Game 26: GMU (17-8 / 6-6) vs #16 Dayton (21-4 / 11-2) on Wednesday, February 21, at 7:00 PM.

[Pablo]

CBS projects Dayton as a #4 seed - https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/

4

E

DAYTON(21-4)

A10

19

2-4

6-0

6-0

7-0

84

34

Feb 21, 7:00pm ET

@ George Mason

 

[GMU79]

CBS projects Dayton as a #4 seed - https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/

4

E

DAYTON(21-4)

A10

19

2-4

6-0

6-0

7-0

84

34

Feb 21, 7:00pm ET

@ George Mason

Not after we beat 'em, they won't be.

 

[DRK331]

Bucket hats to those who come out to the game on Wednesday vs #16 ranked Dayton!!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1759705168080253081

Bucket hats to those who come out to the game on Wednesday vs #16 ranked Dayton!!

 

[FlPatriot]

Need Kelly to show up. He’s been low energy lately.

 

[Mason2005]

Who was the last ranked team to come to EBA? UMass?

 

[GMUgemini]

Who was the last ranked team to come to EBA? UMass?

Dayton in 2020 I would guess.

 

[psyclone]

Dayton in 2020 I would guess.

Pretty sure you're right. Dayton was Kenpom #4 when they visited in 2020...we lost by 7 but had cut it to 2 (57-55) with less than 2 minutes left. The Flyers scored the last 5 pts of the game.

We only won 5 conference games in the regular season, but did win our last game in the A10 tourney after which everything was cancelled due to covid. Dayton would have had a decent shot of winning a national championship that year.

 

[Verdad]

Pretty sure you're right. Dayton was Kenpom #4 when they visited in 2020...we lost by 7 but had cut it to 2 (57-55) with less than 2 minutes left. The Flyers scored the last 5 pts of the game.

We only won 5 conference games in the regular season, but did win our last game in the A10 tourney after which everything was cancelled due to covid. Dayton would have had a decent shot of winning a national championship that year.

I purposely scheduled my vasectomy on Wednesday March 11th 2020 so that I could recover and watch the A10 tournament

 

[Pablo]

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/udayton.sidearmsports.com/documents/2024/2/19/GMU_Game.pdf

"The 20th coach in Dayton’s history, Grant is just the seventh Flyer coach in the last 70 years. In the modern era of UD basketball, Grant is just the second Dayton grad to coach the Flyers. The first was his coach, College BB Hall of Famer Don Donoher (1964-89).

ANTHONY GRANT CAREER COACHING RECORD

2006-07 vcu 28-7 (.800)
2007-08 vcu 24-8 (.750)
2008-09 vcu 24-10 (.706)
2009-10 Alabama 17-15 (.531)
2010-11 Alabama 25-12 (.676)
2011-12 Alabama 21-12 (.636)
2012-13 Alabama 23-13 (.639)
2013-14 Alabama 13-19 (.406)
2014-15 Alabama 18-14 (.563)
2017-18 Dayton 14-17 (.452)
2018-19 Dayton 21-12 (.636)
2019-20 Dayton 29-2 (.935)
2020-21 Dayton 14-10 (.583)
2021-22 Dayton 24-11 (.686)
2022-23 Dayton 22-12 (.647)
2023-24 Dayton 21-4 (.840)

Totals 16 Seasons 338-177 (.656)"

 

[GMU79]

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/udayton.sidearmsports.com/documents/2024/2/19/GMU_Game.pdf

"The 20th coach in Dayton’s history, Grant is just the seventh Flyer coach in the last 70 years. In the modern era of UD basketball, Grant is just the second Dayton grad to coach the Flyers. The first was his coach, College BB Hall of Famer Don Donoher (1964-89).

