Dayton Flyers men’s basketball

The Dayton Flyers men’s basketball team is a mid significant college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) representing the University of Dayton in Ohio. The Flyers play their home games.
A 2015 study of college basketball staff valuations put Dayton No. 23 in the country with 2014 adjusted revenues in excess of $16.6 million (highest for non-football conference programs) and a valuation of almost $84 million (second greatest for non-football conference programs and greater than programs such as Florida, Texas, and Michigan).
Soon the faculty hired Oklahoma City Thunder assistant trainer and Dayton alum Anthony Grant as head coach. Grant served as head coach at Alabama and VCU. His first season at Dayton watched the Flyers complete 14-17 overall, the first time because the 05-06 year that the team finished with a losing record.
His season featured breakout freshman Obi Toppin, who headed the team to a third place finish. They dropped their first game of the conference championship, and missed the NCAA tournament. They got a five seed in the NIT, but dropped at Colorado in the first round.
Dayton has historical rivalries with various area teams including Xavier, Wright State, and Miami (Ohio), in addition to fellow Catholic schools such as Marquette, DePaul, and Notre Dame. Dayton has met Xavier 158 occasions, more than any other competitor, and holds an 84–75 border in the series through 2019. Xavier and dayton play for the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy.
With the passing of Xavier to the Big East at 2013, Dayton searched. Each year Dayton plays with Atlantic 10 rival St. Louis University for its rights to the Arch Baron Cup Arch Baron Cup.