NBA Draft Blog Interview with Kevin Dillard
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The ability to make adjustments is often an underrated trait in basketball players, and that doesn’t solely mean on the court. College players and students constantly have to deal with new situations, and at times, adversity. Kevin Dillard has dealt with a lot of change in the last few years, and he not only handled it, he learned...
Dayton women outlast St. John's 96-90 in double OT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jim Jabir took a deep breath as he sat in the news conference. His young Dayton Flyers had just pulled off one of the biggest wins in school history.
It's been a season of thrills for the veteran coach.
"I'm going to enjoy this win," Jabir said. "I'll be savoring this for a long time. It's one of the most complete games I've been...
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March 24, 2013
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Dayton 75, St. Bonaventure 63
Kevin Dillard scored 18 points Wednesday night to lead Dayton to a 75-63 victory over St. Bonaventure in Atlantic 10 Conference play.
On Senior Night, the senior guard Dillard excelled. He scored 10 of his points in the first half, had eight assists and two turnovers in 35 minutes of play. Fellow senior Josh Benson added 11 points. Dyshawn Pierre scored 12 points, hitting all three...
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March 06, 2013
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Dayton 88, Charlotte 67
Devin Oliver had 16 points and 11 rebounds off the bench as Dayton won its first Atlantic 10 Conference road game 88-67 at Charlotte Wednesday night.
Dayton (15-12, 5-8) had been winless in six A10 road games. Josh Benson and Kevin Dillard added 15 points each, Vee Sanford had 13 and Dyshawn Pierre had 12 for the Flyers.
Dayton entered making a conference-leading 46.4 percent from...
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February 27, 2013
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With Dayton’s backcourt, seeing is Vee-lieving
Anytime you’re fortunate enough to welcome back a Second-Team All-Conference caliber player, you appreciate as a coach that you in all likelihood can breath easy, at one position, anyway, when scanning up and down the depth chart during summer workouts and ultimately during fall practices.
Such was the luxury this summer and early on in the fall for Dayton head coach Archie Miller...
Dayton 78, UAB 71
Josh Benson scored 20 points and Kevin Dillard recorded a double-double to lead Dayton to a 78-71 win over Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday night.
Dillard finished with 14 points and 10 assists for the Flyers (10-4). Vee Stanford scored 19 points and Devin Oliver added 11 points before fouling out of the game.
Dayton had a 16-point lead with 10:33 left to play before the Blazers...
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January 05, 2013
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Wisconsin Hires Sheffield as new Volleyball coach
Before Bielema left there was just one vacancy and it was kind of a surprising one as Pete Waite, a coach who had the Badgers at the highest of highs in the NCAA Volleyball world, resigned in late November. Fast forward an entire month and Barry Alvarez has his man. On Friday the athletic department announced the hiring of Kelly Sheffield as it's 10th Volleyball head coach....
Kavanaugh suspended for season: What it means for Dayton
Dayton will have to adjust to the loss of Matt Kavanaugh. (Credit: Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Dayton starting center Matt Kavanaugh was suspended from the team for the entire 2012-2013 season the university announced yesterday.
“Matt Kavanaugh is suspended for the remainder of the academic year as a result of violations of the University of Dayton Standards of Behavior and...
Dyshawn Pierre To Dayton
Dyshawn Pierre, a 6'6" forward from Ontario, Canada, has committed to the Dayton Flyers.
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May 14, 2012
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A-10 Tournament game: Xavier v. Dayton, Friday Mar. 9 channel info
Friday, March 9, 2012Cavs @ Thunder 8pmA-10 Quarterfinal Game featuring Xavier Musketeers v. Dayton Flyers 9pmFox Sports Ohio will be airing the A-10 tournament quarterfinal game on Friday, March 9 featuring the Xavier Musketeers v. the Dayton Flyers.Tip-off will be at 9pm, or approximately 20 minutes after the conclusion of the preceding 6:30pm tournament game. Due to local television...
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March 08, 2012
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Xavier and Dayton on collision course again
The Atlantic-10 Tournament begins on Tuesday, March 6th - the full bracket can be viewed below (fullscreen button is below the graphic).
The Dayton Flyers (6) will host George Washington (11) at UD Arena on Tuesday night at 7pm.
The winner of that game will advance to Atlantic City, NJ to play 3rd-seed Xavier on Friday night at 9pm.
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March 04, 2012
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Billikens bounced by Flyers in overtime loss
DAYTON, Ohio -- Lucky is always better than good, but even luck can't overcome turnovers.
Cody Ellis banked home a game-tying three with 1.1 seconds remaining in regulation against the Dayton Flyers but could not overcome costly turnovers down the stretch to lose the A-10 conference opener 79-72.
"Obviously that shot was big for us and gave us momentum swing," Ellis...
Via Fox Sports Midwest
January 04, 2012
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Dayton loses Benson for season with knee injury
University of Dayton forward Josh Benson will miss the rest of the season after injuring his left knee Friday night during the Flyers' 62-50 victory over Mississippi.
An MRI examination revealed a torn ACL, and Benson will undergo surgery.
The 6-foot-9 junior had started every game this season for Dayton (10-4), which will host Saint Louis on Wednesday in its Atlantic 10 Conference...
Via AP on Fox
December 31, 2011
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Benson helps Dayton beat Illinois-Chicago
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Josh Benson scored 13 points and helped lead a 17-0 run to give Dayton a 64-57 win over Illinois-Chicago on Friday night.
Dayton (9-4) trailed 32-24 with 1:31 to go until halftime and scored 17 straight stretching into the second half.
Devin Oliver started the run with a 3-pointer, and after grabbing an offensive rebound he put back a dunk with 36 seconds left...
Via Fox Sports Ohio
December 23, 2011
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Dayton Flyers are Jekyll and Hyde
Obviously one wont know this year from game to game whether Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde will be wearing University of Dayton basketball uniforms.
First, it was the ferocious Mr. Hyde wearing the road blues when the Flyers won the Old Spice Classic in Disney World, beating the University of Minnesota in the final.
Then mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll, wearing a white lab coat, showed up when...
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December 09, 2011
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