Hal McCoy

The University of Dayton Flyers, despite shooting only 8 of 32 from three, did what they were supposed to do in their season's opener in UD Arena Monday night against an outmanned and outmatched opponent — they posted an 87-57 victory over Saint Francis of Pennsylvania. Enoch Cheeks was huge in his ability to get to the glass and give us a double-double. (pictured)

The University of Dayton basketball team fell behind by 13 points in the first half and trailed by 10 with 11 minutes left against Northwestern Saturday night in UD Arena. But the Flyers used a 20-3 run to grab the lead it never relinquished in a 71-66 win.

It took Ball State 12 minutes to score its first basket and the University of Dayton Flyers constructed a 20-point lead in the first half, but the Cardinals adjusted at halftime and crept to within five points midway through the second half before Enoch Cheeks, Malachi Smith and Isaac Jack took over and led UD to its third straight victory, 76-69. The 6-3 senior transfer from Robert Morris, set a UD career high with 23 points and made it a double-double with 12 rebounds. (pictured)

With the University of Dayton expected to easily dismantle DIII Capital, Flyers coach Anthony Grant rested starters Enoch Cheeks and Zed Key the entire game so he could experiment with different lineup combinations and it worked as the Frenchman, Amael L'Etang led the Flyers to a 76-55 win with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds. (pictured)

UD fans are the best. No matter what tournament or where the Flyers play, UD fans always dominate the stands. “Maui's a really fun tournament, a beautiful island. The guys are really ready to play and it's a fun atmosphere to be in,” - Zed Key. Key is a graduate transfer from Ohio State, the Buckeyes played in Maui a couple of seasons ago.

After losing two tight games to nationally-ranked North Carolina and Iowa State, the University of Dayton basketball team made a resounding statement Wednesday night in the Maui Invitational by outclassing and embarrassing No. 2 ranked UConn, 85-67, to claim seventh place in a game that resembled the championship game in the NCAA Final Four. ESPN Broadcaster named Enoch Cheeks player of the UD-UConn game. (pictured)

After a stellar showing in the Maui Invitational that included a win over No. 2-ranked UConn, the University of Dayton Flyers hosted a mediocre Western Michigan team Tuesday night in UD Arena as 24-point favorites, but had to come from 10 points down early in the second half to score a lethargic and lackadaisical, 77-69 victory.

In a tune-up game for next Saturday night's confrontation with Marquette, UD's Flyers did what they were expected to do by bashing outmanned Lehigh. Hal McCoy writes the story for Press Pros.

With only three days to recover from the emotional high and physical exertion of beating No. 6 Marquette Saturday, the University of Dayton basketball team faced a bounce back dilemma Tuesday and avoided an upset defeat when Malachi Smith converted a three-point play with eight seconds left to beat UNLV, 66-65.

With an excellent opportunity to improve their No. 22 rankings, the University of Dayton Flyers were flat in the first 11 minutes of the game and made no baskets against No. 18-ranked Cincinnati. After falling 18 points behind, the Flyers made a run in the final sevcn minutes, creeping to within four, but lost 66-59.