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 […]
Having a bad day? Check this out
By HAL McCOY There are days when we all feel sorry for ourselves — we have a migraine headache or the car won’t start or we didn’t get the promotion we felt we deserved. In my case, there are days when I mope around because of my vision problems and try to remember what it […]
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 […]
Awesome: Brandon Larson’s view on his career
By HAL McCOY Shortly after the National Anthem concluded before the University of Dayton-Massachusetts basketball game Saturday at UD Arena, a fan tapped me on the shoulder and said, “How many times have you stood for the National Anthem?” That’s something I’d never thought about. Considering that I’ve covered more than 7,000 baseball games, hundreds […]
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 […]
Horrendous second half dooms Flyers
By HAL McCOY The University of Dayton basketball team played a magnificent first half Tuesday night in Maraga, Calif., against St. Mary’s College. Unfortunately for the Flyers, even on the west coast they play two halves and the second half was 20 minutes of misery that led to a 69-54 defeat. The Flyers played sticky […]