2019–20 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers were led by third-year head coach Anthony Grant and played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2019–20 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record29–2 (18–0 A-10)
Head coach
Associate head coachAnthony Solomon
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUD Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Dayton 18 0   1.000 29 2   .935
Richmond 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
Rhode Island 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
St. Bonaventure 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Duquesne 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Davidson 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Massachusetts 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
VCU 8 10   .444 18 13   .581
La Salle 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
George Washington 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
George Mason 5 13   .278 17 15   .531
Saint Joseph's 2 16   .111 6 26   .188
Fordham 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
Note: The 2020 A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 29–2 and were undefeated regular season champions of the Atlantic 10. Grant was named consensus national coach of the year while sophomore Obi Toppin became Dayton's first consensus first-team All-American and earned the majority of major college player of the year awards, including the Naismith College Player of the Year and the John R. Wooden Award. The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic prior to the Flyers’ first game of the Atlantic 10 tournament. They finished ranked third in both major polls, their highest ranking in a major media poll since the Don Donoher era.

Previous season

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The Flyers finished the 2018–19 season 21–12, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Louis. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Colorado.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Josh Cunningham 0 F 6'7" 233 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Frankie Policelli 2 F 6'8" 235 Freshman New Hartford, NY Transferred to Stony Brook[1]
Jordan Davis 4 G 6'2" 195 Sophomore Irmo, SC Transferred to Middle Tennessee[2]
Jack Westerfield 23 G 6'1" 180 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chase Johnson 40 F 6'9" 219 RS Sophomore Ripley, WV Transferred from Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Johnson would have sat out the 2019–20 season, but was granted a waiver to play immediately.

Recruiting class of 2019

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Moulaye Sissoko
PF
Atlanta, GA Lincoln Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Oct 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.

