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Duke in the running for former Dayton guard Koby Brea

According to a Monday report from On3’s Jamie Shaw, the Blue Devils are one of five contenders for former Dayton guard Koby Brea.

The Blue Devils aren’t done in the transfer portal.

According to a Monday report from On3’s Jamie Shaw, former Dayton guard Koby Brea listed Duke among one of his final five options.

As a junior last season, Brea averaged 11.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-6 New York native shot 49.8% from beyond the arc, by far the best season of his career.

He scored 20 points in two different games last season, first a 22-point night against SMU in November before a 21-point game against Saint Louis in March. He averaged 14.5 points per game in the NCAA Tournament.

Brea has played in 113 games across the last four seasons, but he’s only started 21 times.

After the commitments of Syracuse forward Maliq Brown and Purdue guard Mason Gillis, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer still has three additional scholarships to dole out in the portal. One of them could be going to the former Flyer.

Brea is also reportedly considering Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, and two-time defending national champion Connecticut.

Ohio State softball gets win over in-state foe Dayton

It was a winning effort for the home opener. #GoBucks

The Ohio State softball team had a midweek contest on Wednesday against in-state foe Dayton, and came away victorious by a 6-2 score in its home opener.

It didn’t take long for the Buckeyes to get on the board. Kami Kortokrax singled home the first run in the bottom of the first inning to give OSU the early 1-0 lead. Ohio State would add two more runs in the bottom of the second inning on a McKenzie Bump RBI single, followed by a two-out single by Jasmyn Burns that brought Bump around to score.

OSU would add three more runs in the bottom of the third inning and that would be more than enough with starting pitcher Allison Smith tossing 3.2 shutout innings on just one hit. She notched her fourth win of the season with the effort that improved Ohio State’s record to 18-10.

Next up, the Bucks will open up Big Ten play when they host the Northwestern Wildcats for a three game series this weekend.

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Instant Analysis: LSU men’s basketball falls to Dayton on last-second heartbreaker in Charleston Classic opener

The Tigers squandered a major opportunity on Thursday evening in Charleston.

LSU’s men’s basketball team looked like it was going to bounce back from the loss to Nicholls in tremendous fashion with a win over Dayton for nearly 40 minutes on Thursday afternoon, but a gutsy comeback and last-second go-ahead three gave the Flyers the 70-67 win in the quarterfinal round of the Charleston Classic.

After a tightly contested first half that saw the Tigers take a 32-30 lead to the locker room, they stretched that lead to as much as 15 with under 10 minutes to play in the game. But Dayton went on a 17-2 run to get back in the game, and Nate Santos’ shot in the final seconds proved to be the game-winner as a Carlos Stewart three fell short at the buzzer.

LSU finished the game shooting above 50% as a team, but it wasn’t as efficient down the stretch and had eight second-half turnovers.

[autotag]Jalen Reed[/autotag] was a bright spot, leading the team with 16 points, while [autotag]Tyrell Ward[/autotag] scored 12 and [autotag]Will Baker[/autotag] scored 10. Defensively, LSU held the Flyers under 40% shooting but struggled to contain stars Santos (19 points), Javon Bennett (16) and Koby Brea (13).

It was an excellent opportunity to earn a win over a possible tournament team, but now the 1-2 Tigers will have to look elsewhere to start rebuilding their resume. They will be back in action on Friday morning against North Texas, which lost 53-52 against St. John’s. at 10:30 a.m. CT.

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Ohio State basketball beats Dayton in charity exhibition

We got our first peek at the OSU hoops team during a worthy, charitable game. #GoBucks

Awaken Ohio State basketball fans, it’s almost hoops season on the banks of the Olentangy despite the football team still taking names on the gridiron. In fact, we’ve already seen Big Ten basketball media days. And in a further step toward the start of the season, the men got on the court Sunday for an exhibition charity event on the road against the Dayton Flyers.

It was really the first public look at the team, including a number of newcomers, and on top of that, it was a winning look, with the Buckeyes winning by a score of 78-70.

