Reports on X (Twitter) have mentioned Dayton’s interest in a number of players in the portal. Here’s a quick glance at those players.
APRIL 10 UPDATE
• Jalen DeLoach, a 6-9 forward from Savannah, Ga., averaged 3.6 points last season as a junior at Georgia. He played his first two seasons at Virginia Commonwealth. He has one more season of eligibility. Multiple people reported Dayton’s interest in DeLoach.
• Basheer Jihad, a 6-9 forward from Farmington, Mich., averaged 18.6 points last season as a junior at Ball State. He played the last three seasons at Ball State. He has one more season of eligibility. The Portal Report reported Dayton contacted Jihad.
• Zed Key, a 6-8 forward from Bay Shore, N.Y., averaged 6.6 points last season at Ohio State, where he played the last three seasons. The CBB Content account on X reported Dayton’s interest.
APRIL 8 UPDATE
• Garwey Dual, a 6-foot-5 guard from Houston, Texas, averaged 3.3 points in 33 games last season as a freshman at Providence. Dayton offered Dual a scholarship in 2022. Dual has three seasons of eligibility remaining. Adam Zagoria reported Dayton reached out to Dual after he entered the portal.
• Selton Miguel, a 6-4 guard from Angola, averaged 14.7 points last season at South Florida. He played two seasons at South Florida after two seasons at Kansas State. He has one season of eligibility remaining. Jamie Shaw, of On3Sports.com, reported Dayton contacted Miguel.
• Kolby King, a 6-2 guard from Pembroke Pines, Fla., averaged 10.4 points last season as a sophomore at Tulane. He played his freshman season at St. John’s. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Shaw reported Dayton contacted King.
• Eric Acker, a 6-2 guard from East New York, N.Y., averaged 12.7 points last season at Long Island University. Dayton contacted Acker, according to The Portal Report.
APRIL 3 UPDATE
• Sam Alexis, a 6-foot-9 forward from Apopka, Fla., played the last two seasons at Chattanooga. He averaged 10.9 points and 9.1 rebounds last season. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. 24/7 High School Hoops reported Dayton contacted him. Alexis cut his list to five schools, according to Joe Tipton: Georgia; Florida; Mississippi State; Providence; and Xavier.
• Trevor Baskin, a 6-9 forward from Arvada, Colo., averaged 18.2 points last season at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colo. He spent four seasons at that Division II school. Dayton is one of many schools to contact Baskin, according to PDTScouting. He has one season of eligibility remaining.
• Carey Booth, a 6-foot-10 forward from Englewood, Colo., averaged 6.4 points as a freshman at Notre Dame. He ranked 82nd in the 2023 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com. Luke Chaney, of 247Sports.com, reported Dayton reached out to Booth, who has three seasons of eligibility remaining.
• Maximus Edwards, a 6-foot-1 guard from Stratford, Conn., played the last two seasons at George Washington after redshirting as a freshman at Kansas State. He averaged 12.8 points last season. In 2022-23, he was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year after averaging 10.5 points. Dayton is one of numerous schools to contact Edwards, according to the 24/7 High School Hoops account on X. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
• Ra’Heim Moss, a 6-4 junior guard from Springfield, played for Toledo the last three seasons. He averaged 15.5 points as a junior. He has one season of eligibility remaining. He ranks 61st on a list published by The Athletic of the best transfers available. The Portal Report listed Dayton among the schools that have contacted Moss.
• Jonathan Pierre, a 6-9 forward from Hallandale, Fla., played last season at Memphis after spending two seasons at Nova Southeastern University, a Division II program in Davie, Fla. He played limited minutes in his one season at Memphis. Hitmen Hoops reported Dayton contacted PIerre.
• Bryce Pope, a 6-3 guard from San Diego, Calif., spent the last five seasons at the University of California-San Diego. He redshirted as a freshman in 2019-20. His redshirt freshman season in 2020-21 didn’t count against his eligibility. He will be a sixth-year player in 2024-25. He averaged 18.3 points last season. Joe Tipton, of On3Sports, listed Dayton among the schools that have contacted Pope.
• Jason Rivera-Torres, a 6-7 guard from Bronx, N.Y., averaged 6.4 points last season as a freshman at Vanderbilt. He has three seasons of eligibility remaining. PDTScouting reported Dayton contacted him.
• A.J. Smith, a 6-6 guard/forward from Edwardsville, Ill., played the last two seasons at Southern Indiana in Evansville, Ind. He averaged 13.7 points as a sophomore. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Hoop Scoop Media reported Dayton contacted him.
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