The 2021–22 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton in the

2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2021 and concluded on March 13, 2022. The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 15 and concluded on April 4 with the c ...

. Their head coach was Anthony Grant, in his fifth season with the Flyers. The Flyers played their home games at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio as members of the

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. They finished the season 24–11, 14–4 in A-10 Play to finish a tie for 2nd place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament before losing in the semifinals to

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. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and received an at-large bid to the

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where they defeated

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in the first round before losing in the second round to Vanderbilt.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Flyers finished the 2020–21 season 14–10, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. In the Atlantic 10 tournament as a 7th seed, they defeated Rhode Island in the second round before losing to VCU in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2021 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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