Dayton and UMBC have met once, with the Flyers winning 83-80 on Dec. 1, 1999, at UD Arena.
This will be Dayton’s first game against an America East Conference member since it lost 59-58 to UMass Lowell at UD Arena in the second game of the 2021-22 season.
UMBC finished 13-19 overall and 5-11 in the America East. It ranked 296th in the NCAA Evaluation Tool.
UMBC last appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2018 when it became the first No. 16 seed to win a game, upsetting No. 1 seed Virginia in the first round.
Jim Ferry, who coached Duquesne for five seasons (2012-17), is entering his fifth season at UMBC.
Dayton’s full non-conference schedule will be announced in the summer. UD released it Aug. 6 last year.
Dayton’s non-conference schedule will include a game at Marquette. The date of that game has not been announced. The Flyers beat Marquette 71-63 at UD Arena last season. The two-game series was announced last July.
The Flyers will play in the ESPN Events Invitational in Florida on Nov. 27-28 against two of these three teams: Georgetown; Brigham Young; and the University of Miami.
Dayton will play an 18-game Atlantic 10 Conference schedule as usual. The only difference from last year is that with Massachusetts leaving the A-10 for the Mid-American Conference and the A-10 going from 15 schools to 14, Dayton will play five teams twice instead of four.
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