayton, OH
12/22/2013* 2:00 pm, TWCS		USC	L 76–79	9–3	UD Arena (12,240) Dayton, OH
12/29/2013* 2:00 pm, FSOH		Murray State	W 72–51	10–3	UD Arena (12,067) Dayton, OH
01/01/2014* 2:00 pm, FSOH		Winthrop	W 81–47	11–3	UD Arena (12,041) Dayton, OH
01/04/2014* 8:00 pm, CSS		at Ole Miss	W 83–80 OT	12–3	Tad Smith Coliseum (7,035) Biloxi, MS
Atlantic-10 regular season
01/11/2014 11:00 am, ESPN2		Saint Louis	L 59–67	12–4 (0–1)	UD Arena (12,597) Dayton, OH
01/15/2014 9:00 pm, WHIO		at Fordham	W 80–68	13–4 (1–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,249) Bronx, NY
01/18/2014 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at Richmond	L 64–73	13–5 (1–2)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
01/22/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN		VCU	L 66–80	13–6 (1–3)	UD Arena (12,512) Dayton, OH
01/25/2014 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at Rhode Island	L 76–88	13–7 (1–4)	Ryan Center (6,211) Kingston, RI
01/29/2014 7:00 pm, WHIO		Saint Joseph's	L 57–60	13–8 (1–5)	UD Arena (12,083) Dayton, OH
02/01/2014 12:30 pm, NBCSN		George Washington	W 75–65	14–8 (2–5)	UD Arena (13,321) Dayton, OH
02/05/2014 7:00 pm, WHIO		at George Mason	W 84–67	15–8 (3–5)	Patriot Center (3,863) Fairfax, VA
02/08/2014 4:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	W 72–69	16–8 (4–5)	Reilly Center (5,344) Olean, NY
02/12/2014 7:00 pm, WHIO		Rhode Island	W 76–69	17–8 (5–5)	UD Arena (12,255) Dayton, OH
02/19/2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN		La Salle	W 65–53	18–8 (6–5)	UD Arena (12,380) Dayton, OH
02/22/2014 2:00 pm		at Duquesne	W 57–54	19–8 (7–5)	Consol Energy Center (6,271) Pittsburgh, OH
02/25/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's	L 53–79	19–9 (7–6)	Hagan Arena (4,051) Philadelphia, PA
03/01/2014 11:00 am, ESPNU		Massachusetts	W 86–79	20–9 (8–6)	UD Arena (12,825) Dayton, OH
03/05/2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 17 Saint Louis	W 72–67	21–9 (9–6)	Chaifetz Arena (10,395) St. Louis, MO
03/08/2014 7:00 pm, WHIO		Richmond	W 60–48	22–9 (10–6)	UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/13/2014 2:30 pm, NBCSN	(5)	vs. (13) Fordham Second round	W 87–74	23–9	Barclays Center (6,823) Brooklyn, NY
03/14/2014 2:30 pm, NBCSN	(5)	vs. (4) St. Joseph's Quarterfinals	L 67–70	23–10	Barclays Center (7,308) Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
03/20/2014* 12:15 pm, CBS	(11 S)	vs. (6 S) No. 22 Ohio State Second round	W 60–59	24–10	First Niagara Center (19,260) Buffalo, NY
03/22/2014* 7:10 pm, CBS	(11 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 14 Syracuse Third round	W 55–53	25–10	First Niagara Center (19,420) Buffalo, NY
03/27/2014* 7:15 pm, CBS	(11 S)	vs. (10 S) Stanford Sweet Sixteen	W 82–72	26–10	FedExForum (14,991) Memphis TN
03/29/2014* 6:09 pm, TBS	(11 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 1 Florida Elite Eight	L 52–62	26–11	FedExForum (15,443) Memphis TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.

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