The 2018–19 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers were led by second-year head coach Anthony Grant and played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 13-5 to finish in 3rd place. As the No. 3 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they lost to Saint Louis in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Colorado.
Previous season The Flyers finished the 2017–18 season 14–17, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to VCU.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Darrell Davis 1 G 6'5" 170 Senior Detroit, MI Graduated Matej Svoboda 11 F 6'7" 224 Freshman Ostrave, Czech Republic Signed to play professionally in Czech Republic with Tuři Svitavy Kostas Antetokounmpo 13 F 6'10" 197 RS Freshman Athens, Greece Declare for 2018 NBA draft Jordan Pierce 14 C 6'11" 265 Freshman Scotch Plains, NJ Transferred to Odessa College John Crosby 15 G 6'3" 197 Junior Baltimore, MD Transferred to Delaware State Xeyrius Williams 20 F 6'9" 205 Junior Huber Heights, OH Transferred to Akron Joey Gruden 44 G 6'1" 185 RS Senior Leesburg, VA Walk-on; graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jhery Matos 31 G 6'6" Junior Santo Domingo, Dominic Republic Junior college transferred from Monroe College Jordy Tshimanga C 6'11" 268 Junior Montreal, QE Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Tshimanga will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Ibi Watson G/F 6'5" 200 Junior Pickerington, OH Transferred from Michigan. Under NCAA transfer rules, Watson will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Rodney Chatman G 6'1" 175 Junior Lithonia, GA Transferred from UT Chattanooga. Under NCAA transfer rules, Chatman will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting class of 2018
Honors and awards Preseason Awards Street & Smith's All-Conference – Josh Cunningham
Athlon Sports All-Atlantic 10 First Team – Josh Cunningham
Lindy's Sports All-Conference Second Team – Josh Cunningham
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#;"|Atlantic 10 regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#;"|Atlantic 10 tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"|NIT
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