2025

Mocs Lead Wire to Wire in NIT 2nd Rd Win Over UD

Three days after dispatching Florida Atlantic in the NIT 1st Rd in Boca Raton, FL, the Dayton Flyers were once again a displaced #1 seed in the NIT as they traveled to UT-Chattanooga on Saturday for a 2nd Rd battle of A10 and SoCon teams. In a contest the Flyers [.....]

By |2025-03-22T15:25:15-04:00March 22nd, 2025|Categories: Men's Basketball, News, Pride+ All, UD Athletics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |13 Comments

Bennett’s Career Night Dumps FAU 86-79 in NIT

After flaming out in the A10 Tournament and missing an opportunity to compete in March Madness, the Dayton Flyers accepted an NIT bid as consolation prize on Sunday night.  With the First Four occupying UD Arena this week, the #1 seed Flyers hit the road to play Florida Atlantic and [.....]

By |2025-03-19T22:05:25-04:00March 19th, 2025|Categories: Men's Basketball, News, Pride+ All, UD Athletics|Tags: , , , , , , |13 Comments

Not Enough Hits, Too Many Misses

After Dayton took a four-point lead over St. Joseph's with 18 seconds remaining in regulation at the A10 Tournament Quarterfinals in Washington, DC, the improbable late-game comeback in the final three minutes was all but complete. Until it wasn't. The Flyers blew it at the foul line with a [.....]

Doubling Down on a Wing and a Prayer

It was August 22, 1901, and Orville and Wilbur Wright were on a train from Kitty Hawk, NC, back to their home on 7 Hawthorn Street in Dayton. The brothers were dejected after further glider testing on the dunes produced more questions than answers. Nothing was making sense and even [.....]

Flyers Survive 79-76 at VCU to Earn #3 Seed

The Dayton Flyers traveled to Richmond, VA, on Friday evening for a matchup against the #25 VCU Rams in the 2024-25 regular season finale. UD made just enough plays down the stretch and avoided another near-collapse late in the game to win 79-76 and guarantee themselves the #3 seed and [.....]

Second Half Rally Knocks Off SLU 75-67

The UD men's basketball team hosted Saint Louis on Tuesday night in the return game of an annual home-and-home conference series between the former MCC and Great Midwest counterparts and current A10 members.  The Flyers trailed by 13 at the half but flipped the stats after intermission to rally back [.....]

By |2025-03-04T23:55:26-05:00March 4th, 2025|Categories: Men's Basketball, News, Pride+ All, UD Athletics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |10 Comments

UD Avoids Disaster in 74-64 2OT Win Over Richmond

The UD men's basketball team returned home after two weeks away from UD Arena, hosting the Richmond Spiders on Saturday afternoon in a must-win game to control destiny for a coveted double-bye in the upcoming A10 Tournament. UD got the job done -- barely -- with a 74-64 decision that [.....]

By |2025-03-01T17:37:31-05:00March 1st, 2025|Categories: Men's Basketball, News, Pride+ All, UD Athletics|Tags: , , , , , , , |7 Comments

Second Half Surge Tops Rhode Island 85-77

After a disappointing loss at Loyola on Friday evening, the Dayton Flyers traveled to Kington, RI, on Wednesday night in a matchup against Archie Miller's Rhode Island Rams. UD extended a 33-30 halftime advantage into a 20-point second-half cushion and withstood a late Ram rally for the 85-77 road win.  [.....]

Comeback Falls Short in 76-72 Loss at Loyola

The Dayton Flyers traveled to the Windy City on Friday evening in the return game of a two-game conference series against the Loyola Ramblers. In a pivotal matchup pairing teams tied for third place in the A10 standings, UD erased most -- but not all -- of a second half [.....]

By |2025-02-21T22:06:23-05:00February 21st, 2025|Categories: Men's Basketball, News, Pride+ All, UD Athletics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |51 Comments

Flyers Avoid Buzzer-Beater in 77-76 Win Over Dukes

The Dayton Flyers hosted Duquesne on Saturday afternoon looking to sweep the season series and string together consecutive victories after taking cares of business against Fordham on Wednesday evening in the Bronx.  Enoch Cheeks led the Flyers in scoring with 19 points while Zed Key added 18 points off the [.....]

By |2025-02-15T19:42:43-05:00February 15th, 2025|Categories: Men's Basketball, News, Pride+ All, UD Athletics|Tags: , , , , , , |28 Comments

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