It wasn’t a true game-type environment, but pretty close. The final score was there to see, but none of the stats in the box score count and players couldn’t foul out in the sold out in the UD Arena.

But back to the game. It was a revealing show for the Buckeyes with another year of plenty of new faces. It was a tight affair pretty much throughout, with OSU holding just a three point lead at halftime, then extending it out late to win fairly comfortably.

All 11 scholarship players that were available played, with Bruce Thorton leading the way with 21 points. Minnesota transfer, Jamison Battle, showed that he’s going to be counted on to score this season with 15 points, and Roddy Gayle also finished in double figures with 12.

The game was held to benefit mental health and dubbed, “Take hope to the hoop,” with the proceeds from the game reportedly raising over $500,000 for mental health initiatives.

Now, that’s a cause worthy of a televised (ESPN+) exhibition if I’ve ever heard of one.

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LSU basketball to open against Dayton in Charleston Classic

The Tigers are returning to the Charleston Classic for the first time since 2011.

The Tigers already knew they were heading to South Carolina from Nov. 16-19 to take part in the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic, and now they know their bracket, as well.

LSU will open against Dayton on Nov. 16 at TD Arena. Coach Matt McMahon’s team will face off against either St. John’s or North Texas the following day. That opening matchup will be televised on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. CT.

This will be the Tigers’ second all-time trip to the Charleston Classic. They went 2-1 at the event in 2011.

Regardless of the results in the tournament, LSU will face three opponents with Houston, Towson, Utah and Wake Forest rounding out the field. The two unbeaten teams will face off in the championship on Nov. 19.

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Report: DaRon Holmes II declared for the draft ahead of the deadline

Holmes led the A-10 in blocked shots and field-goal percentage and was first in the country in dunks.

Dayton sophomore DaRon Holmes II on Sunday reportedly declared for the 2023 NBA draft while retaining the right to return to school, according to Bryan Kalbrosky of For The Win.

Holmes, who was named to the All-Atlantic 10 first team, averaged 18.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.7 assists on 59% shooting from the field in 34 games. He led the conference in blocked shots and field-goal percentage and was first in the country in dunks (89).

The 6-foot-10 center is considered a potential second-round pick this year with his ability to score in the paint, rebound and defend at a high level. He also projects to develop into a big man who can space the floor with an improved jump shot.

Holmes declared for the draft just before the early entry deadline on Sunday and will have the opportunity to gain feedback from teams during the pre-draft process. He will likely be among those prospects invited to compete in the draft combine next month in Chicago, Illinois.

He will have until May 31 to withdraw from the draft and return to school.

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Ohio State baseball comes from behind to beat the Dayton Flyers Wednesday

A season series sweep of Dayton was in order for the Ohio State baseball team Wednesday. #GoBucks

The Ohio State baseball team has a lot of work still to do, but there are signs that it is starting to figure things out a little bit after a disappointing start to the Big Ten season.

On Wednesday, OSU stepped outside of the conference to host the Dayton Flyers and won by way of comeback variety, 8-7, to improve to 20-17 overall.

It didn’t take long for the Buckeyes to get on the board first. In the bottom of inning No. 1, OSU scored two runs thanks to an RBI double by Kade Kern, followed by a sacrifice fly by Tyler Pettorini.

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The Flyers struck back with four runs in the top of the third inning to make it 4-2, then tacked on another couple of runs in the fourth inning to go up 6-2. The score would say that way until the bottom of the seventh inning when OSU began the climb back.

Mitchell Okouley scored on a groundout by Trey Lipsey to make it 6-3, then Cole Andrews got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to cut the deficit to 6-4.

Dayton got another run in the top of the eighth, but that only set the stage for the final comeback. In the bottom of the inning, Matthew Graveline drew a walk with the bases loaded to pull to within two runs at 7-5. Marcus Ernst then hit a two-run single to tie things up at 7-7. That was followed by another walk with the bases loaded to Henry Kaczmar to give the Buckeyes the 8-7 lead.

