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Men's Basketball

Men’s Basketball Hosts La Salle Tuesday On Senior Night

Game Time Is 7 P.M. ET; Senior Ceremonies Will Be At 6:40 P.M.

DAYTON -- The University of Dayton men's basketball team remains home on Tuesday when the Flyers take on La Salle on Senior Night.  Team captain Toumani Camara, who could graduate this summer, will be honored along with three senior managers in pre-game ceremonies.  
Game time is 7 p.m. ET.   

Dayton is now 19-10 overall and 11-5 in the Atlantic 10 after Saturday's 74-69 disappointing loss at home versus George Mason.  DaRon Homes II led UD with  a career-high 34 points.

Tuesday's game will be heard on WHIO Radio and streamed at NBCSports.com.  Streaming audio, video and live stats will be available at DaytonFlyers.com.

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Toumani Camara is this season's team captain. He was named the A-10 Player of the Week on Feb. 13 after averaging 21.5 points and 12.5 rebounds while shooting .700 (14-20) from the field and .800 (4-5) beyond the arc in Flyer wins over VCU and Saint Louis. 
• Camara leads the A-10 in rebounding (8.8). 
• Camara has also stepped up his already strong defensive game.  He leads UD in steals (35) and is second in blocked shots (25).  He is the only player in the A-10 in the top 15 of both.  
DaRon Holmes II (1st team), Toumani Camara (2nd team) and Malachi Smith (2nd team) were all named Preseason All-A-10.  Holmes and Smith were also on the All-Defensive Team.
• Holmes is on a pair of prestigious watch lists -- the mid-season USBWA Oscar Robertson Player of the Year and the Top 10 of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Karl Malone Award.
• Holmes leads UD in scoring (18.3), and is second in rebounding (7.9.)  He is the only player in the A-10 to be in the top four in both.  
• Holmes leads the nation in dunks (79).  Washington's Braxton Meah (72) and Purdue's Zach Edey (65) are next.  Holmes led all freshmen and was sixth overall with 81 in 2021-22.
Mustapha Amzil averages 11.1 ppg. in UD's wins, 5.0 ppg. in the losses (9.0 for the season).  
Malachi Smith (ankle) came back after missing 11 games in the Davidson win.  He returned to the starting lineup vs. Richmond, and had a career-high 13 assists (1 turnover).  In the next game he had 21 points with eight assists (no turnovers).  In his last nine games, he has 54 assists and 11 turnovers.  He also missed the game at VCU with an ankle injury.
•  Kobe Elvis (knee) returned for GW after missing the previous 12 games.  He played 13 minutes at GW, and scored 14 points in 22 minutes at URI.  He had 14 points vs. Loyola.  In the last nine games, he is 14 of 37 from three (.378).  He had seven assists (0 TO) at Loyola. 
Koby Brea is averaging 9.6 ppg. in his last nine games
•Smith (14 games), Elvis (12) and Brea (6) -- UD's top three returning guards -- have missed a total of 33 games between them in 2022-23 due to injuries. 
• Dayton's starting lineup at VCU came from five different countries -- Belgium (Toumani Camara), Canada (Kobe Elvis), Finland (Mustapha Amzil) Mongolia (Mike Sharavjamts) and  the USA (DaRon Holmes II). 
• The Flyers lead the A-10 in scoring defense at 60.9 points per game.  VCU is second at 62.7.  Dayton has allowed 60 or fewer points 17 times in 29 games (including 50 or less six times).

UP NEXT 
• UD closes out the regular season Friday at Saint Louis.  Game time is 7 p.m. ET.
• The Atlantic 10 tournament will be played in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center March 7-12.
    



  
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Players Mentioned

Mustapha Amzil

#22 Mustapha Amzil

F
6' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
Toumani Camara

#2 Toumani Camara

F
6' 8"
Junior
Kobe Elvis

#24 Kobe Elvis

G
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Malachi Smith

#11 Malachi Smith

G
6' 0"
Sophomore
Koby Brea

#4 Koby Brea

G
6' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
DaRon Holmes II

#15 DaRon Holmes II

F
6' 10"
Sophomore
Mike Sharavjamts

#55 Mike Sharavjamts

G/F
6' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Mustapha Amzil

#22 Mustapha Amzil

6' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
F
Toumani Camara

#2 Toumani Camara

6' 8"
Junior
F
Kobe Elvis

#24 Kobe Elvis

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Malachi Smith

#11 Malachi Smith

6' 0"
Sophomore
G
Koby Brea

#4 Koby Brea

6' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
DaRon Holmes II

#15 DaRon Holmes II

6' 10"
Sophomore
F
Mike Sharavjamts

#55 Mike Sharavjamts

6' 8"
Freshman
G/F