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A standout player at Winona Senior High School and at St. Cloud State University, Dreas has done a lot in the game of basketball and is a player that few who watched him will forget.
Recently, Dreas was invited to play in the Collegiate Basketball Invitational in Wadsworth, Ohio on April 26. The Collegiate Basketball Invitational is a showcase for 64 of the best Division II, Division III and NAIA seniors.
Dreas turned it down.
“I’m done with basketball,” Dreas said. “That tournament is for showcasing yourself to scouts and if you want to play overseas, and I don’t really want to play overseas.
“I made this decision at the beginning of last week,” he said. “You have to RSVP for these things and my coach came to me and asked me and I told him I didn’t want to play. My coach was fine with it, he said that it was up to me.”
On March 28, Dreas participated in the NABC/NCAA Division II All-Star game in Springfield, Mass. He scored two points, dished out three assists and had one steal in 20 minutes of action.
“I had a lot of fun at the All-Star game,” he said. “I felt it was a good time to end it after the All-Star game. I feel its time to look at life after basketball.”
Dreas is looking forward to life after basketball. He will graduate in December with a marketing degree and has a plan of what he’s going to do.
“Well, when I graduate I plan to move somewhere away from Winona,” he said. “I want to work in the fitness industry. Anything that involves fitness. Down the road, I’d like to try and open a fitness center.”
Dreas has had a long list of accomplishments with the Winhawks and Huskies.
When Dreas graduated from WSHS in 2004, he was the schools all-time leading scorer with 1,186 points and averaged 22.9 points per game his senior season. He held the season (72) and career record (193) for steals and was also named the Winona Daily News Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
At St. Cloud State, Dreas was just as good. He was three-time All-Region as well as a three-time All-District selection. He is the schools all-time leading three-point shooter with 250 made three-pointers and is second in school history with 1,802 points. He averaged 15.3 points per game in his career.
“What stands out to me about everything was that I was able to get a scholarship,” Dreas said. “I was fortunate enough to get through college without having to worry about paying for it.
“I didn’t think I would end up being as good as I was,” he said. “But I guess hard work pays off.”
