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1 MEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES DAYTON VS. HOFSTRA 2 Regular Season Game 2 TD Arena Charleston, S.C. Gildan Charleston Classic November 16, :30 p.m. ET TV: ESPNU Radio: WHIO 18 NCAA Tournament Appearances Top 25 NCAA Attendance Top 10 Television Market 20 NBA Players Back-to-back Atlantic 10 Champions More Than 1,600 Victories 102 Wins The Past Four Years Dayton (1-0, 0-0) H (1-0), A (0-0), N (0-0) DATE OPPONENT TIME Nov. 4 Ohio Dominican - (ex) W, Nov. 10 Ball State W, Nov. 16 vs. Hofstra ^ 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 vs. Ohio/Clemson ^ TBA Nov. 19 vs. TBD ^ TBA Nov. 25 Akron 7 p.m. Nov. 29 Auburn 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at Mississippi State 8 p.m. Dec. 6 Tennessee Tech 7 p.m. Dec. 9 Penn 3 p.m. Dec. 16 Georgia State 7 p.m. Dec. 19 at Saint Mary s 10 p.m. Dec. 23 Wagner 3 p.m. Dec. 30 at Duquesne * 12 p.m. Jan. 3 St. Bonaventure * 8:30 p.m. Jan. 6 Massachusetts * Noon Jan. 9 at Richmond * 7 p.m. Jan. 12 VCU * 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Saint Joseph s * 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20 Rhode Island * 1 p.m. Jan. 23 Davidson * 7 p.m. Jan. 27 at Saint Louis * 4 p.m. Feb. 3 at Massachusetts * 2 p.m. Feb. 7 Duquesne * 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at VCU * 6 p.m. Feb. 14 at George Mason* 7 p.m. Feb. 17 Fordham * 7 p.m. Feb. 20 Saint Louis * 9 p.m. Feb. 23 at Rhode Island * 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at La Salle * 7 p.m. Mar. 3 George Washington * 12:30 p.m. Mar A-10 Championship / Washington D.C. * - Atlantic 10 Conference game ^ - Gildan Charleston Classic All times Eastern & subject to change. Home games played on Tom Blackburn Court at the University of Dayton Arena. (ex) - Exhibition game ON THE AIR Radio WHIO Larry Hansgen, play-by-play Keith Waleskowski analyst TV ESPNU Doug Sherman, play-by-play; Cory Alexander, analyst Digital Live Video, Stats & Audio DaytonFlyers.com PROJECTED STARTERS 0 JOSH CUNNINGHAM F R-Jr Chicago, Illinois 1 DARRELL DAVIS G Sr Detroit, Michigan 3 TREY LANDERS G So Dayton, Ohio 15 JOHN CROSBY G Jr Baltimore, Maryland 20 XEYRIUS WILLIAMS F Jr Springfield, Ohio THE BREAKDOWN DAYTON Record in Last Game W, vs. Ball State : 22.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 0.0 apg Hit the game-winner as time expired versus Ball State. Named a team captain for the second straight season. Limited to 11 games last season due to an ankle injury. Transfer from Bradley, sat out due to NCAA transfer rules. Top-100 prospect (No. 98 on the ESPN Top 100) : 16.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.0 apg Scored 16 points versus Ball State, his 100th career game at Dayton. Finisehd 11th last year in the A-10 for 3-pt FG percentage (.385). Hit 40 3-point field goals in , 3rd-best on the team. Played in 31 games and started 16 for Dayton last year. Ranked 112 overall for the class of 2014 by Rivals.com : 8.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 0.0 apg Tallied career bests eight points & seven rebounds versus Ball State. Played in nine games for the Flyers as a freshman. Shot 11 of 17 (.647) from the field last season. Was an All-Ohio First Team selection in high school. One of four Flyers to win a state championship in high school : 13.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.0 apg Posted a career-high 13 points against Ball State. Played in all 32 contests last season. Had five points and four assists versus Ohio Dominican. In , he made 11 of 23 three-point attempts (.478). Second Team All-Baltimore Metro choice as a senior in high school : 8.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 5.0 apg Dayton s top returning scorer from a year ago (8.2 ppg). One of four Flyers to play in all 32 games, made nine starts last year. Shot 41.5% (39-of-94) from beyond the arc in Increased his scoring average from 2.1 to 8.2 in his first two seasons. One of four Flyers to win a state championship in high school. Head Coach Anthony Grant Career Record Dayton Record 1-0 HOFSTRA Record in Last Game W, vs. Kennesaw State Head Coach Joe Mihalich Career Record Hofstra Record Contact: Doug Hauschild sid@udayton.edu Office: (937) Cell/Text: (937) Secondary Contact: Michael LaPlaca mlaplaca1@udayton.edu Office: (937) Cell/Text: (937)

2 ABOUT THE FLYERS University of Dayton 300 College Park Location - Dayton, Ohio Founded Undergraduate Enrollment - 9,223 Nickname - Flyers School Colors - Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 655) Affiliation - NCAA Division I Conference - Atlantic 10 President - Dr. Eric Spina Vice President/Director of Athletics - Neil Sullivan Website - DaytonFlyers.com 109th Season Years Present Overall Record: 1,611-1,086 (.597) Atlantic 10 Record: NCAA Tournament Record NIT Record NCAA Tournament Appearances (18): 1952, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1984, 1985, 1990, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 CAREER NUMBERS Games Starts Cons. Darrell Davis John Crosby Xeyrius Williams Ryan Mikesell Joey Gruden Josh Cunningham Trey Landers Jack Westerfield Jalen Crutcher Kostas Antetokounmpo DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES Career Cons. Darrell Davis Xeyrius Williams Ryan Mikesell John Crosby Josh Cunningham POINT SCORING GAMES Career Cons. Josh Cunningham Ryan Mikesell DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDING GAMES Career Cons. Josh Cunningham Ryan Mikesell Xeyrius Williams DOUBLE-DOUBLES Career Cons. Ryan Mikesell LINEUP RECORD D Davis, Williams, Landers, Cunningham, Crosby ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School) 0 Josh Cunningham F R-Jr Chicago, Ill. / Morgan Park 1 Darrell Davis G Sr Detroit, Mich. / Frederick Douglass 3 Trey Landers G So Dayton, Ohio / Wayne 4 Jordan Davis G Fr Irmo, S.C. / Dutch Fork 10 Jalen Crutcher G Fr Memphis, Tenn. / Ridgeway 11 Matej Svoboda F Fr Ostrava, Czec Republic/Sportovní gymnázium Ostrava 13 Kostas Antetokounmpo F R-Fr Athens, Greece / Dominican (Milwaukee) 14 Jordan Pierce C Fr Union, N.J. / Union Catholic 15 John Crosby G Jr Baltimore, Md. / New Haven School 20 Xeyrius Williams F Jr Springfield, Ohio / Wayne 23 Jack Westerfield G Jr Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier 33 Ryan Mikesell F Jr St. Henry, Ohio / St. Henry 44 Joey Gruden G Sr Leesburg, Virginia / Sycamore 50 Dalton Stewart G Fr Brookville, Ohio / Brookville 52 Camron Greer G Fr Country Club Hills, Ill. / Rich Central -- Obadiah Toppin F Fr Ossining, N.Y. / Mt. Zion Prep (MD) Anthony Grant - Head Coach (Dayton 87 - First Season at UD, 10th overall as head coach ) Anthony Solomon - Associate Head Coach (2nd Season at Dayton) James Kane - Assistant Coach (1st Season at Dayton) Ricardo Greer - Assistant Coach (1st Season at Dayton) Darren Hertz - Assistant to the Head Coach (1st Season at Dayton) Andy Farrell - Director of Scouting and Program Development (5th Season at Dayton) Devin Davis - Director of Player Development (1st Season at Dayton) Casey Cathrall, MS.Ed, CSCS. - Strength and Conditioning Coach (1st Season at Dayton) Mike Mulcahey, ATC, LAT - Athletic Trainer (5th Season at UD) PRONUNCIATIONS Jalen Crutcher -- Crutch - er / Matej Svoboda -- Mah-teh Sav- bo-duh Kostas Antetokounmpo -- Coh-stas Anh-teh-toe-KUHN-po / Xeyrius Williams - Zer-e-us FLYERS BEGIN CHARLESTON CLASSIC AGAINST HOFSTRA The University of Dayton Flyers look to start 2-0 when they face the Hofstra Pride in the 2017 Gildan Charleston Classic on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The game will be carried by ESPNU and is available with live streaming video, audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com. SERIES STUFF Dayton leads the all-time series 1-0. The Flyers won the only meeting against the Pride, 77-54, on Dec. 29, 1981 at UD Arena. CUNNINGHAM NAMED A-10 CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK The Atlantic 10 Conference named Dayton s Josh Cunningham as the Co-Player of the Week on Nov. 13. Cunningham took an out-of-bounds feed in the paint from Xeyrius Williams and dropped in a basket with 0.1 seconds left for the game winner. He also intercepted the desperation downcourt heave for the steal that ended the game. The Flyer captain scored a college career-high 22 points with a team-high seven rebounds. Cunningham shared this week s A-10 honor with Davidson s Jon Axel Gudmundsson. #TRENDING Dayton returns the 11th-fewest number of minutes played in Division I (2,020). Only Mississippi Valley State (386), Pitt (648), North Carolina Central (862), Kentucky (890), Austin Peay (1,392), Robert Morris (1,612), Iowa State (1,728), Memphis (1,825), James Madison (1,881) and Chattanooga (1,909) have fewer. Since the start of the season, UD is in games decided by five points or less. In the previous six seasons, the Flyers are 13-5 overall in exempt tournaments. The Flyers are 42-1 when limiting opponents to 60 points or less in the last six seasons and 8-0 this past year. UD has won 35 of its last 36 games when scoring 80-plus points. Dayton has won 44 of the last 51 games when three or more players score in double figures. The Flyers forced 10 or more turnovers in 33 of its last 34 contests. Darrell Davis played in his 100th career game. He scored 16 points against Ball State in the season opener. Josh Cunningham scored a college career-high 22 points, including the game-winning bucket in the paint with 0.1 seconds left in the Ball State win. Dayton is one of 19 schools to have made the last four NCAA Tournaments. UP NEXT Dayton continues at the 2017 Gildan Charleston Classic either Ohio or Clemson on Friday, Nov. 17.

