UD HOSTS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI TO OPEN THE 2015-16 SEASON• The University of Dayton Flyers will commence their 108th season of basketball by hosting the Southeast Missouri Redhawks on Friday, Nov. 13. Tip from Tom Blackburn Court is 7 p.m. ET.
• The game will be carried by Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and is available with live streaming video, audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.
ABOUT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI• The Southeast Missouri Redhawks are led by first-year head coach Rick Ray.
• SEMO last year posted a 13-17 overall record and a 7-9 mark in the Ohio Valley.
• The Redhawks are led by preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference selection, Antonius Cleveland. He was Southeast's second-leading scorer last year with 10.8 points per game.
SERIES STUFF• This is the first meeting between the two programs.
OPENING DAY HORS D'OEUVRES• The Flyers have won 10 consecutive opening games and 13 of their last 14.
• Dayton is 42-4 in home openers at UD Arena.
• Coach
Archie Miller is 4-0 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.
FLYERS PICKED NO. 1 IN A-10 PRESEASON POLL• Dayton was picked to finish first in the 2015-16 Atlantic 10 Conference preseason poll.
• Leading UD will be preseason third-team All-Atlantic 10 selection
Kendall Pollard, the 2015 A-10 Chris Daniels Most Improved Player Award winner.
UP NEXT• Dayton hosts the Alabama Crimson Tide on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. ET. The game is part of ESPN's Tip-off Marathon.
