DAYTON – The University of Dayton men's basketball team welcomes the Siena Saints to UD Arena on Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. game.
The game will be broadcast on Spectrum News 1 as well as streamed on ESPN+ with
Alex Mikos and UD Hall of Famer Brian Roberts on the call. It will also be available on WHIO Radio with Larry Hansgen and
Josh Postorino.
Dayton (1-1, 0-0 A10) was toppled at home in overtime by Northern Illinois on Saturday night, falling 81-76. Freshman
Aiden Derkack turned in his second double-double in as many games, scoring 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
Landen Joseph scored 19 to set a new high as a Flyer, and Amaël added 16 points and six boards.
The Saints (1-1, 0-0 Metro) picked up their first win of the season on Sunday with a 14-point victory over Princeton. Dynamic freshman Tim Ibukunoluwa leads the team in both points (25.0) and rebounds (13.0) per game this season, while Pace Prosser is averaging 17.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game.
LAST TIME OUT
Dayton fell to Northern Illinois 81-76 in overtime at UD Arena on Saturday night.
Trailing by as many as 17 in the first half, the Flyers erased the Huskies' lead in the second stanza to send the game into overtime, but ultimately fell short.
Freshman
Aiden Derkack and sophomore
Landen Joseph led Dayton's scoring efforts with 20 and 19 points, respectively. Junior
Amaël L'Etang also recorded double digits with 16 points on the night.
Derkack is the first freshman since DaRon Holmes II to post back-to-back 20-point games, and with his game-leading 10 rebounds, became the first Flyer true freshman since Chris Wright to have two 20+ point double-doubles in the same season.
DERKACK EARNS A10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman
Aiden Derkack had arguably the best debut week in Dayton men's basketball history, registering a pair of 20+ point double-doubles in the Flyers' 1-1 week.
Derkack became the first Dayton player since UD Athletics Hall of Famer Chris Wright in 2007 to register a 20+ point double-double in his collegiate debut, scoring 21 points and pulling down 11 rebounds against NJIT.
He then became the first freshman in program history to register back-to-back 20+ point double-doubles to start his career when he scored 20 points and brought down 10 rebounds against Northern Illinois.
The Colonia, N.J. native shot over 60% from the floor for the week, connecting on 6-of-9 against the Highlanders and going 5-of-8 against the Huskies. Derkack shot .500 from beyond the arc and .810 from the free throw line.
Derkack is currently second the A10 in rebounding (10.5), fifth in points per game (20.5), and ranks inside the top 20 in field goal percentage (16th - .647).
NATION'S TOP FRESHMEN SET TO BATTLE TUESDAY
Two of the nation's top freshmen through the first week of the 2026-27 season will be on display on Tuesday night, with Dayton's
Aiden Derkack and Siena's Tim Ibukunoluwa both making a name for themselves early in the campaign.
Both Derkack and Ibukunoluwa have registered 20+ point double-doubles in each of their first two collegiate games, a feat that has only been accomplished six other times in the last 19 years.
Derkack had 22 points and 11 rebounds in the 2026-27 opener against NJIT, then followed it up with a 20-point, 10-rebound showing against Northern Illinois. Ibukunoluwa, who hales from Perth, Australia, scored 20 points and had 14 rebounds in the Saints' opener against Bryant, then scored 30 points in 28 minutes against Princeton on Sunday while bringing down 12 rebounds.
The other players on the 20+ point double-double list to start their collegiate career includes: Cole Anthony (North Carolina), Onyeka Okongwu (USC), Marvin Bagley III (Duke), Jordan Varnado (Troy), Julius Randle (Kentucky), and Michael Beasley (Kansas State).
"DUNK" AND DELIVER
After scoring just five points in 20 minutes in the 2026-27 opener against NJIT,
Landen Joseph almost singlehandedly brought the Flyers back against Northern Illinois on Saturday night, scoring 19 points in 32 minutes off the bench.
The West Palm Beach, Fla. Native shot 7-of-15 from the floor, swiped three steals and had a pair of rebounds in his second game as a Flyer.
So far on the season, "Dunk" is averaging 12.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
HAYNES RETURNS
Saturday night saw the much-anticipated debut of graduate transfer
Jalen Haynes, who played played six minutes in his first game in nearly 20 months.
Haynes, who was a first team All-Atlantic 10 honoree at George Mason in 2024-25, sat out last season at Cincinnati due to injury. In his return to the hardwood on Saturday Haynes scored five points and had a rebound in six minutes of work.
