The 2017–18 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Flyers were led by first-year head coach Anthony Grant and played their home games at the

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as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to VCU.

Previous season

The Flyers finished the 2016–17 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 as the #7 seed in the South Region, where they lost in the first round to #10

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

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. The school hired Dayton alum Anthony Grant as the new head coach on March 30.

Offseason

Departures

Recruiting class of 2017

Recruiting class of 2018

Preseason

In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Flyers were picked to finish in fifth place in the A-10.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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