Koby Brea

Koby Brea (born November 6, 2002) is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Valley Suns of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers and the Kentucky Wildcats. He was drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 41st pick in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft.

Early life and high school career Brea was born on November 6, 2002, in New York City. His parents are both from the Dominican Republic and he was raised in Washington Heights, New York. He attended Norman Thomas High School in Manhattan as a freshman but was cut from the basketball team. He was team captain as a senior and averaged 20.8 points and 7.8 rebounds while being named second-team All-New York.

College career Brea averaged 2.9 points per game as a freshman at Dayton in 2020–21 in limited playing time. In 2021–22, he averaged 8.1 points and made 42.3% of his three-point shots, being named the Atlantic 10 Conference Sixth Man of the Year. However, he learned that he suffered stress fractures in his legs following the season and opted not to have surgery, leading him to miss practice and the start of the 2022–23 season recovering. His three-point percentage dropped to 37.0% and he played through pain as the season went on, opting to get surgery following the season. He had metal rods inserted into his legs and spent several weeks in a wheelchair. He helped the team reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament and was named the Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year for a second time, being one of only two to accomplish the feat.

Brea transferred to the Kentucky Wildcats for his final season of college basketball in 2024–25. He averaged 11.6 points per game and led the Southeastern Conference in three-point shooting at 43.5 percent.

Professional career Brea was drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 41st pick in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft, and traded to the Phoenix Suns, in exchange for the draft rights to the 52nd (Alex Toohey) and 59th (Jahmai Mashack) picks. The trade to the Suns became official on July 6, 2025.

National team career Brea was a member of the Dominican U17 basketball team in 2019, averaging 9.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game and competed in the U17 Centrobasket tournament.

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