WEST BLOOMFIELD (MI) — As July morphs into August and Jon Rothstein reminds us that there are only 55 days until College Basketball is back, it is clear that we are smack dab in the middle of the Summertime (Red and) Blues. The only cure may be more cowbell and beaucoup de links.
— ESPN released their preseason Top 100 and surprisingly enuf, UD checks in at #58, highest in the Atlantic 10:
— UD released its out of conference schedule earlier today:
https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2018/7/30//2018_19_non_con_schedule.pdf
— Expectant father David Jablonski of The DDN chronicles the countrywide travels of AG and the Dayton coaching staff during the July evaluation period, in search of 2019 and 2020 recruits:
One feature David has added to his recruiting reports is a running index of the players in each class that UD has offered at the bottom of every article. Nice touch.
— One of the 2019 prospects that AG & Company seem to be focusing on is SG Tyler Bertram:
— UD will be getting an official visit from 6’11” 2019 prospect Emmanuel Tshimanga:
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2019/emmanuel-tshimanga-225190
— Here is a locally produced interview with St. Henry native Ryan Mikesell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5B4v9vRnfM
— A couple of former Flyers had themselves a good showing in the recent NBA Summer League:
Kostas signed a two-way contract with the Mavericks.
Scoochie: http://www.thehoopscolumn.com/2018/07/15/dayshon-scoochie-smith-putting-show-vegas/
Scooch got a training camp invitation from the Cavs.
— Several former Flyers also found new homes overseas:
Brian Roberts: https://www.eurohoops.net/en/eurocup/709194/unicaja-malaga-signs-brian-roberts/?a
Darrell Davis: https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/dayton-darrell-davis-will-start-pro-career-europe/4soTTvcZKKuDMZV9CNcJ7K/
Kyle Davis: https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/former-dayton-guard-play-south-america/la7QMrOMbFdgBCESBsNoKJ/
— A College Basketball Insider Is Uniting Mid-Majors To Bust The Big Guys’ NCAA Tourney “Cartel” is all about Mark Adams’ efforts to level the playing field when it comes to scheduling and how it is paying off for the Sun Belt Conference and Conference USA:
https://deadspin.com/a-college-basketball-insider-is-uniting-mid-majors-to-b-1826990796
— Marion’s Pizza is celebrating 53 years of thin-crust square pizzas:
— If you are a Sopranos fan, you will enjoy this in-depth explanation of the final episode and its climactic scene:
https://masterofsopranos.wordpress.com/the-sopranos-definitive-explanation-of-the-end/
— Fellow UD Class of 1972 grad Bill Francavilla has written a finance book entitled “The Madoffs Among Us: Combat the Scammers, Con Artists, and Thieves who are Plotting to Steal Your Money.”
Bill was also a classmate of mine at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, MA and we’ll be celebrating our 50th over the Labor Day weekend at a reunion in southern New Hampshire.
That’s it “From the Swamp.”
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