Recruit Jordan Davis staying with Dayton Flyers

Senior was Class 5A Player of the Year in South Carolina
Dayton huddles before a game against Davidson on Friday, March 10, 2017, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. David Jablonski/Staff

Dayton huddles before a game against Davidson on Friday, March 10, 2017, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. David Jablonski/Staff

Not long after point guard McKinley Wright announced he will ask Dayton for a release from his signed national letter of intent, reopening his recruitment process, another 2017 Dayton Flyers recruit said he is staying with Dayton.

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Jordan Davis, a 6-foot-4 senior guard at Dutch Fork High School in Irmo, S.C., met with new Dayton coach Anthony Grant on Friday and then sent a message to the Dayton Daily News.

“I’m going to stay!” Davis wrote.

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Davis said the meeting went well. He thinks Grant will do a good job at UD and he’s looking forward to attending UD.

Davis averaged 18.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists a a senior. He was named the Class 5A Player of the Year in South Carolina. He finished his career as Dutch Fork’s all-time leading scorer.

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