DAYTON -- University of Dayton men's basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that 6-foot-9 forward Obadiah Toppin has signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Dayton. 

"We are very excited to welcome Obadiah to the Dayton Flyer Family," Grant said.  "Obi has an impressive combination of size, skill, and athleticism that really fits our style of play. He is a very humble young man and my staff and I look forward to helping him reach his potential as a student-athlete."

Toppin is regarded as a late bloomer who really took advantage of a prep season.  When the Brooklyn native's family moved back to Ossining, N.Y. from Florida in 2014-15, he was a 6-foot-2 high school junior.  Entering his senior season in 2015-16, he was listed at 6-foot-5, 170 pounds.  He is currently listed at 6-foot-9, 200 pounds.

While at Mt. Zion Prep in Baltimore this past year, Toppin averaged 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists.  As a senior in high school in his only varsity season, he was selected to the Lower Hudson High School Basketball Coaches Association Conference 1 All-Section Team and all-league. He led Ossining High School to a 17-5 record and its first conference title in 10 years.  He averaged 20.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals as a senior.

Toppin joins fall signees Jordan Davis and Jordan Pierce, along with spring signees Jalen Crutcher and Matej Svoboda as Dayton's incoming class for the 2017-18 season. In addition, 6-foot-10 redshirt freshman Kostas Antetokounmpo will play his first season for the Flyers next year.  With the addition of Toppin, the Flyer roster for 2017-18 includes eight players who are listed at 6-foot-7 or taller.

Dayton was 24-8 overall, and Atlantic 10 Conference regular season champions with a 15-3 league record.  The Flyers reached the NCAA tournament for the fourth consecutive year and set a UD Arena attendance record, averaging 13,108 fans per game.