Dayton Flyers

Dayton Earned Presidents Special Recognition with 3.5+ GPA Complete GCAA Release NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Dayton men’s golf team has earned the Golf Coaches Association of America 2020-21 Outstanding Team Academic Award as announced by the GCAA. With a team GPA of 3.5 or better, the Flyers were one of 42 Division I teams…

Mon, Jul 26, 2021 Dayton Hosting Flyer Invitational Oct. 18-19 at NCR Country Club DAYTON – The University of Dayton women’s golf fall 2021 schedule has been announced by Director of Golf Gip Hoagland. The slate features five events highlighted by the Flyer Invitational Oct. 18-19 to be played at the Flyers’ home course, NCR Country Club.…

Tue, Jul 27, 2021 Defending Champion Davidson Picked First In Coaches Poll ST. LOUIS – The University of Dayton football team was picked to finish fourth in the Pioneer Football League for the fall 2021 season in a preseason vote of the league’s coaches.  Dayton has 12 league championships to its credit in the PFL’s 28…

Mon, Jul 12, 2021 Flyer Running Back One Of Just Nine To Repeat As Academic All-Americans AUSTIN, Texas – For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Dayton football program has a student-athlete named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.  Junior running back Jake Chisholm was named First Team Academic All-America for the 2020-21 academic year. …

FINAL TWO GAMES FOR THE FLYERS AT DOWNTOWN STADIUM DAYTON, OH – The University of Dayton Flyers will play two games at Day Air Ballpark against Atlantic 10 Conference foe George Washington University on Friday, May 21st.  The doubleheader begins at 4:30 p.m., with the second of two 7-inning games at 7:30 p.m.   May 21 (4:30…

DAYTON – University of Dayton men’s basketball assistant coach Ricardo Greer has been selected to participate in the 2021 TopConnect Leadership Institute starting May 18.  TopConnect (formerly Villa 7) originated in 2003 under the direction of then-VCU Athletic Director Dr. Richard Sander.  This summit identifies the top basketball assistant coaches and senior level athletics administrators in the country…

Class Of 2021 Perseveres Through A Senior Year Like No Other DAYTON –Approximately 1,670 undergraduates – the most in University of Dayton history – received degrees in six in-person ceremonies this weekend.  Among them are more than 100 Flyer student-athletes who graduated with impressive accomplishments in the classroom and in their respective sports, and will continue…

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The University of Dayton and the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced Monday that the OHSAA girls and boys basketball state tournaments will be hosted at UD Arena for the next three years. Doug Ute, OHSAA Executive Director, and Scott DeBolt, Senior Associate Athletics Director at the University of Dayton and Executive Director of…

DAYTON – The University of Dayton Athletics Department held its ninth annual R.U.D.Y.S. awards banquet the last Monday of April at UD Arena. The formal event is hosted by the UD Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Dayton Athletics administration for the student-athletes to recognize individuals and teams for their accomplishments this past year. R.U.D.Y.S. stands for Recognition…

Greer III Joins Nationally-Ranked Recruiting Class, While Camara Transfers From Georgia & Amaefule Comes From ETSU DAYTON — University of Dayton men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that Lynn Greer III, Toumani Camara (Too-MAH-nee Cuh-MARR-ah), and Richard Amaefule (Ah-muh-FOO-lay) have officially joined the Flyer basketball program. Greer is a 6-foot-3 guard from Philadelphia who is spending a…

Wed, May 5, 2021 Florida Grad Has Previously Worked With Flyer Coach Anthony Grant At VCU, Alabama & UD DAYTON – University of Dayton men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that James Kane, who has worked with Grant at every one of his head coaching stops, will return to the Dayton coaching staff as an…

Crutcher is Just The Eighth Flyer To Be Named Men’s Basketball MVP Three Times DAYTON –Jalen Crutcher was named the University of Dayton men’s basketball team’s 2020-21 White Allen Most Valuable Player Tuesday evening.   Crutcher and his teammates were recognized at a private team dinner due to Covid-19 protocols.  A four-year starter from Memphis, Tenn.…

Jalen Crutcher passed up the University of Memphis Tigers basketball program to play for the Dayton Flyers, some 535 miles from his hometown. He graduated from Ridegeway, High School in Mississippi River town. Head coach Anthony Grant, a former star of the Dayton program, signed Crutcher soon after he became head coach at his alma…

Football Announces 2021 Schedule Flyers Will Play Six Home & Five Road Games In 2021 DAYTON – When the University of Dayton returns to football game action next season, it will be at home on Sept. 4 against Robert Morris. After opting out of the 2020-21 season, the Flyers will play six home games and five…

DAYTON – The University of Dayton football program has named junior running back Jake Chisholm, senior quarterback Jack Cook and senior safety Brandon Easterling its team captains for the 2021 season.  In addition, senior cornerback Joe Bubonics was selected as UD’s special teams captain for next season. The captains were selected in a vote of team…

Flyers Will Play Six Home & Five Road Games In 2021 DAYTON – When the University of Dayton returns to football game action next season, it will be at home on Sept. 4 against Robert Morris. After opting out of the 2020-21 season, the Flyers will play six home games and five on the road this…

DAYTON, OH – The Dayton Dragons are excited to announce that the University of Dayton Flyers baseball team will play three Atlantic 10 matchups this Spring at Day Air Ballpark.  The Flyers will begin play when they host George Mason on Friday, April 16th under the lights for a 7:00 p.m. matchup. The Flyers will then return to…

APRIL 11, 2021 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The University of Dayton women’s soccer team is the fourth seed in the 2020-21 Atlantic 10 Women’s Soccer Championship which begins Thursday on the campus of No. 1-seed Saint Louis at Hermann Stadium. The Flyers, 7-5-1 overall and 4-3-1 in the A-10, will take on the Billikens for the…

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—Four University of Dayton men’s basketball players earned Atlantic 10 post-season honors in three categories in a vote of the league’s coaches. •    Senior guard Jalen Crutcher was named First Team All-Atlantic 10 for the second time•    Senior guard Ibi Watson was named Third Team All-Atlantic 10•    Center Jordy Tshimanga, a graduate student, was named Academic All-Atlantic 10•  …