Observations From Row J

It seems like it was yesterday when many of our lives were halted by the death of one of the nicest, kindest people I have ever known. It was 25 years ago that we lost Chris Daniels. It was a day that time literally stopped for me as I listened [.....]

It was a cold February morning like most February mornings in Ohio, but today was going to be special. The following day, February 9th was going to be my son’s 5th birthday. Because it was his birthday we were going to do something he normally didn’t get to do during [.....]

Justin laid his head on his pillow but the last thing he could think about doing was going to sleep. You see, tomorrow was going to be the beginning of the birthday celebration. His fifth birthday wasn’t going to be for a couple of days but tomorrow was going to [.....]

When this year’s schedule was released, the complaining was overwhelming. The home games were atrocious. It’s bad enough that we didn’t make it into the Big East, but what was UD thinking when they put this thing together? The Maui schedule came out and most were hoping for one win [.....]

TEMPE (AZ) -- “For the most part, you end up selling you, your philosophy, your personality, your energy, your dream, your style of play. Your physical resources can only take you so far. The good kid will be sold on the school by the personal relationship that you create. I [.....]

CHANDLER (AZ) -- Being an old-timer and one of the alleged “blue hairs” that populate the Arena, I think that I have a good view of what the University of Dayton’s men’s basketball program has been for the last 50 years. I was there for most of the glory years [.....]

CHANDLER (AZ) -- The world of sport has changed drastically over the years, but there is nothing that has proven the point any more that what happened in Cincinnati this last weekend. Sport is no longer played for the shear enjoyment of the moment. At the pee wee level it [.....]

The message boards are overflowing, the Dayton Daily News is increasing its hits and a former player’s Dad is doing everything he can to keep his name in the paper. All of this on top of a regrettable season that left everyone just glad it was over and many asking [.....]

Brian Gregory is everything that the University of Dayton looks for in a coach. First and foremost he is an honest man that has real morals. There is nothing that he would do to injure the reputation of UD both on the basketball court and off. He has been an [.....]

CHANDLER (AZ) -- If you have ever talked to Jim Jabir, you know him as a soft spoken, thoughtful individual. If you have ever seen him run a practice, you might think that the Mr. Hyde in him has escaped. When he first arrived at Dayton, players were not accustomed [.....]