“No one keeps track of former Dayton Flyers in the pro basketball ranks better” - Dayton Daily News. USBWA Member. DM for media inquiries.
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Cooked up something fun for you, friends. Take a look at the new Flyers in the Pros page and let me know what you think: prolowd.github.io/prolowd-tr…
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A stoic middle aged guy from the South and an ebullient young guy from the Bronx who’ve gone through some of the worst times of their lives together over the last 4 years and come out of it looking like this. Nobody deserves it more. This is why following sports is worth it
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KOBY BREA WAS PHYSICALLY INCAPABLE OF WALKING THIS SUMMER AND NOW HES A MARCH MADNESS HERO
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There it is - Obi Toppin is your all time leader in NBA Finals points by a Dayton Flyer. S/O the legend and NBA champion Johnny Davis
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I’ve seen a lot of great tweets about locations where people watched the game from today, so let me add mine: the maternity ward at Riverside Hospital in Columbus
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If Obi can get one more deal when this one is up at age 30, he’ll top $100 million in career earnings. That’s generational wealth for a 0 star recruit who made his name in Dayton, OH 🥹
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In case you were wondering what Coach Farrell’s tweet meant the other night, here are @obitoppin1’s shoes today
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People really thought he was just a lot better athlete than everyone in the A10 but that he wouldn’t have the same impact in the League. This man is a top 1% leaper in the world
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Goodman acting like he doesn’t know who Titus is just to suck up to Dickinson here is so gross and weird
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🚨FLYERS NBA RECORD-TYING 42 PTS FOR OBI TOPPIN🚨
*for guys who played varsity basketball at Dayton
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18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK for @obitoppin1 in 25 minutes. The ultimate revenge game against Thibs to eliminate the Knicks 😈 Obi will become the first Dayton Flyer to play in an NBA Finals game since Johnny Davis in 1977
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Absolutely heartbroken for Deuce. He is already under contract so will still get paid this season and be able to rehab under the team’s supervision, but this just sucks. Luckily he has a great support system and the right mindset to overcome this, but let’s make sure we show love
Denver Nuggets No. 22 overall pick DaRon Holmes II has suffered a torn right Achilles tendon, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. He’s expected to miss the 2024-25 season. Devastating blow for one of the Nuggets’ promising young pieces.
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This is the correct move by the official account by the way. He’s a University of Dayton alum - Kentucky doesn’t get to claim all the credit for renting him for a year
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That was a good season of Dayton basketball. This group is going to be remembered for a long time for restoring the standard. They overcame big deficits repeatedly and their resiliency and toughness earned them one of the biggest comeback wins in NCAA tournament history ✈️🔴🔵
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Obi trying to become the second 2020 Flyer to get a ring this weekend - congrats @mikesell33!
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While we’re here, let’s give Brooks his flowers. Not only was he an incredible Flyer in his own right, he’s an incredible steward of the program as an alum. Nobody loves Dayton basketball more and it’s really cool to see him promoting the next generation
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🚨OBI IN🚨
For the first time in exactly 48 years, a Dayton Flyer has appeared in an NBA Finals game
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Mali’s special man - to be the little brother of a HOFer and come here knowing the expectations and then get hit with injury after injury and come out on the other side dropping 11 dimes on the #6 team in the country? 🤌
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🗣️OBI FREED
Knicks are finalizing trade to send F Obi Toppin to the Pacers for two future second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. Deal gives Toppin an opportunity to play a more significant role in Indiana and stacks up more draft assets for New York. Deal can’t be completed until Thursday.
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I have a decent following amongst former players, which is more a testament to how much they love the program than anything I do, but I was fired up to see this one. Still have only ever been blocked by one 😬
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Questioning the mental toughness of a 0 star HS recruit who worked himself into the NPOY in college shows the lack of mental aptitude among some Knicks personnel
Very happy Obi Toppin is having an impact in this series against his old team!
Some Knicks personnel (not all) were very opinionated about his lack of mental toughness when they let him go.
He’s been incredibly strong in this series, on both ends!
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Really excited to partner with @DaytonMBB on this. We’ll be highlighting the top 3 performances by Pro Flyers each week
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Congrats to @toomany_buckets on becoming the 13th Dayton Flyer to score 1,000 points in the NBA
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When I started this account, the majority of my tweets were about All A10 guys in Summer League games. To be here tweeting about a National Player of the Year in the NBA Finals is surreal ✈️🔴🔵
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Reminder that @kobybrea had to have metal rods put in both legs and relearn how to walk this summer in order to hit that game tying 3 tonight
𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ✈️🏀
It is time for Episode #3‼️
Watch Now➡️ ow.ly/Efu150PXpTg
#GoFlyers // @FischerHomes
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This was ultimately an extremely disappointing Dayton basketball season. The program needs to take corrective action this summer to get back on track. AG will be back, but he needs help either on the bench or in the front office. The results aren’t good enough given the resources
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It’s impossible to watch @FlyersTBT and not get into it. Your brain is just conditioned to give a shit when you see these guys playing. I can’t watch DMo, Kyle, Kendall, Vee, Darrell, and Dillard and not being emotionally invested
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Cam Holmes Come Home
Dayton is expected to be in for two 2026 top-30 recruits today — Cody Peck and Cam Holmes, per a source.
