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Dayton freshman point guard Juwan Staten did an an online interview with Rivals.com on Friday. The highly touted prospect talked about why he chose the Flyers, his relationship with coach Brian Gregory and the team’s prospects for this year.
Here’s a link to the web site:
Just attended a monster bar-be-cue for the Dayton men’s and women’s basketball teams at the Kettering home of Dr. Steve Levitt, a longtime backer of UD sports.
More than 500 people showed up, including the school’s administrators, support staff, selected fans, alums and ex-players. Levitt erected a 90-yard-long tent on his front lawn. Yep, 90 yards. I kept waiting for the trained elephants to appear.
A couple of newsy things:
• Junior forward Luke Fabrizius said he’s 100 percent healthy after offseason knee surgery. He’s taking part in team workouts with no restrictions.
• Junior wing Chris Johnson looks ripped, having put on about 15 pounds of muscle since last season. The 6-foot-6 Columbus native, who was named the NIT most valuable player, said he’s 205 pounds and wants to play at 215.
• The UD freshmen have already done the calculations with their eligibility clocks and the 2013 Maui Invitational. They’ll be seniors then and are looking forward to playing in that marquee event. “It’s great,” point guard Juwan Staten said.
One last note on a funny exchange between senior Chris Wright and coach Brian Gregory as the men’s team took the stage. As he was introducing his staff, Gregory said UD strength and conditioning coach Mike Bewley is the best in the nation at what he does.
“When Chris Wright came here, he couldn’t even dunk,” Gregory quipped. “Look at what coach Bewley has done with him.”
The playful Wright grabbed the microphone from Gregory and said, “Before I got here, Coach had black hair.”
The admittedly graying Gregory retorted, “Yeah, that’s right. I did have black hair before I started coaching Chris.”
Dayton announced its two home exhibition basketball games this season. The Flyers will host Grand Valley State on Tuesday, Nov. 2, and Findlay on Saturday, Nov. 6. The tipoff times will be determined later.
This just in from UD Sports Information:
PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED FOR THE GLOBAL SPORTS MAIN EVENT
Tickets Are On Sale Now For The Finale In Cincinnati
Since University of Dayton head coach Brian Gregory came to UD in 2003, the Dayton men’s basketball team has participated in four exempt in-season tournaments. This season the Flyers will participate in the Global Sports Main Event Nov. 13 through Nov. 27.
The five-team event will culminate with Dayton taking on the Cincinnati Bearcats at U.S. Bank Arena.
Dayton will have three extra home games this year as UD opens the season on Saturday, Nov. 13 against the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers, hosts Savannah State on Monday, Nov. 22 and Florida A&M on Wednesday, Nov. 24. The Flyers will then travel down I-75 to play the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday, Nov. 27 at U.S. Bank Arena in the finale of the Global Sports Main Event.
Times for each of the games will be announced at a later date.
Fans can purchase tickets for the Cincinnati contest at U.S. Bank Arena by submitting the enclosed form or by calling the UD Ticket Office at (937) 229-4433.
In-season tournaments allow the Flyers to compete against top-tier programs and receive increased exposure on national television. At last season’s Puerto Rico Tip-Off, Dayton played against three NCAA Tournament teams on national and regional television: Villanova, Kansas State and Georgia Tech.
During coach Gregory’s tenure at Dayton, the Flyers have been successful with in-season tournaments. Dayton has won two of the four early-season basketball tournaments it has played in since Gregory took over as head coach in 2003.
The Flyers became the only team to win the EA Sports Maui invitational under the guidance of a first-year coach when UD won Maui in 2003. Five years later, Dayton defeated the No. 15 Marquette Golden Eagles in the finals of the 2008 Chicago Invitational Challenge.
Dayton returns nine letterwinners from last year’s 25-12 NIT championship team, including team MVP Chris Wright and NIT MVP Chris Johnson. The Flyers will also welcome five new faces to the program in 2010-11, led by Oak Hill Academy point guard Juwan Staten.
Season tickets are available through DaytonFlyers.com, visiting the UD Ticket Office at UD Arena or calling (937) 229-4433.
GLOBAL SPORTS MAIN EVENT TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
November 13 - 27, 2010
NOV. 13 MOUNT ST. MARY’S @ DAYTON
NOV. 15 MOUNT ST. MARY’S @ CINCINNATI
NOV. 18 SAVANNAH STATE @ FLORIDA A&M
NOV. 20 MOUNT ST. MARY’S @ SAVANNAH STATE
NOV. 22 SAVANNAH STATE @ DAYTON
Labor Day celebrations
Tribute to former Ohio AG
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Miami football 2010
FLORIDA A&M @ CINCINNATI
NOV. 24 FLORIDA A&M @ DAYTON
SAVANNAH STATE @ CINCINNATI
NOV. 27 FLORIDA A&M @ MOUNT ST. MARY’S
DAYTON vs. CINCINNATI (U.S. Bank Arena)
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Good to see the reasons why Juwan chose UD. Just a few weeks left until practice starts. This is