3 FLYER TRENDS PLAYER NOTES Controlling the tip Scoring first Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Leading with 5:00 left Trailing with 5:00 left Tied with 5:00 left In Overtime Game decided by 1-5 points Game decided by 6-10 points Game decided by points Game decided by 16-plus points Against ranked opponents Against non-ranked opponents REBOUNDING UD out-rebounds opponent UD is out-rebounded Rebounds are even TURNOVERS UD forces more turnovers UD commits more turnovers Turnovers are equal FIELD GOALS UD shoots 50% or better UD shoots 40-49% UD shoots 40% or below THREE-POINTERS UD shoots 50% or better UD shoots 40-49% UD shoots 30-40% UD shoots below 30% FREE THROW SHOOTING Shoot 70% or better Shoot 60-70% Shoot less than 60% OFFENSE UD scores less than 60 points UD scores points UD scores points UD scores 80 or more DEFENSE UD allows less than 60 pts UD allows points UD allows points UD allows 80 plus points BENCH SCORING UD bench out-scores opponent Opponent out-scores UD bench DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING 1 scores in double figures score in double figures score in double figures score in double figures in double figures MONTHS OF THE YEAR November December January February March DAYS OF THE WEEK Saturday Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday UNIFORMS White Red Blue JOSH CUNNINGHAM Sank the game-winner in Dayton s home opener to cap a 22-point, seven-rebound night against Ball State. Named the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week on Nov. 13. Cunningham serves as the team captain in This is his second consecutive season as a team captain. He returned to action against Rhode Island after missing 21 games with a torn ligament in his left ankle. A 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward from Chicago, he is a transfer to Dayton from Bradley. Cunningham was a Top-100 prospect (No. 98 on the ESPN Top 100) coming out of high school. He finished last year averaging 6.3 points, and 2.9 rebounds per game. XEYRIUS WILLIAMS Junior forward Xeyrius Williams enjoyed a breakout season improving his scoring average by six points per game. He averaged 8.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and recorded a team-leading 36 blocks last season. Solid overall game against Ball State with eight points, six rebounds and five assists. DARRELL DAVIS Davis played in his 100th game as a Flyer and finished with 16 points versus Ball State. He averaged 5.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists as a junior. He finished 11th in the Atlantic 10 for 3-point field goal percentage (.385). JOHN CROSBY Crosby registered 13 points, six rebounds and four assists versus Ball State. A 6-foot-2 guard from Baltimore, Md., previously came off the bench in his first 64 games at Dayton. This past season he averaged 2.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and made 11 of 23 three-point attempts (.478). TREY LANDERS Sophomore Trey Landers played in nine games for the Flyers last year averaging 3.0 points and 1.4 rebounds. In high school he was a First Team All-Ohio selection as a senior averaging 16.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Finished with eight points and seven rebounds versus Ball State. KOSTAS ANTETOKOUNMPO Redshirt freshman Kostas Antetokounmpo sat out the season after being ruled as a partial qualifier by the NCAA. The 6-foot-10 forward from Athens, Greece will retain four years of eligibility. He was a consensus top 100 high school prospect (89 according to Rivals, 98 by Scout). Had three points and two rebounds versus Ball State in his Flyer debut. MATEJ SVOBODA Freshman Matej Svoboda played four seasons as an amateur on CEZ Basketball Nymburk professional team. CEZ Basketball Nymburk won Czech Republic Championship. 2014, 2015, 2016, Played for Czech Republic National Team U16-20 from at European Championships. Also represented Czech Republic at the World Championships in 2012 (Team placed 8th). Was the second-leading scorer in the 2016 FIBA U-20 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. He averaged 19.0 points a game in the seven-game tournament. Scored 13 points on 6 of 10 shooting versus Ohio Dominican in exhibition play, but sat out the opener against Ball State due to illness. JORDAN DAVIS Freshman Jordan Davis comes to Dayton as after becoming the all-time leading scorer at Dutch Fork High School with 1,659 points. Averaged 22.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals for his career. Three-time all-region, two-time All-South Carolina. Had two points, one rebound and one assist in his UD debut against Ball State. JALEN CRUTCHER Freshman guard Jalen Crutcher was one of the top guards coming out of Memphis, Tenn. Member of the Memphis Commercial Appeal s Class AAA All-Metro team, he played in the 2017 Basketball Coaches of Tennessee/Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association all-star game. Had six points and five rebounds versus Ball State in his Dayton debut. JORDAN PIERCE Freshman Jordan Pierce averaged 12.1 points and 9.5 rebounds as a senior, leading Union Catholic to a record. In his first varsity season, averaged 7.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in 24 games as a junior. RYAN MIKESELL TO MEDICALLY REDSHIRT IN Forward Ryan Mikesell will redshirt the season as he rehabs from surgeries to correct impingement injuries to both of his hips. As a sophomore, Mikesell was one of only four Flyers to see action in all 32 games. He started 24 and averaged 5.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 20.8 minutes a game. OBADIAH TOPPIN WILL SIT OUT THE SEASON Freshman Obadiah Toppin will not play in games this season after an NCAA ruling that he does not meet initial eligibility standards. Toppin will retain four seasons of eligibility, beginning with next season. While at Mt. Zion Prep in Baltimore this past year, Toppin averaged 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists. GRUDEN, WESTERFIELD, STEWART AND GREER COMPLETE THE FLYER ROSTER Redshirt senior Joey Gruden, junior Jack Westerfield and freshmen Dalton Stewart and Camron Greer will serve as the team s walk-ons for the campaign.

