Three-pointers made:846 Three-pointers attempted: 2056 Three-point percentage: 41.1% The Big 12 Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016, Buddy Hield, received four valuable national player of the year awards in 2016: The John R. Wooden Award, Sporting News Player of the Year, Naismith Award, as well as the Oscar Robertson Trophy. During his time with the New Orleans Pelicans, he scored five three-pointers against the Indians Pacers and was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December.
He was traded to the Kings in 2017, and after three seasons with the team, he broke Damian Lillard’s NBA record for most 3-pointers made in a player’s first three seasons. In 2020, Hield won the Mountain Dew Three-Point Shootout at NBA All-Star Weekend, beating out Devin Booker in the final round.
Dana Barros
Three-pointers made: 1090 Three-pointers attempted: 2652 Three-point percentage: 41.1% One of Boston College’s all-time leading scorers, Dana Barros, started in the NBA with the Seattle SuperSonics but didn’t really find his stride until he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. They gave him more playing time, which allowed him to increase his scoring output. During his second season with the Sixers, Barros played in all 82 games and set his career-high three-point percentage at an impressive 46.4.
In 1995, he was chosen to play in the NBA All-Star Game and was voted the league’s Most Improved Player. He also set an NBA record by making at least one three-pointer in 89 consecutive games, and it took almost ten years to break that record. Barros participated in the AT&T Long Distance Shootout four times in a row between 1992 and 1996, coming in second twice.
Dāvis Bertāns
Three-pointers made: 508 Three-pointers attempted: 1235 Three-point percentage: 41.1% Latvian basketball player Dāvis Bertāns started in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs. He was the fourth Spurs rookie ever to have at least 35 three-pointers and 15 blocks in a season and made three three-pointers against Golden State to reach 51 three-pointers in the 2016-17 season.
He was traded to the Washington Wizards in 2019 and has continued to shoot firmly from the outside. He made five three-pointers in his very first game playing for the Wizards.
Doug McDermott
Three-pointers made: 494 Three-pointers attempted: 1195 Three-point percentage: 41.3% 2014 national player of the year Doug McDermott, who played college ball for Creighton University, was the highest scorer in 2013–14. McDermott was a three-time consensus first-team All-American. He also ended his college career with the fifth-most points in NCAA Division I men's basketball history.
When he started with the Bulls, McDermott was expected to help with scoring and shooting but had a hard time adjusting to the NBA at first. He had to take a break to undergo knee surgery but came back and stayed with the Bulls for two more seasons, in which his numbers significantly improved.
Matt Bonner
Three-pointers made: 797 Three-pointers attempted: 1923 Three-point percentage: 41.4% Famously known as the Red Rocket, basketball player Matt Bonner played for the Toronto Raptors in the 2004-2005 season. He is still the only Raptors rookie to have played in all 82 games in a season. After two seasons, he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, with which he won an NBA championship and played the best game of his career, scoring 25 points and 17 rebounds against the Golden State Warriors.
In the 2010-2011 season, Bonner was the league leader in three-point field goal percentage with 45.7%. He retired in 2017, after over a decade in the NBA.