NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Long-time University of Dayton radio analyst Arlen "Bucky" Bockhorn has been tabbed the recipient of the 2010 Bob Vetrone Atlantic 10 Media Award in voting conducted by the league’s sports information directors.

Now in his 41st season providing color commentary of Dayton men’s basketball for WHIO, Bockhorn is a 1958 graduate of the University of Dayton with a degree in education.  He enjoyed a standout playing career at UD and is a member of the school’s Hall of Fame and All-Century team.  Bockhorn also played several seasons for the NBA’s Cincinnati Royals.    

Bockhorn was inducted into the Miami Valley (Ohio) Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2008.  His active charity work includes the “Former Flyer Fund,” which was established to support former University of Dayton student-athletes who have fallen on hard times.  Bockhorn’s influence on the program has been invaluable and was most recently demonstrated prior to the start of the season when senior Dan Fox elected to switch his uniform number to 12 – Bucky's jersey number during his UD playing days.  

The Bob Vetrone Award recognizes those whose service, professionalism and commitment have made a lasting contribution to the student-athletes and institutions of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Atlantic 10 instituted the award in 2006 to honor the memory of the late Bob Vetrone. Vetrone's involvement in basketball covered the spectrum, first as a sportswriter, then with the Big Five, and then as sports information director at La Salle.

Prior recipients include Bob Vetrone (2006), veteran Providence Journal sportswriter Paul Kenyon (2007), longtime Temple University sports information director Al Shrier (2008) and veteran play-by-play announcer Ray Goss of Duquesne (2009).  

Bockhorn will be honored on Tuesday, March 9, during the Flyers’ home contest versus George Washington in the first round of the 2010 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship.