Alcorn State replaces Bellarmine University on the schedule. The Bellarmine game on the same day was cancelled when Bellarmine went into quarantine last week because of a positive COVID-19 test.
Prior to playing Alcorn State, Dayton will play Cedarville University in an exhibition game at 2 p.m. Saturday at UD Arena. Both games proceed a Dec. 8 home game against Southern Methodist, one of three big tests on Dayton’s non-conference schedule.
Alcorn State, which is located in Alcorn, Miss., finished 15-15 last season. It opens the season Wednesday, the first day of the college basketball season, at Alabama-Birmingham. It then travels to Ohio to play at Kent State on Saturday.
Alcorn State’s roster features 10 newcomers: eight transfers and two freshmen. It also has a new coach: Landon Bussie, who spent the last six seasons as an assistant at another Southwestern Athletic Conference school, Prairie View A&M.
Dayton and Alcorn State have played once. Dayton won 94-69 on Feb. 7, 1981.
Dayton announced one other schedule change Tuesday. It will now play at George Washington on Jan. 17, and the teams will play again Jan. 20 at UD Arena.
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