SATURDAY SHOWDOWN AS NO. 15/13 DAYTON HOSTS ST. BONAVENTURE In a match up between two of the best teams in the Atlantic 10, the No. 15/13 ranked University of Dayton Flyers host the St. Bonaventure Bonnies at noon ET on Saturday.
The game will be carried by NBCSN and is available with live streaming video, audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.
ABOUT ST. BONAVENTURE The St. Bonaventure Bonnies enter the game 17-7 overall and 9-4 in the A-10.
In conference action, the Bonnies showcase the fifth-highest scoring offense (77.7 ppg) and the best 3-point shooting team (.382) in the league.
Leading the attack are two of the top three scorers in league play, guards Marcus Posley (20.1) and Jaylen Adams (19.8).
SERIES STUFF Dayton leads the all-time series 21-9.
The Flyers have won six straight and 15 of the last 16 meetings.
UD won at SBU on Jan. 19, 2016, 85-79.
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 98 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 redshirt junior
Charles Cooke, the juniors are also four of Dayton's top scorers: Cooke, 16.0 ppg; Pollard, 11.0 ppg, Smith, 10.2 ppg; and Davis, 8.0 ppg.
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS The Flyers have won 20 straight Atlantic 10 home games.
Dayton has won 35 of its last 36 home games.
UD had a 26-game home win streak snapped by Chattanooga in December. The streak was the second-longest in school history, behind the 30 straight victories from 2008-2010.
The Flyers finished 17-0 at home last season.
It was only the fourth time in the program's history UD went undefeated at home. The other years are 1949-50, 1959-60 and 2008-09.
UD is 69-13 at home under coach
Archie Miller.
#TRENDING In A-10 play, the Flyers are 0-2 this year in the city of Philadelphia and 11-0 everywhere else.
Charles Cooke has scored 20-plus points 10 times this season. The Flyers are 9-1 when he scores 20 or more points.
Steve McElvene is 10-of-14 from the field (.714) in the previous four games.
The Flyers are 1-4 all-time in the
Archie Miller era when taking 30 or more 3-point attempts. UD shot 31 threes at Saint Joseph's on Wednesday.
The Flyers are 11-0 this year when both
Kendall Pollard and
Dyshawn Pierre play.
UD is 17-1 this year when out-rebounding teams and won seven straight.
In the first half, the Flyers are shooting .433 (310-716) from the field, but in the second half their marksmanship improves to .511 (336-657).
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 131-44 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 5-5 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.
UP NEXT Dayton heads back on the road to face the Saint Louis Billikens on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. ET.
