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The official scorer's report showing the first three-point field goal in NBA history on October 12, 1979. 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]
A field goal ( FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football. To score a field goal, the team in possession of the ball must place kick, or drop kick, the ball through the goal, i.e., between the uprights and over the crossbar. [ 1] The entire ball must pass through the vertical plane of the goal, which is the area above the crossbar and ...
Joel Hans Embiid ( / dʒoʊˈɛl ɛmˈbiːd / joh-EL em-BEED; [ 1][ 2] born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian-American [ a] professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted third overall by the 76ers in the 2014 NBA ...
A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points awarded for shots made inside the three-point line. 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 ...
Joseph Girard III (born November 27, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Clemson Tigers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He played for Glens Falls High School in New York, where he became the state's all-time leading scorer. As a senior in high school, Girard earned Mr. New York Basketball honors and was named MaxPreps ...
As of 2018, his 1,922 point total ranked fifth all-time, his 19.0 career average was fourth, his 44.8 three-point field goal percentage was first, and the 818 points he scored as a junior was the third-highest season total in UConn history.
According to the NCAA's statistics, teams shooting from the 3-point line in Portland that was 9 inches short at the top over five games were 23 for 89 (25.8%). Teams shooting on the accurate line ...
— Elias Sbiet, analyst for recruiting website North Pole Hoops, on Barrett in 2014. Barrett began high school at St. Marcellinus Secondary School in Mississauga, whilst competing for the Brampton Warriors AAU team through the REDA. After his 27-point effort for St. Marcellinus against Bill Crothers Secondary School on October 9, 2014, Canadian recruiting website North Pole Hoops labeled him ...