Oliver Purnell was the head coach at Dayton from 1994-2003. During that time, he brought Smart in as director of basketball operations for the Flyers, a big step in Smart's coaching career.

The Dayton Flyers first traveled to Amherst ... “I thought we came in hard and didn’t back off,” Dayton coach Oliver Purnell said. “Sometimes you certainly can be intimidated by a team ...

Oliver Purnell was the head coach at Dayton from 1994-2003. During that time, he brought Smart in as director of basketball operations for the Flyers, a big step in Smart's coaching career. Smart was ...

The Dayton Flyers not only beat the Cincinnati Bearcats ... Dayton connection: Bill Comar, who worked on the Dayton staffs of Oliver Purnell from 1998-01 and Archie Miller from 2011-17, is in ...