DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team and head coach Tamika Williams-Jeter have signed Nayo Lear to the program.

"Nayo comes to us from Example Sports Academy," said Coach Williams-Jeter. "Barry Bradford, her coach, is a tremendous coach and mentor and a really good friend of mine. He knew we needed a guard and gave us one that has great pace, very high basketball IQ, and a really phenomenal passer. She can get into her mid-range and finish at the rim. She gives us great length at 5-10 at the combo guard spot and we are really excited to have someone like Nayo as Coach (George) Washington would say, she has some wiggle."

Lear is a 5-10 guard out of South Holland, Illinois where she attended Thornwood High School. She played for the Example Sports Academy and received 17 Division I offers before deciding on the Flyers. She will be a true freshman for the 2022-23 season.

Lear joins Anyssa Jones, a transfer from Ohio State, as the first student-athletes to join Coach Williams-Jeter.

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