1973–74 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1973–74 men's college basketball season.

1973–74 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Independent
Record	20–9
Head coach	Don Donoher
Home arena	Thomas J. Frericks Center
Seasons ← 1972–73 1974–75 →

1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame		–			–			26	–	3		.897
No. 8 Providence		–			–			28	–	4		.875
No. 16 Pittsburgh		–			–			25	–	4		.862
UNC Charlotte		–			–			22	–	4		.846
Centenary		–			–			21	–	4		.840
Marquette		–			–			26	–	5		.839
No. 19 South Carolina		–			–			22	–	5		.815
No. 18 Oral Roberts		–			–			23	–	6		.793
South Alabama		–			–			22	–	6		.786
Creighton		–			–			23	–	7		.767
St. John's		–			–			20	–	7		.741
Georgia Southern		–			–			19	–	7		.731
Southern Illinois		–			–			19	–	7		.731
Syracuse		–			–			19	–	7		.731
VCU		–			–			17	–	7		.708
Cincinnati		–			–			19	–	8		.704
Boston College		–			–			21	–	9		.700
Florida State		–			–			18	–	8		.692
Rutgers		–			–			18	–	8		.692
No. 20 Dayton		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Hawaii		–			–			19	–	9		.679
Jacksonville		–			–			20	–	10		.667
Manhattan		–			–			18	–	9		.667
Mercer		–			–			16	–	8		.667
Detroit Mercy		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Fairfield		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Houston		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Illinois State		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Marshall		–			–			17	–	9		.654
St. Bonaventure		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Stetson		–			–			17	–	9		.654
DePaul		–			–			16	–	9		.640
Memphis State		–			–			19	–	11		.633
Northeast Louisiana		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Utah State		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Colgate		–			–			15	–	10		.600
Portland State		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Seton Hall		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Pan American		–			–			13	–	9		.591
George Washington		–			–			15	–	11		.577
Portland		–			–			15	–	11		.577
Saint Francis (PA)		–			–			15	–	11		.577
Ball State		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Butler		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Canisius		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Milwaukee		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Penn State		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Northeastern		–			–			12	–	11		.522
Long Island		–			–			13	–	12		.520
Duquesne		–			–			12	–	12		.500
Georgetown		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Oklahoma City		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Virginia Tech		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Indiana State		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Loyola Chicago		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Niagara		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Tulane		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Air Force		–			–			11	–	13		.458
Iona		–			–			11	–	13		.458
St. Francis (NY)		–			–			11	–	13		.458
Fairleigh Dickinson		–			–			11	–	14		.440
Hardin-Simmons		–			–			11	–	14		.440
South Florida		–			–			11	–	14		.440
Denver		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Southern Mississippi		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Navy		–			–			9	–	13		.409
West Virginia		–			–			10	–	15		.400
Fordham		–			–			8	–	17		.320
Northern Illinois		–			–			8	–	17		.320
Eastern Michigan		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Holy Cross		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Saint Peter's		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Xavier		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Villanova		–			–			7	–	19		.269
Army		–			–			6	–	18		.250
Houston Baptist		–			–			6	–	19		.240
Cleveland State		–			–			6	–	20		.231
Samford		–			–			6	–	20		.231
Buffalo		–			–			5	–	20		.200
Georgia Tech		–			–			5	–	21		.192
Georgia State		–			–			1	–	25		.038
