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 Obi Toppin 1 F 6'9" 220 Ossining, NY Declared for 2020 NBA draft Trey Landers 3 G 6'5" 221 Huber Heights, OH Graduated Jared Becker 4 G 6'4" 180 Milford, OH Walk-on; did not return Sean Loughran 11 G 6'3" 200 Pittsburgh, PA Walk-on; did not return Jheury Matos 31 G 6'5" 196 Santo Republic, DR Transferred to Charlotte Ryan Mikesell 33 F 6'7" 217 St. Henry, OH Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Elijah Weaver 11 G 6'6" 205 Junior Cocoa, FL Transferred from USC. Weaver would sit out for first semester of the 2020–21 season until all transfers Ruled eligible.
2020 recruiting class
2021 recruiting class
Roster
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.
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| A-10 tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NIT
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Rankings
References