LIVE STATS
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- It's been more than 20 seasons since Morehead State and Dayton played one another in men's basketball, and while the result won't count on the records, Saturday night the two will meet up at Dayton for an exhibition game.
Tip off at UD Arena is 7 p.m. ET. No broadcast is planned but live stats will be available.
For the Eagles, point guard
Chase Dawson, from Durham, N.C., returns to lead the back court. He averaged better than eight points and dished out more than 90 assists last season. Fellow guard
Vince Dawson III is also back. The Georgetown, Ky., native led the team with a 38-percent three-point accuracy last season.
Also back in the front court is 6-8 forward
Clayton Parker. The Montgomery City, Mo., product was averaging 4.1 points before an ailment sidelined him after 14 games played. The final player who saw limited action last season is guard
Jace Winkleman, a Morehead, Ky, native.
The roster features two returnees who sat out last season in guard
Jarvis Wright and forward
Jaden Priester. Both hail from Georgia.
New to the roster this year includes transfer guards
Justin Payne (Young Harris [Ga.]),
Kenyata Carbon (Lindsey Wilson [Ky.]),
Kyrell Shaw (Hutchinson [Kan.]) and
Izaiah Day (Taylor [Ind.]). Forward transfer newcomers include
Lonnie Bass, Jr. (Independence [Kan.]),
Dalman Alexander (California [Pa.]) and
Tayvion Tangiora (Davidson-Davie [N.C.]).
The lone true freshman is
Malik Gillespie, a guard from Warner-Robins, Ga.
Anthony Grant is in his 10th season leading the Flyers, who have won at least 22 games the past five years. Last winter, the Flyers went 25-12 and 12-6 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The Eagles' regular season tips off at Western Kentucky on Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
HISTORY WITH UD
2025-26 RECORDS
MSU: 20-13, 15-5 OVC | UD: 25-12, 12-6 A10
THE SERIES
Record vs. UD: 0-8
First Meeting: 2/2/57 UD won 80-67 at UD
Last Meeting: 11/23/05 UD won 67-41 at UD
Streak: UD, W8
Record in Dayton, Ohio.: 0-8
Record in Morehead: 0-0
Neutral Record: 0-0
SERIES WITH UD
2/2/57 Dayton, Ohio (A) L Â 80-67
2/26/69 Dayton, Ohio (A) L Â 75-63
1/4/77 Dayton, Ohio (A) L Â 79-68
12/1/90 Dayton, Ohio (A) L Â 77-75
12/22/96 Dayton, Ohio (A) L Â 105-75
12/21/00 Dayton, Ohio (A) L Â 71-53
12/1/01 Dayton, Ohio (A) L Â 85-41
11/23/05 Dayton, Ohio (A) L Â 67-41
