Dayton Flyers’ Jeremiah Bonsu pays tribute to Steve McElvene

Senior guard writes second feature for The Players’ Tribune
Dayton's Jeremiah Bonsu is honored on Senior Night with his parents on March 1, 2017, at UD Arena.

Credit: David Jablonski - Staff Writer

Credit: David Jablonski - Staff Writer

Dayton's Jeremiah Bonsu is honored on Senior Night with his parents on March 1, 2017, at UD Arena.
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March 13, 2017
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Dayton Flyers senior walk-on guard Jeremiah Bonsu wrote his second feature for the Players’ Tribune. It was published today.

Bonsu wrote about his experiences with UD before the season in November. This story focuses on Dayton center Steve McElvene, who died May 20 of an enlarged heart. It's titled, "For No. 5."

Here’s an excerpt:

We have 17 players and I love them like family.

But we should have 18. We were supposed to have 18 guys on our roster. We used to have 18.

When you watch us play in the NCAA tournament this month, you won’t see one of our teammates — the guy wearing the number 5 Dayton Flyers uniform.

Number 5 was Steve.

Dayton's Kyle Davis, right and Steve McElvene, back center, try to block a shot by Richmond's ShawnDre' Jones in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament on Friday, March 11, 2016, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. David Jablonski/Staff

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