#6/6 Men’s Hoops Ready for Charleston Classic Title Game

Sunday, November 19

7:30 p.m. CST

University of Houston

Dayton

#6/6 Men’s Hoops Ready for Charleston Classic Title Game

11/18/2023 2:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Cougars meet Dayton at 7:30 p.m. (CST) Sunday inside TD Arena

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Coming off two hard-fought wins, the #6/6 University of Houston Men's Basketball program returns to action when it meets Dayton at 7:30 p.m. (CST) Sunday in the Title Game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic inside TD Arena.

The Cougars earned their trip to the Title Game with a 76-66 win over Utah in the Semifinals on Friday night. Sophomore guard Emanuel Sharp came off the bench to pour in 15 points while senior guard LJ Cryer finished with 14 points and buried two key 3-pointers late after the Utes erased Houston's lead in the second half.

Senior point guard Jamal Shead did a little of everything for the Cougars with 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals. The Manor, Texas, native needs only seven more assists to become the seventh student-athlete in school history to reach 500 in his career.

Senior forward J'Wan Roberts scored 13 points and led all players with 12 rebounds for his and the Cougars' first double-double of the season and the 10^th of his career. It was his second straight game with double-digit rebounds after snaring 11 boards in the First-Round game against Towson in the first meeting between the two schools.

This season, Cryer leads the Cougars and ranks ninth in the Big 12 with 15.4 points per game. Roberts stands seventh in the league with 8.0 rebounds per contest while ranks among the Big 12 Top-10 leaders in both assists (6.6 apg, 2^nd) and steals (3.0 spg, 3^rd).

TUNE IN
• Fans can watch Sunday's game on ESPN2 with Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) calling the action.
• Fans can hear Sunday's game on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app with Jeremy Branham (play-by-play) calling the action. The pregame show begins at 7:15 p.m. (CST), Sunday.
• Fans can follow live stats by visiting StatBroadcast.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.

ABOUT DAYTON
• Dayton brings a 3-1 record into Sunday's Shriners Children's Charleston Title Game.
• The Flyers are 2-0 in neutral-site games during the 2023-24 season with a 70-67 win over LSU in the Charleston Classic First Round and an 88-81 win over St. John's in the Semifinals on Friday.
• In their most recent action against St. John's, junior forward DaRon Holmes II led five Flyers in double digits. Junior forward Nate Santos finished with 18 points and five rebounds while junior guard Enoch Cheeks, junior guard Kobe Elvis and junior guard Koby Brea chipped in with 10 points apiece. Brea led the Flyers with six rebounds while Elvis dished out a game-high five assists.
• This season, Holmes leads Dayton with 16.3 points and 1.3 blocks per game and ranks second on the team with 6.0 rebounds per contest. Santos second with 13.5 points per game but leads the Flyers with 8.3 rebounds per contest. Brea averages 11.0 points per game to rank third while sophomore guard Javon Bennett is tops with 3.8 assists per game.
• Head Coach Anthony Grant is in his seventh season at Dayton and his 16th year as a collegiate head coach.
• Grant has posted a 127-65 record with Dayton and is 320-174 during his career.
• Previously built a 76-25 record at VCU (2006-08) and a 117-84 mark at Alabama (2009-15).
• Grant is 2-0 in his career against Houston with both previous meetings coming during his VCU tenure.
• Sunday's game marks the first time Grant has faced Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers.
• 1987 graduate of Dayton.

SERIES HISTORY vs. DAYTON
• Houston owns a 4-3 lead against Dayton in the series, which dates back to the 1975-76 season.
• Sunday's game will be the first meeting between the two schools since a 72-68 Houston win in Dayton, Ohio, on Dec. 27, 1975.
• Houston has won the last two and four of the last five games against the Flyers. Only a 73-69 Dayton win in Dayton, Ohio. on March 3, 1972, prevents a longer Houston winning streak.
• Dayton won each of the first two games in the series history in New York with a 94-77 win in the NIT on March 17, 1962, followed by a 71-69 win in Madison Square Garden on Feb. 24, 1966.
in Tournaments: Sunday's game will be the third time Houston has faced Dayton in a tournament.
• In the most recent tournament action, Houston took a 71-64 win during the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region First Round inside Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 7, 1970.
• In the first tournament encounter, Dayton took a 94-77 win in the NIT in New York on March 17, 1962.

UP NEXT
• Following Sunday's game, Houston closes the month of November when it plays host to Montana at 3 p.m., Friday, inside Fertitta Center.
• That game will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
• From there, the Cougars open December at Xavier at 5:30 p.m. (CST), Dec. 1 in the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle in Cincinnati.
• That game will air on FS1.
• Houston returns to Fertitta Center to play host to Rice at 7 p.m., Dec. 9, in a game airing on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app.

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