NO. 15/13 DAYTON VISITS SAINT JOSEPH'S ON WEDNESDAY• The No. 15/13 ranked University of Dayton Flyers look for their 10th straight victory when they visit the Saint Joseph's Hawks on Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET.
• The game will be carried by CBS Sports Network and is available with live streaming audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.
ABOUT SAINT JOSEPH'S • The Saint Joseph's Hawks enter the game 21-4 overall and 10-2 in the A-10.
• The Hawks are led by the duo of Isaiah Miles (17.5 ppg, 8.2 rpg) and DeAndre Bembry (16.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg).
• In A-10 games, Saint Joseph's leads the conference in three-point field goal defense (.304) and ranks second in turnover margin (+2.17).
SERIES STUFF• Dayton leads the all-time series 20-16.
• The Flyers won at home last year, 68-64, but the two schools have split the last 16 meetings.
• UD has lost seven straight at Saint Joseph's since Jan. 29, 2000.
JUBILANT JUNIORS• The junior class of
Kyle Davis,
Scoochie Smith and
Kendall Pollard are on pace to be the winningest class in UD history.
• The trio has 74 victories in their first 97 games, four 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 redshirt junior
Charles Cooke, the juniors are also four of Dayton's top scorers: Cooke, 16.0 ppg; Pollard, 11.0 ppg, Smith, 10.3 ppg; and Davis, 8.1 ppg.
#TRENDING• The Flyers are 11-0 this year when both
Kendall Pollard and
Dyshawn Pierre play.
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Sam Miller has averaged 8.3 points and connected on 6-of-10 (.600) from three-point range in the last three games.
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Charles Cooke has scored 20-plus points 10 times this season. The Flyers are 9-1 when he scores 20 or more points.
• Dayton is 6-0 this year when
Darrell Davis scores in double figures.
• UD is 17-1 this year when out-rebounding teams. The Flyers have won the rebounding battle in seven straight games.
• In the first half, the Flyers are shooting .437 (298-682) from the field, but in the second half their marksmanship improves to .515 (318-618).
NATIONAL RANKING NOTES• Dayton earned the No. 15 ranking in the Associated Press and No. 13 spot in the USA Today Coaches Polls this week.
• UD is 131-43 all-time as a ranked team.
• The No. 13 ranking in the Coaches Poll is the best in the
Archie Miller era.
• The Flyers are 5-4 all-time when ranked No. 15.
• It's the highest UD has been ranked in the AP Poll since Jan. 16, 2008 when Dayton was 14th.
• It is also the highest Dayton has been ranked this late in the regular season since Feb. 3, 1960 when the Flyers were 13th.
READY, JET, GO• Dayton is enjoying its best start in the
Archie Miller era at 21-3 through the first 24 games.
• Here are the best starts in Dayton history.
1957-58: 22-2
1955-56: 22-2
2015-16: 21-3
2008-09: 21-3
1954-55: 21-3
1951-52: 21-3
UP NEXT• Dayton returns home to host the St. Bonaventure Bonnies on Saturday, Feb. 20 at noon ET.