4 POLLS, NOTES & PRESEASON AWARDS AP Top 25 Poll Team W-L Votes 1 Duke (34) 2-0 1,577 2 Michigan State (13) 1-0 1,529 3 Arizona (16) 2-0 1,511 4 Kansas (2) 1-0 1,446 5 Villanova 1-0 1,307 6 Wichita State 1-0 1,277 7 Kentucky 2-0 1,219 8 Florida 0-0 1,125 9 North Carolina 1-0 1, USC 1-0 1, Miami Cincinnati Notre Dame Minnesota Xavier Texas A&M Gonzaga Louisville Purdue Northwestern Saint Mary s Seton Hall UCLA West Virginia Baylor Others receiving votes: Alabama 98, Rhode Island 55, Virginia 45, TCU 43, Providence 36, Missouri 32, Virginia Tech 17, Wisconsin 9, Texas 7, Michigan 7, Texas Tech 6, Butler 6, Oklahoma 5, Arkansas 4, Mt. St. Mary s 4, SMU 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Nevada 2, Oakland 2, Dayton 2, Maryland 2, Harvard 1, Oregon 1, South Carolina 1 USA Today Coaches Poll Team W-L Votes 1 Duke (20) Michigan State (9) Kansas Kentucky Arizona (2) Villanova Florida (1) Wichita State North Carolina West Virginia USC Miami Cincinnati Notre Dame Minnesota Louisville Xavier UCLA Gonzaga Northwestern Purdue Saint Mary s Seton Hall Baylor Alabama Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 76, Virginia 57, Butler 43, Missouri 35, TCU 32, Rhode Island 31, Wisconsin 21, Providence 21, Maryland 20, Oklahoma 19, Oakland 19, Texas 13, Michigan 13, Virginia Tech 12, Oregon 12, SMU 6, Creighton 6, Georgia Tech 3, Georgia 3, Harvard 2, Arkansas 2, Florida State 1, Nevada 1, South Carolina 1 THE IRON MAN Bucky Bockhorn has been doing color for UD games on radio longer than any other team s analyst in the country (46 years). Wyoming s Kevin McKinney is next (38 years, and he only does home games) and Wichita State s Dave Dahl is third (37, and he also only does home games). As a team, Bucky and play-by-play man Larry Hansgen are third behind Pitt s Bill Hillgove and Dick Groat (39 years) and Wichita State s Mike Kennedy and Dave Dahl. Larry and Bucky have been together for 35 years. THE TRANSFORMED UD ARENA The University of Dayton is embarking on a $72 million renovation of its arena. The transformation of University of Dayton Arena will occur in three phases from 2017 to The Arena is an iconic community resource with an economic impact of upwards of $10 million annually. UD Arena has been the site of 117 NCAA Division I Men s Basketball Tournament games, 34 more than any other tournament host. GREAT GRADUATES The NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report on Division I student-athletes released Nov. 8 places the University of Dayton among the top schools in graduating its student-athletes. Dayton posted a 94 GSR this year, which is the highest among all 13 Ohio NCAA Division I universities and tied for 36th in the nation. Dayton is the only school to have its men s and women s basketball and volleyball teams earn a perfect GSR, win their Atlantic 10 Conference regular season titles, and make their NCAA Championships. BASKETBALL BRILLIANCE Dayton is one of 19 schools to have made the last four NCAA Tournaments. Joining Dayton are Kansas (28 straight appearances), Duke (22), Michigan State (20), Gonzaga (19), Wisconsin (19), North Carolina (7), Cincinnati (7), VCU (7), Arizona (6), Iowa State (6), Wichita State (6), Oregon (5), Villanova (5), Dayton (4), Virginia (4), Baylor (4), Providence (4), Xavier (4) and Kentucky (4). CATCH 22 Dayton moved up to 22nd nationally in average attendance in in the annual men s basketball attendance report. UD s average crowd of 13,018 fans a game was the best in school history, topping the 12,982 in the Arena s first season in Dayton improved 76 fans a game from a year ago, and moved up three ranking spots. The 22nd ranking is UD s best since being 18th with an average of 12,570. PICKED 5TH IN A-10 The two-time regular-season champion University of Dayton Flyers have been selected to finish fifth in the Atlantic 10 this season, according to a poll of the conference s head men s basketball coaches and selected media. Dayton was 24-8 overall, and Atlantic 10 Conference regular season champions with a 15-3 league record last season. WELCOME BACK COACH GRANT On March 30, 2017, the University of Dayton named Anthony Grant the 20th coach in Flyer Basketball history. Grant, a 1987 UD alum and tem MVP, was most recently on the coaching staff of the NBA s Oklahoma City Thunder, working with athletes such as Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. He spent the last two seasons on Billy Donovan s staff after nine seasons as head coach at Alabama and VCU and 13 seasons as a Division I assistant coach PRESEASON AWARDS A-10 PRESEASON POLL 1. Rhode Island (27) St. Bonaventure (1) Saint Joseph s VCU Dayton Davidson Saint Louis Richmond La Salle George Mason George Washington Massachusetts Fordham Duquesne...61 Number in parenthesis indicates number of first-place votes FIRST TEAM Peyton Aldridge, Davidson Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure E.C. Matthews, Rhode Island Matt Mobley, St. Bonaventure Justin Tillman, VCU SECOND TEAM Yuta Watanabe, George Washington B.J. Johnson, La Salle Jared Terrell, Rhode Island De Monte Buckingham, Richmond Shavar Newkirk, Saint Joseph s THIRD TEAM Mike Lewis II, Duquesne Joseph Chartouny, Fordham Otis Livingston II, George Mason Charlie Brown, Jr., Saint Joseph s Lamarr Kimble, Saint Joseph s ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM Joseph Chartouny, Fordham Yuta Watanabe, George Washington Jared Terrell, Rhode Island Justin Tillman, VCU Jonathan Williams, VCU FLYER STREAKS Overall - Won 1 Unranked Teams - Won 1 Ranked Teams - Lost 2 Home - Won 15 Home Atlantic 10 - Won 10 Home Non-conference - Won 6 Home Unranked Non-Conf - Won 9 Home Ranked Teams - Lost 2 Home Unranked Teams - Won 17 Road - Lost 1 Road Atlantic 10 - Lost 1 Road Non-conference -Won 2 Road Unranked Non-Conf - Won 1 Road Ranked Teams - Won 3 Road Unranked Teams - Lost 1 Neutral - Lost 3 Neutral Ranked Teams - Lost 5 Neutral Unranked Teams - Lost 2

