UPDATED >>>>> 3PT Shooting Percentages !!!!

[megablue]

JUST UPDATED to include JAXSON ROBINSON !!!

Kentucky is expected to rely heavily on three-point shooting this upcoming season. Here is a very simple comparison of three-point shooting percentages (ranked by number of attempts) from last season, as reported in sports-reference.com and respective school websites, just for general interest and reference. Nothing is included for the three (3) Freshmen from their high school seasons, as you can see, but they are ALL believed to be EXCELLENT shooters. GO CATS !!!

	MINS	ATT	ATT/MIN	3PT%			MINS	ATT	ATT/MIN	3PT%
REEVES	1035​	188​	0.1816​	44.7%​		ALMONOR	1025​	236​	0.2302​	39.4%​
SHEPPARD	953​	144​	0.1511​	52.1%​		ROBINSON	871​	229​	0.2629​	35.4%​
DILLINGHAM	745​	144​	0.1933​	44.4%​		BREA	960​	201​	0.2094​	49.8%​
WAGNER	748​	96​	0.1283​	29.2%​		KRIISA	769​	144​	0.1873​	42.4%​
EDWARDS	686​	85​	0.1239​	36.5%​		BUTLER	1020​	106​	0.1039​	30.2%​
MITCHELL	817​	82​	0.1004​	30.5%​		CARR	1140​	97​	0.0851​	37.1%​
THIERO	535​	22​	0.0411​	31.8%​		OWEH	797​	53​	0.0665​	37.7%​
IVISIC	176​	16​	0.0909​	37.5%​		WILLIAMS	820​	3​	0.0037​	33.3%​
BRADSHAW	358​	14​	0.0391​	28.6%​		GARRISON	721​	0​	0.000​	0.0%​
BURKS	140​	5​	0.0357​	40.0%​		CHANDLER				0.0%​
HART	10​	1​	0.1000​	100.0%​		PERRY				0.0%​
ONYENSO	448​	1​	0.0022​	0.0%​		NOAH				0.0%​

Here are the shooting percentages for the Freshmen in their Senior year of high school, thanks to the excellent research and share by davekersey down below in the thread ... MUCH THANKS, dave !!!

Perry......44.9% from three as a senior
Noah......42% from three as a senior
Chandler..38% his last year at Farmington

Here are the year-by-year 3-point shooting percentages for the nine (9) veterans, including overall and in conference, ranked by career overall percentage. DNP = Did Not Play in that year.

					Career	Career
	20-21	21-22	22-23	23-24	Overall	Conference
BREA	0.355	0.423	0.370	0.498	0.434	0.461
ALMONOR	DNP	0.343	0.381	0.394	0.385	0.403
KRIISA	0.368	0.336	0.366	0.424	0.368	0.376
OWEH	DNP	DNP	0.250	0.377	0.368	0.211
CARR	0.286	0.405	0.311	0.371	0.344	0.350
ROBINSON	0.286	0.326	0.343	0.354	0.343	0.317
BUTLER	0.290	0.329	0.342	0.302	0.321	0.294
WILLIAMS	0.00	0.500	0.267	0.333	0.308	0.333
GARRISON	DNP	DNP	DNP	0.000	0.000	0.000

 

[BlueSince92]

I don’t have another comment but it makes me snicker seeing Koby Brea’s results from six shots a game up there next to Joey Hart’s results from one shot a year.

 

[ThrowBackCat9]

Our probable starting 5 of Butler, Kerr, Brea, Carr, and Williams have the higher % at every position besides Reeves at 44% and Kerr at 42%. Interesting, thanks for the post.

 

[megablue]

I don’t have another comment but it makes me snicker seeing Koby Brea’s results from six shots a game up there next to Joey Hart’s results from one shot a year.

I went back and updated the schedule to include attempts by going to the various schools' websites ... the schedule was edited accordingly. GO CATS !!!

 

[BlueSince92]

I went back and updated the schedule to include attempts by going to the various schools' websites ... the schedule was edited accordingly. GO CATS !!!

