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Streaming Audio FLYERS BEGIN 2014-15 SEASON AGAINST ALABAMA A&M• The University of Dayton Flyers will commence their 107th season of basketball by hosting the Alabama A&M Bulldogs on Friday from Tom Blackburn Court at 7 p.m. ET.
• The game will be televised by WHIO-TV, Digital 7.2 carried by WHIO Radio and is available with live video, stats and streaming audio at DaytonFlyers.com.
ABOUT ALABAMA A&M• The Bulldogs finished 14-16 overall, 10-8 in conference, and made it to the SWAC Tournament semifinals last season.
• Alabama A&M was picked to finish seventh in the SWAC men's basketball preseason poll.
• Leading the returnees is junior Ladarius Tabb (8.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg).
• There are 10 newcomers on coach Willie Hayes' roster without a senior.
SERIES STUFF• This is the first meeting between the two programs.
HAPPY 107TH BIRTHDAY• Dayton begins its 107th season of men's basketball in 2014-15 and the fourth season under head coach
Archie Miller.
OPENING DAY HORS D'OEUVRES• The Flyers have won nine consecutive opening games and 12 of their last 13.
• All-time at UD Arena, Dayton is 41-4 in home openers.
• Coach
Archie Miller is 3-0 on opening day.
• Last time Dayton broke the 100-point scoring mark in a season opener was on Nov. 23, 1991 when UD defeated Austin Peay 101-94.
• The Flyers had a 23-game home-opener winning streak from 1969 to 1991.
HANG TEN• Dayton is enjoying a stretch of consecutive seasons winning 10 or more non-conference games.
THIRD IS THE WORD• Dayton has hit at least one 3-point shot in 184 straight regular season games.
UP NEXTDayton will head south to face the Texas A&M Aggies on Thursday, Nov. 20 in the opening round of the 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off.