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:
Junior
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Dale, Okla.
High School:
Dale

PRONUNCIATION

2025-26 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 28 games off the bench … missed time and was limited late in the season by ankle injuries … averaged 5.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 17.3 minutes per game … shot .860 from the foul line (49-of.57) … made 16 3-pointers … scored in double figures six times … logged four double-figure scoring efforts in a six game stretch in SEC play in February … went 6-of-6 from the foul line and finished with 13 points in 17 minutes at LSU (2/28) … had 14 points and a season-best six assists against Texas A&M (2/21) … went 4-of-6 from the field and 4-of-4 from the foul line in a 13-point outing versus Georgia (2/14) … knocked down a pair of threes and finished with 10 points, five rebounds, and two assists against Nebraska (11/15) … scored a season-high 15 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/11).

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-of-47) and a team-high .909 from the free throw line (40-of-44) ... made 32 of his last 33 free throws (.967) ... averaged 5.5 points and 10.1 minutes in SEC Tournament against Georgia (3/12) and No. 15 Kentucky (3/13) ... averaged 6.9 points over the final 14 outings of the season ... 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, going 6-of-7 from the floor, 4-of-4 from long distance and 7-of-7 from the free throw line in second half ... scored a team-high 13 points in 21 minutes at No. 1 Auburn (2/4) and made all 11 of his free throw attempts … logged a then-career-high-tying 14-point effort in win over No. 24 Vanderbilt (2/1), while adding three rebounds, two assists and a career-high three steals in 22 minutes ... tallied 14 points, seven assists and four 3-pointers in 26 minutes vs. Alcorn State (12/7).

HIGH SCHOOL
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 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
Born Feb. 23, 2005 … son of Valerie and Josh Forsythe … has an older brother, Dallen, and a younger brother, Denton … Dallen played basketball at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma … Denton is a freshman guard on the Tulsa basketball team … major is communications.