Oliver Purnell was the head coach at Dayton from 1994-2003. During that time, he brought Smart in as director of basketball ...

Dayton (8-2) has won three in a row after losing back-to-back games versus ranked North Carolina and Iowa State teams at the ...

The Golden Eagles (9-2) allowed the Flyers to score 45 points in the second half to pull away in MU's nonconference finale.

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In a first half where neither team pulled away, Tonje led Wisconsin with 12 points followed by Klesmit, who scored 11. Facing ...

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“I’m just really proud of the effort from our guys today,” Grant said. “Obviously, much respect for Marquette. Shaka (Smart) has done an unbelievable job of building one of the best teams in the ...

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The Dayton Flyers will wear their Chapel Blue uniforms, which debuted two years ago in a 74-62 victory against Southern Methodist, for the first time this season when they play No. 6 Marquette at 7 p.

Head coach Shaka Smart worked for Oliver Purnell at Dayton as director of basketball operations for two seasons (2001-03).