GAME NOTES
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DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team returns to UD Arena Friday when Saint Louis comes to town. Game time is 8 p.m. ET.
Dayton is now 16-9 overall and 8-4 in the Atlantic 10 after Tuesday’s 62-58 win at VCU. UD is currently third in the A-10, one game behind first-place VCU and a half-game behind Saint Louis. Toumani Camara had a monster game, with 26 points and 15 rebounds. DaRon Holmes II added 11 and 13.
Friday’s game will be heard on WHIO Radio, televised on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN+. the Streaming audio, video and live stats will be available at DaytonFlyers.com.
#TRENDING
• Toumani Camara is this season’s team captain. His 9.2 rebounds a game lead in the Atlantic 10. He has rebounded double-digits in 10 games this year including a college career-high (Dayton and Georgia) 18 rebounds vs. SMU, as well as 17 at St. Bonaventure and 15 at VCU.
• Speaking of college career highs, Camara had 31 points in the Loyola win.
• Camara has also stepped up his already strong defensive game. He leads UD in steals (32) and is second in blocked shots (24). He guarded all five positions at different points vs. SMU.
• DaRon Holmes II (1st team), Toumani Camara (2nd team) and Malachi Smith (2nd team) were all named Preseason All-A-10. Holmes and Smith were also on the All-Defensive Team.
• Holmes is on a pair of prestigious watch lists — the mid-season USBWA Oscar Robertson Player of the Year and the Top 10 of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s Karl Malone Award.
• Holmes leads UD in scoring (17.6), and is second in rebounding (7.9. He is the only player in the A-10 to be in the top four in both.
• Holmes leads the nation in dunks (69). Purdue’s Zach Edey is second with 61. Holmes led all freshmen and was sixth overall with 81 in 2021-22.
• Mustapha Amzil averages 12.3 ppg. in UD’s wins, 5.6 ppg. in the losses (9.8 for the season).
had 56 assists in 14 starts at point. He has 21 (w/6 TO) in his last 7 games.
• Malachi Smith (ankle) returned after missing 11 games in the Davidson win. He returned to the starting lineup vs. Richmond, and had a career-high 13 assists (1 turnover). In the next game he had 21 points with eight assists (no turnovers). In his last six games, he has 37 assists and five turnovers. He also missed the game at VCU with an ankle injury.
• Kobe Elvis (knee) returned for GW after missing the previous 12 games. He played 13 minutes at GW, and scored 14 points in 22 minutes at URI. He had 14 points vs. Loyola. In the last five games, he is 11 of 23 from three (.478). He had six assists (0 TO) at St. Bonaventure.
•Smith (14 games), Elvis (12) and Brea (6) — UD’s top three returning guards — have missed a total of 33 games between them earlier in 2022-23 due to injuries.
• Dayton’s starting lineup at VCU came from five different countries — Belgium (Toumani Camara), Canada (Kobe Elvis), Finland (Mustapha Amzil) Mongolia (Mike Sharavjamts) and USA (DaRon Holmes II).
• The Flyers lead the A-10 in scoring defense at 61.4 points per game. VCU is second at 63.2. Dayton has allowed 60 or fewer points 14 times in 25 games (including 50 or less five times).
UP NEXT
• UD is at Loyola on Friday, Feb. 17. Game time is 7 p.m. ET.
• The Flyers are at UMass on Feb. 22. Dayton’s next home game is Feb. 25 vs. George Mason.
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