Dayton Flyers 2020 recruits excelling in their final high school seasons

Lukas Frazier, Koby Brea and R.J. Blakney signed in November
Dayton recruits Koby Brea, left center in grey jacket, and Lukas Frazier,  right center in red shirt, stand during the national anthem before a game against Indiana State on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at UD Arena.

Credit: David Jablonski - Staff Writer

Credit: David Jablonski - Staff Writer

Dayton recruits Koby Brea, left center in grey jacket, and Lukas Frazier,  right center in red shirt, stand during the national anthem before a game against Indiana State on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at UD Arena.

The Dayton Flyers signed three 2020 recruits in November. Lukas Frazier, Koby Brea and R.J. Blakney are playing their final seasons at the high school level as their future program enjoys one of its best seasons ever.

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Here’s a glance at how the three future Flyers are doing:

Frazier: The 6-foot-4 guard from Mentor Lake Catholic committed to Dayton in June. Through 18 games, he's averaging 20.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.8 steals and 2.0 blocks per game, according to Lake Catholic coach Matt Moran. The team is 12-6 and can clinch the North Coast League title Friday if it beats Villa Angela-St. Joseph.

Brea: The 6-6 guard is a senior Monsignor Scanlan High School in Bronx, N.Y. He committed to Dayton in October. He's averaging 20-21 points per game along with 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists, according to Scanlan assistant coach Marcus Matthews.

Brea scored 27 points Tuesday in an 83-68 victory against Stepinac, a team that includes North Carolina recruit R.J. Davis. Brea missed five games with a strained calf in December. His team has won five of its last six games and is 12-10 with two games to play in the regular season.

Blakney: The 6-6 guard from Baltimore graduated from St. Maria Goretti High School in Hagerstown, Md., and now is spending a post-graduate year at Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Conn. He committed to Dayton in October. He's averaging 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals, while shooting 60 percent from the field, 34 percent from 3-point range and 82 percent from the free-throw line, according to his coach Rock Battistoni. The team is 12-5.

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