Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy

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Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
SportMen's basketball
First meetingFebruary 20, 1920
Dayton 24, Xavier 18
Latest meetingNovember 29, 2015
Dayton 61, Xavier 90
Statistics
All-time seriesDayton leads 84–74
Locations of Dayton and Xavier

The Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy is the award given to the winner of regular season basketball games between the University of Dayton and Xavier University.

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Origin of Competition

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.

The Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy

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 .

Results

Rankings are from the AP Poll (1936–present)

Dayton victoriesXavier victoriesTie games

Source [2]

Notes

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

Game Most Valuable Players

DateMost Valuable PlayerTeam
Jan 10, 1981Mike KanieskiDayton
Feb 22, 1981Mike KanieskiDayton
Dec 12, 1981Kevin ConradDayton
Dec 11, 1982 Roosevelt Chapman Dayton
Feb 29, 1984Victor FlemingXavier
Mar 3, 1985 Anthony Grant Dayton
Feb 25, 1986Walt McBrideXavier
Dec 27, 1986Anthony CorbittDayton
Feb 27, 1988 Stan Kimbrough Xavier
Feb 4, 1989Stan KimbroughXavier
Mar 4, 1989Noland RobinsonDayton
Feb 3, 1990Jamal WalkerXavier
Mar 3, 1990 Negele Knight Dayton
Feb 17, 1991Chip JonesDayton
Mar 2, 1991Jamal WalkerXavier
Jan 21, 1992 Aaron Williams Xavier
Feb 29, 1992Jamie GladdenXavier
Jan 16, 1993 Brian Grant Xavier
Feb 13, 1993Mark PoynterXavier
Jan 12, 1994Steve GentryXavier
Jan 29, 1994Jeff MasseyXavier
Dec 19, 1994 Larry Sykes Xavier
Jan 27, 1996Rodney HortonDayton
Feb 20, 1996Gary LumpkinXavier
Jan 7, 1997Darnell HoskinsDayton
Feb 12, 1997 Torraye Braggs Xavier
Jan 24, 1998 Ryan Perryman Dayton
Mar 1, 1998Torraye BraggsXavier
Jan 30, 1999Coby TurnerDayton
Feb 24, 1999Lenny BrownXavier
Jan 11, 2000David MorrisDayton
Feb 2, 2000Alvin BrownXavier
Jan 30, 2001 David West Xavier
Mar 4, 2001Yuanta HollandDayton
Jan 5, 2002 Romain Sato Xavier
Jan 26, 2002 Lionel Chalmers Xavier
Feb 8, 2003David WestXavier
Feb 22, 2003David WestXavier
Jan 31, 2004Ramod MarshallDayton
Feb 21, 2004Lionel ChalmersXavier
Feb 19, 2005Marques BennettDayton
Mar 5, 2005Will CaudleXavier
Jan 28, 2006Brian ThorntonXavier
Feb 21, 2006Norman PlummerDayton
Jan 27, 2007 Justin Doellman Xavier
Feb 24, 2007Drew LavenderXavier
Jan 24, 2008 Stanley Burrell Xavier
Feb 24, 2008 Josh Duncan Xavier
Feb 11, 2009 Chris Wright Dayton
Mar 5, 2009Dante' JacksonXavier
Jan 15, 2010 Jordan Crawford Xavier
Feb 6, 2010Chris WrightDayton
Jan 15, 2011 Tu Holloway Xavier
Feb 27, 2011Tu HollowayXavier
Jan 21, 2012 Kevin Dillard Dayton
Feb 18, 2012Tu HollowayXavier
Jan 31, 2013Dee DavisXavier
Feb 15, 2013Kevin DillardDayton

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