Rhode Island buries Flyers in the second half
By HAL McCOY For 20 minutes the University of Dayton Flyers were flyin’ high against the Rhode Island Rams, the best team, by far, in the Atlantic 10 Conference. And because they are the best team, Rhode Island was not flustered when UD led by seven late in the first half and Rhode Island led […]
UD wins gold, silver against Fordham’s ‘international’ basketball team
By HAL McCOY DAYTON — When the starting lineup for Fordham University was announced Saturday night in University of Dayton Arena, the student section chanted, “USA, USA, USA.” That’s because Fordham’s starting five was entirely international — two from the Czech Republic and one from Canada, one from Turkey and one from Montenegro. And if […]
Flyers lay chocolate egg on Valentine’s Day
By HAL McCOY Of all the bad games the University of Dayton Flyers have played this season, and there have been some real stinkers, they outdid themselves Wednesday night. It was a Valentine’s Day mess. Playing a not-very-good George Mason team, a team almost as young as the Flyers, UD was cannon fodder for the […]
UD stages great comeback, loses in overtime
By HAL McCOY Sometimes even the unbelievable, the incredulous and the unfathomable don’t work when those adjectives are in your favor. That’s the way it was Saturday night in Richmond, Va., for the University of Dayton basketball team against Virginia Commonwealth. The Flyers were down 17 points with 6 1/2 minutes left in the game. […]
Half-court heave beats UD in double overtime
By HAL McCOY In essence, the Dayton Flyers lost Saturday afternoon on a wing, a prayer and a miracle shot that may or may not have beaten the shot clock. The University of Massachusetts scored an 86-82 victory in a college basketball version of the Boston Marathon, a double overtime affair. The score was tied, […]
UD stung by long-range Saint Louis shooting
By HAL McCOY One thing that is totally consistent with the University of Dayton basketball team this season — it is totally inconsistent. First year coach Anthony Grant must feel like Forrest Gump and his box of chocolates: “You never know what you are going to get.” After playing an outstanding game Tuesday night against […]
Flyers lay large egg in Philadelphia
By HAL McCOY It is easier to figure out a Rubik’s Cube than it is to figure out this season’s University of Dayton basketball team. Just four days after playing one of the most perfect games in more than a decade, scoring 106 points Friday against Virginia Commonwealth, the Flyers flew into Philadelphia Wednesday and […]
Flyers snag ‘must win’ at Richmond
By HAL McCOY RICHMOND, Va. – The well-trodden University of Richmond Spiders were the perfect foil Tuesday night for the victory-hungry University of Dayton basketball team. Richmond was 3-and-12 when they tossed up the basketball to begin things at Robins Center, a solid opportunity for the Flyers to level their record at 8-and-8. And they […]
Duquesne hands Flyers loss in A-10 opener
By HAL McCOY The Atlantic 10 basketball conference obviously can’t count — there are 14 teams in the Atlantic 10. And just as obviously those close to the conference are terrible prognosticators. Before the season began, it was predicted that the University of Dayton would finish fifth in the league this year and that Duquesne […]