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1973–74 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 21 Harold Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G 14 Johnny Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan F 44 Allen Elijah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan F 33 Joe Fisher 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lima, Ohio C 32 Dan Herling 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 45 Jerome Holland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Dayton, Ohio F 12 Dan Klawonn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Union, Ohio G 30 Leighton Moulton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So River Rouge, Michigan G 10 Donald Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Dayton, Ohio F 20 Mike Sylvester 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio F 40 Jim Testerman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Loveland, Ohio F 42 Rick Thalls 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Richmond, Indiana C 25 John Von Lehman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Covington, Kentucky	Head coach Don Donoher Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1973 8:15 p.m.		St. Joseph’s (IN)	W 97–71	1–0	University of Dayton Arena (12,157) Dayton, OH
Dec 5, 1973 8:15 p.m.		at No. 9 Louisville	L 68–75	1–1	Freedom Hall (10,994) Louisville, KY
Dec 8, 1973		vs. Long Island	W 80–69	2–1	Madison Square Garden (5,239) New York, NY
Dec 10, 1973		Pepperdine	W 69–61	3–1	University of Dayton Arena (10,458) Dayton, OH
Dec 15, 1973		at Michigan	L 54–76	3–2	Crisler Arena (4,352) Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 21, 1973		Georgia	W 63–55	4–2	University of Dayton Arena (11,138) Dayton, OH
Dec 22, 1973		California	W 66–62	5–2	University of Dayton Arena (11,512) Dayton, OH
Dec 29, 1973		Seattle	W 74–65	6–2	University of Dayton Arena (12,171) Dayton, OH
Jan 2, 1974		Miami (OH)	W 73–57	7–2	University of Dayton Arena (11,812) Dayton, OH
Jan 5, 1974		St. John's	W 82–58	8–2	University of Dayton Arena (12,252) Dayton, OH
Jan 9, 1974		at Xavier	W 62–52	9–2	Cincinnati Gardens (3,375) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 12, 1974		at Creighton	L 62–69	9–3	Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,697) Omaha, NE
Jan 14, 1974		Loyola (IL)	W 74–59	10–3	University of Dayton Arena (11,208) Dayton, OH
Jan 19, 1974		at Detroit Mercy	L 72–79 ^OT	10–4	Calihan Hall (4,890) Detroit, MI
Jan 23, 1974 8:15 p.m.		No. 14 Louisville	L 72–90	10–5	University of Dayton Arena (12,340) Dayton, OH
Jan 26, 1974		DePaul	W 85–71	11–5	University of Dayton Arena (11,856) Dayton, OH
Jan 30, 1974		Cincinnati	W 91–79	12–5	University of Dayton Arena (13,084) Dayton, OH
Feb 2, 1974		VMI	W 76–60	13–5	University of Dayton Arena (11,538) Dayton, OH
Feb 4, 1974		at Western Kentucky	L 83–87	13–6	E. A. Diddle Arena (7,500) Bowling Green, KY
Feb 9, 1974		at No. 13 South Carolina	L 68–81	13–7	Carolina Coliseum (11,983) Columbia, SC
Feb 11, 1974		at South Florida	W 79–77 ^OT	14–7	Curtis Hixon Hall (1,098) Tampa, FL
Feb 17, 1974		Chattanooga	W 87–62	15–7	University of Dayton Arena (11,959) Dayton, OH
Feb 23, 1974		Xavier	W 79–77	16–7	University of Dayton Arena (11,702) Dayton, OH
Feb 25, 1974		at Miami (OH)	W 79–74	17–7	Millett Hall (3,434) Oxford, OH
Mar 2, 1974		Northern Michigan	W 73–59	18–7	University of Dayton Arena (12,094) Dayton, OH
Mar 4, 1974		No. 2 Notre Dame	W 97–82	19–7	University of Dayton Arena (13,528) Dayton, OH
NCAA Tournament
Mar 9, 1974*		vs. Cal State Los Angeles	W 88–80	20–7	Holt Arena (9,400) Pocatello, ID
Mar 14, 1974*	No. 20	vs. No. 2 UCLA Regional semifinal	L 100–111 ^3OT	20–8	McKale Center^[1] (13,314) Tucson, AZ
Mar 16, 1974*	No. 20	vs. No. 17 New Mexico	L 61–66	20–9	McKale Center (13,658) Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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References

1. Chapin, Dwight (15 March 1974). "The Dynasty Lives in Triple Overtime, 111-100". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 157358671.
2. "1973–74 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
3. "2019-20 Dayton Flyers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2020.