2024–25 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2024–25
Team:Dayton Flyers
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A–10
Record:7–2
Conf Record:0–0
Hc Year:8th
Ahc Year:8th
Asst Coach1:James Kane
Ac1 Year:5th
Asst Coach2:Jermaine Henderson
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Sean Damaska
Ac3 Year:2nd

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).

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 Transferred to Kentucky[1]
Petras Padegimas 12 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Transferred to Mercer[2]
15 F 6'10" 235 Junior Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 22nd overall by Phoenix Suns
CJ Napier 22 F 6'6" 215 GS Senior Walk-on; graduated
Kobe Elvis 24 G 6'2" 180 Junior Transferred to Oklahoma[3]
Zimi Nwokeji 45 F 6'7" 215 Junior Transferred to Jacksonville[4]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
5 G 6'0" 205 GS Senior Butler
23 F 6'8" 245 GS Senior Ohio State
Jacob Conner 24 G/F 6'10" 209 Junior Marshall

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. News: Koby Brea, nation's top 3-pointer shooter in 2023-24, commits to Kentucky basketball. Courier Journal. Ryan. Black. May 1, 2024. October 2, 2024.
  2. News: Former Dayton forward finds new home in Southern Conference. Dayton Daily News. David. Jablonski. April 30, 2024. October 2, 2024.
  3. News: OU basketball lands Dayton guard Kobe Elvis via transfer portal. The Oklahoman. Justin. Martinez. April 23, 2024. October 2, 2024.
  4. News: Former Dayton forward finds new home in Florida. Dayton Daily News. David. Jablonski. April 13, 2024. October 2, 2024.
  5. Web site: 2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule . Dayton Flyers Athletics . October 2, 2024.