UNC one of five on list for Dayton’s Brea, the best 3-point shooter in the country last season

By R.L. Bynum

Former Dayton wing Koby Brea, who led the country in 3-point shooting percentage last season at 49.8%, has North Carolina as one of the final five blue blood schools he is considering, according to multiple reports.

The 6–6, 174-pound Brea, who has one season of eligibility remaining and is expected to graduate from Dayton this spring, also has Kansas, Duke, UConn and Kentucky on his list. He was third on the Flyers team last season with 11.1 points per game, making 51.2% of his shots, including 100 of 201 3-point attempts and 87.5% of his free-throw attempts (14 of 16). He collected career-highs of 124 rebounds, 18 steals and 10 blocks last season.

He started only four of 33 Dayton games last season but was named Atlantic-10 Sixth Man of the Year for the second time in three years. He left Dayton as 69th on the program’s career scoring list at 889 points.

Brea, who doubled his output of 3-pointers from 50 two seasons ago, dished out a career-high 47 assists two seasons ago.

In AAU ball, Brea, who is from Washington Heights, N.Y., played on the New York Gauchos, which RJ Davis also played for.

Brea scored 22 points and six 3-pointers, both career-highs, on Nov. 29 last season at SMU. That is one of three career games with six 3-pointers, which he also did when he scored 20 points against St. Bonaventure on Jan. 18, 2022, and 18 against Richmond on Jan. 28, 2023.

He has 20 career games with at least four 3-pointers and 10 with at least five.

Dayton went 25–8 last season and made the NCAA tournament. Brea scored 15 points and five 3-pointers as the Flyers beat Nevada 63–60 in the first round before losing to Arizona 78–68, with Brea netting 14 points and four 3-pointers.



No.ClassPlayerPos.HgtWgt
8FreshmanCaleb Wilson (5 star)46–10215
5FreshmanIsaiah Denis (4 star)CG6–4180
3FreshmanDerek Dixon (4 star)CG6–5200
40SophomoreIvan Matlekovic57–0255
11SophomoreJonathan PowellG6–6190
2SophomoreJames Brown 56–10240
1SophomoreZayden High46–10230
44JuniorLuca Bogavac
(BO-guh-VAHTS)
W6–6215
4JuniorJaydon Young26–4200
13RS juniorHenri Veesaar
(VEH-sar)
57–0225
0JuniorKyan Evans16–2175
15JuniorJarin Stevenson46–10215
7SeniorSeth Trimble26–3200
Walk-ons
25SophomoreJohn Holbrook46–8230
32JuniorEvan Smith26–1195
6RS seniorElijah Davis26–3205

Former UNC players who transferred

PlayerClass next seasonPos.HgtWgtNext school
Elliot CadeauJuniorPG6–1180Michigan
Jalen WashingtonSeniorC6–10235Vanderbilt
Ian JacksonSophomoreG6–4190St. John’s
Cade TysonSeniorF6–7200Minnesota
Ven-Allen LubinSeniorC6–8230N.C. State

DateMonth/dayTimeOpponent/event
(current ranks)
TV/
record
October
24FridayL, 78–76vs. No. 10 BYU in SLCExhib.
29WednesdayW, 95–53vs. Winston-Salem St.Exhib.
November
3MondayW, 94–54vs. Central Arkansas1–0
7FridayW, 87–74vs. No. 19 Kansas2–0
11TuesdayW, 89–74vs. Radford3–0
14FridayW, 97–53vs. N.C. Central4–0
18TuesdayW, 73–61vs. Navy5–0
Fort Myers Tip-Off
25TuesdayW, 85–70vs. St. Bonaventure6–0
27ThursdayL, 74–58vs. No. 9 Michigan State6–1
DecemberACC/SEC
Men’s Challenge
2TuesdayW, 67–64at Kentucky7–1
—————————
7SundayW, 81–61vs. Georgetown8–1
13Saturday2 p.m.vs. USC UpstateThe CW
16Tuesday8 p.m.vs. East Tennessee
State
ACCN
CBS Sports Classic
in Atlanta
20Saturday3 p.m.vs. Ohio StateCBS
—————————
22Monday8 p.m.vs. East CarolinaACCN
30Tuesday7 p.m.vs. Florida StateESPN2
January
3Saturday2:15at SMUThe CW
10Saturday6 p.m.vs. Wake ForestACCN
14Wednesday9 p.m.at StanfordACCN
17Saturday4 p.m.at CaliforniaACCN
21Wednesday7 p.m.vs. Notre DameESPN2
24Saturday2 or 2:30at No. 24 VirginiaESPN or
ESPNU
31Saturday2 p.m.at Georgia TechACCN
February
2Monday7 p.m.vs. SyracuseESPN
7Saturday6:30vs. No. 3 DukeESPN
10Tuesday7 p.m.at MiamiESPN or
ESPN2
14Saturday2 p.m.vs. PittsburghESPN
17Tuesday7 p.m.at N.C. StateESPN or
ESPN2
21Saturday1 p.m.at SyracuseABC
23Monday7 p.m.vs. No. 11 LouisvilleESPN
28Saturday6:30 or 8:30vs. Virginia TechESPN or
ESPN2
March
3Tuesday7 p.m.vs. ClemsonESPN or
ESPN2
7Saturday6:30at No. 3 DukeESPN
10–14Tues.-Sat.ACC
tournament
Spectrum Center,
Charlotte

Photo via @DaytonMBB

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