Really strong non conference performance. The comeback vs LSU will loom large as well as the second half against St Johns.
the CINN game our best 40 min ! I don’t recall UD playing 6 games away from home including 2 true away games and one in the city of the opponent. Kudos to Neil and Grant for taking the risk and putting the team in NCAA contention. Houston was the only game we didn’t have a shot at, I thought we should have beaten NW just as good a team.
‘Coaching___ I said to Matt perhaps our most improved is Anthony and the staff, think about it boys, we lost 3 starters and an NBA player plus Greer and Mike and we are a BETTER TEAM today. So many good teams were upset in preseason and we more than held serve. They have clearly communicated what needs To done to accomplish the goal of the NCAA.
We have adjusted and outperformed the opp in every second half other than Houston and to include the NW game.
good example yesterday, getting killed inside, we go to a zone and
stayed with it the entire half.
‘Every player has improved since Charleston , they are mentally tough and can shoot that ball. And again all of this without Mali.
So if ya get a chance look at Tom Eggemeiers Twitter, he is spot on and I agree with his 13 and 5 conference outlook.
‘Now in preseason I thought we could go 15 and 3 , my reservation now is the REBOUNDING. Tom posted it and after the game Grant went into detail that it has to improve he said we block out but then we just stare at the ball instead of going and getting it.
‘It’s our weak spot but and it was said oh Longwood is top 20 in Off Rebounding. No excuses there is zero reason a team like that should beat us on the boards at home.
I believe it’s effort and the staff making it a focus before Wed. too many times we have gotten clocked on the off boards.
Boys if that gets fixed we roll thru the A10 and can get better than 8/9 seed.
Very excited and it’s great at the New Year to be in the mix…

I figured it’s about time for a bracket watch thread instead of Trying to piece together different post on different threads.

ESPN has UD as the A10 champ and a #9 seed

Just acknowledging Dr Willie and the Dayton Flyer's Pep Band for winning a Musial Award.
The Flyer's Pep Band stood in as Fairliegh Dickinson's pep band for Fairliegh Dickinson's men's basketball team in the NCAA tournament opening round game against #1 Purdue. #16 Fairliegh Dickinson upset Purdue.
Ever since then, Fairliegh Dickinson's sport teams use recordings of the Flyer's Pep Band for their school fight song and the Star Bangle Banner.
It was a joy to see Dr Willie and the Flyer's Pep Band at the Musial Awards Show. Go Flyer's!!!

The Christmas Eve get together has wrapped up. The rib roast is dry brining in the refrigerator. The stockings are hung, without care, but it is the thought that counts. All the kids (adults now, alas) are coming over in the morning to open their presents and act like eight-year-olds for a morning.

I'm praying for good health and lots of Q1/2 wins for all my fellow fanatics. Love to all.

Peace on Earth and goodwill to men, even SLU fans.

I know we are RedShirting Simon, but are we medically RedShirting Mali?

If you're looking for a great place to watch the game in Cincy on Saturday head to Streetside Brewery! Flyer owned with the great beer.

If you're looking for a great spot to watch game head to Streetside Brewery! All 3 of the owners are Flyers!!

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There has been a lot of posts about an Ohio tournament - OSU, X, UC and Dayton.
But seeing that ND is playing Marquette tonight has me thinking. Please insert smart remark here.
What about a Catholic crossover - ND, Marquette, DePaul and Dayton?
With Shaka at Marquette and a new coach at ND, might be time to have a conversation.

My older brother, Steve Veryser, is raising funds for a basketball program at the Bwiru Boys School in Mwanza, Tanzania. In the spirit of the giving season, I wanted to share how his school is building its basketball program and invite your support for their efforts to build a new court. Steve has served in Africa for 20 years and coordinates mission work for the Maryknoll Catholic Mission across eastern Africa. In his "free time," he teaches high school math at the Bwiru Boys School.

