{
  "id": 17892025,
  "title": "How to watch the Dayton Flyers season opener tonight vs. NJIT",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/how-to-watch-the-dayton-flyers-season-opener-tonight-vs-njit",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T02:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/watch-dayton-flyers-season-opener-020100020.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fans can catch the Dayton Flyers' inaugural season game tonight at 7 p.m. against the NJIT Highlanders at UD Arena. The matchup will be broadcast on WHIO (CBS) and streamed on ESPN+ with radio coverage on WHIO Radio (1290 AM, 95.7 FM). Dayton started the preseason with a 2-1 record, facing St. Xavier, Notre Dame, and Morehead State in exhibition play. The Flyers are coming off a 2-1 exhibition season, with wins over St. Xavier, Notre Dame, and Morehead State. Returning player Amaël L’Etang, a 7-foot-1 junior, led the team with 11.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game last season. The backcourt will feature newcomers Landen Joseph and Zaide Lowery. Dayton's preseason scoring leaders were junior Malcolm Thomas with 11.7 points per game and freshman Aiden Derkack, averaging 11 points. The Flyers' schedule includes games against Northern Illinois, Siena, Cincinnati, and Central Michigan.",
  "summary": "The Dayton Flyers will tipoff the season at 7 p.m. tonight with a sold-out matchup at UD Arena against the NJIT Highlanders. The game will be televised on WHIO (CBS) and streamed on ESPN+ with radio broadcasts on WHIO Radio (1290 AM, 95.7 FM). Dayton went 2-1 in exhibition play, dropping its first game to St. Xavier 82-76 in the CareSource Invitational at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Dayton Flyers season opener tonight at 7 p.m. vs. NJIT Highlanders",
    "Game broadcast on WHIO (CBS), streamed on ESPN+, radio coverage on WHIO Radio (1290 AM, 95.7 FM)",
    "Returning star Amaël L’Etang leads with 11.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The season opener provides an immediate test for Dayton's new backcourt additions and preseason scoring leaders as the team attempts to build on their successful exhibition record.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}