College Basketball

BASKETBALLS’ RED-BLUE EVENT SET FOR SATURDAY, OCT. 24

UD Arena Doors Will Open at 1:00 p.m.

DAYTON, Ohio – Flyer fans will get their first look at the University of Dayton men’s and women’s basketball teams on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the annual Red-Blue event at UD Arena.

Attendance is free and will be open to the public. Free tickets to the undefeated Dayton football team’s 6 p.m. game that evening against Butler at Welcome Stadium will also be offered to anyone who attends the scrimmage. Gates will open at 5 p.m. for the football game.

BROOKLYN – With three starters returning from last year’s 27-9 team that advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament, the University of Dayton Flyers have been selected as the team to beat in the Atlantic 10 this season, according to a poll of the conference’s head men’s basketball coaches and selected media.  The news was released Tuesday during the A-10’s Men’s Basketball Media Day.

 

The Flyers received 12 of the 27 first-place votes cast.  Second-place Rhode Island had eight first-place votes, third–place Davidson received six and fourth-place George Washington had one.  In total voting points, Dayton had 352 votes to Rhode Island’s 347.