POSITION Forward HEIGHT 6-7 CLASS Redshirt Freshman HOMETOWN Quincy, Florida HIGHSCHOOL SPIRE Academy 2019-20 (Freshman)• Joined the team in January and redshirted the 2019-20 season High School• Spent the first semester of 2019-20 at the prep level for SPIRE Academy• Played for a state championship team at The Rock in […]
Getting to Know Pickerington Central grad/Dayton Flyers guard Ibi Watson
POSITION Guard HEIGHT 6-5 CLASS Redshirt Senior HOMETOWN Pickerington, Ohio HIGHSCHOOL Pickerington Central 2019-20 (Redshirt Junior)• Played in all 31 games (one start), and averaged 10.1 points a game• The one start was against Grambling when Jalen Crutcher was out, and Watson erupted for 30 points (8-12 FG, 4-5 3-pt., 10-10 […]
Dayton Flyers back home tonight to play always-tough Duquesne
DAYTON — The University of Dayton Flyers return to Tom Blackburn Court on Wednesday, Jan. 13 when the Duquesne Dukes visit UD Arena. Game time is 7 p.m. ET. Dayton is 6-3, and 2-2 in the Atlantic 10 after an 89-78 overtime win at Davidson. Senior […]
Ohio State Game & Status Report vs. Alabama
College Football Playoff National Championship Game: No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Alabama – Jan. 11, 2021; Hard Rock Stadium; Miami, Fla. Please note: individuals listed as unavailable this week may be unavailable because of injury, rehabilitation because of an injury or illness. Game-Time Decision […]
National Championship Game Preview: Ohio State DE Jonathon Cooper
HEIGHT 6-4 WEIGHT 257 HOMETOWN GAHANNA, OHIO LAST SCHOOL LINCOLN YEAR GRADUATE Ohio State Overview• Jonathon Cooper is a leader on this team, an academic stalwart and one of the top defensive ends on a defensive line full of talented players• A fifth-year senior in 2020, Cooper commands a presence […]
National Championship Game Preview: Heisman Trophy Winner Alabama WR DaVonta Smith
POSITION WR HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 175 CLASS Senior HOMETOWN Amite, La. HIGH SCHOOL Amite Senior (2020) Returned for his senior season, providing the Crimson Tide offense with one of the top big-play threats in all of college football … one of three Heisman Trophy winners in Alabama history, joining Mark Ingram […]
National Championship Game Preview: Q & A with Ohio State Defensive Coordinator Kerry Coombs
KERRY COOMBSDEFENSIVE COORDINATOR /SECONDARY (SIDELINE)Quick Facts: Returns to Ohio State followinga two-year stint in the NFL with the TennesseeTitans … coached five first-round NFL Draft picksfrom 2014-18. Kerry Coombs was named Ohio State’s defensive coordinator on Jan. 20 by Ohio State head coach Ryan Day. […]
National Championship Game Preview: Q & A with Ryan Day of Ohio State, Nick Saban of Alabama Part 2
GAME 13 ALABAMA VS OHIO STATE JANUARY 11, 2021 / 7:15 P.M. CT / MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.HARD ROCK STADIUM (13,000) TV: ESPN(Play-By-Play: Chris Fowler, Analyst: Kirk Herbstreit, Sideline: Holly Rowe, Sideline: Maria Taylor)RADIO: CRIMSON TIDE SPORTS NETWORK(Play-By-Play: Eli Gold, Analyst: John Parker Wilson, Sideline: Rashad […]
National Championship Game Preview: Q & A with Ryan Day of Ohio State, Nick Saban of Alabama
3 OHIO STATE (7-0) VS. 1 ALABAMA (12-0)Monday, January 11 • 8 p.m. • Miami, Fla. • Hard Rock Stadium • ESPN THE BASICS* Ohio State and Alabama meet in the 2021College Football Playoff National Championshipgame Monday, Jan. 11 at Hard Rock Stadium inMiami. Kickoff […]
The 2020-21 Youngstown State Penguins Men’s Basketball Team
All-Time RecordYSU owns an all-time record of 1,120-1,192in its 91st season of basketball. The Penguinshave played a total of 2,312 games since the1927-28 season.Penguins In OvertimeYSU has an all-time record of 34-73 in allovertime games. The last time YoungstownState played in overtime was a 90-83 […]
