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Three years later in June 1979, the NBA adopted the three-point line (initially on a one-year trial) for the 1979–80 season, [12] [13] [14] despite the view of many that it was a gimmick. [15] Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics is credited with making the first three-point shot in NBA history on October 12, 1979.
Jayson Christopher Tatum ( / ˈteɪtəm / TAY-təm; born March 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a McDonald's All-American in high school in Missouri and played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
In 2010, Jones staged a musical called The Wave, written with some of the students in the class. [12] The events were adapted into a non-musical stage play in 2011 by Joseph Robinette and Ron Jones. In 2020, a Netflix miniseries called We Are the Wave premiered in Germany. The show is about high school students, and their own activism. [13]
For his junior year, Paul averaged 25 points, 5.3 assists, and 4.4 steals per game, helping West Forsyth reach the state semifinals. [18] Over the ensuing summer, he led the Winston-Salem-based Kappa Magic to the National U-17 AAU title, earning tournament MVP honors in the process. [ 19 ]
Iverson started all eight games that he played in, and was second on the team with 14.3 points per game, while also posting 3.8 assists per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, 1.6 steals per game, and shooting 56.2 percent (41–73 FGs) from the field, 53.6 percent (15–28 3pt FGs) from 3-point and 81.0 percent (17–21 FTs) from the foul line.
Robinson was a 2019 All-NBA G League Third Team selection after posting 21.4 points with a 51.4 percent field goal percentage and 48.3 three-point percentage along with 4.3 rebounds and three assists in 33 games, which resulted in his contract being converted to a standard two-year contract on April 9. [118]
The first female to score 100 points at the high school level was Denise Long of Union-Whitten High School , who scored 111 points during a state playoff game in the spring of 1968 against Dows High School. [12] [13] [14] That season, Long's senior year of 1967–68, she averaged a still-standing national record 68.2 points per game. [14]
The crowning year for Twin Lakes came last season. Nickerson helped anchor a program that won its first Class 3A regional title and advanced to the semi-state championship game in 2023 ...