List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season 3-point field goal leaders

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A three-point field goal (also known as a "three-pointer" or "3-pointer") is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points awarded for shots made inside the three-point line. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) keeps records of the Division I 3-point field goal makes per game (3PG) average annual leaders. The statistic was first recognized in the 1986–87 season when 3-point field goals were officially instituted by the NCAA.[1] From the 1986–87 season through the 2007–08 season, the three-point perimeter was marked at 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) for both men's and women's college basketball.[2] On May 3, 2007, the NCAA men's basketball rules committee passed a measure to extend the distance of the men's three-point line back to 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m), while the women's line would remain the same.[2] The women's line would be moved back to match the men's line effective with the 2011–12 season. On June 5, 2019, the NCAA men's rules committee voted to extend the men's three-point line to the FIBA distance of 6.75 meters (22 ft 2 in), effective in 2019–20 in Division I and 2020–21 in lower NCAA divisions. The women's line remains at 20 ft 9 in.[3]

Darrin Fitzgerald of Butler owns the all-time NCAA single-season record of 3-pointers made per game (5.64) which he accomplished in 1986–87.[1] His 158 three-pointers made that season is also the second highest total in history behind Stephen Curry's 162 in 2007–08.[1][4] Some players—such as prolific scorers Darrell Floyd, Pete Maravich and Austin Carr—who competed prior to the 1986–87 season may have scored more baskets from what would have been 3-point territory if the rule had been in place during their college careers.[2] Wofford's Fletcher Magee is the career leader in 3-point shots made (509) and also led the country on a per-game basis in 2018–19 (4.51). The player with the highest 3PG average over the span of his entire career (with a minimum of 200 made threes) is Mississippi Valley State's Timothy Pollard, who made 4.57 per game over four years.[1]

Key[]

3-point field goals per game[]

Travis Bader, right, was the 2012–13 leader.
Season Player Pos. Cl. Team Games
played 		3-point
field goals 		3PG
1986–87 Darrin Fitzgerald G Sr Butler 28 158 5.64
1987–88 Timothy Pollard G Jr Mississippi Valley State 28 132 4.71
1988–89 Timothy Pollard (2) G Sr Mississippi Valley State 28 124 4.43
1989–90 Dave Jamerson G Sr Ohio 28 131 4.68
1990–91 Bobby Phills G Sr Southern 28 123 4.39
1991–92 Doug Day G Jr Radford 29 117 4.03
1992–93 G Jr Southern Miss 26 109 4.19
1993–94 G Jr UC Irvine 26 122 4.69
1994–95 Mitch Taylor G Jr Southern 25 109 4.36
1995–96 G Jr Fresno State 29 120 4.14
1996–97 G Sr Southern 27 122 4.52
1997–98 Curtis Staples G Sr Virginia 30 130 4.33
1998–99 Brian Merriweather G Fr Texas–Pan American 27 110 4.07
1999–00 Brian Merriweather (2) G So Texas–Pan American 28 114 4.07
2000–01 Dewayne Jefferson G Sr Mississippi Valley State 27 107 3.96
2001–02 G Sr Wright State 28 104 3.71
2002–03 Terrence Woods G Jr Florida A&M 28 139 4.96
2003–04 Terrence Woods (2) G Sr Florida A&M 31 140 4.52
2004–05 G Sr Charlotte 29 114 3.93
2005–06 G Sr Loyola (MD) 28 118 4.21
2006–07 G Sr Northern Arizona 30 124 4.13
2007–08 David Holston G Jr Chicago State 28 130 4.64
2008–09 David Holston (2) G Sr Chicago State 32 147 4.59
2009–10 G Sr Central Michigan 30 105 3.50
2010–11 Kevin Foster G So Santa Clara 38 140 3.68
2011–12 John Jenkins G Jr Vanderbilt 35 134 3.83
2012–13 Travis Bader G Jr Oakland 33 139 4.21
2013–14 Akeem Richmond G Sr East Carolina 33 153 4.64
2014–15 Tyler Harvey G Jr Eastern Washington 32 128 4.00
2015–16 Buddy Hield G Sr Oklahoma 37 147 3.97
2016–17 Marcus Keene G Jr Central Michigan 32 125 3.91
2017–18 Kendrick Nunn G Sr Oakland 30 134 4.47
2018–19 Fletcher Magee G Sr Wofford 35 158 4.51
2019–20 Markus Howard G Sr Marquette 29 121 4.17
2020–21 G Sr American 10[n 1] 39[n 1] 3.90[n 1]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c Due to the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on teams' abilities to play full regular season schedules, the NCAA allowed for a lower games played requirement to be the season 3FGM leader.

References[]

General
  • "2020–21 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d "2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Katz, Andy (May 3, 2007). "Committee extends men's 3-point line to 20-9". ESPN. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  3. ^ "Men's basketball 3-point line extended to international distance" (Press release). NCAA. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Darrin Fitzgerald". Butler University Athletic Hall of Fame. Butler University. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
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