Dayton Forsythe

Dayton Forsythe shoots a 3-pointer in a basketball game at Lloyd Noble Center

Photo by: Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma

NORMAN, OK - February 22, 2025 - Oklahoma guard Dayton Forsythe (#7) during the game between the Mississippi St. Bulldogs and the Oklahoma Sooners at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK. Photo By Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma

Photo by: Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma

NORMAN, OK - February 01, 2025 - Oklahoma guard Dayton Forsythe (#7) during the game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Oklahoma Sooners at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK.

Photo by: Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma

NORMAN, OK - January 18, 2025 - Oklahoma guard Dayton Forsythe (#7) during the game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Oklahoma Sooners at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK. Photo By Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma

Photo by: Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma

Position:
G
Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-2
Weight:
187
Hometown:
Dale, Okla.
High School:
Dale HS

PRONUNCIATION

2024-25 (FRESHMAN)
Saw action in 31 of team's 34 games ... Averaged 4.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 12.1 minutes per contest ... Logged 13 steals ... Shot .450 from the field, .447 from 3-point distance (21 for 47) and s team-high .909 from the free throw line (40 for 44) ... Made 32 of his last 33 free throws (.967) ... Averaged 5.5 points and 10.1 minutes in SEC Tournament vs. Georgia (3/12) and No. 15 Kentucky (3/13) ... Averaged 6.9 points over last 14 outings to rank sixth on team ... Scored a career-high 25 points on just nine field goal attempts at Ole Miss (3/1) ... Scored 23 points after halftime in the Ole Miss contest (was 6 for 7 from the floor, 4 for 4 from long distance and 7 for 7 from the free throw line in second half) ... Logged a then-career-high-tying 14-point effort in win over No. 24 Vanderbilt (2/1) and added three rebounds, two assists and a career-high three steals in 22 minutes ... Followed with a team-high 13 points in 21 minutes at No. 1 Auburn (2/4) and made all 11 of his free throw attempts ... Tallied 14 points, seven assists and four 3-pointers in 26 minutes vs. Alcorn State (12/7).

HIGH SCHOOL/PREP
Prepped at Dale High School … Led Dale to three consecutive Oklahoma Class 2A state championships … Finished his high school career with 2,243 points … Labeled a three-star prospect and the No. 1 player in the state of Oklahoma by 247Sports … Named 2023 Tulsa World’s State Boys Basketball Player of the Year, becoming the first junior to win the award since former Oklahoma standout Trae Young … Tabbed the 2023 Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association (OBCA) Class 2A Player of the Year and 2022 OCBA Region Player of the Year … Earned 2022 Tulsa World All-State first team honors as a sophomore … Guided Dale to a tournament victory in the 2023 Tournament of Champions … Averaged 25.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per outing over three games … Competed for Team Griffin in the Nike EYBL.

PERSONAL
Major is communications.