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.

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.

Six months from kickoff, the coach of the Dayton Flyers talks about the consequences of no spring football, and the issues they will need to address before the opening game, September 3. It’s today’s Press Pros inside feature.

The Flyers complete a perfect conference schedule with an impressive second half against George Washington.  Now all that remains is how high a seed can they earn in the NCAA tournament. Hal McCoy writes for today’s Press Pros UD feature.

Cinderella’s Castle was packed to the max with die-hard UD fans (13,407) to see the ‘Real Deal’ UD Flyers play their game, and they went home happy. Trey Landers and Obi Toppin (pictured) celebrate back-to-back slam dunks by Obi as the Flyers blow out Davidson. Hal McCoy writes the story for today’s Press Pros.

Obi Toppin, UD’s national player of the year candidate, hit a few monster dunks and a milestone in the Flyers’ comeback victory over the Duquesne Dukes on Saturday. The victory was the 16th straight for the team ranked No. 5 in the nation. Read about UD’s win from Greg Billing in today’s feature.

Sixth-ranked UD got off to a blistering start, played stifling defense, added a little Toppin (below), and cruised to an eventual 81-67 Tuesday win over Rhode Island at the Arena. Hal McCoy writes the story for today’s Press Pros.

As for the Flyers, they have won 12 straight and are 13-and-0 at home, but have scuffled a bit while winning their last three games against Duquesne, Fordham and Saint Louis. As it’s tattooed on Opi’s arm… ‘Nothing comes easy’. Hal McCoy writes the story for Press Pros.

The Flyers struggled, and some of the usual cast came up almost emptly. But by game’s end Obi Toppin and Trey Landers scored 18 points each as the Flyers won their 20th game of the season Saturday, 70-56, over Fordham. Hal McCoy writes the story for Press Pros.

The Flyers, ranked seventh in the country by both the Associated Press and USA Today.  The record, the rankings, the national attention.  Can the Flyers stay level-headed, prevent their heads from expanding to the size of basketballs? 6-foot-6 guard Ryan Mikesell (pictured) slammed it home with Toppin-like authority. Hal McCoy writes it for today’s Press Pros.

When Dayton plays Virginia Commonwealth…One player described it as scrappy – like a fight on the playground. And Dayton’s Tre Landers (below, in white) went a bit over the top with VCU’s Marcus Santos-Silva in Tuesday’s 79-65 win at UD Arena. Hal McCoy writes it for today’s Press Pros.

UD strangled Massachusetts with premium defense, spread double-figure scoring among five players, and Ryan Mikesell (below) had his most complete game of the season. And…there was one big ‘gulp’ in the second half. Hal McCoy tells about about it in today’s Press Pros.

Ibi Watson sparkled,  the Dayton Flyers overcame a slow start, and improved to 8-1 with a Saturday night thumpin’ of the Drake Bulldogs at UD Arena. Hal McCoy’s back, and writes the story for Sunday’s Press Pros.

Impressive Dayton and Obi Toppin (below) took another step towards national recognition and raised their record to 7-1 in the Arizona desert with a win over the Saint Mary’s Gaels. Hal McCoy writes the story for Press Pros.

Give ’em what they come to see…Obi Toppin played above the rim (below) and the Dayton Flyers overcame a slow start shoot 59% and post an impressive 99-68 win over Houston Baptist Tuesday night. Read about it in today’s Press Pros inside feature.

Record Setting…Adam Trautman (below) caught five passes to become the all-time Dayton leader for receptions in a season, and the Flyers’ improved their own mark for 2019 with a 51-38 win in the season finale. Read about it on Press Pros.