DAYTON -- The University of Dayton Flyers return home to begin their longest homestand of the year this week.  The Flyers start a run of four games at UD Arena on Wednesday when Western Michigan visits Tom Blackburn Court.  Game time is 7 p.m. ET.  Dayton is 5-5 this season, with the losses to teams with a combined record of 45-6.  

The game will be carried by WHIO Radio, and televised by Spectrum One.  Streaming audio, streaming video and stats will be available at DaytonFlyers.com.

THE NEARLY-TRANSFORMED UD ARENA 
The University of Dayton is past the halfway point of a $72 million renovation of its Arena. The transformation of University of Dayton Arena will occur in three phases – from 2017 to 2019.
Phase II included new entrances on three of the four sides, a new box office, new seats in the 300 and 400 levels on the east side and a new and expanded concourse on the east side.

#TRENDING 
•    Redshirt freshman forward Obi Toppin is currently fifth nationally in field goal percentage (.697, 53-76). 
•    Toppin came off the bench in UD's 98-59 win over Detroit Mercy to set a UD record with eight dunks in the game.  Toppin had the second double-double of his career with 22 points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes.
•    Dayton had a team-record 12 dunks as well, besting the old record by three.
•    Jalen Crutcher was Dayton's top performer at the Battle4Atlantis, reaching double figures all three games, and averaging 15.0 points and 5.2 assists per contest.  UD was fourth at B4A.
•    Crutcher scored 20 in the Butler win, and has 99 points in his last seven games.  He scored 18 in the first two games of the season.  He has made 26 of 59 3-pt. FG (.441) after making just one of his first six three-pointers of the season.
•    Dayton shot .543 (25-46) in the Virginia game, the highest FG% against UVa. in the last two seasons.  That was in the Battle4Atlantis semifinals.  Virginia won the tournament.
•    After missing the first two games of the year with a hand injury, Josh Cunningham led UD with 20 points (9-10 FG) and eight rebounds in his 2018-19 debut vs, Purdue Fort Wayne.
•    Cunningham did not practice for four days (Nov. 24-28) due to food poisoning, but came off the bench for 11 points and five rebounds in 25 minutes vs. No. 25 Mississippi State.
•    The three-time captain has reached double figures in seven of his eight games this year, including a team-high 40 in three games against ranked teams.
•    Cunningham averages 19.3 ppg., and Dayton's five wins, and 12.4 in the five losses.
•    Trey Landers leads UD in rebounding (7.4).  He is fifth in the A-10, and as a 6-foot-5 guard, is the shortest member of the A-10 Top 10.

UP NEXT 
•    Dayton remains home, hosting Presbyterian on Saturday, Dec. 22.  
•    Game time is 2 p.m. ET.