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Dayton Dismisses Two Tallest Players From Basketball Team For Theft

By Brandon C. Williams

Mar 29, 2014; Memphis, TN, USA; Dayton Flyers forward Dyshawn Pierre (left) and Dayton Flyers guard Vee Sanford (right) reacts during the second half in the finals of the south regional of the 2014 NCAA Mens Basketball Championship tournament against the Florida Gators at FedEx Forum. Florida won 62-52. Mandatory Credit: Spruce Derden-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 29, 2014; Memphis, TN, USA; Dayton Flyers forward Dyshawn Pierre (left) and Dayton Flyers guard Vee Sanford (right) reacts during the second half in the finals of the south regional of the 2014 NCAA Mens Basketball Championship tournament against the Florida Gators at FedEx Forum. Florida won 62-52. Mandatory Credit: Spruce Derden-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Dayton Flyers kicked centers Devon Scott and Jalen Robinson off the men’s basketball team after the two were charged with trespassing in student dorm rooms.

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Dayton’s solid 7-2 start to this basketball season took a huge hit on Wednesday, as the Flyers kicked starting center Devon Scott and backup big man Jalen Robinson off the team for trespassing.

Scott and Robinson were allegedly involved in a series of thefts in which the pair broke into the rooms of dorms and stole money.

Scott, a 6-9 junior from Cincinnati, was averaging 9.1 points and a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game. Robinson, a 6-9 junior from Columbus, was averaging 3.2 points and 2.4 rebounds while averaging 15 minutes a game. The two both played in Dayton’s most recent game, a 69-55 loss at Arkansas last Saturday.

The Flyers are off until Saturday night when they host Boston University, yet the team now finds itself in a major disadvantage, as Scott and Robinson were the team’s two tallest players. Without the pair, Dayton now must go forward without a player standing more than 6-6. The team could chose the option to take the redshirt off freshman center Steve McElvene, whose 6-11 frame is now a very welcome sight.

If Dayton does keep McElvene on the sidelines, the Flyers may have to turn to 6-6 forward Dyshawn Pierre, who is the team’s second-leading scorer with 11.8 points per game. The team does have three other players that stand 6-6: junior Bobby Wehrli, sophomore Kendall Pollard and freshman Detwon Rogers.

For now, the Flyers will have to defy the adage that size does matter.

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