Personal Bio/PreCareer SummaryKoby Brea was a late bloomer, first making varsity as a junior at Monsignor Scanlan High School in The Bronx, New York. As a senior, he was named second-team All-New York. He committed to playing collegiately at Dayton. He had a minimal role as a redshirt freshman in 2020-21, being given more responsibilities in his non-redshirt freshman campaign in 2021-22. That season, Brea was named Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year. He saw 21.8 minutes per game and posted 8.1 points, hitting 1.8 3s on 42.3%, 2.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists. He won Sixth Man of the Year again two years later as a junior, with 11.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 29.0 minutes per game, notably drilling 3.0 3s at 49.8%. In the summer of 2024, he attended the Damian Lillard Formula Zero Elite Camp before transferring to Kentucky for his fifth and final season. At Kentucky, he averaged 11.6 points and again shot extremely well from 3, drilling 43.5% of his 5.9 attempts from distance. He added 3.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.5 steals in his 28.1 minutes, starting 16 of his 36 appearances. Brea's identity is 3-point shooting. During his NCAA career, 71.9% of his field-goal attempts were triples, and he made 43.4% of them. During his final two seasons, he made 46.5%. Ultimately, drilling 3s was the vast majority of what Brea brought to the court in college, and he did it at a truly elite efficiency. Running plays specifically to get Brea open was a notable part of his team's game plans, especially with him flying around off-ball screens. An adept pump-fake also helped free him from defenders, and he can dive inside and shoot the occasional mid-ranger. The other aspects of Brea's game are all secondary and could use further development. Brea draws comparisons to a plethora of mid-sized NBA wings who can be defined by their 3-point shooting frequency and accuracy, not limited to AJ Green, Gary Trent Jr. and Duncan Robinson. He's likely a second-round pick to an NBA team that needs shooting, either because they don't have it or because it's their identity. Most likely, Brea will begin his career off the bench but could evolve into a starter if his 3-ball is as accurate in the pros as it was in college.