5 POWER FIVE, FLYER FANS AND FINISHES The University of Dayton loves playing against the Power Five conferences. Dayton is in the last 10 years against programs from the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC and Pac 12 Conferences (2-2) W, at Alabama L, vs. Nebraska L, vs. Northwestern w, vs. Vanderbilt (4-1) W, vs. Alabama W, vs. Iowa W, at Vanderbilt W, vs. Arkansas L, vs. Syracuse (4-2) W, vs. Texas A&M W, vs. Boston College L, at Arkansas W, vs. Georgia Tech W, vs. Ole Miss L, vs. Oklahoma (6-3) W, at Georgia Tech L, vs. Baylor W, vs. California L, vs. USC W, at Mississippi W, vs. Ohio State W, vs. Syracuse W, vs. Stanford L, vs. Florida (3-2) L, vs. Colorado W, vs. Boston College W, vs. Auburn W, at Alabama L, at USC (4-1) W, vs. Wake Forest W, vs. Minnesota W, vs. Alabama W, vs. Mississippi L, at Iowa (1-0) W, at Mississippi (4-1) W, vs. Georgia Tech L, vs. Kansas State W, at Illinois W, vs. Mississippi W, vs. North Carolina (2-1) W, vs. Auburn W, vs. West Virginia L, vs. Kansas (2-1) W, at Louisville W, vs. Pittsburgh L, at Ohio State THE MADNESS STARTS IN DAYTON March Madness will begin again in Dayton as UD Arena serves as the host site for the 2018 NCAA First Four. UD Arena is the all-time leader with 117 NCAA Tournament games hosted. That is 34 more than the original home of the NCAA Tournament, Kansas City s Municipal Auditorium. Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, Dayton has hosted the event 21 times. The University of Dayton is riding a 17-year streak, including four years (2001, 2006, 2009, 2013) in which it hosted the tournament s opening round game(s) and the next two rounds. TERRIFIC TRANSFERS In the previous six seasons, Dayton has been led in scoring by a transfer. Kevin Dillard led the Flyers in scoring in and , Jordan Sibert followed in and , while Charles Cooke topped the scoring in and BROKEN RECORD Dayton broke the single-season average attendance record this year with 13,018 fans per game. The previous record was 12,982 fans per game, which was set the first year UD Arena opened in Dayton finished in the Top 30 in men s basketball attendance for the 19th straight season. This is the 19th consecutive year with an average attendance of 12,000 or more fans. Since UD Arena opened in 1969, Dayton has been in the NCAA s Top 35 in attendance every season. 100-PLUS SELLOUTS AT UD ARENA UD Arena has 117 sellouts in its 48-year history, including the last two exhibition games. Dayton sold out the home opener against Ball State. The record for sellouts is eight in the Arena s first season ( ). 280 AND COUNTING Dayton s game versus George Mason on Feb. 25, 2015 marked the 250th consecutive UD regular season home game with an attendance of at least 11,000 fans. The Flyers now have 285 straight. THE 99 PERCENT In the last 17 years, 99% of UD s home games have drawn at least 10,000 (523 of 526), including the last 322 regular season games. DAYTON S NBA LINEAGE CONTINUES Flyer alum Charles Cooke (New Orleans Pelicans), is representing Dayton during the NBA season with a two-way contract. Cooke is one of the 20 former Flyers who have played in the NBA. DID YOU KNOW? UD won more games than any other school in both the 1950s and 60s. UD won 435 games between 1950 and 1969 and ranks among the top teams in Division I history. The Flyers.763 (228-71) winning percentage in the 1950s ranks fifth in the decade. Their.729 (207-77) winning percentage ranks eighth in the 1960s. DAYTON INKS TOP 100 TALENT DWAYNE COHILL On Nov. 8, 2017, University of Dayton men s basketball coach Anthony Grant announced that Dwayne Cohill signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Flyers. A 6-foot-2, 175 pound guard from Holy Name High School in Parma Heights, Ohio, Cohill is a consensus Four-Star and Top 100 prospect. He led Holy Name to a 23-4 record in and its second regional appearance in three years. A versatile guard, he averaged 22.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.5 steals per game as a junior and shot 35 percent from three-point range. He chose the Flyers over schools from the Big Ten, the Big XII and the ACC. DON DONOHER TO RECEIVE USBWA S DEAN SMITH AWARD National College Basketball Hall of Famer Don Donoher has been named the winner of the 2017 Dean Smith Award given annually by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Donoher will be presented the award on Dec. 13. He is the third individual to receive the honor. Former Georgetown coach John Thompson was the first recepient, followed by Michigan State coach Tom Izzo. Donoher retired in 1989 after 25 years as Dayton s head coach with 437 career victories, the most in UD history. FOUR STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS Four current members of the Dayton basketball team were part of 10 state championship teams in high school: Kostas Antetokounmpo, Josh Cunningham, Trey Landers and Xeyrius Williams.

6 SEASON STATS The Automated ScoreBook Dayton Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 11, 2017) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 00 CUNNINGHAM, Josh DAVIS, Darrell CROSBY, John WILLIAMS, Xeyrius LANDERS, Trey CRUTCHER, Jalen ANTETOKOUNMPO,K DAVIS, Jordan Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UD OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS 5 4 per game BLOCKS 2 3 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/10/17 BALL STATE W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Dayton Opponents

7 POINTS, REBOUNDS, ASSISTS The Automated ScoreBook Dayton Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Nov 11, 2017) All games Opponent Date Score CUNNINGHAM DAVIS,DARR LANDERS,TR DAVIS,JORD CRUTCHER,J ANTETOKOUN CROSBY,JOH BALL STATE 11/10/ W Opponent Date Score WILLIAMS,X BALL STATE 11/10/ W

8 BOX SCORES Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ball State vs Dayton 11/10/17 7:07 pm ET at University of Dayton Arena Ball State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 14 MALLERS, Kyle f TEAGUE, Tahjai f SELLERS, Sean f KIAPWAY, Francis g PERSONS, Tayler g WALKER, Jontrell EL-AMIN, Ishmael GUNN, Zach TYLER, Jeremie MOSES, Trey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 0 Dayton Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 CUNNINGHAM, Josh f WILLIAMS, Xeyrius f DAVIS, Darrell g LANDERS, Trey g CROSBY, John g DAVIS, Jordan CRUTCHER, Jalen ANTETOKOUNMPO,Kost Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Kenneth Clark, William Flowers, Jr., Andrew Barksdale Technical fouls: Ball State-None. Dayton-None. Attendance: Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 0 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Ball State Dayton

