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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 3675209, member: 7511"] It’s all the fault of Wes Bialosuknia, a UConn guard who graduated back in 1967, the same year the ABA came into existence, with basketballs that looked like beach balls, and a new-fangled 3-pt shot, that had been experimented with in the past. Bialosuknia played just 1 season in the ABA, with the old Oakland Oaks franchise. But in that season, he lit up the league from the arc, finishing as one of the top 3-pt shooters in the league, while earning the dubious nickname, “The Mad Bomber.” 10 years later, when the ABA was merged into the NBA, the beach ball was dumped, but the 3-pt shot was here to stay. While Bialosuknia’s career was brief, he still holds the record as one of only 2 ABA players to hit 9 consecutive 3-pt shots. [/QUOTE]