Kentucky guard Koby Brea named best 3-point shooter in the country

Those who know Koby Brea‘s track record won’t be shocked by what they’re about to read. The former Dayton transfer enters the 2024-25 season as the nation’s best three-point shooter.

Or at least that’s what NCAA.com’s Andy Katz believes. On Monday, he ranked the country’s best outside shooters in Division I men’s college basketball going into the fall. To little surprise, Katz tabbed Brea, who led the nation in three-point shooting last season, to the No. 1 spot.

Throughout his four-year career at Dayton, Brea shot 43.4 percent from deep on 4.6 attempts per game across 113 contests played. In 2023-24, his 49.8 percent mark on 6.1 attempts per game (both career highs) was more than three percentage points better than the second-best outside shooter. Brea was named the Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year for the second time in three seasons as a result.

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As fans will learn once the season begins, Brea is more than just a shooter. But at 6-foot-7, his ability to knock down every other three-pointer is easily his most attractive skill. It’s why he was down to a final five of Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, UConn, and North Carolina before committing to the Wildcats out of the transfer portal. He’s incredibly valuable as a floor-spacing wing.

The modern game requires plenty of capable shooters, and there wasn’t anyone better available in the portal than Brea. His mark of 49.8 percent (100-201) last season was the highest in the NCAA over the last six seasons. He’ll be a key fixture in Mark Pope‘s first offense at Kentucky.

The rest of Katz’s list is (as they tend to be)… interesting. But he at least got the top spot right.

Andy Katz’s top 16 3-point shooters

1. Koby Brea (Kentucky) 49.8 3PT% in ’23-24
2. Mark Sears (Alabama) 43.6 3PT% in ’23-24
3. Payton Sandfort (Iowa) 37.9 3PT% in ’23-24
4. Kam Jones (Marquette) 40.6 3PT% in ’23-24
5. RJ Davis (North Carolina) 39.8 3PT% in ’23-24
6. LJ Cryer (Houston) 38.8 3PT% in ’23-24
7. Johnell Davis (Arkansas) 41.4 3PT% in ’23-24
8. Trevin Knell (BYU) 38.5 3PT% in ’23-24
9. Matthew Murrell (Ole Miss) 39.8 3PT% in ’23-24
10. Walter Clayton Jr. (Florida) 36.5 3PT% in ’23-24
11. Nijel Pack (Miami) 35.7 3PT% in ’23-24
12. Caleb Love (Arizona) 33.2 3PT% in ’23-24
13. Zeke Mayo (Kansas) 39.1 3PT% in ’23-24
14. Josh Hubbard (Mississippi State) 35.5 3PT% in ’23-24
15. Wooga Poplar (Villanova) 38.5 3PT% in ’23-24
16. Dominick Harris (UCLA) 44.8 3PT% in ’23-24