2011–12 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by first year head coach Archie Miller, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 20–13 9–7 in A-10 to finish in a four way tie for fifth place. They were champions of the 2011 Old Spice Classic. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Basketball Tournament to Xavier. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa.

2011–12 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2011–12 record20–13 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Kuwik
  • Allen Griffin
  • Tom Ostrom
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Temple133 .813  248  .750
Saint Louis124 .750  268  .765
Xavier106 .625  2313  .639
St. Bonaventure106 .625  2012  .625
UMass97 .563  2611  .703
La Salle97 .563  2113  .618
Dayton97 .563  2013  .606
Saint Joseph's97 .563  2014  .588
Duquesne79 .438  1615  .516
Richmond79 .438  1616  .500
Charlotte511 .313  1317  .433
George Washington511 .313  1021  .323
Rhode Island412 .250  724  .226
Fordham313 .188  1019  .345
2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Kevin Dillard Guard 6–0 170 Junior Homewood, Illinois
2 Josh Benson Forward/Center 6–9 223 Junior Dayton, Ohio
3 Mitch Asmus Forward 6–5 195 Sophomore Okemos, Michigan
4 Chris Johnson Forward 6–6 201 Senior Columbus, Ohio
5 Devin Oliver Forward 6–7 200 Sophomore Kalamazoo, Michigan
12 Josh Parker Guard 6–0 186 Senior Harvey, Illinois
21 Brian Vonderhaar Guard 6–0 170 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio
22 Paul Williams Guard 6–4 212 Senior Detroit, Michigan
23 Luke Fabrizius Forward 6–9 228 Senior Arlington Heights, Illinois
25 Alex Gavrilovic Forward 6–9 230 Freshman Strasbourg, France
35 Matt Kavanaugh Forward/Center 6–9 250 Junior Centerville, Ohio
50 Ralph Hill Forward 6–6 210 Sophomore Westerville, Ohio
Matt Derenbecker Forward 6–7 185 Freshman Metairie, Louisiana
Vee Sanford Guard 6–3 180 Sophomore Lexington, Kentucky

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2011*
4:00 pm
Walsh W 92–78 
UD Arena (10,785)
Dayton, OH
11/05/2011*
7:00 pm
Findlay W 87–66 
UD Arena (11,385)
Dayton, OH
Regular Season
11/12/2011*
2:00 pm
Western Illinois W 87–58  1–0
UD Arena (12,454)
Dayton, OH
11/15/2011*
7:00 pm, WHIO
at Miami (OH) L 67–72 OT 1–1
Millett Hall (3,143)
Oxford, OH
11/19/2011*
2:00 pm, WHIO
UNC Wilmington W 74–49  2–1
UD Arena (12,538)
Dayton, OH
11/24/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Wake Forest
Old Spice Classic First Round
W 80–76  3–1
HP Field House (3,537)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/25/2011*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Fairfield
Old Spice Classic Semifinals
W 56–49  4–1
HP Field House (3,680)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/27/2011*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Minnesota
Old Spice Classic Finals
W 86–70  5–1
HP Field House (3,874)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm, FSOH
Buffalo L 55–84  5–2
UD Arena (12,215)
Dayton, OH
12/04/2011*
2:00 pm, FSOH
at Murray State L 58–75  5–3
CFSB Center (3,857)
Murray, KY
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm, WHIO
No. 16 Alabama W 74–62  6–3
UD Arena (13,102)
Dayton, OH
12/11/2011*
2:00 pm, FSOH
USC Upstate W 72–68  7–3
UD Arena (11,331)
Dayton, OH
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Florida International W 61–40  8–3
UD Arena (12,248)
Dayton, OH
12/21/2011*
7:00 pm
Seton Hall L 64–69  8–4
UD Arena (12,018)
Dayton, OH
12/23/2011*
7:00 pm, WHIO
UIC W 64–57  9–4
UD Arena (12,113)
Dayton, OH
12/30/2011*
7:00 pm, WHIO
Ole Miss W 62–50  10–4
UD Arena (12,656)
Dayton, OH
01/04/2012
8:00 pm, WHIO
Saint Louis W 79–72 OT 11–4 (1–0)
UD Arena (11,815)
Dayton, OH
01/07/2012
4:00 pm, WHIO
at Temple W 87–77  12–4 (2–0)
Liacouras Center (5,172)
Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2012
7:00 pm, FSOH
at St. Bonaventure L 73–81  12–5 (2–1)
Reilly Center (3,317)
St. Bonaventure, NY
01/14/2012
7:00 pm
La Salle W 79–75  13–5 (3–1)
UD Arena (12,580)
Dayton, OH
01/21/2012
1:00 pm, ESPN2
Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
W 87–72  14–5 (4–1)
UD Arena (13,435)
Dayton, OH
01/25/2012
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 63–77  14–6 (4–2)
Hagan Arena (3,781)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2012
7:00 pm, WHIO
Rhode Island L 81–86  14–7 (4–3)
UD Arena (13,147)
Dayton, OH
02/01/2012
7:00 pm, WHIO
Duquesne L 73–83  14–8 (4–4)
UD Arena (12,615)
Dayton, OH
02/04/2012
5:00 pm, FSOH
at Saint Louis L 50–58  14–9 (4–5)
Chaifetz Arena (10,414)
St. Louis, MO
02/11/2012
1:00 pm
at Fordham W 72–70 OT 15–9 (5–5)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY
02/15/2012
7:00 pm, FSOH
Charlotte W 75–65  16–9 (6–5)
UD Arena (12,124)
Dayton, OH
02/18/2012
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Xavier
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
L 83–86 OT 16–10 (6–6)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
02/22/2012
8:00 pm, WHIO
at Duquesne W 74–62  17–10 (7–6)
Palumbo Center (3,743)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/25/2012
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Massachusetts W 76–43  18–10 (8–6)
UD Arena (13,435)
Dayton, OH
02/29/2012
7:00 pm, WHIO
at Richmond L 71–82  18–11 (8–7)
Robins Center (5,524)
Richmond, VA
03/03/2012
12:00 pm
George Washington W 75–59  19–11 (9–7)
UD Arena (12,901)
Dayton, OH
2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/06/2012
7:00 pm
George Washington
First Round
W 67–50  20–11
UD Arena (6,049)
Dayton, OH
03/09/2012
9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Xavier
Quarterfinals
L 69–70  20–12
Boardwalk Hall (5,955)
Atlantic City, NJ
2012 NIT
03/13/2012*
7:30 pm, ESPN
at Iowa
First Round
L 75–84  20–13
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,190)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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