DAYTON OPENS THE 2016-17 SEASON HOSTING AUSTIN PEAY

DAYTON OPENS THE 2016-17 SEASON HOSTING AUSTIN PEAY

The University of Dayton Flyers will commence their 109th season of basketball by hosting the Austin Peay Governors on Friday, Nov. 11.
The game will be carried by Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and is available with live streaming video, audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.

ABOUT AUSTIN PEAY

The defending 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champion Austin Peay Governors finished 18-18 last season.
Junior guard Josh Robinson, a preseason All-OVC selection, leads the Governors attack after averaging 16.9 points per game in 2015-16.
The Govs will have the green light in 2016-17; five returners attempted at least 25 three-pointers last season.

SERIES STUFF

Dayton leads the all-time series 3-0.
This will be the third time Austin Peay will serve as Dayton's opponent in a home opener (1991 and 2006).

OPENING DAY HORS D'OEUVRES

The Flyers have won 11 consecutive opening games and 14 of their last 15.
Dayton is 43-4 in home openers at UD Arena.
Coach Archie Miller is 5-0 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.

SUPERIOR SENIORS

The senior class of Kyle Davis, Scoochie Smith and Kendall Pollard are on pace to be the winningest class in UD history.
The trio has 78 victories in their first 106 games, three wins ahead of the pace of the Class of 2011 (Chris Wright, Devin Searcy, Peter Zesterman and Logan Nourse).
The Class of 2011 finished with 97 wins.
Counting Charles Cooke, the seniors were also four of Dayton's top scorers last season: Cooke, 15.6 ppg; Smith, 11.7 ppg; Pollard, 10.3 ppg; and Davis, 8.0 ppg.

#TRENDING

UD was picked to finish first in the 2016-17 Atlantic 10 Conference preseason poll.
Charles Cooke was named to the preseason All-Atlantic 10 First-Team and All-Defensive Team.
Joining Cooke on the All-Defensive Team is Kyle Davis. Scoochie Smith earned an All-Atlantic 10 Second-Team selection.
Dayton won the A-10 regular season championship for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign.
Four Flyers averaged in double figures last year. The last time UD had four players average double figures was in 2002-03.
UD went 12-2 last season with a full roster.
The Flyers were 10-0 last year scoring 80 or more points.
Dayton was 10-1 when Kyle Davis scored in double figures last season.
The Flyers are 34-1 when limiting opponents to 60 points or less in the last three seasons, including a 9-0 mark in 2015-16.
Dayton was 21-3 when three or more players score in double figures. Two of those losses were against Saint Joseph's.
In the first half last season, Dayton shot .421 (394-935) from the field, but in the second half the marksmanship improved to .491 (435-886).

UP NEXT

The Flyers will play their first road game facing the Alabama Crimson Tide on Tuesday, Nov. 15 as part of the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon.

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