Koby Brea, who led the nation in 3-point shooting for Dayton, will play his final season at Kentucky.
Brea announced her decision on social media on Wednesday and is the fifth player this week and sixth overall to be disconnected from the transfer portal by new manager Mark Pope.
Brea shot 49.8% on 3-pointers last season and will have a year of eligibility with Kentucky. Brea averaged 11.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game for the Flyers and was named the Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year for the second time.
“By the numbers, Koby Brea is the most efficient mid-to-high-major player in college basketball over the last decade,” Pope said. “He’s the best shooter in college basketball next year. Koby is a dangerous, dangerous man, a great human being with an incredible family. He will be instrumental in allowing us to play the style of basketball we love most. Koby and this group will take Big Blue Nation on an incredible journey.”
Since Monday, Pope has also signed Oklahoma State big man Brandon Garrison, Wake Forest forward Andrew Carr, Oklahoma guard Otega Oweh and San Diego State guard Lamont Butler. Drexel forward Amari Williams joined the Wildcats last week.
Elsewhere, American Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year Johnell Davis of Atlantic Florida was added to new head coach John Calipari’s lineup at Arkansas. Davis, who has one year of eligibility, led the Owls to the 2023 NCAA Final Four and has been the leading scorer in each of the last two seasons.
Washington’s 7-foot-1 center Braxton Meah transferred to Nebraska for his senior season. Meah averaged 5.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game and blocked 27 shots in 32 games for the Huskies last season.
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