9 THE LAST TIME... A FLYER SCORED 50 POINTS IN A GAME Donald Smith scored Loyola (2/3/73) A FLYER SCORED 40 POINTS IN A GAME Negele Knight scored Detroit Mercy (2/24/90) A FLYER SCORED 30 POINTS IN A GAME Charles Cooke scored 31 points vs. Austin Peay (11/11/16) A FLYER SCORED 25 POINTS IN A GAME Scoochie Smith scored 25 points vs. Wichita State (3/17/17) A FLYER GRABBED 25 REBOUNDS IN A GAME George Jackson grabbed 25 vs. Tampa (2/24/71) A FLYER GRABBED 20 REBOUNDS IN A GAME Chris Johnson grabbed 20 rebounds vs. Duquesne (1/9/10) A FLYER GRABBED 15 REBOUNDS IN A GAME Steve McElvene grabbed 16 rebounds vs. North Florida (12/5/15) A FLYER RECORDED A DOUBLE-DOUBLE Kendall Pollard tallied 18 points and 12 rebounds versus Davidson (2/24/17) A FLYER SCORED 20 POINTS AND GRABBED 20 REBOUNDS IN A GAME Chris Johnson scored 26 points and grabbed 20 rebounds vs. Duquesne (1/9/10) A FLYER HAD 10 ASSISTS IN A GAME Scoochie Smith had 11 assists vs. Saint Joseph s (3/12/16) A FLYER WAS FROM THE FIELD IN A GAME Mike Kanieski was vs. Hofstra (12/29/81) A FLYER WAS FROM THE LINE IN A GAME Brian Roberts was vs. Loyola, MD (12/22/07) A FLYER WAS FROM THE LINE IN A GAME Edwin Young was vs. Northeastern Louisiana (12/18/97) THE LAST TIME... THE FLYERS WON BY 30 POINTS Dayton beat Duquesne, (2/4/17) THE FLYERS WON BY 40 POINTS Dayton beat Fordham, (1/23/13) THE FLYERS WON BY 50 POINTS Dayton beat Prairie View , (12/29/97) THE FLYERS LOST BY 30 POINTS Cincinnati beat Dayton, (11/27/10) THE FLYERS LOST BY 40 POINTS Cincinnati beat Dayton, (2/12/95) THE FLYERS LOST BY 50 POINTS Cincinnati beat Dayton, (2/12/95) THE FLYERS SCORED 100 POINTS AND LOST Southern beat Dayton, (12/15/90) THE FLYERS SHOT 70 PERCENT FROM THE FIELD Dayton shot.775 (31-40) vs. Southern (3/1/86) THE FLYERS SHOT 65 PERCENT FROM THE FIELD Dayton shot.661 (41-62) vs. Xavier (3/3/90) THE FLYERS SHOT 100 PERCENT FROM THE LINE (Minimum 10 FTA) Dayton shot (11-11) vs. Charlotte (1/7/06) THE FLYERS SHOT LOWER THAN 30 PERCENT FROM THE FIELD Dayton shot.246 (15-57) at Saint Louis (2/4/12) THE FLYERS SHOT LOWER THAN 25 PERCENT FROM THE FIELD Dayton shot.246 (15-57) at Saint Louis (2/4/12) THE FLYERS MADE NO 3 S IN A GAME Dayton went 0-11 at Saint Louis (1/22/09) LAST TIME UD SCORED 80+ POINTS George Washington 87, Dayton 81 (3/4/17) LAST TIME UD ALLOWED 80+ POINTS George Washington 87, Dayton 81 (3/4/17) LAST TIME UD SCORED 90+ POINTS Dayton 90, Duquesne, 53 (2/4/17) LAST TIME UD ALLOWED 90+ POINTS Xavier 90, Dayton 61 (11/29/15) THE FLYERS SCORED 100 POINTS IN A GAME Dayton 101, Fordham, 77 (2/1/15) THE FLYERS ALLOWED 100 POINTS IN A GAME George Washington 100, Dayton 90 (3/4/99)

10 ANTHONY GRANT Head Coach Overall Record: Dayton Record: 1-0 The University of Dayton announced Anthony Grant as the 20th head coach in Flyer Basketball history on March 30, I am honored and humbled to be the head coach at the University of Dayton, Grant said. It s a great responsibility to take over at an institution that is so well-respected. Anyone you talk to in college basketball would say our program is a successful one, but the potential is here for so much more. Grant was most recently on the coaching staff of the NBA s Oklahoma City Thunder, working with athletes such as Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. He spent the last two seasons on Billy Donovan s staff after nine seasons as head coach at Alabama and VCU and 13 seasons as a Division I assistant coach. In nine seasons as a head coach, Grant took his teams to three NCAA tournament appearances and six postseason tournament berths. He has a career record of (.637). Grant is also a 1987 graduate of the University of Dayton, where he was a four-year basketball letterwinner and three-year starter. He played in 105 games at Dayton, averaging 11.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game over his career. He was the Flyers co-captain and the White-Allen Most Valuable Player as a senior. His teams played in two NCAA tournaments and one NIT. I join Neil and the entire Flyer Nation in offering a warm welcome to Coach Grant, his wife Christina and their family, UD President Eric F. Spina said. In our time together, Anthony clearly demonstrated his ability, his desire to be here and is a clear fit with the University s values and priorities, which include integrity, the development of character, and winning. In six years at Alabama, Grant amassed a record of (.579) while guiding the Crimson Tide to the 2012 NCAA Tournament, their first tournament berth since He also took Alabama to the NIT on three occasions. Prior to Alabama, the Miami, Fla. native spent three seasons as the head coach of VCU where he led the Rams to a (.752) record and three consecutive Colonial Athletic Association Championships. VCU went to the NCAA tournament twice under Grant and was 45-9 (.833) in CAA games. Prior to becoming a head coach, Grant spent 13 years as a respected Division I assistant coach. The last 10 years were at the University of Florida ( ) where he served under Donovan. Grant helped lead the Gators to their first national title in 2006, and Florida won the national title again in 2007 with players he recruited and developed. The 20th coach in Dayton s history, Grant is just the seventh Flyer coach in the last 70 years. In the modern era of UD basketball, Grant is just the second Dayton grad to coach the Flyers. The first was his former coach, College Basketball Hall of Famer Don Donoher ( ). He and his wife Christina have four children. ANTHONY GRANT CAREER COACHING RECORD YEAR SCHOOL RECORD VCU 28-7 (.800) VCU 24-8 (.750) VCU (.706) Alabama (.531) Alabama (.676) Alabama (.636) Alabama (.639) Alabama (.406) Alabama (.563) Dayton 1-0 (1.000) Totals 10 Seasons (.638)

11 JOSH CUNNINGHAM RS Junior F Chicago, Ill. / Morgan Park TRACKING JOSH IN Named a team co-captain for the second consecutive season. Scored the game-winning field goal with 0.1 seconds remaining to finish with 22 points and eight rebounds versus Ball State. On Nov. 13, he earned the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week award Season Highs Points 22, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 8, Ball State (11/10/17) Assists 1, Ball State (11/10/17) Blocks FG s Made 8, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made 6, Ball State (11/10/17) Minutes 33, Ball State (11/10/17) College Career Highs Points 22, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 21, Missouri State (2/25/15) Assists 4, at Saint Louis (2/14/17) 4, Illinois-Chicago (12/28/14) Blocks 2, Drake (1/28/15) FG s Made 8, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made Minutes 9, Illinois-Chicago (12/28/14) 52, Missouri State (2/25/15) Named a team co-captain for the season before playing a game for Dayton. In the home opener versus Austin Peay, he tallied 13 points and six rebounds. Scored 12 points (all in the second half) on 5 of 6 shooting from the field at Alabama before exiting with an injury. He returned to action at Rhode Island after missing 21 games. He played two minutes. Recorded 12 points on 4 of 5 field goals to go with four assists and two steals at Saint Louis. Tallied 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting from the field to go with four rebounds against VCU Sat out the season due to an NCAA transfer rules. Will have three years of eligibility remaining AT BRADLEY Led team in rebounding (7.5) and tied for team high in steals (1.1). Averaged 7.9 points a game. Shot 43.4 percent from the field (96-of-221), 23.4 percent from 3-point range (15-of-64) and 57.0 percent at the free-throw line (53-of-93). Upped his averages to 8.5 points and 8.4 rebounds in Missouri Valley Conference play. Second-leading rebounder in the MVC. League s All-Freshman Team. Fifth nationally among Division I freshmen in rebounding, with a high of 21 boards at Missouri State. High school teammate of current Dayton co-captain Kyle Davis at Morgan Park High in Chicago. Top-100 prospect (No. 98 on the ESPN Top 100). Averaged 21.6 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 2.9 assists as a senior in First-team all-state honors from the Associated Press and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. Regarded as high as the 98th-best player in the nation as a prep senior in Dayton Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL /

