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[DobbsRover2]

Happy to report Princeton is no longer the best 3 point shooting team. UConn-40.588%, Princeton-40.563%. Just wondering-has UConn led in 3 point % in other years?

Ahh, UConn had been the leader briefly but then slipped back the last two games, so the Tigers' miserable arc night helped UConn back in back up top.

UConn has only been the NCAA leader twice, and by far the best was in 1988-89 at 46.3% (mainly Kerry Bascom and Kris Lamb, with help from freshman Wendy Davis), and they led again in 1999-2000 at 42.5% when they scored a lot of points and loved the 3, just like this year. They have shot north of 40% two other times, 41.6% in 1991-92 and 40.5% in 2001-02, so not in 13 years have they been around the 40% mark. The distance was moved back a foot to 20'9" in 2011-12, but not sure how that affects the percentage. UConn is more often near the top in 3-pt FG% defense than in offense.

 

[ballhawk]

Thanks. Very interesting.