Pitcher Jonah Jenkins then came in to shut the door for Ohio State in the top of the ninth inning, and the Buckeyes went home happy with a three-game season sweep of Dayton.

OSU will get back into conference play this weekend with a three-game series against Penn State.

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Bengals invite Dayton RB Jake Chisholm to pre-draft workout

The Bengals will work with a local RB before the draft.

The Cincinnati Bengals invited former Dayton RB Jake Chisholm to a local pre-draft workout on April 18, according to Joey DeBerardino of WDTN 2 News Dayton.

In his time at Dayton, Chisholm tallied 5,603 all-purpose yards, which is the school’s record. He rushed for over 1,000 yards in three separate seasons when he was a full-time starter, averaging over 100 yards per game in 2019 and 2021.

Chisholm rushed for 1,050 yards in his senior season as a Flyer along with 253 yards receiving.

The Bengals are still looking for someone to take the spot of Samaje Perine, who left in free agency to sign with the Denver Broncos. As of now, the Bengals appear to be waiting for the draft dominoes to fall before a possible decision on starting running back Joe Mixon.

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Ohio State baseball is streaking, defeating Dayton to win seventh game in a row

WWWWWWW #GoBucks

The[autotag]Ohio State baseball[/autotag] team is really starting to hit their stride. Since losing to California on March 4, the Buckeyes have reeled off wins over Oklahoma, three over Cal State Bakersfield, Marshall and two against Dayton.

The win today over the Flyers, 12-8, the seventh in a row, puts the Buckeyes’ season record at 11-6 in [autotag]Bill Mosiello[/autotag]’s first season as the head coach.

Although OSU has yet to play a conference game, it’ll have two more games on the state until Ohio State faces Indiana next weekend. So far, the Buckeyes have shown they can win a game in multiple ways.

Today it was the bats, as they needed every one of those twelve runs, to get the victory. Outfielder [autotag]Trey Lipsey[/autotag] led the charge, going 3-of-5 with 6 RBI and three runs scored. The biggest hit was this blast with the game still tight in the bottom of the seventh.

Before the Buckeyes travel to take on the Hoosiers, they will host Wright State on Tuesday evening and Toledo on Wednesday night.

Ohio State currently has the longest winning streak in the conference and is in the upper half of the standings before the conference portion of the schedule commences.

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Ohio may look into banning unruly bettors after Dayton basketball coach cited attacks on players

This would be a positive step, but it’s sadly not enough.

Dayton men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant sent a powerful message to Ohio bettors after his team’s win over Davidson on Tuesday: “Take a step back and re-evaluate your priorities.”

Without getting into specifics, Grant made clear his players have been dealing with the repercussions of Ohio sports betting being legalized at the start of the new year.

“There’s some laws that have recently been enacted that really to me, it could really change the landscape of what college sports is all about. And when we have people that make it about themselves and attack kids because of their own agenda, it sickens me,” an emotional Grant said during his postgame presser. “They have families. They don’t deserve that. Mental health is real. So if you’re a Flyer fan, I ask you just to understand what you’re dealing with with young people.”

In response, Ohio Casino Control Commission executive director Matt Schuler suggested during a Wednesday meeting the commission look into banning state bettors who direct violent comments at college athletes on social media.

Such an exclusion list would only work to eliminate in-state bettors and bettors who aren’t hiding behind aliases and burner accounts, but it would represent a positive first step.

Dayton is 12-6 on the season and tied for first place in the Atlantic 10, but had a seven-game winning streak snapped by underdog VCU on Friday. The Flyers bounced back to beat Davidson, though they also failed to cover the spread of that game.

It’s despicable that so-called fans care more about whether a team covered than whether they won, but that’s what happens when the stakes include personal finances. Some people handle that a lot better than others. So, as long as betting is allowed in the age of social media, it will be almost impossible to eradicate all hate directed at athletes.

Sadly, Grant’s plea and others like it might be the best solutions short of another ban on sports betting altogether.

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