flyernews.com FLYER NEWS @FlyerNews THURSDAY, NEWS A&E OPINIONS SPORTS APRIL 3, 2014 El Rancho Grande debut Female musicians share their Writer feels celebration after UD lacrosse becomes delayed, plans to open in May, opinions about misogyny in UD wins weren’t riots, top-ranked team, pg. 16. VOL. 61 NO. 24 pg. 3. social media, pg. 7. pg. 11. Dayton seniors etched into program lore STEVEN WRIGHT Sports Editor The University of Florida ended their careers. It didn’t matter, because the senior class for the University of Dayton men’s basketball team had al- ready placed themselves into UD his- tory. For the first time since 1984, Dayton advanced to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament. Forward Devin Oliver, guard Vee Sanford and senior Matt Kavanaugh were big reasons why they got this far. And along the journey through their final year as collegiate athletes, they gained memories they’ll never for- get, or be forgotten for accomplishing. “Just being here,” Sanford said after the loss to Florida. “This is something I’ll remember forever. Making it to the tournament and making this run is a great memory I have of all of us, in- cluding the seniors.” Like most good runs, they usually must come to an end. Dayton’s seniors though didn’t go out without a fight. Already winning more NCAA tourna- ment games than were accomplished in the last 30 years combined, the No. 11 seed Flyers found themselves 40 min- Seniors Devin Oliver, Vee Sanford, Brian Vonderhaar and Matt Kavanaugh completed their college careers having led the men’s basketball team to the utes away from a trip to the Final Four, highest level in the NCAA tournament in 30 years. ETHAN KLOSTERMAN/PHOTO EDITOR with the No. 1 team in the country in its way. Although Dayton didn’t triumph, Head coach Archie Miller throughout Vonderhaar isn’t an afterthought have each others back to this day. We ally became known as a “True Team,” the team aspect they created didn’t the season said Sanford never once to his teammates. The walk-on en- love each other and this was a great as displayed on the warm up shirts dissolve. complained after starting all 31 games tered the game against Florida in the run. I mean, it sucks right now, but they debuted against Florida. “It was just tough because it was during his junior campaign. He ended final seconds to put his name in the we’re going to look back at it and real- Sibert said they filled the roles such a special run with a great group up averaging 9.6 points per game and record books of UD players to play in ize how great the run was.” needed, but never had anything but the of guys,” Oliver said. “At the end of the banked in the game winner against the Elite Eight, but Kavanaugh said he Miller said the blueprint has been wellbeing of the team in their minds. day, it’s been an incredible run, and I’m The Ohio State University in the sec- was more than guy on the bench every set for how the program can continue “You know, a lot of seniors, you just proud of my team.” ond round of the NCAA tournament. game. the success this year’s seniors experi- run into them and they want to go out No player exemplified what Day- Kavanaugh returned from a year- “You couldn’t ask for better role ence. He credited them as guys who there and try to prove they have to get ton’s team was about this season than long suspension in 2012-2013 and made models in Oliver, Sanford and Vonder- have taken the program, “across the all their shots out or I have to do this or Oliver. The team leader in minutes, UD a better team, going 25-7 with him haar,” Vonderhaar said. “To be able to bridge.” that,” Sibert said. “They were extreme- rebounding, assists and steals, he had in the lineup compared to a 1-4 record finish my career with those three guys “We’ll look back and think how does ly unselfish. They just wanted to win six of the team’s 11 double-double per- when he had to sit due to injury. He is a major blessing.” a team get back here?” Miller said. and that’s one thing I felt that was big.” formances. came alive during the tournament, UD has produced three NBA players “Well, they have to approach things What did the seniors mean to this He hit the game-winning shot grabbing eight rebounds against the recently: Brian Roberts, Chris Johnson every day like these guys did. A lot of year’s Dayton basketball team? Miller against the University of Mississippi University of Florida with an assist, and Chris Wright. They won NCAA sacrifice went into it, but more impor- summed it up perfectly. from midcourt to close out the non- block and steal. tournament games in 1990 and 2009, tantly, these guys will go down in the “Everything,” Miller said. “The bot- conference portion of the schedule and “These three guys, four guys with and the National Invitational Tourna- history books.” tom line is this team and these seniors tied a career-high of 3-pointers made Brian Vonderhaar, will go down as one ment championship in 2010. But no Dayton’s seniors finished their col- recreated a vision. They recreated a with four against Florida. of the greatest senior classes that ever group in the last 30 seasons went as far legiate careers by helping engineer brand of basketball that the University Sanford began the year in the start- did it,” Miller said. “They had such a as this year’s in college basketball’s the third-most wins of any team in of Dayton hasn’t had in 30 years. You ing lineup, but quickly found him in- sensational season that they’re going to biggest stage. program history at 26. None could be can leave it at that. That’s a statement serted into a sixth-man role in favor of go down as one of the best teams in the “It was a great experience,” Sanford considered “stars,” but together they among statements.” redshirt junior guard Jordan Sibert. history of Dayton basketball.” said. “These guys are great. We always filled their roles on a team that eventu- 2 Thursday, April 3, 2014 NEWS Online at flyernews.com CAMPUS ARTSTREET SHOWS OMA HOSTS ‘THE PUNK SINGER’ SUSHI MAKING As part of its Friday Film Series, ArtStreet DEMONSTRATION will be showing ‘The Punk Singer’ April 4, The Office of Multicultural Affairs at 8 p.m. in Studio B. 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UNIVERSITY’S GOSPEL CHI OMEGA COLLECTS CHOIR SET TO PERFORM QUARTERS FOR CHARITY The Ebony Heritage Singers will perform Chi Omega sorority will be collecting at South Park Methodist Church at 140 enough quarters to stretch a quarter University of Dayton fans were well represented in Memphis, Tenn., at the FedEx Forum during the men’s basket- Stonemill Road on Sunday, April 6, at of a mile on Thursday, April 3, from 10 ball team’s games in the semi- and regional-finals. ETHAN KLOSTERMAN/PHOTO EDITOR 4 p.m. Under the direction of Donna a.m. to 4 p.m. outside Kennedy Union. Cox, the group will perform selections The collection began Monday, March LOCAL from the African-American sacred music 31. All money raised will go to the CREATOR OF MR. CLEAN DAYTON NATIVE FEATURED DEWEY’S HOSTS PIZZA tradition. The event is free and open Make-A-Wish Foundation. For more in- DIES IN OPRAH’S MAGAZINE SCHOOL to the public. 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