Matos leaving Flyers

Dayton, Ohio — Jhery Matos is leaving the Dayton basketball program after two seasons with the Flyers. The redshirt-junior has entered the NCAA transfer portal, and since he will graduate from U.D. this summer he will be eligible to play right away in his one season with a new team.

Announcing the move on twitter Matos wrote, “Thank you Flyer nation! For the past two years, you guys made me feel like home. I appreciate you for the love and support throughout my years here at UD. Y’all have a warm place in my heart.”

Matos came to Dayton from Monroe College in the Bronx, N.Y. He averaged 20 minutes a game in his first six games with the Flyers before tearing ligaments in his toe against Oklahoma in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas.

After surgery to repair the injury, Matos sat out the remainder of the year and was granted a redshirt season by the NCAA.

Known as a defensive specialist in his time at Dayton, Matos played in 27 games this past season, but he only average 8.6 minutes and 1.8 points per game.

Matos is a native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and his departure opens up a third scholarship for Flyers head coach Anthony Grant this off season. That’s a number that could grow to four in Jalen Crutcher keeps his name in the NBA Draft.

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