2020–21 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020–21
Team:Dayton Flyers
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:14–10
Conf Record:9–7
Hc Year:4th
Ahc Year:4th
Ac2 Year:4th
Asst Coach3:Darren Hertz
Ac3 Year:2nd
Tourney Result:first round

The 2020–21 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Anthony Grant, in his fourth season with the Flyers. The Flyers played their home games at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14-10, 9-7 to finish in 7th place. They defeated Rhode Island in the second round in the A10 Tournament before losing to VCU in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Memphis.

Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
1 F 6'9" 220 Declared for 2020 NBA draft
3 G 6'5" 221 Graduated
Jared Becker 4 G 6'4" 180 Walk-on; did not return
Sean Loughran 11 G 6'3" 200 Walk-on; did not return
Jheury Matos 31 G 6'5" 196 Transferred to Charlotte
Ryan Mikesell 33 F 6'7" 217 Graduated

2021 recruiting class

Schedule and results

Dayton had to cancel its games against Cedarville, Alcorn State, and Purdue Fort Wayne due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also postponed their game against George Washington.

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Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule . Dayton Flyers Athletics.