The 2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Flyers, led by sixth-year head coach Archie Miller, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 24–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season A-10 championship. They received the No. 1 seed in the A-10 tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to

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. On March 25, 2017, Archie Miller left the school to accept the head coaching position at

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. He finished at Dayton with a six year record of 139–63. The school then hired Dayton alum Anthony Grant as the new head coach on March 30.

Previous season

The Flyers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 25–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to become regular season A-10 co-champions. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their third consecutive at-large bid, as a No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region where they lost to No. 10 seed

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in the first round.

Preseason

The Flyers were picked to win the A-10 in the conference's preseason poll. Charles Cooke and Scoochie Smith were selected to the preseason All-A-10 first team. Cooke and Kyle Davis were also selected to the All-Defensive team.

Departures

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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