Dailyn Swain
| Texas Longhorns | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 15, 2005 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Columbus Africentric Early College (Columbus, Ohio) |
| College | |
| Career highlights | |
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Dailyn Lamont Swain (born July 15, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the Texas Longhorns of the Southeastern Conference. He previously played for the Xavier Musketeers.
Early life and high school
[edit]Swain attended Columbus Africentric Early College in Columbus, Ohio. He started on the basketball team since his freshman season and finished as the team's all-time leading scorer with 1,509 points. Swain earned two consecutive Division III district Player of the Year honors and was named first-team all-state. He finished fourth in the voting for Ohio Mr. Basketball.[1] Swain also played for the varsity tennis team for his final two seasons.[2]
Swain played for All Ohio Red on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) circuit, where he averaged 10.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game.[3]
College career
[edit]Xavier
[edit]On September 2, 2022, Swain announced he was committing to Xavier University. He also had offers from Arizona State University, University of Arkansas, Clemson University and Ohio State University.[4] Swain was one of three four-star recruits to sign a national letter of intent to Xavier as a member of the 2023 recruiting class.[2]
On March 6, 2024, Swain was sidelined indefinitely after undergoing a successful appendectomy.[5]
On March 10, 2024, it was announced that Swain earned Big East Conference All-Freshman Team honors. He led all six Xavier freshman in minutes at 18.9 per game before having his season shut down. Swain tied for third on the team in steals at 1.03 steals per game. He tied his career-high for rebounds with six in two of his last three games.[6]
On July 1, 2024, Swain was cleared for all basketball-related activities.[7]
On March 24, 2025, Swain announced he would be entering the NCAA transfer portal.[8]
Texas
[edit]On April 1, 2025, Swain announced that he would transfer to Texas.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Xavier | 29 | 3 | 19.0 | .459 | .154 | .813 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| 2024–25 | Xavier | 34 | 33 | 28.4 | .532 | .250 | .817 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| Career | 63 | 36 | 24.1 | .510 | .204 | .816 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 8.0 | |
Personal life
[edit]Swain is the son of Constance Addrece and Dean Swain. He has three brothers: Dallas, Damarco, and Deno. He also has a sister named Daelah.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ DiRenna, Frank. "'It would mean everything': Swain hopes to lead Africentric to boys basketball state title". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ a b Dermer, Shelby. "'He plays an exciting brand of basketball.' What freshman Dailyn Swain brings to Xavier". The Enquirer. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Shaw, Jamie (29 August 2022). "INTEL: Xavier trending for four-star Dailyn Swain". On3. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Ulrey, Jarrod. "Africentric boys basketball standout Dailyn Swain commits to Xavier". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Dermer, Shelby. "Xavier freshman Dailyn Swain out indefinitely after appendectomy". The Enquirer. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Quincy Olivari, Dailyn Swain And Trey Green Earn Postseason BIG EAST Honors". Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Dermer, Shelby. "Xavier misses out on Harrell, who commits to Providence; Roddie Anderson will redshirt". The Enquirer. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Kosko, Nick (24 March 2025). "Xavier SF Dailyn Swain plans to enter NCAA transfer portal". On3. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ Henry, Eric (April 1, 2025). "Texas basketball lands a commitment from former Xavier forward Dailyn Swain". 247Sports. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "Dailyn Swain - Men's Basketball". Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved 25 September 2024.