2025–26 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

2025–26 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
2025–26 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	8–3 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Anthony Grant (9th season);
Associate head coach	Ricardo Greer (9th season)
Assistant coaches	James Kane (6th season); Jermaine Henderson (3rd season); Sean Damaska (3rd season);
Home arena	UD Arena

2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Mason	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Richmond	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Dayton	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Davidson	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Fordham	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
George Washington	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
VCU	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	3	–	9	.250

† 2026 A-10 tournament winner As of December 19, 2025

The 2025–26 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represents the University of Dayton in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by head coach Anthony Grant in his ninth season with the Flyers. The Flyers play their home games at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

Previous season

The Flyers finished the 2024–25 season 23–11, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to St Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitational Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Dayton Region where they defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round before losing to eventual NIT champion Chattanooga in the second round. Despite Dayton being the top seed in the region, both NIT games were played at opponents' campus sites due to UD Arena hosting NCAA opening round games and the Ohio High School Athletic Association boys basketball championship.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Posh Alexander	5	G	6'0"	205	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Marvell Allen	8	G	6'4"	205	Freshman	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Transferred to Utah Tech^[2]
Enoch Cheeks	6	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Providence, RI	Graduated
Isaac Jack	13	F/C	6'11"	250	Junior	Port Alberni, BC	Transferred to Pacific^[3]
Hamad Mousa	10	G/F	6'8"	190	Freshman	Doha, Qatar	Transferred to Cal Poly^[4]
Nate Santos	2	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Geneva, IL	Graduated
Atticus Schuler	54	G/F	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Westerville, OH	Walk on; left team
Malachi Smith	11	G	6'0"	175	Junior	The Bronx, NY	Transferred to UConn^[5]
Brady Uhl	21	G	6'2"	205	Senior	Dayton, OH	Graduated
Zed Key	23	F	6'8"	245	GS Senior	Bay Shore, NY	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jordan Derkack	4	G	6'5"	212	Senior	Colonia, NJ	Rutgers
Bryce Heard	10	G	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	NC State
Keonte Jones	7	F	6'6"	203	Graduate Student	Madison, WI	Cal State Northridge
De'Shayne Montgomery	2	G	6'4"	200	Junior	Ft Lauderdale, FL	Georgia
Adam Njie Jr.	5	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	The Bronx, NY	Iona
Malcom Thomas	1	F	6'8"	220	Freshman	Mitchellville, MD	Villanova

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaron McKie #17 PG	Philadelphia, PA	St. Joseph's Prep School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 14, 2024
Jaron McKie #17 PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Damon Friery #21 PF	Cleveland, OH	Saint Ignatius High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 9, 2024
Damon Friery #21 PF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Dayton 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved October 2, 2024. "Dayton Flyers 2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Retrieved October 2, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Julian Washington #67 SG	Castalia, OH	Margaretta	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 24, 2025
Julian Washington #67 SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Dayton 2026 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved October 2, 2024. "Dayton Flyers 2026 Player Commits". ESPN. Retrieved October 2, 2024. "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

Roster

2025–26 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Javon Bennett	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Merrimack	Orlando, FL
F	1	Malcom Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	DeMatha	Mitchellville, MD
G	2	De'Shayne Montgomery	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Hargrave Military Academy	Ft Lauderdale, FL
F	3	Jaiun Simon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Pebblebrook High School	Mableton, GA
G	4	Jordan Derkack	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Colonia	Colonia, NJ
G	5	Adam Njie Jr. (S)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Cardinal Hayes	The Bronx, NY
F	7	Keonte Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	GS	Cal State Northridge	Madison, WI
G	8	Jaron McKie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	St Joseph's Prep	Gladwyne, PA
G	10	Bryce Heard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	NC State	Chicago
G	11	Evan Dickey (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Chaminade Julienne High School	Dayton, OH
F	22	Damon Friery	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	St Ignatius	Cleveland, OH
F	24	Jacob Conner	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Marshall	Dayton, OH
G	25	Will Maxwell (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Oakwood High School	Oakwood, OH
F	29	Amaël L'Etang	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Cholet	Toulouse, France
G	33	Makai Grant (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Chaminade Julienne High School	Dayton, OH

Head coach

Anthony Grant (Dayton)

Assistant coach(es)

