Daly was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American Men's Basketball Third Team. The senior helped lead the Panthers to a 21-7 mark and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament. He was an economics major at Middlebury with a 3.54 grade point average.
On the court, he led the NESCAC and ranked second in Division III at 8.5 assists per game. Daly broke his own single-season assist mark, becoming the first player in the program's record books to eclipse the 200-assist plateau (237). The guard also paced the Panthers this winter in points per game (15.8) and rebounds per contest (8.4). He also led Middlebury and ranked second in the NESCAC lead with 1.7 steals per game. Daly recorded what is believed to be the first two triple-doubles in the program's history in a season-opening win over Fitchburg State, as well as the NCAA opening-round win over Lebanon Valley.
The senior climbed up through the Middlebury career records, becoming the program's assist record holder with 611, surpassing Jake Wolfin's '13 total of 553. He racked up 164 for his career, putting him third in the program's career history.
Daly became the 23rd player in Middlebury history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for his career in late February of 2018. He finishes with 1,067 career points, moving into 16th place in the program's record books. In addition, Daly was the first player in the conference's history to surpass the 1,000-point, 500-rebound and 500-assist plateaus for his career.
