The Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy is the award given to the winner of regular season basketball games between the University of Dayton and Xavier University.
Origin of competition The first meeting between the two Catholic universities was a 24-18 victory by Dayton on February 20, 1920. 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. After a 9 year hiatus, the teams will meet in a Mental Health Awareness Charity Game at University of Dayton Arena on October 20th, 2024.
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)
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Notes A1956 NIT Quarterfinals B1958 NIT Finals C1990 Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament D1992 Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament E2002 Atlantic 10 tournament F2004 Atlantic 10 tournament G2007 Atlantic 10 tournament H2008 Atlantic 10 tournament I2010 Atlantic 10 tournament J2011 Atlantic 10 tournament K2012 Atlantic 10 tournament L2015 Advocare Invitational
Game Most Valuable Players DateMost Valuable PlayerTeam Jan 10, 1981 Mike KanieskiDayton Feb 22, 1981 Mike KanieskiDayton Dec 12, 1981 Kevin ConradDayton Dec 11, 1982 Roosevelt ChapmanDayton Feb 29, 1984 Victor FlemingXavier Mar 3, 1985 Anthony GrantDayton Feb 25, 1986 Walt McBrideXavier Dec 27, 1986 Anthony CorbittDayton Feb 27, 1988 Stan KimbroughXavier Feb 4, 1989 Stan KimbroughXavier Mar 4, 1989 Noland RobinsonDayton Feb 3, 1990 Jamal WalkerXavier Mar 3, 1990 Negele KnightDayton Feb 17, 1991 Chip JonesDayton Mar 2, 1991 Jamal WalkerXavier Jan 21, 1992 Aaron WilliamsXavier Feb 29, 1992 Jamie GladdenXavier Jan 16, 1993 Brian GrantXavier Feb 13, 1993 Mark PoynterXavier Jan 12, 1994 Steve GentryXavier Jan 29, 1994 Jeff MasseyXavier Dec 19, 1994 Larry SykesXavier Jan 27, 1996 Rodney HortonDayton Feb 20, 1996 Gary LumpkinXavier Jan 7, 1997 Darnell HoskinsDayton Feb 12, 1997 Torraye BraggsXavier Jan 24, 1998 Ryan PerrymanDayton Mar 1, 1998 Torraye BraggsXavier Jan 30, 1999 Coby TurnerDayton Feb 24, 1999 Lenny BrownXavier Jan 11, 2000 David MorrisDayton Feb 2, 2000 Alvin BrownXavier Jan 30, 2001 David WestXavier Mar 4, 2001 Yuanta HollandDayton Jan 5, 2002 Romain SatoXavier Jan 26, 2002 Lionel ChalmersXavier Feb 8, 2003 David WestXavier Feb 22, 2003 David WestXavier Jan 31, 2004 Ramod MarshallDayton Feb 21, 2004 Lionel ChalmersXavier Feb 19, 2005 Marques BennettDayton Mar 5, 2005 Will CaudleXavier Jan 28, 2006 Brian ThorntonXavier Feb 21, 2006 Norman PlummerDayton Jan 27, 2007 Justin DoellmanXavier Feb 24, 2007 Drew LavenderXavier Jan 24, 2008 Stanley BurrellXavier Feb 24, 2008 Josh DuncanXavier Feb 11, 2009 Chris WrightDayton Mar 5, 2009 Dante' JacksonXavier Jan 15, 2010 Jordan CrawfordXavier Feb 6, 2010 Chris WrightDayton Jan 15, 2011 Tu HollowayXavier Feb 27, 2011 Tu HollowayXavier Jan 21, 2012 Kevin DillardDayton Feb 18, 2012 Tu HollowayXavier Jan 31, 2013 Dee DavisXavier Feb 15, 2013 Kevin DillardDayton
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