12 DARRELL DAVIS Senior G Detroit, Mich. / Frederick Douglass TRACKING DARRELL IN Scored 16 points thanks to 5 of 6 shooting at the free throw line against Ball State Season Highs Points 16, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 2, Ball State (11/10/17) Assists 2, Ball State (11/10/17) Blocks FG s Made 5, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made 5, Ball State (11/10/17) Minutes 37, Ball State (11/10/17) Finished with 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting from the field against Austin Peay. Had eight points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal versus Vanderbilt. Shot 4 of 8 from the field to finish with 11 points and four assists against VMI. Scored 11 points on 3 of 6 shooting from three to go with two rebounds against Richmond. Finished with 13 points on 5 of 8 shooting from the field at home versus Duquesne. Recorded nine points on three, 3-pointers, to go with four assists against Saint Joseph s. Shot 3 of 4 from the floor to finish with eight points and four rebounds against Davidson Opened the year with 15 points and eight rebounds against Southeast Missouri. Scored 10 points versus Alabama. Scored 10 points and had two rebounds and two assists versus North Florida. Added eight points, four rebounds and two steals at No. 21/16 Vanderbilt. Recorded nine points and seven rebounds against Furman. Scored eight points on 3-of-7 shooting from the field against Miami. Finished with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting at the free throw line against Arkansas. Shot 4-of-8 from the field and finished with nine points at Duquesne. Shot 5-of-7 from the floor and 2-of-3 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points at St. Bonaventure. Hit the game-winning three with 21.7 seconds left and finished with 11 points at Rhode Island. Finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists at Saint Joseph s. Had nine points, four rebounds and three assists versus Richmond in the A-10 Quarterfinals Played in all 36 games during his freshman season, averaging 4.8 points per game. Led the Atlantic 10 in three-point shooting at.452. Scored 19 points versus Boston on 6-of-7 shooting from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from beyond the arc. Recorded 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the three-point line against Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament Third Round. Earned the Thomas M. Luppe Award, which is awarded to the first-year player on the team who best demonstrates the courage, desire and integrity of former UD freshman Tom Luppe. In games in which Davis made at least two 3-pointers, the Flyers went 10-2 as a team. Career Highs Points 19, Boston (12/20/14) Rebounds 8, SEMO (11/13/15) Assists 4, UMass (1/6/16); Saint Louis (1/27/16); VMI (12/23/16); Saint Joseph s (2/7/17); at Saint Louis (2/14/17) 2, 10 Times Blocks 1, vs. UConn (11/21/14); Saint Louis (1/17/15); Richmond (1/24/15); vs Syracuse (3/18/16); at Rhode Island (2/10/17) FG s Made 6, Boston U. (12/20/14); Austin Peay (11/11/16) FT s Made 6, Alabama A&M (11/14/14) Minutes 38, Richmond (1/19/17) Davis was the Flyers first commitment for the class of 2014 for coach Archie Miller He was ranked 112 overall for the class of 2014 by Rivals.com and is ranked as the 24th best shooting guard and 5th best player in Michigan for his class by ESPN.com. Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL /

13 TREY LANDERS Sophomore G Dayton, Ohio / Wayne TRACKING TREY IN Tallied eight points and seven rebounds against Ball State Season Highs Points 8, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 7, Ball State (11/10/17) Assists 1, Ball State (11/10/17) Blocks 1, Ball State (11/10/17) FG s Made 4, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made Minutes 22, Ball State (11/10/17) Shot 2 of 2 from the floor to finish with four points against Austin Peay. Dished out an assist against Nebraska. Had a rebound and a block versus Portland. Recorded five points, three rebounds and two steals versus Saint Joseph s College. Added four points, an assist and a block against VMI. Played one minute at St. Bonaventure. Shot 2 of 3 from the field to finish with five points and a rebound against Saint Louis. Finished with four points, three rebounds and an assist against Duquesne Shot 2 of 2 from the field to finish with five points and a steal at Saint Louis. First Team All-Ohio in Averaged 16.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Played for Wayne High School in the Dayton suburb of Huber Heights. Wayne finished the regular season undefeated and ranked No. 1 in Ohio. Averaged 11.0 points and 7.2 rebounds as a junior, after averaging 9.8 points as a sophomore. Played on Wayne s 2015 Ohio Division I state championship team with current Flyer Xeyrius Williams. One of six Flyers to win a state championship in high school. His brother Robert plays football at Ohio State. Career Highs Points 8, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 7, Ball State (11/10/17) Assists 1, vs Nebraska (11/24/16); VMI (12/23/16); Duquesne (2/4/17) 2, Saint Joseph s College (12/7/16) Blocks 1, vs Portland (11/25/16); VMI (12/23/16): Ball State (11/10/17) FG s Made 4, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made 1, Four Times Minutes 22, Ball State (11/10/17) Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL /

14 JORDAN DAVIS Freshman G Irmo, S.C./ Dutch Fork TRACKING JORDAN IN Had two points, one rebound and one assist against Ball State. 4 All-time leading scorer at Dutch Fork High School with 1,659 points. Averaged 22.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals for his career. Three-time all-region, two-time All-South Carolina. South Carolina 4A Player of the Year as a junior. South Carolina 5A Player of the Year as a senior. First player in Dayton Basketball history from South Carolina Season Highs Points 2, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 1, Ball State (11/10/17) Assists 1, Ball State (11/10/17) Blocks FG s Made 1, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made Minutes 14, Ball State (11/10/17) Career Highs Points 2, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 1, Ball State (11/10/17) Assists 1, Ball State (11/10/17) Blocks FG s Made 1, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made Minutes 14, Ball State (11/10/17) Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL /

15 JALEN CRUTCHER Freshman G Memphis, Tenn. / Ridgeway TRACKING JALEN IN Added six points, five rebounds and two assists while playing 17 of his 26 minutes in the second half versus Ball State. 10 One of the top guards coming out of Memphis, Tenn. in Member of the Memphis Commercial Appeal s Class AAA All-Metro Team. Played in the 2017 Basketball Coaches of Tennessee/Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association all-star basketball game. Averaged 18 points, four assists and two steals per game as a senior Season Highs Points 6, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 5, Ball State (11/10/17) Assists 2, Ball State (11/10/17) 1, Ball State (11/10/17) Blocks FG s Made 3, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made Minutes 26, Ball State (11/10/17) Career Highs Points 6, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 5, Ball State (11/10/17) Assists 2, Ball State (11/10/17) 1, Ball State (11/10/17) Blocks FG s Made 3, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made Minutes 26, Ball State (11/10/17) Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL /

16 Points Rebounds Assists Blocks FG s Made FT s Made Minutes Season Highs MATEJ SVOBODA Freshman F Ostrava, CZ/ Sportovni Gymnazium Dany a Emila Zatopkovych TRACKING MATEJ IN Sat out the Ball State game due to illness. PRIOR TO DAYTON Attended high school at Sportovni Gymnazium Dany a Emila Zatopkovych, but basketball is not played at Czech high schools. Youth basketball player of the Czech Republic Played four seasons as an amateur on CEZ Basketball Nymburk professional team. CEZ Basketball Nymburk won Czech Republic Championship. 2014, 2015, 2016, Played for Czech Republic National Team U16-20 from at European Championships. Also represented Czech Republic at the World Championships in 2012 (Team placed 8th). Was the second-leading scorer in the 2016 FIBA U-20 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. He averaged 19.0 points a game in the seven-game tournament. The leading scorer was Lauri Markkanen, a 7-0 forward who starred for Arizona last year and is now in the NBA. Svoboda was the tournament s top three-point shooter, making 21 of 42 from behind the arc. Also averaged 7.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists at the 2016 championships. Points Rebounds Assists Blocks FG s Made FT s Made Minutes Career Highs

