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Dayton Basketball: 2018-19 season preview for the Flyers

By Jerran Anderson

DAYTON, OH - DECEMBER 7: Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Anthony Grant looks on during the game against the Dayton Flyers at University of Dayton Arena on December 7, 2011 in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton defeated Alabama 74-62. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
DAYTON, OH - DECEMBER 7: Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Anthony Grant looks on during the game against the Dayton Flyers at University of Dayton Arena on December 7, 2011 in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton defeated Alabama 74-62. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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Key Reserves

The Flyers have some experience on the bench returning for the upcoming season despite the loss of Kostas Antetokounmpo and others. Jordan Davis is one guard to keep an eye on in the backcourt. He put up 8.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in 2017-18 as a freshman.

He’ll have more support coming in the frontcourt with freshman Frankie Policelli but they’ll also have more firepower in the backcourt with some other key additions. Policelli is a 6-foot-7 forward that produced 12.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a senior in high school. He’ll be expected to make an impact in the frontcourt given his ability to also stretch the floor and play the perimeter. He also shot 42 percent from 3-point range as a senior.

Two players expected to contribute right away in the backcourt are incoming freshman Dwayne Cohill and transfer Jhery Matos. Cohill joins the Flyers as one of their highest-rated recruits after putting up over 2,000 points in his high school career. Matos joins the Dayton roster after two years on the junior college circuit. He averaged 17.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game last year at Monroe College (NY).

The Dayton Flyers will have just two seniors on its roster for the 2018-19 season. They will have a few transfers that will sit out next season but their emergence should push them further when they’re eligible in 2019.