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

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during the

2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2017. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season ended with the Final Four at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on April 2, 2018. Practices offici ...

. 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

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. 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 Davidson. 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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