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Dayton names Thunder assistant Anthony Grant head coach

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Dayton has found Archie Miller's replacement.

The Flyers are hiring Oklahoma City Thunder assistant Anthony Grant as their next head coach, the team announced Thursday. Grant has previous head coaching experience at VCU and Alabama, and played for Dayton in the mid-1980s.

"It's a great responsibility to take over at an institution that is so well-respected," Grant said. "Anyone you talk to in college basketball would say our program is a successful one, but the potential is here for so much more."

The 50-year-old has guided teams to the NCAA tournament on three occasions, twice with the Rams and once with the Crimson Tide. Grant has been an assistant with the Thunder since 2015.

"Anthony Grant is a proven winner with the highest integrity," athletic director Neil Sullivan said. "He has successful experience in coaching, recruiting and playing basketball at an elite level. ... He is absolutely the right coach."

Grant has big shoes to fill in taking over for Miller: Dayton has made the NCAA tournament in each of the past four years, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2013-14. Indiana hired Miller after firing Tom Crean.

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