Dayton Flyers offer scholarship to 2021 forward

Tyrone Baker, a 6-foot-9 forward in the 2021 class, announced a scholarship offer from the Dayton Flyers on Saturday.

Baker is a senior at Hightower High School in Missouri City, Texas. He attended Riverdale High School in Fort Myers, Fla., as a junior but transferred to Hightower this academic year. He received offers from Virginia Tech and Georgia earlier this month.

“In August of 2019 Ty had ZERO offers,” wrote Darrin Wallace, who coaches Baker with Team Parsons, on Twitter. “He now has close to twenty offers, including two from Power 5 schools. Most importantly he is an incredible teammate and person. I promise you this kid is special and will go far.”

Dayton filled one scholarship in the 2021 class with the commitment of Malachi Smith in August. Assuming it doesn’t fill the one open scholarship in the 2020-21 season, it has four open for the 2021-22 season.

Blessed to receive an offer from University Of Dayton @TeamParsonsCP25 @DaytonMBB @coachDWALLACE24 pic.twitter.com/i2WF5dZreh
— Tyrone Baker (@Tyronebaker0) September 19, 2020

In August of 2019 Ty had ZERO offers. He now has close to twenty offers including two from Power 5 schools. Most importantly he is an incredible teammate and person. I promise you this kid is special and will go far. #ProudCoach pic.twitter.com/xkyUIGR7E6
— Darrin Wallace (@coachDWALLACE24) September 16, 2020