Odds and Ends

BEVERLY HILLS (MI) – A few odds and ends from Flyerland:

– Is there any better view in college basketball than this one, as depicted in this pic from David Jablonski of the DDN?



– Here is the Bart Torvik T Page for UD that will be updated throughout the season:

https://barttorvik.com/team.php?team=Dayton&year=2024

– Found this “Where Are They Now: Johnny Davis” piece from 2020 when I was searching for Portland Trail Blazers content on Toumani Camara:

https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/featur...y-davis-200430

– Speaking of Tou, here’s how he is tracking thus far among 2nd round draft picks:

1st in Points
1st in Rebounds
1st in Assists
1st in Steals
1st in Blocks
1st in Win Shares

– David Jablonski’s new book ‘The Epicenter of College Basketball’ tells the story of UD Arena:

https://www.daytondailynews.com/spor...ACHY4S2V6XZDA/

– The following is a link to “Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story” the tremendously powerful documentary on the the best player to ever don the Red and Blue, if only for the UD freshman team:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX0Lr9xBTLU&t=3s

– College sports subdivision proposal, explained: Why NCAA wants to create new division to pay players and what it means

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa...86a07053d3e141

– Freshman scoring is on the decline again this season in college basketball's top conferences

https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...p-conferences/

– Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by an AI experiment gone wrong:

https://www.daytondailynews.com/nati...J7NWL27Q6F4UY/

– Definitely something to look forward to next year:



That’s it “From the Swamp.”
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