Their old court:


Across Africa, soccer is the most popular sport. Millions watch it, and many young boys dream of going professional in the sport. But, as with any sport, the opportunities to go professional are limited, and sometimes physical traits might redirect an athlete's passion to another sport.

The Bwiru Boys School is located on the southern shore of Lake Victoria and sits on a hill with views of the famous lake. The school was founded by British colonizers in the 1920s and houses about 1,000 boys for secondary schooling (high school). While they have a strong soccer program, they have found success by positioning student-athletes in growing sports like volleyball and basketball. By developing skills for niche sports like basketball, their students have been selected for opportunities to play at national and international levels.

Additionally, these sports play to some of the strengths of the region. Northern Tanzania and southern Kenya share a heritage with one of the tallest populations on the planet, the Maasai Tribe. While much of Africa struggles with stunted growth due to malnutrition, some of Tanzania's population stands significantly taller than their peers. The NBA considers the expansion of pro teams in Africa an important growth strategy, and over a dozen players in the league hail from Africa, including All-Star Pascal Siakam and reigning MVP Joel Embiid.

After starting a basketball program this year, the Bwiru Boys team was invited to participate in tournaments in Mwanza and performed well against local competition. Several athletes were invited to join a Tanzania youth team at a regional tournament in Rwanda, but they got their butts kicked. The team's coach is hyper-competitive and has a bias for action, and decided they needed a proper court to practice on. The court they've been practicing on at the school is dirt. As you can imagine, it's dusty in the dry season and muddy and rutted in the rainy season. The teachers realized they needed a proper concrete court to practice on for the students to develop further and asked my brother if he could help them find funding.

They got started with locally available materials, and Steve raised about $1,500 for the initial 18-meter by 28-meter foundation. So far, they've trenched the foundation, laid 600 blocks, backfilled it to level, compacted the surface, made new backboards, and built new goalposts. Laying the foundation was a school-wide effort, and the coach asked all 1,000 students to carry about 50 buckets of dirt/clay to fill the court.

The team is playing on the compacted and level dirt court for now and continuing to raise the $6,000 required for the concrete pour. The hard-packed dirt court surface, which is smooth, level, and protected from runoff water in this heavy rainy season, is actually a significant improvement over the loose dirt court they had before. Steve jokes that they might start an ecological clay-court basketball trend.

Some pictures of the court renovation in action:


And some photos of the students practicing on the updated clay court:


And finally a photo of them in competition (in black). Looking fresh with jerseys and gear donated by European teams!


Let me know if you have any questions! I'll do my best to answer them or pass them along to my brother. Thank you for reading & Go Flyers!

If you want to read a little more, my brother posted a blog here - https://mklm.org/tanzania/jumpshots-and-water-pipes/
If you want to contribute, they have a gofundme style page here - https://secure.givelively.org/donat...tion-of-the-faithful-inc/basketball-and-water
And, if you have an account at the Dayton Foundation, Maryknoll Lay Missioners Foundation is already in their database, and you can request your donation to this project.

Text me at 937 718 0099 if interested. $50 total for the two tickets and parking pass. Can transfer via email and can take Venmo or PayPal for payment

https://sports.yahoo.com/is-college...7FdpA40Pvjvi1iUmDz34T3K-HQDSo99lsveaSjHyfKV6X

Looking for opinions and perspectives on this linked article and the shift in college athletics. Is it the death knell for Dayton hoops at the highest level?

Does it open an opportunity since the UD basketball program generates top 20/25 revenue within the sport. Could this revenue generation create the opportunity to join a higher profile conference with increased media rights revenues? Therefore UD hoops has the opportunity to compete at the highest level.

Not 100 percent sure how this impacts UD hoops but my gut instinct is that this is not good. Thoughts please?

Does anyone have a heads up or insight on the time of the game? We’re a month out. We have tickets but trying to coordinate childcare. Not knowing the time makes it difficult.