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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 remainder of the regular season. Team pass lists and complimentary…
Read MoreHorizon 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 quarantining and contact tracing within the Detroit Mercy and RMU…
Read MoreSports 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 with a high of 14 against Utah (11/23)… Was a…
Read MoreDayton 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. 30 – UD outrebounded GMU 30-25. Every Flyer who saw…
Read MoreDayton 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 of those seconds. UD used an 8-0 run over 2:30…
Read MoreCrutcher takes over game late; finishes with career-high 26 points in Dayton’s 74-65 win over George Mason in Saturday action
Short-Handed Flyers Shot 54% From the Floor & 48% From Three In The Win DAYTON – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team (5-2, 1-1 A-10) came from behind to earn its first Atlantic 10 Conference victory with a 74-65 win over George Mason (5-3, 1-1 A-10) Saturday evening at UD Arena. Senior Jalen Crutcher scored a game-…
Read MoreFordham Rams welcome Dayton to The Bronx for tonight’s 6 PM Tip-off
Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season by hosting the University of Dayton Flyers in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Tuesday, January 5, at 6:00 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Andrew Bogusch (play-by-play) and Mike Watts (color) on the call, and broadcast live on…
Read More“Cardiac” Dayton Flyers plays first road game of season tonight at Fordham
Every Game This Season Has Been Decided By Nine Points Or Less DAYTON – The University of Dayton Flyers will play on an opponents’ home court for the first time this season, when they visit Fordham on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Game time in the Bronx is 6 p.m. ET. Dayton is 5-2, and 1-1 in the…
Read MoreNew Dayton Flyers forward Mustapha Amzil Named Atlantic 10 Rookie Of The Week
Amzil Averaged 18.5 Points & 6.5 Rebounds In His First Two Games NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – University of Dayton forward Mustapha Amzil has had a whirlwind 50 days as a Dayton Flyer. He signed with UD in November, started his first college game in December and now in January has earned his first Atlantic 10 award…
Read MoreCollege Football Playoff Semifinals: Ohio State plays in Allstate Sugar against Clemson Tigers tonight at 8:45
No. 3 Ohio State, making its fourth College Football Playoff appearance, meets six-time CFP semifinalist and No. 2 Clemson Jan. 1 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Ohio State is making consecutive appearances in the CFP for the first time. The Buckeyes are tied for third in most CFP…
Read More2021 CFP Semifinals: Allstate Sugar Bowl Ohio State vs. Clemson Pregame Notes
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl January 1, 2021 – Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, La. No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Ohio State Pregame Notes Sweet AppearancesOhio State is making its sixth Sugar Bowl appearance and Clemson is making just its third appearance. The seven combined appearances are the least by a…
Read MoreSports Spotlight Feature: Getting to Know Wright State Center Loudon Love
POSITION Center HEIGHT 6-8 WEIGHT 260 CLASS Redshirt Senior HOMETOWN Geneva, IL HIGHSCHOOL Geneva CURRENTLY 2020-21: NATIONAL ATTENTIONAs of Wednesday, Loudon Love enters this weekend’s contests ranked fifth in the nation with his 12.0 rebounds/game average, while he is also fifth nationally with his 9.29 defensive rebounds/game mark. Love is ranked No. 15 nationally in total rebounds with 84 total boards through seven…
Read MoreMore honors for Raiders’ Holden; named College Sports Madness HL Player of the Week
DAYTON – Wright State sophomore Tanner Holden has been named the Horizon League’s player of the week by College Sports Madness, the publication announced on Monday morning. Holden helped the Raiders to a pair of wins over Green Bay at home this past weekend, turning in an 18-point game on Saturday and tying his season-best with 19 points on…
Read MoreWright State sophomore Tanner Holden named Horizon League Player of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS/DAYTON – Wright State men’s basketball sophomore Tanner Holden has been named the Horizon League’s Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday afternoon. Holden is coming off of back-to-back double-digit scoring games as the Raiders tallied a pair of home victories over the weekend. Holden was also named the Horizon League’s player of the week by College…
Read MoreWright State Raiders get weekend sweep over Green Bay led by Jaylon Hall’s 22 points (WSU game story)
The Wright State men’s basketball team ran its winning streak to six straight on Sunday as the Raiders improved to 4-0 in Horizon League play with a 90-77 home victory inside the Nutter Center behind double figure scoring games from six players. Jaylon Hall led the way with a new career-best 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting,…
Read MoreRaiders use Double-Doubles from Holden and Love to beat Green Bay Phoenix in Saturday matchup (WSU recap)
The Wright State men’s basketball team remained unbeaten in Horizon League play and won its fifth straight game overall on Saturday afternoon with a 67-53 victory over Green Bay inside the Nutter Center. The Raiders (5-1, 3-0 HL) and Phoenix (0-7, 0-3) are back at it on Sunday afternoon as part of the Horizon’s back-to-back scheduling…
Read MoreWright State Raiders survive sloppy, lethargic first half to throttle Green Bay, 67-53
Over the years when the Green Bay Phoenix and the Wright State Raiders get together, you never know what type of game it would be, slow down or uptempo. The Phoenix can be tough either way. Under Dick Bennett (85-95), Mike Heideman (95-2002) and Ted Kowalczyk (2002-2010) Green Bay would slow the tempo down and…
Read MoreGrant Basile, key player on Wright State Raiders basketball team
POSITION Forward HEIGHT 6-9 WEIGHT 225 CLASS Redshirt Sophomore HOMETOWN Pewaukee, WI HIGHSCHOOL Pewaukee Notes: Unanimous First-Team All-State…Second-Team AP All State…conference Player of the Year and First-Team twice…averaged 24.5 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks a game while shooting 68%…1,049 career points…once scored 49 points and grabbed 23 rebounds twice…team was sectional finalist…also played for the Wisconsin Shooters…as a junior, averaged 13.6…
Read MoreHead coach Scott Nagy talks Wright State Basketball
The 20-21 edition of the Wright State Raiders men’s basketball team is off to a solid start with wins over Miami, Ohio; Bowling Green and a weekend sweep at Detroit last week. This weekend, they will host a team that gives them fits, the Green Bay Phoenix.
Read MoreNFL announces Week 15 AFC/NFC Players of the Week
BILLS QB JOSH ALLEN, COLTS DT DEFOREST BUCKNER &CHIEFS P TOMMY TOWNSEND NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 15 Quarterback JOSH ALLEN of the Buffalo Bills, defensive tackle DEFOREST BUCKNER of the Indianapolis Colts and punter TOMMY TOWNSEND of the Kansas City Chiefs are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 15 (December 17,…
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