Ricardo Greer (Pittsburgh)
James Kane (Florida)
Jermaine Henderson (Miami (OH))
Sean Damaska (Northern Illinois)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2025* 2:00 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network	Penn State CareSource Exhibition Game^[6]	W 78–62	–	17 – Jones	7 – L'Etang	5 – L'Etang	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
October 27, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	W 90–59	–	25 – Bennett	8 – Tied	6 – Montgomery	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Canisius	W 88–48	1–0	20 – Bennett	6 – L'Etang	5 – Montgomery	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network	UMBC	W 77–71	2–0	16 – Bennett	6 – Montgomery	7 – Bennett	UD Arena (13,407) {{{site_cityst}}}
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cincinnati Twyman-Stokes Classic	L 62–74	2–1	14 – L'Etang	8 – Tied	4 – Derkack	Fifth Third Arena (11,815) Cincinnati, OH
November 15, 2025* 7:30 p.m., WHIO-TV/ESPN+	Bethune-Cookman	W 91–82	3–1	25 – Bennett	10 – L'Etang	6 – Derkack	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
November 19, 2025* 7:30 p.m., TruTV	at Marquette	W 77–71 ^OT	4–1	19 – Bennett	8 – L'Etang	5 – Derkack	Fiserv Forum (14,369) Milwaukee, WI
November 22, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Carolina Central	W 74–55	5–1	15 – Carvey	7 – Lattimore	5 – Johnson	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
November 27, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Georgetown ESPN Events Invitational Magic Bracket Semifinal	W 84–79 ^OT	6–1	18 – L'Etang	8 – Derkack	4 – Tied	State Farm Field House (4,276) Kissimmee, FL
November 28, 2025* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	vs. No. 9 BYU ESPN Events Invitational Magic Bracket Final	L 79–83	6–2	22 – Bennett	8 – Montgomery	4 – Tied	State Farm Field House (4,135) Kissimmee, FL
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Tennessee State	W 88–71	7–2	27 – Montgomery	7 – Montgomery	5 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 6, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Virginia	L 73–86	7–3	18 – Bennett	5 – Tied	3 – Montgomery	Spectrum Center (4,175) Charlotte, NC
December 13, 2025* 7:00 p.m., WHIO-TV	North Florida	W 84–61	8–3	23 – Montgomery	14 – L'Etang	5 – Derkack	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 16, 2025* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Florida State	W 97–69	9–3	25 – Bennett	9 – Derkack	4 – Jones	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 20, 2025* 12:30 p.m., USA	Liberty						UD Arena Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2025 2:00 p.m.	Fordham						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 6, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	George Washington						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 16, 2026 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	Loyola Chicago						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 21, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at La Salle						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Rhode Island						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 30, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	St. Bonaventure						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 15, 2026 4:00 p.m.	Davidson						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., WHIO-TV	Duquesne						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m., FanDuel Sports	Saint Louis						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 27, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
March 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	VCU						UD Arena Dayton, OH
A-10 tournament
March 11–15, 2026 TBD	vs.						PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ Villamarzo, Andy (March 17, 2025). "2025 Ohio high school boys basketball state championship schedule, game times". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
^ Scheve, Joel (June 10, 2025). "Dayton turns the page with strong transfer class". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
^ Jablonski, David (April 17, 2025). "Dayton forward picks new school in California". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 3, 2025.(subscription required)
^ "Mustangs Welcome 6-8 Guard Hamad Mousa". Cal-Poly Sports. June 16, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
^ Steinberg, Russell (April 14, 2025). "UConn adds former Dayton guard in transfer portal". Clutch Points. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
^ "CareSource & Dayton Men's Basketball Partner Again To Host Penn State In A Charity Exhibition Game To Support Adolescent & Young Adult Mental Health And Suicide Prevention". CareSource. August 7, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Dayton Flyers Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

[1] Villamarzo, Andy (March 17, 2025). "2025 Ohio high school boys basketball state championship schedule, game times". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 3, 2025.

[2] Scheve, Joel (June 10, 2025). "Dayton turns the page with strong transfer class". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 3, 2025.

[3] Jablonski, David (April 17, 2025). "Dayton forward picks new school in California". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 3, 2025.(subscription required)

[4] "Mustangs Welcome 6-8 Guard Hamad Mousa". Cal-Poly Sports. June 16, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.

[5] Steinberg, Russell (April 14, 2025). "UConn adds former Dayton guard in transfer portal". Clutch Points. Retrieved November 3, 2025.

[6] "CareSource & Dayton Men's Basketball Partner Again To Host Penn State In A Charity Exhibition Game To Support Adolescent & Young Adult Mental Health And Suicide Prevention". CareSource. August 7, 2025.

[7] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Dayton Flyers Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

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Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Venues	Montgomery County Fairgrounds Coliseum (1903–1950) Thomas J. Frericks Center (1950–1969) UD Arena (1969–present)
Rivalries	Wright State Xavier
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics