2024–25 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2024–25 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
2024–25 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 22
Record	10–3 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Anthony Grant (8th season);
Associate head coach	Ricardo Greer (8th season)
Assistant coaches	James Kane (5th season); Jermaine Henderson (2nd season); Sean Damaska (2nd season);
Home arena	UD Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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).

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
George Washington	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
No. 22 Dayton	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
VCU	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
Davidson	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
George Mason	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Fordham	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
La Salle	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Richmond	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
UMass	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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^[1]
Petras Padegimas	12	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Kaunas, Lithuania	Transferred to Mercer^[2]
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^[3]
Zimi Nwokeji	45	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Quincy, FL	Transferred to Jacksonville^[4]

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
Hamad Mousa SF	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
Amaël L'Etang C	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
Jaron McKie #17 PG	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
Damon Friery #21 PF	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.

Roster

2024–25 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Javon Bennett	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Merrimack	Orlando, FL
F	2	Nate Santos	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Pittsburgh	Geneva, IL
F	3	Jaiun Simon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Pebblebrook High School	Mableton, GA
G	5	Posh Alexander	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Butler	Brooklyn, NY
G	6	Enoch Cheeks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Robert Morris	Providence, RI
G	7	Evan Dickey (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Chaminade Julienne High School	Dayton, OH
G	8	Marvel Allen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Montverde Academy	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G/F	10	Hamad Mousa	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy	Doha, Qatar
G	11	Malachi Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	St. Raymond High School for Boys	The Bronx, NY
F	13	Isaac Jack	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Buffalo	Port Alberni, BC
G	21	Brady Uhl	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Cumberlands	Dayton, OH
F	23	Zed Key	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Ohio State	Bay Shore, NY
F	24	Jacob Conner	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Marshall	Dayton, OH
G	25	Will Maxwell (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Oakwood High School	Oakwood, OH
F	29	Amaël L'Etang	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Cholet	Toulouse, France
G	33	Makai Grant (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Chaminade Julienne High School	Dayton, OH
G/F	54	Atticus Schuler (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	St. Francis DeSales High School	Westerville, OH

Head coach

Anthony Grant (Dayton)

Assistant coach(es)

Ricardo Greer (Pittsburgh)
James Kane (Florida)
Jermaine Henderson (Miami (OH))
Sean Damaska (Northern Illinois)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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 for Mental Health^[5] / 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 presented by CareSource now	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						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., USA		at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		George Mason						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		Loyola Chicago						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m.		at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 24, 2025 TBA, ESPN Networks		Saint Joseph's						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
January 31, 2025 TBA, ESPN Networks		at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 4, 2025 TBA		Davidson						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 7, 2025 TBA, ESPN Networks		VCU						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m.		at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 15, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA		Duquesne						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 21, 2025 TBA, ESPN Networks		at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 26, 2025 TBA, CBSSN		at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
March 1, 2025 TBA, CBSSN		Richmond						UD Arena Dayton, OH
March 4, 2025 TBA		Saint Louis						UD Arena Dayton, OH
March 7, 2025 TBA, ESPN Networks		at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025 TBA		vs.						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	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
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV

References

^ Black, Ryan (May 1, 2024). "Koby Brea, nation's top 3-pointer shooter in 2023-24, commits to Kentucky basketball". Courier Journal. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ Jablonski, David (April 30, 2024). "Former Dayton forward finds new home in Southern Conference". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 2, 2024. (subscription required)
^ Martinez, Justin (April 23, 2024). "OU basketball lands Dayton guard Kobe Elvis via transfer portal". The Oklahoman. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ Jablonski, David (April 13, 2024). "Former Dayton forward finds new home in Florida". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 2, 2024. (subscription required)
^ "CareSource Announces Exhibition Games for Mental Health". CareSource.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Dayton Flyers Athletics. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[1] Black, Ryan (May 1, 2024). "Koby Brea, nation's top 3-pointer shooter in 2023-24, commits to Kentucky basketball". Courier Journal. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[2] Jablonski, David (April 30, 2024). "Former Dayton forward finds new home in Southern Conference". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 2, 2024. (subscription required)

[3] Martinez, Justin (April 23, 2024). "OU basketball lands Dayton guard Kobe Elvis via transfer portal". The Oklahoman. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[4] Jablonski, David (April 13, 2024). "Former Dayton forward finds new home in Florida". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 2, 2024. (subscription required)

[5] "CareSource Announces Exhibition Games for Mental Health". CareSource.

[6] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Dayton Flyers Athletics. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

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