Sport | Men's basketball |
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First meeting | February 20, 1920 Dayton 24, Xavier 18 |
Latest meeting | November 29, 2015 Dayton 61, Xavier 90 |
Statistics | |
All-time series | Dayton leads 84–74 |
The Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy is the award given to the winner of regular season basketball games between the University of Dayton and Xavier University.
The first meeting between the two Catholic universities was a 24-18 victory by Dayton on February 20, 1920. [1] The two schools have maintained an annual meeting since then, frequently meeting twice in one season. The series has been interrupted four times, most recently from 1943-45 due to World War II. Xavier held a commanding early lead in the series until Dayton won 61 of the next 74 games beginning in 1950. The rivalry between the two schools took on added significance beginning in the 1988-89 season when Dayton joined Xavier in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now the Horizon League) and again in the 1995-96 season when Dayton and Xavier joined the Atlantic 10 Conference. Dayton has not won against Xavier in Cincinnati since January 10, 1981, a streak that extends to 26 games. Through the 2014-15 season, Dayton leads the all-time series 84–74. Dayton holds the longest winning streak in the series, with 10 consecutive wins between 1972 and 1977. The longest streak in the Atlantic 10 belongs to both Xavier and Dayton for 150 meetings between the two. Starting in the 2013–14 season, the matchup is once again a non-conference rivalry, after Xavier left the A10 to become a member of the Big East Conference.
In the 1980-81 season, the two schools began playing for the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy during regular season meetings. Named for former Dayton coach Tom Blackburn and former Xavier coach Jim McCafferty, the award commemorates the two men responsible for raising the national profile of their respective basketball programs. The winner retains possession of the trophy until the next meeting. Since the inception of the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy, Xavier leads 37-20 in the regular season meetings. Along with the trophy, an MVP is named for the game and scholarship money is raised for each university .
Rankings are from the AP Poll (1936–present)
Dayton victories | Xavier victories | Tie games |
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Source [2]
A 1956 NIT Quarterfinals
B 1958 NIT Finals
C 1990 Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament
D 1992 Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament
E 2002 Atlantic 10 tournament
F 2004 Atlantic 10 tournament
G 2007 Atlantic 10 tournament
H 2008 Atlantic 10 tournament
I 2010 Atlantic 10 tournament
J 2011 Atlantic 10 tournament
K 2012 Atlantic 10 tournament
L 2015 Advocare Invitational
Date | Most Valuable Player | Team | |
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Jan 10, 1981 | Mike Kanieski | Dayton | |
Feb 22, 1981 | Mike Kanieski | Dayton | |
Dec 12, 1981 | Kevin Conrad | Dayton | |
Dec 11, 1982 | Roosevelt Chapman | Dayton | |
Feb 29, 1984 | Victor Fleming | Xavier | |
Mar 3, 1985 | Anthony Grant | Dayton | |
Feb 25, 1986 | Walt McBride | Xavier | |
Dec 27, 1986 | Anthony Corbitt | Dayton | |
Feb 27, 1988 | Stan Kimbrough | Xavier | |
Feb 4, 1989 | Stan Kimbrough | Xavier | |
Mar 4, 1989 | Noland Robinson | Dayton | |
Feb 3, 1990 | Jamal Walker | Xavier | |
Mar 3, 1990 | Negele Knight | Dayton | |
Feb 17, 1991 | Chip Jones | Dayton | |
Mar 2, 1991 | Jamal Walker | Xavier | |
Jan 21, 1992 | Aaron Williams | Xavier | |
Feb 29, 1992 | Jamie Gladden | Xavier | |
Jan 16, 1993 | Brian Grant | Xavier | |
Feb 13, 1993 | Mark Poynter | Xavier | |
Jan 12, 1994 | Steve Gentry | Xavier | |
Jan 29, 1994 | Jeff Massey | Xavier | |
Dec 19, 1994 | Larry Sykes | Xavier | |
Jan 27, 1996 | Rodney Horton | Dayton | |
Feb 20, 1996 | Gary Lumpkin | Xavier | |
Jan 7, 1997 | Darnell Hoskins | Dayton | |
Feb 12, 1997 | Torraye Braggs | Xavier | |
Jan 24, 1998 | Ryan Perryman | Dayton | |
Mar 1, 1998 | Torraye Braggs | Xavier | |
Jan 30, 1999 | Coby Turner | Dayton | |
Feb 24, 1999 | Lenny Brown | Xavier | |
Jan 11, 2000 | David Morris | Dayton | |
Feb 2, 2000 | Alvin Brown | Xavier | |
Jan 30, 2001 | David West | Xavier | |
Mar 4, 2001 | Yuanta Holland | Dayton | |
Jan 5, 2002 | Romain Sato | Xavier | |
Jan 26, 2002 | Lionel Chalmers | Xavier | |
Feb 8, 2003 | David West | Xavier | |
Feb 22, 2003 | David West | Xavier | |
Jan 31, 2004 | Ramod Marshall | Dayton | |
Feb 21, 2004 | Lionel Chalmers | Xavier | |
Feb 19, 2005 | Marques Bennett | Dayton | |
Mar 5, 2005 | Will Caudle | Xavier | |
Jan 28, 2006 | Brian Thornton | Xavier | |
Feb 21, 2006 | Norman Plummer | Dayton | |
Jan 27, 2007 | Justin Doellman | Xavier | |
Feb 24, 2007 | Drew Lavender | Xavier | |
Jan 24, 2008 | Stanley Burrell | Xavier | |
Feb 24, 2008 | Josh Duncan | Xavier | |
Feb 11, 2009 | Chris Wright | Dayton | |
Mar 5, 2009 | Dante' Jackson | Xavier | |
Jan 15, 2010 | Jordan Crawford | Xavier | |
Feb 6, 2010 | Chris Wright | Dayton | |
Jan 15, 2011 | Tu Holloway | Xavier | |
Feb 27, 2011 | Tu Holloway | Xavier | |
Jan 21, 2012 | Kevin Dillard | Dayton | |
Feb 18, 2012 | Tu Holloway | Xavier | |
Jan 31, 2013 | Dee Davis | Xavier | |
Feb 15, 2013 | Kevin Dillard | Dayton |
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