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2014–15 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record27–9 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 14 – 4   .778 24 – 8   .750
Dayton 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
Rhode Island 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
VCU † 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
Richmond 12 – 6   .667 21 – 14   .600
George Washington 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629
St. Bonaventure 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
UMass 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
La Salle 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Saint Joseph's 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419
Duquesne 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Fordham 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
George Mason 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
Saint Louis 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344
† 2015 A10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by fourth 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 27–9, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to VCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Boise State in the First Four and Providence in the second round before losing in the third round to Oklahoma.

When the Flyers were selected to play at home in the First Four, they became the first team since 1987 to play an NCAA Tournament game in their home arena. The NCAA made a rule in 1989 that no team could play a tournament game in their home arena. However, with UD Arena always hosting the First Four, Dayton is the only exception to the rule.[1]

Previous season

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The 2013–14 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 26–11, with a record of 10–6 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for a tie for a fifth-place finish. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Flyers were defeated by Saint Joseph's, 70–67 in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they upset Ohio State, Syracuse and Stanford in second and third rounds and the sweet sixteen before falling to Florida in the elite eight to end their Cinderella run.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Khari Price 0 G 5'11" 170 Sophomore Slidell, LA Transferred to Southern Miss
Devin Oliver 5 F 6'7" 225 Senior Kalamazoo, MI Graduated
Brian Vonderhaar 23 G 6'0" 170 RS Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated
Alex Gavrilovic 25 F 6'9" 246 Junior Strasbourg, France Graduate transferred to Towson
Matt Kavanaugh 35 C 6'10" 250 RS Senior Ottawa, ON Graduated
Vee Sanford 43 G 6'4" 225 RS Senior Lexington, KY Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Charles Cooke 14 G 6'6" 190 Junior Trenton, NJ Transferred from James Madison. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cooke will have to redshirt from the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Detwon Rogers 30 F 6'6" 225 Junior Raleigh, NC Junior college transfer from College of Southern Idaho.

Incoming recruits

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Darrell Davis
SG 		Detroit, MI Douglass Academy for Young Men 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 8, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Steve McElvene
C 		New Haven, IN New Haven High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Sep 13, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.

Season synopsis

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The Flyers entered the season with three players capable of playing as centers, but by the start of 2015, none of the three were available to the team. First, the NCAA declared incoming freshman Steve McElvene a "partial qualifier", rendering him ineligible for the entire 2014–15 season. Then, in December 2014, starting center Devon Scott and intended backup Jalen Robinson were dismissed from the team after allegedly being caught committing theft in a campus dormitory. Two other players were sidelined by injuries. Junior college transfer Detwon Rogers was lost for the season to a knee injury, and graduate transfer Ryan Bass quit basketball on medical advice due to post-concussion symptoms.[2]

These departures and injuries left Dayton with arguably the most limited roster, in both depth and physical size, in Division I. The Flyers played the bulk of their season with only six players who started the season on scholarships. In January 2015, Bobby Wehrli, who had begun the season as a walk-on, was given a scholarship, but only for the spring of 2015.[3] No one left on the active roster, whether on scholarship or not, was taller than 6'6" (1.98 m).[2][3] CBS Sports journalist Gary Parrish had this to say about the Flyers' roster limitations (emphasis in original):

"To put this into perspective, consider that Kentucky has seven scholarship players taller than 6-8, and that UK's starting backcourt (Andrew Harrison and Aaron Harrison) is just as tall as Dayton's starting frontcourt (Dyshawn Pierre and Kendall Pollard)."[2]

Despite these limitations, the Flyers remained in contention for the A10 title for most of the season, ultimately finishing second in the regular-season standings,[4] and advanced to the A10 tournament final, losing there to VCU.[5]