17 KOSTAS ANTETOKOUNMPO Redshirt Freshman F Athens, Greece / Dominican TRACKING KOSTAS IN Added three points and two rebounds versus Ball State Redshirted for the season remains eligible for four seasons with the Flyers Season Highs Points 3, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 2, Ball State (11/10/17) Assists Blocks FG s Made 1, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made Minutes 6, Ball State (11/10/17) First Team Division 4 All-State by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. Averaged 12.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.4 blocks a game, while shooting.639 ( ) FG. Helped Dominican High School go 27-1 and win an unprecedented fifth straight state title. Totaled 14 points (6-8 FG), eight rebounds and four blocks in the state semifinals and came back with 10 points (4-5 FG), eight rebounds and three blocks in a 19-point win the state championship game. As a junior in , he was a reserve (3.6 ppg., 2.0 rpg.) on a team that had seven seniors, including former Maryland and now Los Angeles Clipper s Center Diamond Stone. He is a consensus top 100 high school prospect (89 according to Rivals, 98 by Scout). One of seven Flyers to win a state championship in high school. Played for the Greek National U20 team the summer before coming to UD. Career Highs Points 3, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 2, Ball State (11/10/17) Assists Blocks FG s Made 1, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made Minutes 6, Ball State (11/10/17) Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL 1-0 6/

18 JORDAN PIERCE Freshman C Union, N.J. / Union Catholic TRACKING JORDAN IN Averaged 12.1 points and 9.5 rebounds as a senior, leading Union Catholic to a record. Was named All-County. In his first varsity season, averaged 7.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in 24 games as a junior. 14 Points Rebounds Assists Blocks FG s Made FT s Made Minutes Season Highs Points Rebounds Assists Blocks FG s Made FT s Made Minutes Career Highs

19 JOHN CROSBY Junior G Baltimore, Md./ New Hampton School TRACKING JOHN IN Added 13 points, six rebounds and four assists versus Ball State. Career Highs Points 13, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 6, Winthrop (12/3/16); La Salle (12/30/16); Ball State (11/10/17) Assists 7, VMI (12/23/16) Blocks FG s Made Season Highs Points 13, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 6, Ball State (11/10/17) Assists 4, Ball State (11/10/17) Blocks 15 FG s Made 4, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made 5, Ball State (11/10/17) Minutes 28, Ball State (11/10/17) 2, East Tennessee State (12/10/16); Duquesne (2/4/17) 1, at La Salle (1/9/16); at Rhode Island (2/10/17) 4, UMass (1/6/16); VMI (12/23/16); George Mason (2/21/17); Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made 4, Ball State (11/10/17) Minutes 28, Ball State (11/10/17) Added four assists and two rebounds versus Austin Peay. Added six points, two rebounds and two assists versus Nebraska. Picked up four points, two assists and a steal versus New Mexico. Tallied six rebounds, three on the offensive end, against Winthrop. Added seven points and five rebounds versus Saint Joseph s College. Registered seven points and two steals against East Tennessee State. Had two rebounds versus Northwestern. Recorded 10 points and seven assists versus VMI. Added five points and six rebounds against La Salle. Recorded three points, three rebounds and two assists versus Saint Louis. Finished with eight points, three assists and two steals versus Duquesne. Recorded two points, a rebound and an assist against Saint Joseph s. Had one rebound and one block at Rhode Island. Registered five points, two rebounds and three assists at Saint Louis. Scored 12 points thanks to 3 of 3 shooting from three to go with five boards against George Mason. Tallied three points, one rebound, one assist and one steal at Davidson. Obtained six points, one rebound and one assist at George Washington Tallied three points and two assists against Southeast Missouri. Dished out two assists versus Alabama. Scored three points versus No. 23 Xavier. Sank a three-pointer and had a rebound at No. 21/16 Vanderbilt. Hit a field goal and grabbed a rebound versus Chattanooga. Sank a three-pointer and dished out three assists versus Furman. Added two points, two rebounds and two assists in the Miami win. Added three points and two rebounds at Duquesne. Scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor and had five assists versus UMass. Tallied eight points, three rebounds and two assists at La Salle. Hauled in four rebounds at St. Bonaventure. Added five points, three rebounds and an assist versus Saint Louis. Recorded five points, three rebounds and two assists versus La Salle. Finished with 10 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal at George Mason. Shot 2-of-2 from the field to finish with four points and had a rebound at Rhode Island. Added two points and three rebounds versus St. Bonaventure. Finished with two points and three rebounds at Saint Louis. Added two points and a rebound at home against Rhode Island. Scored three points and had a steal against Richmond in the A-10 Quarterfinals. Averaged 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game at the New Hampton School A second-team All-Baltimore Metro selection at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute as a senior in , he averaged 20.8 points, 9.6 assists and 8.9 rebounds Gnerre Basketball Award winner (given annually to the player who best exemplifies the competitive spirit and class on and off the court). Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL /

20 XEYRIUS WILLIAMS Junior F Springfield, Ohio/Wayne TRACKING XEYRIUS IN Added eight points, six rebounds and five assists (one of which was the entry pass for Josh Cunningham s game-winner) against Ball State Season Highs Points 8, Ball State (11/10/17) Rebounds 6, Ball State (11/10/17) Assists 5, Ball State (11/10/17) 2, Ball State (11/10/17) Blocks 1, Ball State (11/10/17) FG s Made 2, Ball State (11/10/17) FT s Made 2, Ball State (11/10/17) Minutes 34, Ball State (11/10/17) Career Highs Points 18, at Duquesne (1/14/17) Rebounds 10, at UMass (1/11/17) Assists 5, Ball State (11/10/17) Blocks 4, Saint Joseph s College (12/7/16) 5, Saint Joseph s College (12/7/16) FG s Made 7, at Duquesne (1/14/17) FT s Made 7, George Mason (2/21/17) Minutes 35, vs Davidson (3/10/17) Recorded six rebounds, one assist and one block against No. 17 Saint Mary s. Broke out with a 15-point, nine rebound performance against Nebraska. Added 14 points, five rebounds and two assists versus Portland. Scored nine points and had three rebounds versus New Mexico. Added nine points and three blocks versus Winthrop. In his first career start, he finished with eight points, five rebounds, three assists, five blocks and four steals versus Saint Joseph s College. Added seven points, three rebounds and a block versus East Tennessee State. Scored eight points to go with two rebounds, a steal and a block versus Northwestern. Recorded 10 points and seven rebounds versus VMI. Had 14 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks at St. Bonaventure. Hauled in 10 rebounds to go with two points and two blocks at UMass. Scored 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting from the field, 3 of 5 from 3-point range at Duquesne. Added 11 points and six rebounds versus Richmond Recorded seven points and five rebounds at VCU. Tallied seven points, six rebounds and two blocks at Fordham. Finished with 11 points to go with seven rebounds against Saint Joseph s. Hit the game-winning three and finished with 13 points at Rhode Island. Obtained seven points, eight rebounds, a steal and a block against St. Bonaventure. Scored 12 points (7 of 8 FTs) to go with six rebounds against George Mason. Added 17 points, seven rebounds and two blocks at Davidson. Sank 5 of 8 three-pointers en route to a 17-point effort at George Washington. Recorded 13 points and nine rebounds versus Davidson in the A-10 Quarterfinals Tallied four points and five rebounds versus Alabama. Against William & Mary posted another line of four points and five rebounds, with two assists. Had a solid game with seven points, five rebounds and three steals versus Iowa. Tallied four points and five rebounds versus Monmouth. Had six points and two steals versus No. 23 Xavier. Shot 2-of-2 from the floor to finish with five points and a block versus Furman. Played three minutes versus Miami. Added four points, four rebounds and an assist versus UMass. Recorded two points and four rebounds versus Saint Louis. Sank a three-pointer and had a block at George Mason. Added four points, four rebounds, a block and a steal versus Richmond in the A-10 Quarterfinals. Hit a three-pointer and had a rebound versus Saint Joseph s in the A-10 Semifinals. Played a minute versus Syracuse in the NCAA First Round. Part of Wayne High School s team that won the 2015 Ohio Division I state championship Named to Ohio Division I All-Tournament team Two-time Wayne co-mvp Averaged 11.8 points and 9.9 rebounds a game as a senior Shot 35.3% from three-point range Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL /

