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2026–27 season

Dayton

Flyers · A-10

Record: 1–2; Unranked in the AP poll
Projected seed: Out; Outside the projected field
Efficiency: +0.8; No. 150 in Division I
Head coach: Anthony Grant; Since 2017–18
Home: Dayton, OH; 5,864 mi from Detroit
National titles: 0; Still chasing the first

Statistical profile

Percentiles compare this team with all 345 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better: green bars are the top of the country, red the bottom, blue a style (pace, three-point rate) rather than a strength. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.

Efficiency

Pace72.0

60th

Scoring & shooting

Points per game84.7

66th

Points allowed79.3

23rd

Field goal %49.4%

77th

Three-point %30.1%

28th

Three-point rate40.6%

45th

Free throw %73.0%

67th

Possessions

Rebounds per game38.7

53rd

Offensive rebound %30.2%

40th

Defensive rebound %64.8%

24th

Assists per game16.7

69th

Turnovers per game14.3

22nd

Turnover rate19.0%

34th

Defense & roster

Steals per game7.3

47th

Blocks per game5.3

85th

Opponent 3P %30.2%

59th

Average height6′6.1″

79th

Program experience1.50 yrs

57th

Bench points24.4

42nd

Strengths and weaknesses

Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 345 Division I teams.

No stat reaches the top or bottom 15% of the field — a balanced profile.

Tournament history

Every NCAA tournament appearance since 2002, with who Dayton beat and who ended the run.

DAYTONELITE EIGHT2014

Each banner lists the years that round was Dayton's finish: titles all-time, the other rounds since 2002.

Appearances

Record

7–8

Sweet 16s

Final Fours

Titles

20247Round of 32Beat 10 Nevada. Lost to 2 Arizona 78–68. Bracket
20177Round of 64Lost to 10 Wichita St 64–58. Bracket
20167Round of 64Lost to 10 Syracuse 70–51. Bracket
201511Round of 32Beat 11 Boise St, 6 Providence. Lost to 3 Oklahoma 72–66. Bracket
201411Elite EightBeat 6 Ohio St., 3 Syracuse, 10 Stanford. Lost to 1 Florida 62–52. Bracket
200911Round of 32Beat 6 West Virginia. Lost to 3 Kansas 60–43. Bracket
200410Round of 64Lost to 7 DePaul 76–69. Bracket
20034Round of 64Lost to 13 Tulsa 84–71. Bracket

Roster

Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.

Leading scorer: Aiden Derkack; 22.0 ppg
Tallest: Amal L'Etang; 7′1″
Best at the line: —; —
Longest in program: Jaiun Simon; 4 seasons

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Roster and per-game statistics
Player		WT	Yrs	GP
4Aiden Derkack · Colonia, NJ	6′6″	193	1	3	34.3	22.0	10.3	2.7	50.0	79.3	24.1
2Grant RandallForward · Queens, NY	6′9″	213	1	3	32.0	7.0	6.0	2.0	11.1	66.7	13.9
5Tristian FordGuard · Rockford, IL	6′3″	178	1	3	32.0	13.0	1.0	3.0	61.5	87.5	15.0
6Landen JosephGuard · West Palm Beach, FL	6′2″	175	1	3	28.3	10.7	3.3	4.0	17.6	50.0	25.1
29Amal L'EtangForward · Bastia, France	7′1″	242	3	3	24.3	15.0	7.0	1.3	14.3	70.0	26.7
7Zaide LoweryGuard · Springfield, MO	6′5″	205	1	1	19.0	8.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	22.0
11Travis PerryGuard · Eddyville, KY	6′1″	184	1	3	15.0	2.0	0.7	0.7	14.3	0.0	21.7
3Jaiun SimonForward · Mableton, GA	6′6″	235	4	3	13.3	3.0	3.7	0.7	50.0	0.0	15.9
9Jalen HaynesForward · Fort Lauderdale, FL	6′8″	245	1	2	11.0	6.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	50.0	22.0
1Malcolm ThomasForward · Mitchellville, MD	6′8″	225	2	3	8.3	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.0	100.0	11.5
22Damon FrieryForward · Cleveland, OH	6′9″	218	2	3	4.7	2.7	1.7	0.0	100.0	0.0	14.0
8Jaron McKieGuard · Gladwyne, PA	6′3″	182	2	2	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
0Evan DickeyGuard · Dayton, OH	6′3″	185	4	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	46.4
10Cody Peck · Charlotte, NC	6′10″	220	1	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
14Julian Washington · Castalia, OH	6′4″	190	1	1	1.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	46.4
33Makai GrantGuard · Dayton, OH	6′1″	204	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25Will MaxwellGuard · Oakwood, OH	6′4″	220	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.

Season schedule

Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.

ATS overall

1–2

ATS as favorite

1–2

ATS as underdog

0–0

ATS neutral court

0–0

ATS vs. tournament teams

0–1

ATS vs. ranked teams

0–0

Over / under

3–0

1–2 in 32 games

Season schedule and results
Date	Opponent	Result	Spread	Total	ATS	O/U
Nov 2	vsNJITNJIT	W89–58	-23.5	144	Cover	Over
Nov 7	vsN INorthern Illinois	L76–81OT	-19.5	147.5	Miss	Over
Nov 10	vsSIESiena15	L89–99	-13.5	158.75	Miss	Over
Nov 14	vsCINCincinnati	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Nov 17	vsC MCentral Michigan	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Nov 20	NUTAHUtah	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Nov 22	NNORNorthwestern	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Nov 29	NMEMMemphis	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Dec 2	vsLOYLoyola Maryland	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Dec 5	@FLOFlorida State	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Dec 12	vsUSFSouth Florida	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Dec 15	vsUT UT Rio Grande Valley	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Dec 19	@LIBLiberty	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Dec 23	vsSE SE Louisiana	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Dec 30	vsla-salle	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Jan 2	@DAVDavidson	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Jan 6	vsLOYLoyola Chicago	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Jan 9	@SLUSaint Louis3	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Jan 13	vsRICRichmond	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Jan 16	@ST St. Bonaventure	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Jan 22	vsVCUVCU	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Jan 26	@DUQDuquesne	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Jan 29	vsSLUSaint Louis3	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Feb 2	@LOYLoyola Chicago	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Feb 6	@FORFordham	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Feb 13	vsDUQDuquesne	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Feb 16	@G WGeorge Washington9	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Feb 19	vsSAISaint Joseph's	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Feb 23	vsGEOGeorge Mason	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Feb 27	@RHORhode Island	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Mar 2	vsG WGeorge Washington9	Scheduled	—	—	—	—
Mar 5	@VCUVCU	Scheduled	—	—	—	—