A hot start by the offense – and a sizzling first half by Jalen Crutcher – boosted the Flyers to a Sunday win over George Washington. Hal McCoy writes for Monday’s Press Pros.
Archive for UD Feature
Jan
14
McCoy: UD Opts Out Of Spring PFL Football Games
UD reverses course, cancels plans for spring football in 2021. Why? And what’s next? Hal McCoy writes.
Jan
14
McCoy: UD’s Weaver, Flyers Weave Way Past Duquesne
Two depleted teams, Dayton and Duquesne, put survivors on the floor and Flyers used a 15-1 run with a lineup full of freshmen to score a 72-63 Atlantic-10 victory. Crutcher, Watson lead the scoring, but freshman lead the 15-1 breakaway.
Jan
12
McCoy: A ‘Players-Led’ Timeout Launched Flyers Past Davidson
Jalen Crutcher and Ibi Watson turn statesmen, as their late-game leadership turned uncertainty into a certain Flyers win over Davidson. Hal McCoy writes.
Jan
5
McCoy: No ‘Escape From the Bronx’ for UD’s Flyers
The Flyers had 17 turnovers and hit just 4 of 23 from behind the arc. That was just the start of a bad night for UD Tuesday against the A-10’s most beatable team. Hal McCoy writes for today’s Press Pros.
Jan
2
McCoy: UD Bounces Back From Embarrassing Setback
They had just enough healthy bodies to play, and leaned on the experience and contributions of Jalen Crutcher (below) and Ibi Watson to pull away at the end…and make a Saturday win over George Mason look easier than it actually was. Hal McCoy writes for today’s Press Pros.
Dec
31
McCoy: La Salle Puts La Loss On Lackadaisical Flyers
New, but not enough…newcomer Mustapha Amzil, from Finland, came out of the locker room after three days practice and paced UD with 22 points. Unfortunately, it was three points too few in a 67-65 loss Wednesday to LaSalle. Hal McCoy writes in today’s Press Pros.
Dec
28
McCoy: UD Wearing Invisible Targets On Its Uniforms
After UD went 18-and-0 in the Atlantic-10 Conference last season, every time in the league has its sights set on knocking off the Flyers, but Jalen Crutcher and Elijah Weaver say coach Anthony Grant has them aware and prepared. Hal McCoy writes the story for today’s Press Pros.
Dec
19
UD Gets Southern Discomfort, But Wins Over Ole Miss
It took them a half to figure it out, and some big points from Jordy Tshimanga (below) down the stretch. But just in time…UD comes back to beat Ole Miss in a thriller. Read about the game in today’s Press Pros.
Dec
17
McCoy: Grant Watched His Flyers ‘Grow Up’ Saturday
Anthony Grant says he witnessed his new-look Flyers grow up in last weekend’s road win versus Mississippi State. They’re doing it around senior guard Jalen Crutcher, and others are noticing it, too. Hal writes for today’s Press Pros.
Dec
9
McCoy: Momma Knows Best For UD’s R.J. Blakney
The UD Flyers used a 22-2 run to close the first half, and start the second half, to outlast a pesky Northern Kentucky and gain their second win of the season. Hal McCoy writes the story for today’s Press Pros.
Dec
6
UD’s 21-Game Winning Streak Ends On Buzzer
SMU’s Emmanuel Bandoumel dribbles the length of the Blackburn Court floor and flips in a game-winning shot at the buzzer to beat UD, 66-64; It as the Flyers’ first home loss since March of 2019 to Rhode Island in overtime. Read more of Hal McCoy’s article inside today’s PressPros Feature.
Dec
3
McCOY: UD’s Sissoko Ready For More ‘We Got The Dub’
It began with UD Flyers back-up center Moulaye Sissoko uttering a post-game victory comment, ‘We got the dub,’ as in we got the victory and it became a ritual in the locker room that the Flyers hope to hear many times this season. Read more of Hal McCoy’s article inside today’s PressPros Feature.
Dec
2
McCoy: Empty House Doesn’t Stop UD In Opener
After three teams backed out from playing UD due to the Covid-19 virus. Eastern Illinois filled in on short notice to provide a competitive season’s opener. The Flyers built two big leads and then survived, 66-63 in a near-empty UD Arena. Hal McCoy writes for today’s Press Pros feature.
Nov
17
McCoy: UD Flyers Getting ‘Short Respect’ In Atlantic 10
Lack of pre-season media respect is just one of the issues facing Anthony Grant the Flyers – fans, freshmen, and how to do more with less are points of concern, in no particular order. Hal McCoy writes for today’s Press Pros.
Nov
6
McCoy: Unmasking UD’s Rodney Chatman….
His specialty on the court is stealing the basketball from opposing players. UD’s Rodney Chatman would like to expand his game this year by stealing a bit more attention for the rest of his game. Read Hal McCoy in today’s Press Pros.
Oct
30
McCoy: Change the ‘O’ In Obi To The ‘I’ In Ibi For UD Flyers
After thriving coming off the bench during Dayton’s 29-2 run through last season, some expect Ibi Watson to seamlessly slide into Dayton’s starting lineup. Hal McCoy writes today’s Press Pros Flyers feature.
Sep
28
McCoy: What’s Happening On The Flyer Basketball Front?
The season at hand is up in the air more than Obi Toppin. But UD athletic director Neil Sullivan is doing his best to have every thing grounded by November 25. Keep your fingers crossed. Hal McCoy writes for today’s Press Pros.
Apr
25
Saints ‘All In’, Selecting Flyers’ Trautman In 3rd Round
New Orleans stunned the fan base, and the draft experts, by trading its remaining picks in the draft Friday to move up and take Dayton’s Adam Trautman in the third round.
Mar
25
Flyers’ Disappointment Huge Plus For Future Success…?
If even the darkest cloud has a silver lining, read on as to how the Dayton Flyers’ future just got better…from actually NOT playing in the NCAA tournament – a matter of not ‘first’ impressions, but ‘last’. Read why in today’s Press Pros feature.
