Paxson was selected 12th overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and enjoyed an 11-year NBA career, earning two NBA All-Star selections and a Second Team All-NBA selection in 1984.

The University of Dayton announced Friday that Flyer Hall of Famer, NBA All-Star and longtime NBA executive Jim Paxson has ...

Jim Paxson, a University of Dayton alumnus and former NBA All-Star, has joined the university’s athletic department as Senior ...

Former University of Portland star Erik Spoelstra was named head coach of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team on Tuesday, ...

Jim Paxson made his decision to attend the University of Dayton on May 6, 1975, near the end of his senior year at Alter High School. He signed his letter of intent at 9:30 p.m. on a Tuesday in Dayton ...

We’re at the perfect halfway point in the regular season, as 13 of the 14 teams from the American Conference competed in six games, while Rice is the lone team to play a seventh. We’re starting to see ...

The Erie Blades played their first game on Oct. 17, 1975. Players, employees and media involved in that season remember it 50 ...

On Oct. 13, 1979, Michael Jackson topped the charts with 'Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough,' kicking off his reign as the King ...

Miami and Louisville football compete for the Schnellenberger Trophy, named after legendary coach Howard Schnellenberger.

1986 — Walter Payton becomes the first NFL player to accumulate 20,000 all-purpose yards in the Chicago Bears’ 20-7 victory ...