Recruiting class of 2020

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US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
R.J. Blakeny
SF
Hagerstown, MD Loomis Chaffee School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Oct 25, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Koby Brea
SG
Bronx, NY Monsignor Scanlan High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Lukas Frazier
PG
Mentor, OH Lake Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 11, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2019–20 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Rodney Chatman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Jr Lithonia
Chattanooga
Lithonia, GA
F 1 Obi Toppin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Mt. Zion Prep (MD) Ossining, NY
G 2 Ibi Watson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Pickerington Central
Michigan
Pickerington, OH
G 3 Trey Landers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Wayne Huber Heights, OH
G 4 Jared Becker (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Moeller Milford, OH
G 10 Jalen Crutcher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Ridgeway Memphis, TN
G 11 Sean Loughran (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mount Lebanon Pittsburgh, PA
C 14 Moulaye Sissoko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Fr Lincoln Academy Bamako, Mali
G 31 Jhery Matos 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr West Oaks Academy
Monroe College
Santo Domingo, DR
C 32 Jordy Tshimanga 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) RS Jr The MacDuffie School
Nebraska
Montreal, QC
F 33 Ryan Mikesell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Sr St. Henry St. Henry, OH
G 35 Dwayne Cohill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Holy Name Cleveland, OH
F 40 Chase Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) RS So Huntington Prep
Florida
Ripley, WV
G 51 Drew Swerlein (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr St. Francis de Sales Perrysburg, OH
G 52 Camron Greer (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Rich Central Country Club Hills, IL
G 53 Christian Wilson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Northmont Dayton, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2019*
5:00 pm
Cedarville W 93–60  0–0
 17  Watson   9  Sissoko   4  tied  UD Arena (13,207)
Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, SPECN1
Indiana State W 86–81  1–0
 29  Toppin   12  Toppin   6  Crutcher  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, FSOH
Charleston Southern W 90–61  2–0
 21  Toppin   11  Toppin   8  Chatman  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, SPECN1
Omaha W 93–68  3–0
 21  Toppin   6  Toppin   7  Crutcher  UD Arena (13,193)
Dayton, OH
November 25, 2019*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Georgia
Maui Invitational tournament quarterfinals
W 80–61  4–0
 25  Toppin   4  Tied   3  Crutcher  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Virginia Tech
Maui Invitational Tournament semifinals
W 89–62  5–0
 24  Toppin   8  Toppin   9  Crutcher  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 27, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 4 Kansas
Maui Invitational Tournament championship game
L 84–90 OT 5–1
 19  Mikesell   9  Toppin   8  Crutcher  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 19 Houston Baptist W 99–68  6–1
 18  Johnson   10  Toppin   7  Chatman  UD Arena (13,166)
Dayton, OH
December 8, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 vs. Saint Mary's
Jerry Colangelo Classic
W 78–68  7–1
 21  Crutcher   8  Landers   6  Crutcher  Talking Stick Resort Arena (3,563)
Phoenix, AZ
December 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 14 Drake W 78–47  8–1
 20  Watson   10  Landers   5  Chatman  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 13 North Texas W 71–58  9–1
 16  Tied   7  Toppin   6  Tied  UD Arena (13,129)
Dayton, OH
December 21, 2019*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 13 vs. Colorado
Chicago Legends
L 76–78 OT 9–2
 19  Crutcher   7  Toppin   4  Tied  United Center 
Chicago, IL
December 23, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 18 Grambling State W 81–53  10–2
 30  Watson   9  Landers   6  Tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
December 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 20 North Florida W 77–59  11–2
 31  Toppin   8  Toppin   9  Chatman  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 2, 2020
8:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 20 at La Salle W 84–58  12–2
(1–0)
 20  Toppin   8  Landers   6  Landers  Tom Gola Arena (2,241)
Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 20 at Saint Joseph's W 80–67  13–2
(2–0)
 18  Tied   9  Landers   10  Crutcher  Hagan Arena (2,544)
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2020
12:30 pm, NBCSN
No. 15 UMass W 88–60  14–2
(3–0)
 16  Toppin   14  Mikesell   3  Tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 14, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 13 VCU W 79–65  15–2
(4–0)
 24  Toppin   9  Tied   5  Crutcher  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 17, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 at Saint Louis W 78–76 OT 16–2
(5–0)
 21  Crutcher   10  Toppin   3  Tied  Chaifetz Arena (10,007)
St. Louis, MO
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 7 St. Bonaventure W 86–60  17–2
(6–0)
 23  Crutcher   9  Toppin   7  Crutcher  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 25, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 7 at Richmond W 87–79  18–2
(7–0)
 24  Tied   12  Toppin   7  Crutcher  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 7 at Duquesne W 73–69  19–2
(8–0)
 22  Toppin   10  Toppin   6  Crutcher  PPG Paints Arena (7,001)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 1, 2020
2:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 7 Fordham W 70–56  20–2
(9–0)
 18  Tied   8  Landers   6  Crutcher  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 6 Saint Louis W 71–65  21–2
(10–0)
 17  Tied   8  Mikesell   4  Crutcher  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 11, 2020
7:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 6 Rhode Island W 81–67  22–2
(11–0)
 22  Toppin   14  Landers   4  Chatman  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 15, 2020
12:30 pm, NBCSN
No. 6 at UMass W 71–63  23–2
(12–0)
 19  Toppin   7  Tied   5  Crutcher  Mullins Center (5,030)
Amherst, MA
February 18, 2020
8:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 5 at VCU W 66–61  24–2
(13–0)
 18  Crutcher   7  Landers   3  Watson  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 22, 2020
2:00 pm, Stadium/FSOH
No. 5 Duquesne W 80–70  25–2
(14–0)
 28  Toppin   11  Landers   5  Tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium/FSOH
No. 4 at George Mason W 62–55  26–2
(15–0)
 19  Toppin   8  Tied   3  Crutcher  EagleBank Arena (4,703)
Fairfax, VA
February 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 Davidson W 82–67  27–2
(16–0)
 23  Toppin   12  Toppin   7  Crutcher  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
March 4, 2020
9:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 3 at Rhode Island W 84–57  28–2
(17–0)
 20  Toppin   14  Landers   5  Crutcher  Ryan Center (7,895)
Kingston, RI
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 3 George Washington
ESPN College GameDay
W 76–51  29–2
(18–0)
 27  Toppin   10  Landers   5  Tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 13, 2020
12:00 pm, NBCSN
(1) No. 3 vs. TBD
Quarterfinals
A10 Tournament Canceled[3] Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
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APRVRVRVRV1914131820151377665433
CoachesRVRV*RVRV1712121818151177665333

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ "CNY basketball star Frankie Policelli picks transfer destination". Syracuse.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Jablonski, David (April 3, 2019). "Former Dayton guard Davis finds new home in Conference USA". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Cancelled". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Dayton Flyers Athletics.