Stories by Doug Harris
Buckeyes land in Dayton
Dayton was hoping for a little regional flavor — or at least a marquee name or two — to bolster its NCAA tournament First Four games Tuesday and Wednesday and got neither. But as UD Arena director Tim O’Connell pointed out, there are no complaints about the tourney field coming ...
Miller optimistic about next season
When Dayton grabbed a brief second-half lead against Butler in the Atlantic 10 tournament, the Bulldogs hit three successive 3-pointers to gain control, prompting UD coach Archie Miller to rightfully say afterward, “The game was won and lost at the 3-point line.” Miller became more accustomed than he would have ...
ESPN: Xavier, Butler, Creighton in Big East in ‘13
According to ESPN.com, Xavier, Butler and Creighton have been chosen by the Catholic 7 to start play in the new Big East in 2013-14. There was no mention of any other schools, just that the league will then explore future expansion. An official announcement is expected this week. The Catholic ...
Flyers can’t deliver from 3-point range
Dayton is statistically the best 3-point shooting team in the Atlantic 10, but coach Archie Miller wants his players to be selective, and they were able to launch only four against Butler because of an absence of quality looks.“You can tell Butler’s game plan. They don’t leave good shooters. I ...
Flyers grounded by Butler
When Dayton coach Archie Miller was an assistant at Arizona State, one of his recruiting targets was Rotnei Clarke, a 3-point phenom from a little hamlet in Oklahoma.He made three trips to court Clarke but wasn’t able to charm him enough to keep him from going to Arkansas. And while ...
Pierre would have been deserving all-rookie pick
Dayton coach Archie Miller pointed out this week that forward Dyshawn Pierre has been playing as well as any freshman in the Atlantic 10, but the Canadian’s late-season charge wasn’t enough to land a spot on the all-rookie team.The coaches had a number of worthy candidates to consider, and it’s ...
UD-Butler preview
Who: Dayton (17-13, 7-9 Atlantic 10) vs. Butler (24-7, 11-5) When: 2:30 p.m. today Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. TV/Radio: NBC Sports Network/95.7, 1290 Dayton starters Kevin Dillard, 6-0, Sr., G, 15.3 ppg. Vee Sanford, 6-3, Jr., G, 12.3 Devon Scott, 6-9, Fr., F, 2.0 Devin Oliver, 6-7, Jr., F, ...
Butler coach wary of Dayton
Butler earned the fifth seed in the Atlantic 10 tournament, which normally would mean getting a bit of a breather for an opening-round game. But coach Brad Stevens wasn’t sure his Bulldogs reaped the benefits for finishing as high as they did since a clash with Dayton is awaiting them ...
Miller hopes to see end to tight losses
Dayton coach Archie Miller has a theory about the Flyers’ propensity for losing close games. They have seven defeats by a combined 11 points, never prevailing once this season when the outcome was decided on the final possession. “It’s coaching,” he said. Miller’s response actually seemed like an attempt to ...
Flyers going to GW with much at stake
Dayton coach Archie Miller had planned to take his team to the White House before playing George Washington on Saturday afternoon, but the trip was cancelled when he couldn’t work out a suitable practice time at GW on Friday to make it happen. Of course, sightseeing isn’t exactly on the ...
Flyers, others bracing for tense league finish
Dayton coach Archie Miller is in a position he certainly wanted to avoid going into the last week of the regular season, but being in a desperate fight for the final spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament is bringing out the best in his team. The Flyers (16-12, 6-8 A-10) ...
Flyers’ newcomers come up big down the stretch
Dayton won a game it almost certainly had to have to keep its season alive past this week, and coach Archie Miller put much of the brunt of the responsibility on his freshmen. Dyshawn Pierre, Jalen Robinson and Khari Price closed out the game with senior point guard Kevin Dillard ...
Oliver surging as Flyers win again
Devin Oliver has played perhaps the best back-to-back games of his career since coach Archie Miller replaced him in the starting lineup with Josh Benson. And he’s propelled Dayton to its first two-game winning streak in more than a month. The irony is the better the Flyers click with him ...
Flyers crumble down the stretch, fall again on road
Dayton coach Archie Miller thought his team played as well as it had all season through most of the second half at UMass, an effort that left 6,096 fans squirming and opposing coach Derek Kellogg calling a timeout to slow the surge. Having not won a game away from UD ...
Flyers start fast, subdue Musketeers
Former Dayton star Chris Johnson, who made his NBA debut this year with the Memphis Grizzlies, was introduced before the Xavier game Saturday and pranced around the court waving a rally towel and gyrating to the music being piped in. A sellout crowd of 13,435 ate it up. And the ...
UD needs to be ready to contend with Xavier on boards
CBS college basketball analyst Seth Davis provided color commentary when Dayton played at Xavier earlier this season, and he shared his impressions of the game on Twitter afterward. “I enjoyed my experience courtside at Dayton-Xavier. It also reinforced my opinion that college hoops is waaaaayy too physical,” he said in ...
Preview: Dayton vs. Temple
Who: Temple (15-7, 4-4 Atlantic 10) at Dayton (13-9, 3-5) When: 11 a.m. Saturday Where: UD Arena TV/Radio: ESPNU/WHIO 95.7, 1290 Dayton starters Kevin Dillard, 6-0, Sr., G, 14.9 ppg. Vee Sanford, 6-3, Jr., G, 12.5 Devon Scott, 6-9, Fr., F, 1.8 Devin Oliver, 6-7, Jr., F, 9.1 Dyshawn Pierre, ...
UD's Dillard proving to be clutch performer
If opposing teams didn’t know it already, Kevin Dillard’s free-throw display against Saint Joseph’s on Wednesday will surely have him popping up on scouting reports the rest of the season: When the game is on the line, don’t foul the Dayton point guard. Dillard made four straight attempts in the ...
Miller gets message across as Flyers win
Dayton put in some extra work to get ready for Saint Joseph’s on Wednesday — some real manual-labor kind of work. Second-year coach Archie Miller, trying to pound home a message to his players about giving greater effort to show their appreciation for what they’ve got, had the team clean ...
Saint Joseph’s-Dayton preview
Who: Saint Joseph’s (13-7, 4-3 Atlantic 10) at Dayton (12-9, 2-5) When: 7 p.m., Wednesday Where: UD Arena TV/Radio: Time Warner Ch. 1311 and 311/WHIO 95.7, 1290 Dayton starters Kevin Dillard, 6-0, Sr., G, 14.5 ppg. Vee Sanford, 6-3, Jr., G, 12.8 Jalen Robinson, 6-9, Fr., F, 5.8 Devin Oliver, ...
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