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TUESDAY, NOV. 11, 2014 NEWS // UD alumnus, Vietnam vet- A&E // Cincy-based rock band re- OPINIONS // What makes something SPORTS // Women’s soccer wins VOL. 62 NO. 10 eran remembered by family, friends, leases new album, pg. 19. art? pg. 7. A-10 championship at Baujan, pg. 20. jacket, pg. 5. RudyFlyer is ready to rally for basketball sea- son. Photo by Zoey Xia/ FLYER NEWS Staff Photographer CHRIS BENDEL Sports Editor 2014–2015 Editor’s Note: Page numbers (pg.) indicate where in-depth coverage can be found on the topic in the compre- BASKETBALL hensive preview located on pgs. 9-16. Like any coach coming off of a successful season, University PREVIEW of Dayton head men’s basketball coach Archie Miller draws a line in the sand between the past and the present. Last year, the Flyers finished ranked No. 18 in the final USA Today Coaches Poll, fresh off of an Elite Eight run and a Cinderella story told around the nation. Campus ex- ploded during the historic, postsea- son run uniting students, alumni and the greater Dayton area. The team’s 26 wins were the third-most in school history (pg. 14). For Miller and the Flyers, the accolades from last season will not have any bearing on the success of this current group of Flyers. How- ever, Miller hopes for one important Sophomore guard Scoochie Smith, pictured leading the charge Saturday, will command the UD offense this season. Chris Santucci/Photo Editor thread from last year’s magical run to carry over: student passion. ple are going to say [UD] throws a lot UD opened the season with a 96- giate possessions. ple personnel combinations. “We need [the students],” Miller of bodies at you,” Miller said. “We’re 66 exhibition victory over Division II Redshirt senior guard and trans- “Toward the end of December ... said. “Part of being in college bas- going to be more of a matchup based opponent, the University of South- fer from Oakland University, Ryan we will have much more of a good ketball, the best places to play, the rotation.” ern Indiana Saturday at UD Arena. Bass, will also figure into the rota- feeling about everyone and what best basketball schools, have the Miller said foul trouble could de- Leading scorer, redshirt senior tion. The Dayton native adds a vet- they can do,” Miller said. best vibe on campus... everyone’s velop as a concern on any particular guard Jordan Sibert, who averaged eran presence and quickness to the Former UD head coach Brian got to fill those seats. night, especially with an undersized 12.2 points per game and ranked UD backcourt (pg. 14). Gregory and Georgia Tech Univer- When our students are intact, frontcourt after losing the 6-foot-10 third in the A-10 in three-point per- In the frontcourt (pg. 13), 6-foot- sity will make an appearance at UD we may have one of the best home frame of Kavanaugh. Only two play- centage last season, returns with the 9 junior forwards Devon Scott and Arena Dec. 23, a game which will courts in all of college basketball,” ers on the roster are listed above 6 added responsibility of the role as Jalen Robinson make up the bulk of air on CBS Sports Network (For full Miller said. feet 6 inches (pg. 10). UD’s consensus go-to scorer. the Flyer’s height this season and schedule and TV lineup see pg. 10). Students and the greater Dayton “We’re going to have to find ways “We’re tougher than a lot of will work down low. Sophomore for- When A-10 play opens Jan. 3 community making the trip to UD to protect ourselves from getting in teams,” Sibert said. “Teams are big- ward Kendall Pollard, who is listed against Duquesne University, the Arena may see a different type of foul trouble which may be a little ger than us, smaller than us but they at 6 feet 6 inches, also returns, figur- Flyers, who were picked third in the “True Team” for the 2014-15 men’s zone,” Miller said. “It may be being won’t out-compete us.” ing to play a more prominent role for A-10 by league coaches, will begin basketball season, one focused more very aggressive in terms of getting Junior forward and 2014 NCAA the team and hoping to build on a ca- the team’s slate of 16 conference on strategic matchups driven by per- in scramble situations or trapping.” South All-Region selection, Pierre, reer-high performance of 12 points games (pg. 14). sonnel combinations. The different In order to capitalize on the who ranked third on the team in in last year’s Sweet Sixteen victory Miller realizes conference oppo- looks Dayton will use stem from a team’s strengths, UD will use mul- scoring and second