Grant, a 6-1 guard, joins fellow 2023 Chaminade Julienne graduate Evan Dickey, a 6-3 guard who started for two state semifinal teams, among a group of four preferred walk-ons. The other player in that group is Will Maxwell, a 6-4 guard from Oakwood High School who was a two-time Division II All-Ohio selection.
Grant appeared in 27 games as a senior at CJ and averaged 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds.
Napier, who’s from Miamisburg, started 73 games in four seasons at Ohio Northern. He and averaged 17.1 points a game in his career and scored 1,279 points. He averaged 16.3 points as a senior. He had one more season of eligibility because the NCAA did not count the 2020-21 season against anyone’s eligibility.
Dayton also officially announced the addition of four transfers (Enoch Cheeks, Javon Bennett, Isaac Jack and Nate Santos) and three freshmen (Marvel Allen, Petras Padegimas and Jaiun Simon).
In other news from the UD press release:
• Darren Hertz is now UD’s Assistant Coach/Director of Program Development.
• Sean Damaska, who was the director of basketball operations last season, is now an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator. The NCAA allowed Division I programs to add two assistant coaches this year. Damaska and Jermaine Henderson, who was hired in May, are the new assistants.
• Leron Black, who was a graduate assistant the last two seasons, will stay with the program as the video coordinator.
• UD is now looking to hire a new director of basketball operations.
• John Brannen has left the program after one season as program analyst and senior special assistant, and Tyler Carter has moved on after two seasons as a graduate assistant.
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