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Originally Posted by FlyerGuyer The question is: Why? Hayward and Howard, for instance, were recruited when Butler was in the Horizon League. Literally Wright State’s conference...

Matt Howard was a rivals 150 guy. He was their lone (to my knowledge) highly rated recruit in the Horizon era.

Hayward and Shelvin Mack (played in the NBA) were under the radar guys. Murray State had two high first round picks recently in Cameron Payne and Isaiah Canaan.

Recruiting at Dayton's level and below is a lot about being able to evaluate and project how guys will develop. That's the bread and butter of guys that win in the one bid leagues.

Brian Gregory spent his whole career at Northwestern and Michigan State. He put a premium on getting guys with athletic ability at the expense of other skills. That and refusing to get transfers/JUCO guys at the start of his career I don't think he knew how to build a program at Dayton's level

	Brian Gregory BRIAN GREGORY UD Men's Basketball Head Coach since 2004. Groomed by the likes of Judd Heathcoate and Tom Izzo at Michigan State, as well as Kevin O'Neill and others, Gregory's defensive-minded leadership has led Dayton to NCAA and multiple NIT appearances. A good recruiter, BG has elevated the athleticism of the squad in recent years and kept top area talent at home. Still looking for that breakthrough season with his own players that catapult him to the NCAA tourney. Graduated from Oakland University.