TicketsCINCINNATI — The Cincinnati men’s basketball team travels to Dayton for a 7:30 p.m. Saturday matchup at UD Arena. The contest will be streamed live on ESPN+ and broadcast on 700 WLW and the TuneIn app.
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- Bearcats’ first-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun sits one win shy of 300 for his career. Calhoun won 124 games over five seasons at Fairmont State, 118 in seven seasons at Youngstown State, another 55 in two seasons at Utah State and two more in his first three games at Cincinnati.
- The Bearcats’ roster averages almost 60 career games played and 30 starts. MJ Collins Jr. leads the Bearcats with 137 career games played (84 starts), Amani Lyles has played in 119 games (42 starts) and Myles Colvin has appeared in 105 games (35 starts). Riley Allenspach has made 102 appearances (36 starts), while Tyler Tejada has played in 96 games (86 career starts - most of any Bearcat) and Tylen Riley has seen action in 92 contests (54 starts).
- Seven Bearcats earned all-conference honors a season ago. Trevian Carson was an All-Summit League First Team selection, Amani Lyles was an All-Mid-American Conference First Team pick, MJ Collins Jr. earned All-Mountain West Second Team laurels, Tyler Tejada is a two-time All-CAA honoree, including 2024-25 CAA Player of the Year honors as a sophomore. In addition, Tylen Riley was an All-American Conference Second Team pick, Eric Mahaffey garnered All-MAC Freshman Team honors and Riley Allenspach picked up All-Atlantic 10 Second Team honors.
- Several Bearcats have career statistical milestones within reach after their first three games in a Cincinnati uniform. At 1,384 career points, Tyler Tejada is 116 shy of 1,500 for his career. Riley Allenspach (895 points), Amani Lyles (894 points) and Tylen Riley (854 points) are all within reach of 1,000 for their career.
- After the first three games of the 2026-27 season, the Bearcats sit 13th nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, per KenPom. Cincinnati also sits 10th in turnover percentage (27.2%), 20th in block percentage (18.3%) and 21st in steal percentage (15.2%). The Bearcats are assisting on 66.3% of their made baskets, good for 35th nationally. In addition, Cincinnati has the 11th-most experienced roster nationally, with an average 2.53 years of college basketball played.
- As a team, Cincinnati ranks 30th nationally in turnover margin (+7.3), 30th in turnovers forced per game (18.67) and 38th in scoring defense (60.0).
- The Bearcats hold a 62-31 lead in the all-time series with the Flyers after a 74-62 victory at Fifth Third Arena Nov. 11 of last year. Dayton holds a narrow 19-18 lead in games played at UD Arena. In last year’s matchup, guard Day Day Thomas poured in 20 points, going a perfect 12-for-12 from the free-throw line. Freshman Shon Abaev added 14 points while Amael L’Etang scored 14 for the Flyers.
- Dayton, led by 10th-year head coach Anthony Grant, is 1-2 on the year with losses to NIU and Siena following a season-opening win over NJIT. Freshman guard Aiden Derkack leads the Flyers with 22.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, while junior forward Amael L’Etang pours in 15.0 points, while pulling down 7.0 boards per contest.
Purchase Season Tickets
The best way to guarantee your spot at every game at Fifth Third Arena is with 2026-27 season tickets. A variety of ticket packages are on sale now at https://am.ticketmaster.com/bearcats/mbb. Need assistance? Contact the Bearcats Ticket Office at uc.tickets@uc.edu or call 513-556-2287.