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BEVERLY HILLS (MI) Your #21 ranked University of Dayton Flyers hit the road this week for a pair of A-10 matchups. First off, they travel to Philly to face the LaSalle Explorers and then journey to Richmond to square off with the equally undefeated Spiders. The Red and Chapel Blue are on a roll and boast the reigning National Player of the Week:
Im still not sure exactly how Deuce was NPOW but only Co-Player of the Week in the A-10, but there you go.
Dayton has gone two months without a loss and has climbed into the top 15 in NET:
https://www.daytondailynews.com/spor...GJFAMFKY2YVFQ/
Meanwhile, this dude has DaRon #5 on his NBA Draft big board:
https://twitter.com/Kjpistons/status...714187/photo/1
The good ink that comes with being nationally ranked is beginning to flow for the Flyers
https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...ches-10-games/
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...he-field-of-68
ICYMI, interview division:
AG with Jeff Goodman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaej6e1afxU
Roosevelt Chapman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giSpyHjlYVw
The Michael Jordan story that Velvet tells from the 1984 Olympic tryouts is particularly interesting. Who knew MJ was actually born in Brooklyn?
This chart of major conference hoops attendance is revealing:
In case there was any doubt, UD is big time in this regard. After reading David Jablonskis excellent book The Epicenter of College Basketball two things became abundantly clear.
1) The difference between UD and all of the other A-10 schools is that 55 years ago when the University had the chance, they gambled and built a 13,000+ seat arena.
2) UD had a visionary AD in Tom Frericks and the other 14 conference schools did not.
Meanwhile in recruiting news:
JJ Metz
@JjMetzFAU
Breaking News: 4 star Recruit Alex Loyd, from Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, reveals his college basketball top 5 list:
FAU, FGCU, Dayton, Florida, Florida State.
https://twitter.com/JjMetzFAU/status...79504924074309
Big guard Ejijah Duval is getting interest from UD:
https://twitter.com/247HSHoops/statu...15656957968872
Toumani Camara ranks #10 in the Kia Rookie of the Year standings:
https://www.nba.com/news/kia-rookie-...3-2024-edition
Well, this sucks:
https://twitter.com/FOS/status/1748392317973643499
Thats it From the Swamp.
You can email me at: swampy@udpride.com
Im still not sure exactly how Deuce was NPOW but only Co-Player of the Week in the A-10, but there you go.
Dayton has gone two months without a loss and has climbed into the top 15 in NET:
https://www.daytondailynews.com/spor...GJFAMFKY2YVFQ/
Meanwhile, this dude has DaRon #5 on his NBA Draft big board:
https://twitter.com/Kjpistons/status...714187/photo/1
The good ink that comes with being nationally ranked is beginning to flow for the Flyers
https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...ches-10-games/
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...he-field-of-68
ICYMI, interview division:
AG with Jeff Goodman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaej6e1afxU
Roosevelt Chapman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giSpyHjlYVw
The Michael Jordan story that Velvet tells from the 1984 Olympic tryouts is particularly interesting. Who knew MJ was actually born in Brooklyn?
This chart of major conference hoops attendance is revealing:
In case there was any doubt, UD is big time in this regard. After reading David Jablonskis excellent book The Epicenter of College Basketball two things became abundantly clear.
1) The difference between UD and all of the other A-10 schools is that 55 years ago when the University had the chance, they gambled and built a 13,000+ seat arena.
2) UD had a visionary AD in Tom Frericks and the other 14 conference schools did not.
Meanwhile in recruiting news:
JJ Metz
@JjMetzFAU
Breaking News: 4 star Recruit Alex Loyd, from Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, reveals his college basketball top 5 list:
FAU, FGCU, Dayton, Florida, Florida State.
https://twitter.com/JjMetzFAU/status...79504924074309
Big guard Ejijah Duval is getting interest from UD:
https://twitter.com/247HSHoops/statu...15656957968872
Toumani Camara ranks #10 in the Kia Rookie of the Year standings:
https://www.nba.com/news/kia-rookie-...3-2024-edition
Well, this sucks:
https://twitter.com/FOS/status/1748392317973643499
Thats it From the Swamp.
You can email me at: swampy@udpride.com