The cancelation of the 2020 NCAA Match was heartbreaking for plenty of applications, arguably none extra so than Dayton. The Flyers had been on observe to be a No. 1 seed within the bracket because of the presence of Wood Award winner Obi Toppin. After the season concluded, Sportsline.com simulated the 2020 NCAA Match and had Dayton beating Gonzaga within the title recreation.
The Flyers won’t ever get that again.
However, 4 years later, they do have one other All-American candidate serving to them run by the Atlantic 10 identical to Toppin’s group ran by the Atlantic 10. His title is DaRon Holmes. On Friday, the 6-foot-10 ahead took 18 pictures, made 12 of them and completed with 33 factors and 12 rebounds in a 72-62 victory at Duquesne that pushed the Flyers to 13-2 general, 3-0 within the league. For what it is price, KenPom.com presently initiatives Dayton to win the A-10 by 4 video games — and Holmes is now fifth within the KenPom Participant of the Yr standings.
Dayton has gained 10 straight contests.
The Flyers are nineteenth in Saturday morning’s up to date CBS Sports activities High 25 And 1 each day school basketball rankings, the place Purdue stays No. 1 because of the truth that the Boilermakers have a national-best six Quadrant-1 wins and the game’s greatest energy of report. They personal victories over the groups ranked No. 2 (Arizona), No. 5 (Alabama), No. 6 (Tennessee), No. 11 (Illinois), No. 21 (Marquette) and No. 49 (Gonzaga) within the NET. The 2 losses are each street losses to Massive Ten groups that fall in Quadrant 1. Purdue hosts Penn State on Saturday.
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