ANTHONY GRANT CAREER COACHING RECORD

2006-07 vcu 28-7 (.800)
2007-08 vcu 24-8 (.750)
2008-09 vcu 24-10 (.706)
2009-10 Alabama 17-15 (.531)
2010-11 Alabama 25-12 (.676)
2011-12 Alabama 21-12 (.636)
2012-13 Alabama 23-13 (.639)
2013-14 Alabama 13-19 (.406)
2014-15 Alabama 18-14 (.563)
2017-18 Dayton 14-17 (.452)
2018-19 Dayton 21-12 (.636)
2019-20 Dayton 29-2 (.935)
2020-21 Dayton 14-10 (.583)
2021-22 Dayton 24-11 (.686)
2022-23 Dayton 22-12 (.647)
2023-24 Dayton 21-4 (.840)

Totals 16 Seasons 338-177 (.656)"

I hate to admit it (I know, wrong thread), but I have always liked Grant. Seems like a good guy.

 

[jruby]

Pretty sure you're right. Dayton was Kenpom #4 when they visited in 2020...we lost by 7 but had cut it to 2 (57-55) with less than 2 minutes left. The Flyers scored the last 5 pts of the game.

We only won 5 conference games in the regular season, but did win our last game in the A10 tourney after which everything was cancelled due to covid. Dayton would have had a decent shot of winning a national championship that year.

That would have been something. It’s been 35 years since someone outside the power 5/6 won a national title, hell the big10 only has 1. While Dayton was very good we will never know if they would have pulled off history.

 

[gmubrian]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1759335550148915478

View: https://twitter.com/RealBrianDunbar/status/1759335550148915478?s=20

 

[illayin]

anyone know if maddox is playing?

 

[psyclone]

anyone know if maddox is playing?

I haven't heard anything other than what was said by Tony at the GW post-game and at the Coach's show on Monday. Sounded to me that Maddox would have played against GW if it were a conference or NCAA tournament game, but Tony saw the opportunity to give Darius time to recuperate more fully and be ready for the stretch run. Particularly in light of how the bench played against Davidson.

So unless there has been a setback, I'd be very surprised if Maddox doesn't return against Dayton.

 

[GMUgemini]

I haven't heard anything other than what was said by Tony at the GW post-game and at the Coach's show on Monday. Sounded to me that Maddox would have played against GW if it were a conference or NCAA tournament game, but Tony saw the opportunity to give Darius time to recuperate more fully and be ready for the stretch run. Particularly in light of how the bench played against Davidson.

So unless there has been a setback, I'd be very surprised if Maddox doesn't return against Dayton.

This is how I read his comments as well. And it’s not like we needed him to play considering how the GW game went.

 

[Old Ram]

That would have been something. It’s been 35 years since someone outside the power 5/6 won a national title, hell the big10 only has 1. While Dayton was very good we will never know if they would have pulled off history.

Actually UConn won the National Championship in 2014 as a member of the AAC.

 

[Pablo]

Patriots Welcome #16/16 Dayton to Fairfax Wednesday Night - George Mason University Athletics

The George Mason University men's basketball team (17-8, 6-6) plays host to #16/16 Dayton (21-4, 11-2) Wednesday night in Fairfax.

gomason.com

"HALL IN RARIFIED SCORING AIR
Sophomore guard Keyshawn Hall all is one of just three players in Mason's A-10 era to average at least 17 points in a season (Josh Oduro, Otis Livingston II). He's one of 14 players nationally this season to average 17+ points, 8+ rebounds and 1.5+ assists. That group includes Zach Edey (Purdue), Hunter Dickinson (Kansas), Baylor Scheierman (Creighton) and Kyle Filipowski (Duke)."

 

[MASONscott]

Dayton's average points per game is 74. In their four losses, they scored, 66, 55, 64, and 47.
The captain obvious key to the game is good defense and hope they have an off night scoring.

Mason 69
Dayton 65

 

[AtBo]

Got my tickets and now I wait to see the beatdown and leave EBA angry over easily correctable mistakes and missed shots

 

[MasonJason]

Hope we start Baraka tonight, need that energy and pace from the start! Lets beat Dayton!