Thanks—I love it this way!

 

[megablue]

Thanks—I love it this way!

You're welcome. I probably should've included total minutes played and attempts per minute, but I think this is a good enough comparison for general reference. It is exciting to know that the three (3) incoming Freshmen are all expected to be outstanding shooters, as well.

One thought I had was that the new, high-volume, guys will probably get better looks than at their previous schools, owing to the sheer number of players we have with the ability to shoot from beyond the arc and the schematic emphasis. Threes by committee will be more the case for them this season, I suspect. Individual percentages may rise, accordingly, hopefully.

GO CATS !!!

 

[BlueSince92]

You're welcome. I probably should've included total minutes played and attempts per minute, but I think this is a good enough comparison for general reference. It is exciting to know that that three (3) incoming Freshmen are all expected to be outstanding shooters, as well.

One thought I had was that the new, high-volume, guys will probably get better looks than at their previous schools, owing to the sheer number of players we have with the ability to shoot from beyond the arc.

GO CATS !!!

Yeah when you consider the three freshmen there’s an argument that we could be as good at perimeter shooting as our team was last year—even if our guys were going to be used the same way. And all signs indicate they will actually be used SO much better—at least compared to how last year’s guys were used most of the year, starting when the bigs began to play and Cal pissed away Welch’s ideas.

 

[H00SIER-Cat]

To bad this year's team won't have a 52% 3-pt shooter coming off the bench.

 

[ThrowBackCat9]

To bad this year's team won't have a 52% 3-pt shooter coming off the bench.

And that’s not even a knock on our team at all. It’s just we don’t have Cal at the helm anymore! 😆

 

[JonathanW]

To bad this year's team won't have a 52% 3-pt shooter coming off the bench.

We have had only two (2) 50%+ 3pt shooters in the nearly 40 years of the 3pt shot (I'm not counting guys w/ < 10 attempts). So it is a rare occurrence!

Brea was pretty close though. Do I think he will duplicate that? No. But I think some other guys may improve theirs.

 

[megablue]

Yeah when you consider the three freshmen there’s an argument that we could be as good at perimeter shooting as our team was last year—even if our guys were going to be used the same way. And all signs indicate they will actually be used SO much better—at least compared to how last year’s guys were used most of the year, starting when the bigs began to play and Cal pissed away Welch’s ideas.

I went ahead and included total minutes played and 3-point attempts per minutes played ... Almonor, Robinson, Brea and Kriisa wil flat-out raise up !! Hopefully, the bigger stages and brighter lights will not affect their accuracy !! GO CATS !!!

 

[BigBlueManSouthCentralKY]

One more really good shooter, either from the freshmen or another transfer, you would think our offense will be pretty solid. Then you think of all the stronger, older and experienced proven players along with having several great defenders compared to none last year makes you feel pretty good about the possibilities.

 

[AJG-15]

Thanks for putting this together.

Last year we had 3 guys that were legitimate threat from 3: Reeves, Rob and Reed but didn’t play enough minutes together. Other 4 that were fair: Mitchell ( better when we played small ball and before injury) , Big Z ( not utilized properly) Thiero , and Edwards( got better towards the end) Remaining players were either poor shooters: Wagner, Bradshaw, Ugona or had a small sample: Hart , Burks.

 

[megablue]

Thanks for putting this together.

Last year we had 3 guys that were legitimate threat from 3: Reeves, Rob and Reed but didn’t play enough minutes together. Other 4 that were fair: Mitchell ( better when we played small ball and before injury) , Big Z ( not utilized properly) Thiero , and Edwards( got better towards the end) Remaining players were either poor shooters: Wagner, Bradshaw, Ugona or had a small sample: Hart , Burks.

Actually, I think Z’s debut performance from beyond the arc was atypical. He shot only 27% in his two (2) years of pro ball. We may have expected a little too much from him (and Bradshaw) from the arc.
Having said that, I thought Z underperformed in the paint and seemed uncomfortable there. He will need to improve and I suspect he will … just not for us.

