Dailyn Swain
Dailyn Lamont Swain is an American college basketball player for the Texas Longhorns of the Southeastern Conference. He previously played for the Xavier Musketeers.
Early life and high school
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. Swain also played for the varsity tennis team for his final two seasons.Swain played for All Ohio Red on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League circuit, where he averaged 10.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game.
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. 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.On March 6, 2024, Swain was sidelined indefinitely after undergoing a successful appendectomy.
On March 10, 2024, it was announced that Swain earned Big East Conference All-Freshman Team honors. He led all six Xavier freshman 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.
On July 1, 2024, Swain was cleared for all basketball-related activities.
On March 24, 2025, Swain announced he would be entering the NCAA transfer portal.