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The Dayton Flyers will play Memphis on Sunday, Nov. 29, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.
The site of the game was announced on Thursday, Aug. 6, while news of the matchup broke in March. The time of the game and ticket information will be announced at a later date.
The game is part of the inaugural Atlantic 10/American Showcase on ESPN. Saint Louis, the defending A-10 regular-season champion, will play South Florida, the defending American Conference regular-season and tournament champion, in the first game. The Dayton-Memphis matchup will follow.
This collaboration presents a tremendous opportunity for Atlantic 10 teams to compete against quality opponents on a neutral floor before a national audience," A10 Commissioner Dan Leibovitz said in a press release. "We appreciate our media partner, ESPN, and the American Conference for coming together to create a unique event with meaningful scheduling value. This collaboration will strengthen our league's non-conference profile and improve our NCAA Tournament positioning.
According to the A-10, “Future editions of the event will rotate participating schools and host locations within the Atlantic 10 and American Conference footprints. As part of the multi-year agreement, additional participating schools and host sites will be announced later.”
Dayton and Memphis last played in the 2021 National Invitation Championship, Memphis beat Dayton 71-60 in the first round at UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas.
Dayton last played at Nationwide Arena, the home of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, in the 2015 NCAA tournament. It beat Providence in the first round two days after beating Boise State in the First Four at UD Arena. It then lost to Oklahoma.
This will be the latest in a growing number of games Dayton has played on a neutral court outside of its annual November tournaments in the last 13 seasons.
In 2025, Dayton lost to Virginia at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.
In 2023 and 2024, Dayton split two games against Cincinnati at the Heritage Bank Center.
At the United Center in Chicago, Dayton beat Wyoming in 2022 and lost to Northwestern in 2016.
In 2020, Dayton beat Mississippi State at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
In 2019, Dayton beat Saint Mary's at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.
In 2018, Dayton lost to Tulsa at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.
Dayton's full non-conference schedule has not been announced. The known games are:
Oct. 7: Exhibition vs. Xavier at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.
Oct. 17: Exhibition vs. Notre Dame at UD Arena.
Nov. 2: vs. New Jersey Institute of Technology at UD Arena.
Nov. 7: vs. Northern Illinois at UD Arena.
Nov. 14: vs. Cincinnati at UD Arena.
Nov. 17: vs. Central Michigan at UD Arena.
Nov. 20: vs. Minnesota, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Utah or Virginia Tech at Charleston Classic.
Nov. 22: vs. Minnesota, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Utah or Virginia Tech at Charleston Classic.
Nov. 29: vs. Memphis in Columbus.
Dec. 2: vs. Loyola Maryland at UD Arena.
Dec. 5: at Florida State.
Dec. 12: vs. South Florida at UD Arena.
Dec. 15: vs. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at UD Arena.
Dec. 19: at Liberty.
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The site of the game was announced on Thursday, Aug. 6, while news of the matchup broke in March. The time of the game and ticket information will be announced at a later date.
The game is part of the inaugural Atlantic 10/American Showcase on ESPN. Saint Louis, the defending A-10 regular-season champion, will play South Florida, the defending American Conference regular-season and tournament champion, in the first game. The Dayton-Memphis matchup will follow.
This collaboration presents a tremendous opportunity for Atlantic 10 teams to compete against quality opponents on a neutral floor before a national audience," A10 Commissioner Dan Leibovitz said in a press release. "We appreciate our media partner, ESPN, and the American Conference for coming together to create a unique event with meaningful scheduling value. This collaboration will strengthen our league's non-conference profile and improve our NCAA Tournament positioning.
According to the A-10, “Future editions of the event will rotate participating schools and host locations within the Atlantic 10 and American Conference footprints. As part of the multi-year agreement, additional participating schools and host sites will be announced later.”
Dayton and Memphis last played in the 2021 National Invitation Championship, Memphis beat Dayton 71-60 in the first round at UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas.
Dayton last played at Nationwide Arena, the home of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, in the 2015 NCAA tournament. It beat Providence in the first round two days after beating Boise State in the First Four at UD Arena. It then lost to Oklahoma.
This will be the latest in a growing number of games Dayton has played on a neutral court outside of its annual November tournaments in the last 13 seasons.
In 2025, Dayton lost to Virginia at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.
In 2023 and 2024, Dayton split two games against Cincinnati at the Heritage Bank Center.
At the United Center in Chicago, Dayton beat Wyoming in 2022 and lost to Northwestern in 2016.
In 2020, Dayton beat Mississippi State at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
In 2019, Dayton beat Saint Mary's at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.
In 2018, Dayton lost to Tulsa at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.
Dayton's full non-conference schedule has not been announced. The known games are:
Oct. 7: Exhibition vs. Xavier at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.
Oct. 17: Exhibition vs. Notre Dame at UD Arena.
Nov. 2: vs. New Jersey Institute of Technology at UD Arena.
Nov. 7: vs. Northern Illinois at UD Arena.
Nov. 14: vs. Cincinnati at UD Arena.
Nov. 17: vs. Central Michigan at UD Arena.
Nov. 20: vs. Minnesota, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Utah or Virginia Tech at Charleston Classic.
Nov. 22: vs. Minnesota, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Utah or Virginia Tech at Charleston Classic.
Nov. 29: vs. Memphis in Columbus.
Dec. 2: vs. Loyola Maryland at UD Arena.
Dec. 5: at Florida State.
Dec. 12: vs. South Florida at UD Arena.
Dec. 15: vs. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at UD Arena.
Dec. 19: at Liberty.
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