 

[Cleatortoises]

Almonor got off almost 50 more 3's than Reeves. That guy is shameless. I love it.
Brea also got off more 3pt shots than our All American candidate.
I struggle to understand the pearl clutching over the need for a dude. How's he gonna get any shots these guys are letting them fly.
GBB

 

[megablue]

Almonor got off almost 50 more 3's than Reeves. That guy is shameless. I love it.
Brea also got off more 3pt shots than our All American candidate.
I struggle to understand the pearl clutching over the need for a dude. How's he gonna get any shots these guys are letting them fly.
GBB

There is little question that Almonor can stretch the frontcourt. To me, the key for him will be whether can effectively guard taller players down low. If so, he’ll get clock.

 

[megablue]

Almonor got off almost 50 more 3's than Reeves. That guy is shameless. I love it.
Brea also got off more 3pt shots than our All American candidate.
I struggle to understand the pearl clutching over the need for a dude. How's he gonna get any shots these guys are letting them fly.
GBB

Check out Robinson's shot frequency ... he is definitely not bashful about shooting the rock !!! GO CATS !!!

 

[Cleatortoises]

Let em fly boys!

 

[blue cincy]

So what will our weakness be this year?
Rebounding?
Free Throws?

I do now see many holes now and we might get one more guy. Defense will be good (depending on players in the game), Shooting (good to great), offense (very good), Defense (above average). So where is the weakness?

We have size at all positions, we have depth at all positions. Coaching will be much improved.

Starting 5

Butler
Brea
Robinson
Carr
Williams

 

[BlueRunner11]

Reed was also very selectively in his perimeter shots and passed on many. I’d say his percentage dips closer to or slightly below Brea’s on the same amount of attempts.

 

[Phil_The_Music]

So what will our weakness be this year?
Rebounding?
Free Throws?

I do now see many holes now and we might get one more guy. Defense will be good (depending on players in the game), Shooting (good to great), offense (very good), Defense (above average). So where is the weakness?

We have size at all positions, we have depth at all positions. Coaching will be much improved.

Starting 5

Butler
Brea
Robinson
Carr
Williams

Only weakness I can really see would possibly be free throw shooting. Also, none of these players have ever played a minute of basketball together and only one of them has played for the current coach. Not sure if that qualifies as a weakness but it's certainly a challenge that will need to be overcome.

 

[davekersey]

JUST UPDATED to include JAXSON ROBINSON !!!

Kentucky is expected to rely heavily on three-point shooting this upcoming season. Here is a very simple comparison of three-point shooting percentages (ranked by number of attempts) from last season, as reported in sports-reference.com and respective school websites, just for general interest and reference. Nothing is included for the three (3) Freshmen from their high school seasons, as you can see, but they are ALL believed to be EXCELLENT shooters. GO CATS !!!

	MINS	ATT	ATT/MIN	3PT%			MINS	ATT	ATT/MIN	3PT%
REEVES	1035​	188​	0.1816​	44.7%​		ALMONOR	1025​	236​	0.2302​	39.4%​
SHEPPARD	953​	144​	0.1511​	52.1%​		ROBINSON	871​	229​	0.2629​	35.4%​
DILLINGHAM	745​	144​	0.1933​	44.4%​		BREA	960​	201​	0.2094​	49.8%​
WAGNER	748​	96​	0.1283​	29.2%​		KRIISA	769​	144​	0.1873​	42.4%​
EDWARDS	686​	85​	0.1239​	36.5%​		BUTLER	1020​	106​	0.1039​	30.2%​
MITCHELL	817​	82​	0.1004​	30.5%​		CARR	1140​	97​	0.0851​	37.1%​
THIERO	535​	22​	0.0411​	31.8%​		OWEH	797​	53​	0.0665​	37.7%​
IVISIC	176​	16​	0.0909​	37.5%​		WILLIAMS	820​	3​	0.0037​	33.3%​
BRADSHAW	358​	14​	0.0391​	28.6%​		GARRISON	721​	0​	0.000​	0.0%​
BURKS	140​	5​	0.0357​	40.0%​		CHANDLER				0.0%​
HART	10​	1​	0.1000​	100.0%​		PERRY				0.0%​
ONYENSO	448​	1​	0.0022​	0.0%​		stats​

