MAC Gamer of the Year Dennis transfers to Baylor

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 12:56 PM ET

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• Basketball recruiting insider.
• Joined ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.Toledo transfer RayJ Dennis,

the ruling MAC Gamer of the Year, committed to Baylor on Thursday, he told ESPN.Dennis selected the Bears over Illinois, Michigan and Utah.

He was arguably the best available guard in the men’s basketball transfer website. “It was all about the fit and how excellent of a job Coach [Scott] Drew does with his guards,” Dennis told ESPN. “How great of people they are, too.” Editor’s Picks 2 Associated The 6-foot-2 Dennis averaged 19.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.8 helps

last season, leading Toledo to a 27-8 record and Mid-American Conference regular-season champion. The Rockets won 17 games in a row prior to falling in the conference competition title game to Kent State. He scored in double figures every game last season.Dennis started his college profession at Boise State, spending 2 years with the Broncos prior to transferring to Toledo. He averaged 6.2 points at Boise, improving to 16.2 points over his past 2 seasons at Toledo. His greatest step forward came as a shooter, as he went from striking 27.6 %from 3-point variety as a freshman and sophomore to 34.9 %as a junior and senior.Dennis is the second guard included by Drew through the transfer website this spring, following former VCU player Jayden Nunn.Both Dennis and Nunn might promote starting jobs immediately, considered that Baylor lost boundary starters Keyonte George, Adam Flagler and LJ Cryer. Top-10 hire Ja’Kobe Walter will also immediately factor into the backcourt scenario.