March 18, 20169 yr This year it was Syracuse doing the upsetting over Dayton: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400871265
March 18, 20169 yr ^Not surprised by the result. Dayton played very poorly over the last month of the season and it continued in the tournament game. I was surprised they were seeded as high as they were given their lackluster performances of late.
March 20, 20169 yr Just a disappointing end to a season that many thought had the potential to be really special.
March 25, 20178 yr Indiana hires Dayton's Archie Miller as new head coach http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/19001709/archie-miller-coach-indiana-hoosiers Miller, 38, guided the Flyers to a 24-8 record and the school's first outright Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season title this year. He has spent the past six seasons with the Flyers and led the program to the NCAA tournament each of the last four years.
March 31, 20178 yr UD names new men's basketball coach The University of Dayton has named a men's basketball coach to replace Archie Miller. The school announced Thursday it has hired Anthony Grant for the position. Grant was recently on the staff of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder and has also spent nine seasons as head coach at the University of Alabama and Virginia Commonwealth University, with another 13 years as an assistant coach. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2017/03/30/ud-names-new-mens-basketball-coach.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 28, 20195 yr If you haven't been following the Dayton Flyers in the Maui Invitational this week, you should have. Dayton topped Georgia by 19 on Monday and topped Virginia Tech by 27 on Tuesday. Then they took #4 ranked Kansas to OT before the Jayhawks won today. But although the Flyers fell just short of the Maui Invitational title, their leading scorer - sophomore 6'-9" forward Obi Toppin - won the night with a step back three and a stare down of the Kansas bench, while the ball was still in the air(!) During the ESPN broadcast, the announcers said Obi Toppin is a projected first-round pick in the next NBA draft (currently ranked 24th).
December 22, 20195 yr https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/for-dayton-flyers-colorado-last-big-test-non-conference-schedule/1VqSr1DXUmgPZa98NY24CM/ The #13-ranked 9-1 Flyers faced the 9-2 Colorado Buffaloes last night in the Chicago Classic. Colorado won it with a buzzer-beating 3 to edge Dayton 78-76 in OT. Both of Dayton's losses have been in overtime - first to #4 Kansas and now to a Colorado team that might be ranked in the Top 25 next week. This week's #13 ranking for Dayton is the highest they've been ranked since December 1968 - when they were 6th in the AP.
January 21, 20205 yr The 16-2 Flyers are now ranked 7th in this week's AP poll. This is the highest they've been ranked since December 1968 - when they were 6th in the AP.
February 4, 20205 yr The 20-2 Flyers moved up one spot in this week's AP poll to #6. This ties their AP ranking from December 1968.
February 17, 20205 yr Dayton climbed from #6 to #5 in the AP poll today. Apparently it's still less then the program’s highest ranking of #2 in 1956. But still...
February 24, 20205 yr Flyers continue winning - now 25-2. #1 Baylor, #2 Gonzaga and previously undefeated San Diego State at #4 all lost on Saturday. #3 Kansas beat Baylor and took over the #1 spot. Baylor, Gonzaga and San Diego State all slide down one spot. And Dayton moves up to #4:
March 3, 20205 yr Previous #2 Baylor got upset last week and Dayton keeps winning. So the Flyers are a-movin on up to #3:
March 3, 20205 yr And ESPN's College GameDay is coming to Dayton next Saturday: https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/university-dayton-announces-location-espn-college-gameday-set/P906cTdUNTGdSPqAf7CBGO/
March 9, 20205 yr Dayton finished the regular season 29-2 and with an 18-0 conference record in the A10. They are off until the A10 conference tournament starts for them on Friday. The Flyers are still #3 in the AP - but they were #1 in ESPN Sportscenter's Top 10 with this Obi Toppin between-the-legs dunk during Saturday's win over GW:
March 16, 20205 yr Simulation Sunday: Dayton wins first title as CBS SportsLine simulates entire 2020 NCAA Tournament "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
March 21, 20205 yr One of Dayton's best ever seasons got cut short by the coronavirus. ? ? But Dayton's Obi Toppin was named to the AP's All-American First Team:
March 25, 20205 yr Time for the legislature and governor to quite wasting time on this Corona crap and do something meaningful and declare the Flyers National Champions for 2020. Have a parade, raise a banner, riot in the Ghetto. It will be grand
November 26, 20213 yr It hasn't been a great start for the Flyers this season - but it was a great game today upsetting #4 Kansas: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/32721005/dayton-stuns-no-4-kansas-mustapha-amzil-buzzer-beater
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