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KobyBrea
- position Guard
- height 6-7
- Weight 206
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Washington Heights, N.Y.
- High school Monsignor Scanlan
- Previous School Dayton
2023-24 (at Dayton):
Named Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year for the second time in his career … Became only the second two-time winner of the award (James Posey of Xavier in 1997 and 1998) … Led the nation in 3-point percentage (.498, 100-201) … It was the highest mark in the NCAA in six seasons … Member of the 2023-24 Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Appeared in 33 games and made four starts … Averaged a career-high 11.1 points per game … Shot 51.2% from the field … Also contributed 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game … Returned to practice in September after undergoing surgeries during the offseason … Scored 15 points in 25 minutes at Northwestern … Had 13 points, including the game-tying 3 with 48 seconds remaining in the LSU win … Had 22 points, six rebounds and two steals at SMU … Scored seven of Dayton’s final eight points in the two-point victory … Scored 21 points and added five rebounds at Saint Louis … Scored 18 points, 16 coming after halftime, in the VCU win … Made four of five 3s during Dayton’s 17-point second-half comeback against the Rams … Tallied 15 points in the comeback win over Nevada … Had 14 points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block in the NCAA Tournament against Arizona.
2022-23 (at Dayton):
Appeared in 28 games and made 10 starts … Missed six games early in the season due to a combination of illness and injury … Averaged 6.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game … Shot 46% from 3-point range against league foes … Logged 8.3 points per game against A 10 competition … Registered a career-high 47 assists … Had 11 points and four assists at UMass … Notched 13 points and six rebounds against Saint Louis … Tallied a season-high 18 points in the win over Richmond … Sunk six 3s in that win … Scored 11 points with three assists at Rhode Island … Tallied 12 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals at Fordham … Scored 10 points and chipped in four assists against Wyoming … Reached double-figure scoring for the first time with 11 points vs. UNC Asheville.
2021-22 (at Dayton):
Tabbed the Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year … Averaged 8.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, while appearing in all 35 contests for the Flyers … Responsible for 27% of the team’s 3s for the season … Shot an A-10 best, 48.7% from deep in league play … Reached double-figure scoring in eight of the final 10 games of the season … Hit a 3-pointer with 43 seconds remaining to seal a win over Davidson … Logged 20 points, including sinking six 3s in a win over St. Bonaventure … Had 13 points and 10 rebounds for his lone double-double on the season in the NIT win over Toledo … Scored 18 points against Davidson in the regular-season finale … Had 10 points and five boards at Saint Joseph’s.
2020-21 (at Dayton):
Missed most of the preseason and all of the nonconference slate due to injury … Appeared in 17 games and made three starts … Averaged 2.9 points in 14.1 minutes per game … Drained his first ever collegiate attempt against La Salle … Had seven points and five rebounds in the NIT against Memphis … Logged six points on a pair of 3s in the conference tournament against VCU … Posted a season-high eight points with six rebounds against Rhode Island in the league tournament … Had five points against Duquesne … Scored five points at Fordham.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Averaged 20.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game as a senior … Led Monsignor Scanlon High School to the Final Four of the Class AA New York Catholic High School Association for the first time in school history … The tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Tabbed second-team All-New York … Notched 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game as a junior … Earned honorable mention all-state honors … Team captain as a senior … In the summer of 2019, he represented the Dominican National Team in the U-17 FIBA Centrobasket Championships in San Juan … Appeared in five games of the DR National Team, averaging 26.8 minutes, 9.2 points, 4.6 boards and 2.8 assists per game.
PERSONAL:
Born Nov. 6 in New York City … Parents are Mayra Villar and Stephen Brea … Earned a degree in education and allied studies from Dayton … Both of his parents are from the Dominican Republic … Has three siblings, Tyler Villar, Javier Castillo and Stephen Dominguez … Godfather is Felipe Lopez who played at St. John’s and in the NBA … Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as appearing in the NCAA Tournament … Chose No. 4 because it represents the day his younger brother was born … Favorite food is Spanish dishes … Lists an off-the-court talent as cooking … His parents have been his life’s greatest influences … Favorite TV show is Power and his favorite movie is Coach Carter … Must listen to the same playlist and go through the same shooting routine prior to games … Kentucky’s Devin Booker is his all-time favorite basketball player.