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Posted on 11/17/15 at 7:14 am to Chadaristic
Posted on 11/17/15 at 7:14 am to Chadaristic
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Series history: Dayton leads the series 2-1. The Flyers won the last meeting 81-76 at Alabama in 2012. Dayton won 74-62 at UD Arena in 2011. Alabama won 77-76 at the University of Dayton Invitational in 1972.
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Last game: Dayton beat Southeast Missouri State 84-53 on Friday. Alabama beat Kennesaw State 77-64 on Friday.
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Next game: Dayton plays William & Mary at 2 p.m. Saturday at UD Arena. Alabama hosts Louisiana-Lafayette at 7 p.m. Friday.
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Coaches: Dayton’s Archie Miller is 91-47 in his fifth season. … Avery Johnson is 1-0 in his first season at Alabama.
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About Dayton: Dayton has won 23 straight games at UD Arena. That’s seven short of the school record. … Freshman forward Ryan Mikesell was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on Monday. He led the Flyers with 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting in the opener. He’s the first Flyer to win the award since Dyshawn Pierre in 2012. … Dayton climbed four spots to No. 34 in the Associated Press poll released Monday. They are also ranked No. 34 in the USA Today coaches poll. … Dayton’s 31-point victory in the opener was its most lopsided opening victory since it beat Florida A&M 89-58 in 1996.
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About Alabama: Edwards is a graduate transfer from New Mexico. He averaged 3.9 points last season. … Sophomore guard Avery Johnson Jr., the son of the coach, is sitting out this season after transferring from Texas A&M. … The Crimson Tide shot 50.9 percent from the field (29 of 57), 23.5 percent from 3-point range (4 of 17) and 55.6 percent from the free-throw line (15 of 27) in their opener.
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Archie Miller quote: “They’re starting over. They have a new system they have to put in place, but they are going to be a really challenging game for us. They are going to have size. They are going to have good quickness. They are going to have good players.”
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Posted on 11/17/15 at 7:17 am to Chadaristic
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“At this stage of the season, we knew we could have a better opportunity to go to Dayton and try to play with some mental and physical toughness, poise, passion and patience,” Johnson said. “We’ll see if some of the positive habits that we’ve laid the foundation with in practice can carry over into a hostile environment on the road.”
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“I’m excited to go in there,” Tide guard Retin Obasohan said. “I’m excited to go to battle with my brothers and see what the game will bring.”
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“Obviously for our kids, playing on national TV in the early part of the season is great,” Johnson said. “I think it’s great for people to see what we’re doing with our program. Hopefully, the light will shine bright on our players because they’ve been working hard.”
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Vegasinsider.com lists Alabama as a nine-point underdog.
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While there is a ton of excitement around the program, Johnson tempered expectations. Johnson said he hopes his demeanor can be a “calming influence” and give the players “a lot of confidence” in the matchup.
“We’re going to have to do a lot of growing, but at the same time, I have an enormous amount of patience with our guys,” Johnson said. “They’re not going to get it overnight. This is the first rodeo for a lot of these players, and us as a staff together.”
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Posted on 11/17/15 at 7:19 am to Chadaristic
It'd be nice for CAJ to pull this one out in game 2 of his first season here, but I wanna just say in case it gets ugly (and the season may not be pretty at times) just remember this is year one, I hope no one hits the panic button if we have some bad games.
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