Cam is the younger brother of former Flyers star, DaRon.
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Deuce is one of the best to ever lace em up for the Flyers. A great player and a great person. I’ll miss seeing him interact with the kids at camp and making memes about his dominance in the A10, but look forward to continuing to cover him in the NBA for the next decade
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Incredible season for Deuce. I was surprised he came back and worried that he wouldn’t benefit from it, but he willed his way into a conference POTY, All American team, and ticket to the dance while creating additional NIL opportunities and being a paragon of UD
𝐀𝐏 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝-𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧
𝙳𝚊𝚁𝚘𝚗 𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝙸𝙸✌️
#Vote4Deuce // @DaRonagon
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This is incredible - my sons are going to lose their minds over this
LeBron James and Obi Toppin had a dunk contest after their workout 😮💨
(via @ChrisJHoops / IG)
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This is what humility and gratitude look like 👇
Today I was blessed with the opportunity to play in front of Dr. Jerele for the first time! For those of you who don’t know, Dr. Jerele was my surgeon last summer and she’s a huge reason for why i’m able to play the game I love today. No way I’m leaving Mike out of this one! 🙏🏼
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How can you not love this guy?
Obi after his game winner: "We're proud of everybody on this team. We're gonna keep hoopin'... Our fans are amazing. Every single night we come out here, we hear them every single game ... We love our fans. We just come out here, have fun and play our type of basketball." #Pacers
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I gotta admit, I’ve found myself rooting for University of Dayton graduate Koby Brea and the Kentucky Wildcats
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✈️🔴🔵
Koby Brea appeared at a press conference with other Suns rookies on Monday and said he's ‘blessed and honored’ to be with Phoenix. daytondailynews.com/sports/f…
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I met Mali at Flyers kids camp this summer and came away hoping he was half as good a player as he was a person. Takes a special mindset to go to a place your brother is a legend and wear his number, but be your own player
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One of the other things that happened in SLC that I had forgotten to share was one of Nate’s sisters excitedly introducing herself when she overheard a group of us discussing him before the Arizona game. She was super proud of him and it was awesome
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19 yrs ago my roommate yelled out the window of my Sable in the Arena parking lot to see if some girls he knew wanted a ride back to campus. 19 yrs later 1 of them is still riding home with me from Flyers games 😁
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Reminder that Koby Brea couldn’t walk this summer and has now won 2 games for us in November
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Really gonna miss Nate Santos and Enoch Cheeks. Hugely impactful transfers who contributed to a lot of wins. Glad they got to experience a tournament W last year. Looking forward to continuing to cover them in their professional careers.
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When he announced his hip surgeries I never thought we’d see Chip play another game at Dayton. That he not only came back but became an integral part of the best team in program history is a testament to what a warrior he is
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Most of the time my thoughts about our guys’ character are based on anecdotes and observations, but with @JuiceCrewMali it’s based on experience. Highest character/hardest worker I’ve seen in red and blue. Let’s lift him up every chance we get this year
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Apparently I have to go to IG for @mikesell33 news - he’s been elected a captain for his team in Germany this season
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At a time when there’s been a ton of discourse about college athletes becoming further and further removed from the university community, ya love to see Mali appearing uncredited in a Stander Symposium slideshow #LearnLeadServe
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$1.12 mil for Toumani GUARANTEED this year. This is a great deal for him and shows a ton of faith from the Suns in their first draft pick of the Mat Ishbia Era.
The Phoenix Suns have signed No. 52 overall pick Toumani Camara to a four-year deal, which is fully guaranteed for the 2023-24 season, league sources told @hoopshype.
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A tipster pointed out that @mikesell33 did make it to at least one of @obitoppin1’s games in France 🥳
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I know he was National Player of the Year last season, but this feels like the first time the rest of the world is seeing what Dayton fans saw every night for two years
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32 PTS (11-18 FG, 5-12 3PT), 6 AST (career high tie), 3 REB, 1 STL in 43 minutes for @obitoppin1. You can’t convince me that he doesn’t deserve to start for an NBA team next year. Obi’s such a dangerous offensive weapon when users correctly. Free him from corner confinement!
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