DAYTON – University of Dayton men's basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that Kobe Elvis, a 6-foot-2, 170-pound guard from Brampton, Ontario, has signed with the Flyers.  Elvis is transferring to UD from DePaul and will have four years of eligibility at Dayton.

"We're excited to announce the addition of Kobe Elvis to our basketball family," Grant said.  "Kobe brings talent and skill to our backcourt, and combines that with a great work ethic and an unselfish mentality. He has demonstrated a knack for being able to score the ball and facilitate for his teammates. He will fit very well into our program and campus community."

Elvis played in all 19 games last season at DePaul, starting four games.  On a team that had 10 players score at least 4.9 points a game, he averaged 5.2 points a game while playing 20.2 minutes per contest.  He had 36 assists and 14 steals in his 19 games, and shot .423 (41-97) from the floor, and .419 (14-49) from beyond the arc.  He also shot .500 from the line, but only attempted eight free throws all year.

In high school, Elvis was a standout in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA).  He played for Bill Crothers Prep in 2019-20 and was none of five players named to First Team All-Star for the OSBA.  

He averaged 26.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game for Crothers Prep, leading the team to the championship game of the OSBA Final 8 Championships.  Elvis averaged 33.7 points per game in three tournament games including a 47-point performance in the semifinal victory and 30 points in championship game.  He also shot 52% from the field and 84% from the line during the regular season.

As a junior in 2018-19 playing for Southwest Academy, he was the OSBA Player of the Year after averaging 28.0 points and 4.7 assists per game.  He led the OSBA in scoring while shooting over 50% from the field and 35% from three-point range.

The OSBA features some of the top players in Canada including recent NBA draft picks Ignas Brazdeikis, Justin Jackson and Thon Maker.  

Elvis took the momentum from being named 2019 OSBA Player of the Year into a strong Put together summer performance.  He was the Most Outstanding Player at the 17U Under Armour Rise Championship Bracket and named All-UA Rise First Team while playing with the Northern Kings.  He also played for UPLAY Canada in the Nike EYBL and averaged 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in four games.

Elvis joins a highly-touted group of newcomers to the Dayton men's basketball program.  UD already has two other transfers – 6-foot-8 Toumani Camara (Georgia) and 6-foot-9 Richard Amaefule (East Tennessee State) – and four freshmen newcomers – 6-foot-3 Lynn Greer III of Philadelphia, 6-foot-8 DaRon Holmes of Goodyear, Ariz., 6-foot Malachi Smith of The Bronx and 6-foot-7 Kaleb Washington of Mableton, Ga.