Roster

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2014–15 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Darrell Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Douglass Academy Detroit, MI
G 3 Kyle Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Morgan Park Chicago, IL
C 5 Steve McElvene Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr New Haven New Haven, IN
G 11 Scoochie Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Putnam Science Academy New York, NY
F/C 12 Jalen Robinson (S) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Jr Northland Columbus, OH
G 14 Jeremiah Bonsu (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Pickerington North Pickerington, OH
G 15 Nick Haldes (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mattawan Chicago, IL
F 21 Dyshawn Pierre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Anderson CVI Whitby, ON
G 24 Jordan Sibert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Sr Princeton Cincinnati, OH
F 25 Kendall Pollard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL
F 30 Detwon Rogers Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr New Hanover
College of Southern Idaho 		Raleigh, NC
F/C 40 Devon Scott (S) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Northland Columbus, OH
G 44 Joey Gruden (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Sycamore Leesburg, VA
F 50 Bobby Wehrli 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Benet Academy Naperville, IL
G 51 William Dupuy (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 157 lb (71 kg) So Grapevine Colleyville, TX
G – Charles Cooke (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Trenton Catholic Academy
James Madison 		Trenton, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
7:00 pm 		Southern Indiana W 96–66  –
 UD Arena (11,753)
Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, WHIO 		Alabama A&M W 76–52  1–0
 UD Arena (12,732)
Dayton, OH
11/20/2014*
10:30 am, ESPNU 		vs. Texas A&M
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals 		W 55–53  2–0
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (6,723)
San Juan, PR
11/21/2014*
2:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 17 UConn
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals 		L 64–75  2–1
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (7,438)
San Juan, PR
11/23/2014*
4:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Boston College
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd Place Game 		W 65–53  3–1
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (8,002)
San Juan, PR
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm, FSOH 		UIC W 75–41  4–1
 UD Arena (11,835)
Dayton, OH
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Miami (OH) W 66–62  5–1
 Millett Hall (2,365)
Oxford, OH
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm, FSOH 		Eastern Michigan W 73–64  6–1
 UD Arena (12,243)
Dayton, OH
12/09/2014*
7:00 pm, TWCSC 		Bowling Green W 56–52  7–1
 UD Arena (12,105)
Dayton, OH
12/13/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Arkansas L 55–69  7–2
 Bud Walton Arena (15,313)
Fayetteville, AR
12/20/2014*
7:00 pm, TWCSC 		Boston University W 78–62  8–2
 UD Arena (12,326)
Dayton, OH
12/23/2014*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Georgia Tech W 75–61  9–2
 UD Arena (12,424)
Dayton, OH
12/30/2014*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Ole Miss W 78–74  10–2
 UD Arena (12,525)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2015
1:00 pm, NBCSN 		Duquesne W 81–55  11–2 (1–0)
 UD Arena (12,319)
Dayton, OH
01/08/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at St. Bonaventure W 78–61  12–2 (2–0)
 Reilly Center (3,495)
Olean, NY
01/10/2015
7:00 pm 		at Fordham W 76–58  13–2 (3–0)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,872)
Bronx, NY
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, WHIO 		La Salle W 61–50  14–2 (4–0)
 UD Arena (12,300)
Dayton, OH
01/17/2015
12:30 pm, NBCSN 		Saint Louis W 61–45  15–2 (5–0)
 UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
01/20/2015
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		No. 22 at Davidson L 60–77  15–3 (5–1)
 John M. Belk Arena (5,067)
Davidson, NC
01/24/2015
7:00 pm, SNY/WHIO 		No. 22 Richmond W 63–60  16–3 (6–1)
 UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Massachusetts L 64–66  16–4 (6–2)
 Mullins Center (5,633)
Amherst, MA
02/01/2015
2:00 pm, FSOH 		Fordham W 101–77  17–4 (7–2)
 UD Arena (13,106)
Dayton, OH
02/06/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at George Washington L 64–65  17–5 (7–3)
 Charles E. Smith Center (4,579)
Washington, D.C.
02/10/2015
9:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Saint Louis W 51–44  18–5 (8–3)
 Chaifetz Arena (8,093)
St. Louis, MO
02/14/2015
12:30 pm, NBCSN 		St. Bonaventure W 75–61  19–5 (9–3)
 UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
02/19/2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Saint Joseph's W 68–64  20–5 (10–3)
 UD Arena (13,015)
Dayton, OH
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, NBCSN 		at Duquesne L 73–83  20–6 (10–4)
 Consol Energy Center (5,227)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/25/2015
7:00 pm, WHIO 		George Mason W 76–63  21–6 (11–4)
 UD Arena (12,861)
Dayton, OH
02/28/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 22 VCU W 59–55  22–6 (12–4)
 Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
03/03/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Rhode Island W 75–59  23–6 (13–4)
 UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
03/07/2015
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at La Salle L 53–55  23–7 (13–5)
 Tom Gola Arena (2,305)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/13/2015
6:30 pm, NBCSN 		vs. St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals 		W 75–71  24–7
 Barclays Center (7,423)
Brooklyn, NY
03/14/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Rhode Island
Semifinals 		W 56–52  25–7
 Barclays Center (8,488)
Brooklyn, NY
03/15/2015
1:00 pm, CBS 		vs. VCU
Championship game 		L 65–71  25–8
 Barclays Center (7,685)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
03/18/2015*
9:10 pm, truTV 		(11 E) (11 E) Boise State
First Four 		W 56–55  26–8
 UD Arena (12,592)
Dayton, OH
03/20/2015*
9:57 pm, truTV 		(11 E) vs. (6 E) Providence
Second round 		W 66–53  27–8
 Nationwide Arena (17,584)
Columbus, OH
03/22/2015*
6:10 pm, TNT 		(11 E) vs. (3 E) No. 13 Oklahoma
Third round 		L 66–72  27–9
 Nationwide Arena (19,115)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP RV RV RV NR RV NR NR NR RV RV 22 RV RV NR RV NR RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 22 RV RV RV RV NR RV RV RV RV

See also

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2014–15 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Dayton Wary of Playing First Four Home Game.HTML".
  2. ^ a b c Parrish, Gary (January 13, 2015). "Dayton keeps winning even with a uniquely limited and short roster". Eye on College Basketball. CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Auerbach, Nicole (February 27, 2015). "Coach's corner: Dayton's Archie Miller". USA Today. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "First-Year Davidson Claims Top Seed for Men's Basketball Championship" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "VCU Claims First A-10 Men's Basketball Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. Associated Press. March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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