in rebounding over Stanford University. nents might pay a little extra atten- lack of size and less abundant depth tiple combinations of players, ac- last season, also returns after start- The Flyers will appear on nation- tion to his team this year, along with at certain positions versus the hall- cording to Miller, able to exploit ing all 37 games a year ago. al television a school-record of 21 Virginia Commonwealth University mark 11-man rotation from a year mismatches given by opposing de- In the backcourt (pg. 13), sopho- times, during the season (pgs. 9, 13), and George Washington University, ago (For full roster see pg. 10). fenses and sometimes employing a more guard Scoochie Smith takes highlighted by the Puerto Rico Tip- the only two teams picked ahead of From last year’s team, gone are four-guard look, with junior forward command of the Dayton offense Off Nov. 21-23, where UD could see the Flyers in the preseason confer- forward Devin Oliver, center Matt Dyshawn Pierre playing a hybrid as the team’s starting point guard, a possible second-round matchup ence poll. Kavanaugh, slashing guard Vee San- role (pg. 13). bolstered by returning defensive with defending national champion, “It’s the first time in a long time ford and former starting point guard “We’re not a big team right now,” specialist sophomore guard Kyle the University of Connecticut, if the we have a little bit of buzz around Khari Price, who transferred out of Pierre said. “We’ll have to use quick- Davis and highly-rated newcomer, team gets past the SEC’s Texas A&M us in conference,” Miller said. “With the program during the offseason. ness in some cases, getting the ball freshman guard Darrell Davis, who Nov. 20. that comes great accountability. “As the course of the season goes, out of the net fast and trying to tire showed no hesitation in displaying Through the team’s 12-game non- We’ve got to be ready to go.” the lineups will be unique, but I teams out throughout the course of his smooth jumper Saturday by fir- conference schedule, Miller plans to For the full UD Basketball Pre- don’t know necessarily know if peo- the game.” ing two shots in his first two colle- toy with the lineups and test multi- view, see pgs. 9-16. FOLLOW @FLYERNEWS ON TWITTER FOR MORE UPDATES ON CAMPUS, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS 2 NEWS NEWS 3 Online at flyernews.com Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 Online at flyernews.com CAMPUS UD Public Safety continues to strive toward security on campus IT’S ABSOLUTELY TRUE FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING 101 Yes, Sherman Alexie will speak in the KU The law school will host a workshop, to ROGER HOKE Ballroom as part of UD’s annual Native discuss the prevalence of human traf- Staff Writer American Colloquium Tuesday at 7 p.m. ficking in the U.S. with a focus on Ohio Alexie, a Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Indi- Friday from 4-6 p.m. The event is open “It’s obvious [from the crime log] that we receive few reports an author, has won the National Book to law faculty, staff and students. Dinner Award and the Pen/Faulker Award. The will be provided, and students can earn The University of Dayton Depart- of serious crimes; however, we take every crime seriously.” talk is free and open to the public. For two hours of pro bono hours. RSVP by ment of Public Safety is in the midst a schedule of colloquium sessions or Wednesday. Source: udayton.edu of another semester of trying to keep more info, visit http://udayton.co/BRh. the community and students safe. Source: udayton.edu HEY ORPHEUS The crime log, which is available Orpheus, UD’s literature and art maga- for student viewing weekdays from ENGINEERING SLUMBER PARTY zine, will host a writing workshop in Art- RANDY GROESBECK 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., lists the crimi- cause it’s a very serious matter, and “I would say it’s been a typical or protocols for people to follow to From Friday at 6 p.m. until Saturday, Street Studio E Wednesday from 7-9 PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR nal acts reported to the Department it’s one that can lead to other offenses; year and we have a certain number keep themselves from being victims the School of Engineering’s Women En- p.m. Bring sonnets, haikus, short fiction, of Public Safety over the past 60 days but, on the scale of different legal vio- of crimes that are reported on a reg- of crime.” gineering Program will let female high creative nonfiction or your dream jour- and where they occurred.