A highly recruited high school player in his native Ohio, Dailyn Swain picked Texas basketball over several other power conference suitors.

An Ohio native, the 6’8, 220-pounder was a consensus three-star recruit in the 2023 recruiting class ranked inside the top 100, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Swain chose Xavier over eight reported offers, including Arizona State, Cincinnati, Kansas State, Marquette, Ohio State, and Virginia Tech.