#A10MBB Tourney Starts Thursday As @DaytonMBB Faces VCU

DAYTON ENTERS #A10MBB CHAMPIONSHIP AS A NO. 9 SEED, FACES VCU

The University of Dayton Flyers will enter the 2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship as the No. 9 seed against the VCU Rams on Thursday at noon ET.
The games will be televised on NBCSN, carried by WHIO Radio and is available with live video, stats and streaming audio at DaytonFlyers.com.

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

This is Dayton's 23rd season in the Atlantic 10 and in each of those years earned a bid to the A-10 Championship.
Last year, Dayton fell to the Davidson Wildcats, 73-67, in the A-10 Quarterfinals.
The Flyers have a 25-21 overall record in the tournament.
Dayton has won the championship once (2003), placed second three times (2004, 2011, 2015), and tied for third three times (2000, 2002, 2009).

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Dayton is 12-2 this year scoring 71 or more points in regulation, 2-12 scoring 70 or fewer.
The Flyers played the fourth-toughest non-conference schedule in the NCAA. In terms of opponent's winning percentage, the Flyers have faced the 40th-best in the nation, tops among Atlantic 10 schools.
Dayton finished first in the A-10 in assists (16.4) and field goal percentage (.497) during conference play.
Dayton's offense ranks fourth in the country in 2-point field-goal percentage (.597).
Dayton is averaging 80.4 points per game and 15.1 made free throws in its victories. In Flyer losses, UD averages 65.4 points and 10.2 free throws made per contest.
Entering the A-10 Tournament, Darrell Davis is six points away from 1,000 in his UD career.
Davis finished the regular season ranked second in the Atlantic 10 in free throw percentage overall (.871) and in conference play (.910).
Josh Cunningham, a two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, leads the Flyers with nine double-doubles this season. He is fourth in the A-10 with 8.3 rebounds per game.
Cunningham ranks second in the A-10, seventh in the NCAA in field goal percentage (.646).
Cunningham has scored in double figures in 20 of the last 23 games.
Trey Landers has scored in double figures in five straight games and in 12 of his last 15.
After not having a double-double in his first 30 games, Landers has three in the last seven games, including back-to-back games at Rhode Island and La Salle.
Jalen Crutcher has scored in double figures in 10 of his last 16 games. He reached double figures in points twice in his first 13 contests.
Crutcher's 128 dimes in the regular season are tied for second all-time with Negele Knight in Flyer Basketball history for freshman assists in a year.
Crutcher's 2.55 assist-to-turnover ratio is the best for a Flyer freshman all-time and fifth-best overall in a season.
Kostas Antetokounmpo is averaging 10.5 points while shooting 15 of 23 (.652) from the floor in his last four games.

UP NEXT

The winner of the VCU-Dayton game will face the No. 1 seed Rhode Island Rams on Friday, March 9 at noon ET.

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Players Mentioned

#13 Kostas Antetokounmpo: F; 6' 10"; Redshirt Freshman

#0 Josh Cunningham: F; 6' 7"; Redshirt Junior

#1 Darrell Davis: G; 6' 5"; Senior

#3 Trey Landers: G; 6' 5"; Sophomore

#10 Jalen Crutcher: G; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#13 Kostas Antetokounmpo
: 6' 10"; Redshirt Freshman
: F

#0 Josh Cunningham
: 6' 7"; Redshirt Junior
: F

#1 Darrell Davis
: 6' 5"; Senior
: G

#3 Trey Landers
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: G

#10 Jalen Crutcher
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: G