Any student at the University of Dayton knows that going to a basketball game at UD Arena is a unique experience that everyone should have.

That is why what Rob Lowery has done for the past 10 months is so special.

Since injuring his patellar tendon at UD Arena against Xavier, UD's senior guard has been giving people the opportunity to see the Flyers play at home.

Each member of the team is given a few tickets in a 100 level section that they may give to whoever they choose. Generally the player's give their tickets to parents, other family or friends.

For the first 25 games of UD's 2008-09 season, Lowery did just the same. He gave the tickets to his parents, and they came to the games. His dad showed incredible dedication and came to every game, all the way from Lowery's hometown, Washington, D.C.

"He drove eight hours and eight hours back," Lowery said. "He was doing 16 hours in a day."

His parents came and watched their son and the Flyers flourish. Lowery was averaging 7.5 points per game and had helped lead Dayton to a 22-3 record at the time.

After Lowery's injury however, everything changed. His parents' commitment to coming understandably waned and they stopped coming to the games. They decided that an eight hour drive was not quite worth it if they would not get to see their son play. That left Lowery with some extra tickets to all the games.

For some games, other members of the team would ask Lowery for his tickets so they could bring more of their loved ones to watch a game. In the Flyers' recent game against Towson, Lowery did just that.

"Last week I gave my tickets to Mickey [Perry] and Marcus [Johnson] cause I wasn't using them," he said.

Sometimes, however, Lowery has chosen to give back to the UD community and let students use his tickets to enjoy a Dayton game from a new perspective.

The Flyers guard has developed friendly relationships with some people he has shared class with the past two semesters and has offered them his tickets for the home games. For Lowery, it has been as simple as striking up a conversation in class.

"It's just certain guys I've become cool with in class," he said. "We might discuss a few games or a few situations that might happen. My family, they haven't really been coming to the games cause I haven't been playing, so I might as well give to one of my classmates."

The senior Flyer has been giving back to the community of students that supported him for so long last season. Now, as Lowery completes his recovery and prepares to get back into the games (he had his first full practice with the team last Monday), his parents will begin coming back. However, Lowery still might have a ticket or two available from time to time.

"My dad will make every trip, but my mom, she will make some of them," he said.

After handling what he calls the toughest thing he has ever had to deal with in his injury, Lowery is prepared to step back onto Blackburn Court and never look back.