21 RYAN MIKESELL RS Sophomore G St. Henry, Ohio / St. Henry TRACKING RYAN IN Will take a medical redshirt following double hip surgery. Points Career Highs Points 21, SEMO (11/13/15) Rebounds 11, Vandberbilt (12/21/16) Assists 4, SEMO (11/13/15) 3, Richmond (1/19/17); Saint Louis (1/22/17) Blocks 3, Duquesne (2/4/17) FG s Made 7, SEMO (11/13/15) FT s Made Season Highs 16, at St. Bonaventure (1/3/17) Rebounds 11, Vandberbilt (12/21/16) Assists 3, vs Portland (11/25/16); at St. Bonaventure (1/3/17) 3, Richmond (1/19/17); Saint Louis (1/22/17) Blocks 3, Duquesne (2/4/17) FG s Made 33 6, at St. Bonaventure (1/3/17) FT s Made 5, vs Nebraska (11/24/16) Minutes 32, vs Nebraska (11/24/16) 5, SEMO (11/13/15); vs Nebraska (11/24/16) Minutes 32, vs Nebraska (11/24/16) In his first career start, he added six points and two blocks versus Austin Peay. Tallied 12 points and five rebounds at Alabama. Registered six points and six rebounds versus No. 17 Saint Mary s. Had nine points and five rebounds versus Nebraska. Finished with three points, three rebounds and three assists against Portland. Added seven points and five rebounds against New Mexico. Recorded five points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal against Winthrop. Had four points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals versus Saint Joseph s College. Chipped in with four points, one rebound and one assist against East Tennessee State. Tallied six points, five rebounds and a block versus Northwestern. Registered his first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Vanderbilt. Finished with 10 points and seven rebounds versus VMI. Had three points, one assist and one steal against La Salle. Registered 16 points on 6 of 9 shooting from the floor and three assists at St. Bonaventure. Recorded nine points and seven rebounds versus Rhode Island. Added five points, four rebounds and a steal at UMass. Obtained five points, eight rebounds and two steals at Duquesne. Recorded 11 points, seven rebounds and three steals versus Richmond. Chipped in with two points, two rebounds and three steals against Saint Louis. Had two points, a rebound and a block at VCU. Converted all four free throw attempts and had a block at Fordham. Added eight points, five rebounds and three blocks versus Duquesne. Obtained five points and seven rebounds against Saint Joseph s. Tallied seven points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal at Rhode Island. Finished with five points, four rebounds and two steals at Saint Louis. Had two rebounds, two blocks and an assist against St. Bonaventure. Secured five points, five rebounds and a block versus George Mason. Added five points and two steals at Davidson. Had three points and two rebounds against VCU. Finished with four points, one rebound and one assist at George Washington. Played three minutes against Davidson in the A-10 Quarterfinals. Had an offensive rebound versus Wichita State in the NCAA First Round Led the Flyers with 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the opener against Southeast Missouri. Named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on Nov. 16, Sank a three pointer and had two rebounds versus Alabama. Added five points, two rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal versus William & Mary. Had two points, one rebound and one assist against Iowa. Scored three points versus Monmouth. Scored five points against No. 23 Xavier. Shot 2-of-2 from the field for four points against North Florida. Had three points, an assist, one block and one steal versus Furman. Dished out two assists and had a rebound at Duquesne. Recorded five points, four rebounds and an assist versus UMass. Scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field to go with two rebounds versus Davidson. Had three rebounds and two assists versus Saint Louis. Added two points, five rebounds and two assists at George Mason. Had four points and two assists at home against Rhode Island. Had two points, two rebounds and a block versus Richmond in the A-10 Quarterfinals. First Team All-State selection District Player of the Year Averaged 22.2 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 3.4 blocks Plans to suit up for the baseball team at some point in his career. Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL /

22 23 JACK WESTERFIELD Junior G lbs Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier TRACKING JACK IN Attempted a free throw against Austin Peay. Played one minute versus Saint Joseph s College. Played one minute versus VMI Played one minute against Southeast Missouri. 6-1 Freshman guard from Cincinnati, Ohio Named Second Team All-GCL South Shot 91% from the free throw line Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL 4-0 4/ JOEY GRUDEN Senior G Leesburg, Virginia / Sycamore TRACKING JOEY in Played one minute against Austin Peay. Scored his first career point against Saint Joseph s College. Played one minute versus VMI. Dished out his first career assist against Saint Louis. Played one minute versus Duquesne. Converted a free throw at Saint Louis. Announced he is returning for his senior season on Feb. 23, Hauled in a rebound against Southeast Missouri. Played one minute apiece against Massachusetts, Saint Louis and at George Mason Played in seven games averaging 1.0 minutes per game. He is the son of Washington Redskins Head Coach Jay Gruden and the nephew of UD football legend and Super Bowl winning coach Jon Gruden. Gruden was all-conference in three sports: basketball, football, and volleyball. He was named to the Second Team All-District as a senior at Sycamore. Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL /

23 DALTON STEWART Freshman G lbs Brookville, Ohio / Brookville TRACKING DALTON IN Two-time All-Southwestern Buckeye League Division 3 Honorable Mention All-Ohio Averaged 14.0 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting a school-record.424 from three as a senior Team captain, and played on team with most wins (21) ever at Brookville 50 CAMRON GREER Freshman G Country Club Hills, Ill. / Rich Central TRACKING CAMRON IN Team captain on an Illinois Sweet Sixteen team as a 17-year-old senior. Averaged 4.9 points, 3.0 assists and 2.2 steals in Led team in assists. Named Rich Central High School Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 52 OBADIAH TOPPIN Freshman F lbs Ossining, N.Y. / Mt. Zion Prep (MD) TRACKING OBADIAH IN Will be an academic redshirt, but have four years of eligiblilty with Dayton. Selected to the Lower Hudson High School Basketball Coaches Association Conference 1 All-Section Team and all-league. Led Ossining High School to a 17-5 record and its first conference title in 10 years. Averaged 20.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals as a senior. At Mt. Zion Prep in Baltimore in , averaged 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists. --

24 RADIO/TV ROSTER 1 0 JOSH CUNNINGHAM RS JUNIOR FORWARD 6-7 CHICAGO, IL 10 JALEN CRUTCHER FRESHMAN GUARD 6-1 MEMPHIS, TN 15 JOHN CROSBY JUNIOR GUARD 6-3 BALTIMORE, MD 44 JOEY GRUDEN SENIOR GUARD 6-1 LEESBURG, VA DARRELL DAVIS SENIOR GUARD 6-5 DETROIT, MI 11 MATEJ SVOBODA FRESHMAN FORWARD 6-7 OSTRAVA, CZR 20 3 TREY LANDERS SOPHOMORE GUARD 6-5 DAYTON, OH 50 DALTON STEWART FRESHMAN GUARD 6-2 BROOKVILLE, OH JORDAN DAVIS FRESHMAN GUARD 6-2 IRMO, S.C KOSTAS ANTETOKOUNMPO FRESHMAN FORWARD 6-10 ATHENS, GREECE 23 XEYRIUS WILLIAMS JACK WESTERFIELD JUNIOR FORWARD 6-9 SPRINGFIELD, OH 4 JUNIOR GUARD 6-1 CINCINNATI, OH JORDAN PIERCE FRESHMAN CENTER 6-11 UNION, N.J. 33 RYAN MIKESELL RS SOPHOMORE FORWARD 6-7 ST. HENRY, OH 52 CAMRON GREER FRESHMAN GUARD 5-7 COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL ANTHONY GRANT HEAD COACH 1ST SEASON