Dailyn Swain
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| No. 3 – Texas Longhorns | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 15, 2005 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Columbus Africentric Early College (Columbus, Ohio) |
| College | |
| Career highlights | |
Dailyn Lamont Swain (born July 15, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the Texas Longhorns of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the Xavier Musketeers.
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
Xavier
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 freshmen 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
On April 1, 2025, Swain announced that he would transfer to Texas.[9] On May 1, 2025, Swain signed an Athletic Scholarship Agreement to play basketball at Texas.[10] In the first game against Duke, Swain made his Texas debut, recording 16 points, six rebounds, one assist, and one block.[11] On February 4, Swain was named to the Julius Erving Award Midseason Top 10.[12] On April 7, 2026, Swain took to Instagram to announce that he will be entering the 2026 NBA Draft and forgoing his college eligibility.[13]
Career statistics
| 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
| 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 |
| 2025–26 | Texas | 23 | 23 | 31.1 | .577 | .317 | .793 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 17.7 |
| Career | 86 | 59 | 26.0 | .537 | .265 | .806 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 10.6 | |