Dayton Flyers get huge road win at Davidson in overtime, 89-78; Crutcher and Watson take control to lead team
Jalen Crutcher Leads UD With A Career-High 29 Points DAVIDSON, N.C. – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team had its first double-digit win of the year, but before you get excited, it came in overtime on the road as the Flyers took a-hard-fought decision at […]
Wright State Men’s Basketball loses game at the buzzer to Ohio rival Youngstown State, 74-72
The Wright State men’s basketball team fell at the buzzer on Friday night, with Youngstown State’s Garrett Covington’s layup at the horn handing the Raiders a 74-72 loss inside the Nutter Center. The Raiders finished with five players in double figures for the third time […]
WSU Raiders Katrina Merriweather earns 100th coaching victory with win over Cleveland State
Wright State women’s basketball head coach Katrina Merriweather tallied her 100th career coaching victory on the road Friday afternoon over Cleveland State, as the Raiders cruised to a 64-54 victory in Cleveland. The Raiders are now 6-3 overall and 6-1 in Horizon League play, while Cleveland State falls […]
Youngstown State beats Wright State on last second layup by Garrett Covington
Wild game last night in Fairborn, Ohio! Wright State and Youngstown State, the two teams that preseason polls picked to be 1-2 for the regular season championship, showed why they both are worthy of such expectations. The Horizon League teams battled to the end until […]
Horizon League Weekly Men’s Basketball Notebook for January 6
INDIANAPOLIS – Week 4 of the #HLMBB tips off this weekend highlighted by Wright State welcoming Youngstown State on Friday on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET. #HLMBB NEWS & NOTES• Wright State looks to bounce back on national television after suffering its first loss of the […]
Horizon League gives update on Basketball attendance policy
INDIANAPOLIS – The Horizon League Board of Directors announced on Friday, as a part of its role of overseeing League-wide safety protocols focused on consistency and clarity for all League competition, that all men’s and women’s basketball League games will be played without fans for the […]
Horizon League announces changes to Men’s Basketball Schedule
INDIANAPOLIS – The Horizon League announced on Wednesday that the RMU-IUPUI and Detroit Mercy-Milwaukee men’s basketball games scheduled for Jan. 8 and 9 have been canceled. The Panthers will now host IUPUI, Friday and Saturday, at the Klotsche Center. The announcement follows positive COVID-19 tests, subsequent […]
Sports Spotlight Feature: Getting to Know Wright State Guard Tim Finke
2020-21: Mins/Game: 28.9Points/Game: 8.8Shooting %: 41.7Shot Attempts: 25-603pt Shooting %: 35.53pt Shooting: 11-31Free Throw %: 75.0FT Attempts: 9-12Reb./Game: 5.6 2019-20: Redshirting due to NCAA transfer rules. 2018-19 (at Grand Canyon): Played in all 34 games with three starts and averaged 15.3 minutes per game… Averaged 3.5 points […]
Dayton Flyers get 5th win of season with 74-65 win over George Mason
INSIDE THE NUMBERS 26 – Crutcher scored a career-high 26 points. 54 – The Flyers shot 54 percent (27-of-50) from the field in the game, including 48 percent (12-of-25) from three. The Patriots shot 46 percent (24-of-52) overall and 43 percent (10-of-23) from three-point range. […]
Dayton 74 George Mason 65: Game Breakdown
GAME BREAKDOWN1st half: Dayton 38, George Mason 29 Dayton shot 63 percent (15-of-24) in the first half, including 58 percent (7-of-12) from three-point range. There were two ties and two lead changes in the first 6:30 of the half, however the Flyers only trailed for 20 […]