Dayton basketball: UD recruit named MVP in Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game
Apr. 12—Dayton Flyers recruit Julian Washington was named Ohio MVP in the Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game on Saturday, April 11, at Thomas More University in Crestview Hills, Ky. Washington led Ohio with 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
He made 3 of 4 3-pointers and 6 of 9 free throws in 16 minutes. Kentucky beat Ohio 114-91. Grant Guess, of Alter High School, started for Ohio and had four points and three rebounds in 12 minutes.
Washington is a 6-foot-5 guard from Margaretta High School in Castalia, Ohio. He was the first 2026 recruit to commit to Dayton. Washington averaged 23.
3 points, 6. 3 rebounds and 4. 7 assists per game as a senior and made the All-Ohio first team in Division V.
He finished his career with a school-record 2,025 points. The Flyers have added two 2026 recruits in recent weeks: —Aiden Derkack, a 6-7 guard from Colonia, N. J.