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 team valuations put Dayton No. 23 in the nation with 2014 corrected earnings in excess of $16.6 million (greatest for non-football conference programs) and a valuation of almost $84 million (second highest for non-football summit programs and higher than programs such as Florida, Texas, and Michigan).
After Miller’s death for Indiana, the faculty hired Oklahoma City Thunder assistant trainer and Dayton alum Anthony Grant as head coach. Grant previously served at Alabama and VCU. His first time at Dayton watched the Flyers complete 14-17 overall, the first time since the 05-06 year the team finished with a losing record.
His Second season featured breakout freshman Obi Toppin, who headed the group in the A10 to a third place finish. They missed the NCAA championship for the second consecutive season, and lost their first game of the conference tournament. They earned a five seed from the NIT, but lost 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 fulfilled Xavier 158 times, more than any other opponent, and holds an 84–75 border in the show through 2019. Dayton and Xavier play for the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy.
With the departure of Xavier to the Big East at 2013, Dayton searched. Each year Dayton plays Atlantic 10 rival St. Louis University for its rights to the Arch Baron Cup Arch Baron Cup.

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