Dayton Flyers basketball
Dayton Flyers basketball history
University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)
UD Arena
Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10)
Current head coach: Anthony Grant (2017-)
- Assoc. HC: Ricardo Greer (2017-)
- Asst/DPD: Darren Hertz (2017-)
- Asst: James Kane (2017-18, 2021-)
- Asst: Jermaine Henderson (2023-)
- Asst/Recuiting: Sean Damaska (2021-)
- DBO: Jack Warren (2023-)
- Analyst/Sr. Special Asst: John Brannen (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1967)
- Final Four Appearances: 1 (1967)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 6 (1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1984, 2014)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 19 (1952, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1984, 1985, 1990, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 20-21
- NIT Championships: 3 (1962, 1968, 2010)
- NIT Appearances: 27 (1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2021, 2022)
- NIT Overall Record: 41-25
Conference Titles (Horizon League, Great Midwest, Atlantic 10):
- Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championships: 6 (1998, 2000, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2020)
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships: 1 (2003)
- Horizon League Tournament Championships: 1 (1990)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 1 (Obi Toppin, 2020)
- John R. Wooden Award: 1 (Obi Toppin, 2020)
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 1 (Obi Toppin, 2020)
- AP Player of the Year: 1 (Obi Toppin, 2020)
- NABC Player of the Year: 1 (Obi Toppin, 2020)
- AP All-Americans: 6 (last = DaRon Holmes II, 2024)
- Atlantic 10 Player of the Year: 2 (last = DaRon Holmes II, 2024)
Dayton head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Anthony Grant | 2017-Pres | 149-72 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Archie Miller | 2011-17 | 139-63 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Gregory | 2003-11 | 172-94 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oliver Purnell | 1994-2003 | 155-116 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim O’Brien | 1989-94 | 61-87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Donoher | 1964-89 | 437-275 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Blackburn | 1947-64 | 352-141 | – | 1 | 0 |
| James Carter | 1939-47 | 41-75 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Holsinger | 1935-39 | 18-48 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Tschudi | 1933-35 | 13-18 | – | – | – |
| Bill Belanich | 1929-33 | 16-48 | – | – | – |
| George Fitzgerald | 1928-29 | 9-10 | – | – | – |
| Harry Baujan | 1923-28 | 46-38 | – | – | – |
| Van Hill | 1922-23 | 8-8 | – | – | – |
| William Sherry | 1921-22 | 6-8 | – | – | – |
| Dutch Thiele | 1920-21 | 6-16 | – | – | – |
| Harry Solimano | 1911-14, 19-20 | 34-12 | – | – | – |
| Alphonse Mahrt | 1914-15, 17-19 | 9-12 | – | – | – |
| Alfred McCray | 1915-17 | 19-5 | – | – | – |
| William O’Malley | 1909-11 | 15-6 | – | – | – |
| no coach | 1903-09 | 54-9 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
