The University of Dayton has announced games times for the 2010-11 men's basketball schedule.
The Flyers will host two exhibition games - Nov. 1 against Grand Valley State and Nov. 6 against Findlay. Both exhibition games will tip off at 7 p.m. ET. UD will then open the 2010-11 regular season at home against Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. ET.
The time for the final game of the Global Sports Main Event against Cincinnati at US Bank Arena on Nov. 27 will be determined after a time for UC's football game against UConn on the same date is established. The 2010-11 television schedule will be announced at a later date.
The Flyer Faithful will get its first look at the University of Dayton men's and women's basketball teams during the evening on Saturday, Oct. 23 at the annual Red & Blue Scrimmages from UD Arena.
The all-day extravaganza begins with football hosting the Campbell Camels at Welcome Stadium at 1 p.m. ET. Then at 4:30 p.m., UD's nationally-ranked volleyball squad hosts the Charlotte 49ers in an A-10 Conference match at UD Arena.
Shortly after the conclusion of the match, the Flyer volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams will hold an autograph session on the UD Arena concourse and Boesch Lounge.
Beginning at 7:05 p.m. ET, the women's basketball team will take the court for two, eight minute periods. The men's team will then play four periods of eight minutes each at approximately 8 p.m. ET.
Admission to the Red & Blue Scrimmages is free and open to the public. Food and drink will be available for purchase at the UD Arena concession stands.
TICKET INFORMATION
Single-game tickets for all games except Xavier are on sale now for Dayton Flyers basketball. Fans can purchase online at Ticketmaster.com, by calling (937) 229-4433 or by visiting the Ticket Office at UD Arena.
The Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET and open on weekends three hours prior to the start of men's basketball home games.
Dayton returns nine letterwinners from last year’s 25-12 squad that won the NIT Championship, including team MVP
Chris Wright and NIT MVP
Chris Johnson.
A two-time member of the John Wooden Preseason Award List, Wright averaged 13.7 points and 7.3 rebounds during the 2009-10 campaign. He spent part of the summer practicing against the U.S. national team as part of USA Basketball’s Men’s Select Team. Johnson also earned the Atlantic 10’s Chris Daniels Memorial Most Improved Player Award winner in 2010 after averaging 11.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game last season.
The Flyers will also welcome five new faces to the program in 2010-11 led by Oak Hill Academy point guard
Juwan Staten.
