Dayton Flyers

By Chris Garvin   3/1/2024   GAME NOTES https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/2/28/Loyola_Game.pdf   DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 21st/20th in the AP and Coaches polls this week, is at Loyola Chicago for one of the biggest games of the home stretch of the Atlantic 10 season on Friday.  Game time is 9  p.m. ET.…

By Stretch Jenkinson 2022 Dayton Regional Champion Red Scare To Defend Home Court Again This Summer   DAYTON  —  The Basketball Tournament (TBT), the 64-team, $1 million winner-take-all event, announced today that the University of Dayton and UD Arena will host a TBT regional in 2024. The regional will be headlined by Dayton alumni team…

By R.G.Mason 2/19/2024   2024 Tournament Will Be Played Nov. 25-27   MAUI INVITATIONAL WEBSITE https://www.mcievents.com/mauiinvitational2024/   LAHAINA, Hawai’i — The Maui Jim Maui Invitational announced that the 2024 tournament will return to the island of Maui after the wildfires in Maui caused a move of the tournament to Honolulu in 2023. The 41st annual…

By R.G. Mason 2/19/2024   Junior Forward Recognized By The A-10 For The Fifth Time In Conference Play   WASHINGTON, D.C. – University of Dayton forward DaRon Holmes II has been named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for his performances in two Flyer wins last week. The 6-foot-10 junior from Goodyear, Ariz., averaged a double-double —…

By R.G. Mason 2 21 2024   GAME NOTES https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/2/19/GMU_Game.pdf   Game Time is 7 P.M. ET   DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 16th in both the AP and Coaches polls this week, is on the road Wednesday, visiting George Mason in Fairfax, Va.  Game time is 7  p.m. ET.  Dayton…

By Skip Coopersmith Anthony Grant UD BKB coach Postgame #16 UD 78 Fordham 70 2 17 2024.mp3   2 18 2024 DAYTON – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team came out victorious in a close, back-and-forth battle against the Fordham Rams on Saturday afternoon at UD Arena, winning by the final score of 78-70. DaRon…

By Skip Coopersmith     DaRon Holmes II, Javon Bennett UD Postgame 2 17 2024 #16 Dayton 78 Fordham 70.mp3 2 17 2024 DaRon Holmes II recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 29 points and 10 rebounds. He led all players in both categories. The Flyers had four other players score double-digits. Javon Bennett finished with…

By Annie Walker 2 17 2024   GAME NOTES https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/2/15/Fordham_Game.pdf   DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 16th/18th in this week’s AP and Coaches polls, is back at UD Arena on Saturday to face Fordham.  Game time is 1:30 p.m. ET.  Dayton is 20-4 overall and tied for first in the A-10…

By Annie Walker 2/15/2024   Holmes One Of 30 Top Players Named To Team   2024 Naismith Player of the Year Mid-season Team https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/2/14/2024_Naismith_Men_s_POY_Midseason_Team_FINAL.xlsx   ATLANTA  – University of Dayton junior forward DaRon Holmes II has been named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Midseason Team.  Selected by the Atlanta Tip-Off Club,…

By Annie Walker 2/13/2024   Dayton Erases A Four-Point Lead With A 22-2 Scoring Run To End The Game BOX SCORE https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/2/13/UDMBB_vs_Duquesne_2-13-2024.PDF   POSTGAME INTERVIEWS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rglN5F_J0TQ   DAYTON – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team put together another conference win against the Duquesne Dukes to sweep the regular season series. The Flyers pulled away with…

By Chris Coopersmith 2 13 2024   Game Time is 7 P.M. ET   GAME NOTES https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/2/11/Duquesne_2_Game.pdf   DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 18th/17th in last week’s AP and Coaches polls, returns to UD Arena on Tuesday to meet Duquesne.  Game time is 7:00 p.m. ET.  Dayton is 19-4 overall and…

By Stretch Jenkinson 2/6/2024                           BOX SCORE https://daytonflyers.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=16411   PHILADELPHIA – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team used a 15-0 run early in the second half to earn a 94-79 road win at Saint Joseph’s on Tuesday. All five Flyer starters reached scored…

By Stretch Jenkinson Junior Forward Recognized By The A-10 For The Fourth Time In the Last Six Weeks 2/5/2024   WASHINGTON, D.C. – University of Dayton forward DaRon Holmes II has been named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for his performances in two Flyer wins last week. Holmes was also recognized nationally by CoillegeInsider.com as the…

By Stretch Jenkinson 2/9/2024   Flyers Hold Rams Scoreless Over Last Six Minutes   RICHMOND, Va. – In a game that saw both teams score their lowest point total of the season, home-standing VCU edged the University of Dayton 49-47 Friday night. Dayton had a shot at the end of the game that would have sent…

By Chris Coopersmith 2 9 2024   GAME NOTES https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/2/8/VCU_Game.pdf   RICHMOND, Va. — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 18th/17th in this week’s AP and Coaches polls, is on the road for the second game this week, playing VCU in Richmond, Va. Game time is 7:00 p.m. ET.  Dayton is 19-3 overall and…

By Chris Garvin 2 6 2024   GAME NOTES https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/2/4/St._Joe_Game.pdf   DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 21st/19th in last week’s AP and Coaches polls, is plays its second game in Philadelphia in 14 days Tuesday, visiting Saint Joseph’s.  Game time is 8:00 p.m. ET.  Dayton is 18-3 overall and, at 8-1,…

By Stretch Jenkinson   2 2 2024   GAME NOTES https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/1/31/SBU_Game.pdf   DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 21st/19th in this week’s AP and Coaches polls, is back home Friday night when St. Bonaventure visits UD Arena.  Game time is 7:00 p.m. ET.  Dayton is 17-3 overall and 7-1 in the Atlantic…

By Chris Coopersmith 1 30 2024   GAME NOTES https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/1/28/GW_Game.pdf   DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 16th/17th in last week’s AP and Coaches polls, is home for a pair of games this week, beginning with George Washington on Tuesday.  Game time is 7:00 p.m. ET.  Dayton is 16-3 overall and 6-1…

By Stretch Jenkinson 1 27 2024   GAME NOTES PDF https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/1/25/Richmond_Game.pdf   DAYTON — First place in the Atlantic 10 Conference will be on the line Saturday when the University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 16th in the AP poll and 17th in the Coaches poll, travels to Richmond.  Both teams are 6-0 in conference…

By Stretch Jenkinson 1/23/2024   DaRon Holmes II Leads Four Flyers In Double Figures   PHILADELPHIA – The No. 16/17 University of Dayton men’s basketball team improved to 16-2 overall and 6-0 in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tuesday night with a hard-fought 66-54 win at La Salle.  Dayton has now won 13 in a row. DaRon…