 

[davekersey]

Perry......44.9% from three as a senior
Noah......42% from three as a senior
Chandler..38% his last year at Farmington

 

[megablue]

Only weakness I can really see would possibly be free throw shooting. Also, none of these players have ever played a minute of basketball together and only one of them has played for the current coach. Not sure if that qualifies as a weakness but it's certainly a challenge that will need to be overcome.

To my view, the biggest challenge will be sharing minutes and the basketball. This team could be really good, if everyone is TEAM FIRST !!!

 

[megablue]

Perry......44.9% from three as a senior
Noah......42% from three as a senior
Chandler..38% his last year at Farmington

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!!
I updated the schedule at the top and included your data at the bottom.
Hopefully, all three (3) can duplicate this type of shooting prowess for the Cats !!!

 

[davekersey]

Chandler's overall game is similar to Robinson's in my opinion

 

[sportspm]

What stuck out to me was Brea shot more 3’s than anyone on our team last year and still had a higher percentage than everyone except Reed. Not even sure if Reed would’ve been 50% with that many attempts

 

[megablue]

What stuck out to me was Brea shot more 3’s than anyone on our team last year and still had a higher percentage than everyone except Reed. Not even sure if Reed would’ve been 50% with that many attempts

Almonor, Robinson and Brea all averaged more 3-point attempts per minute of playing time than Dillingham, who lead us last year ... and I thought Dilly had a quick trigger. That really sticks out to me.
I hope they all understand that only one ball will be used during the game !!

 

[bucsrule8872]

There is little question that Almonor can stretch the frontcourt. To me, the key for him will be whether can effectively guard taller players down low. If so, he’ll get clock.

Watch him against Edey in the ‘23 tourney. He held his own against a behemoth like we haven’t seen in sometime in college bball. Nobody he will have to guard will come close to that challenge.

BTW, Almonor won in that matchup.

 

[bucsrule8872]

The shooting is exciting, but let’s not overlook the defense.

Butler and Williams are absolute studs on defense.

Oweh isn’t that far behind.

Almonor and Garrison are very good defenders.

I think we can lock people down.

And there’s no way we will be as bad as we were last season.

 

[blue cincy]

To my view, the biggest challenge will be sharing minutes and the basketball. This team could be really good, if everyone is TEAM FIRST !!!

Pope hand picking this team will tell you they should be team first. All of Pope's interviews have discussed that very fact. I am hoping his model he uses is flawless and we get a group that knows max they get is about 25 minutes in a game. That they have to play between 90 and 100% the whole time they are out there with constant movement. I really hope with the size at the 2 and 3 and 4 that we see some pressing and full court both ways.

This could be or has the possibility of being a fun, run and gun team like the 90's. Pitino would have loved to had this roster.

 

[BassProCat]

 

[UK67KU59]

Catch and shoot efficiency percentiles per college basketball scouting YouTube videos.

Almonor - 89
Butler - wasn’t available
Brea - 100
Carr - wasn’t available
Kriisa - 99
Oweh - 87
Robinson - 77

 

[BassProCat]

Catch and shoot efficiency percentiles per college basketball scouting YouTube videos.

Almonor - 89
Butler - wasn’t available
Brea - 100
Carr - wasn’t available
Kriisa - 99
Oweh - 87
Robinson - 77

🔥

 

[ukfan1622]

I just eyeballed it so don't be too hard on me if I'm a little off but the 10 players with 50 or more attempts averaged about 39.7%.

 

[ukfan1622]

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That's a 42% average on our top 7 and our 3 incoming freshmen probably average that or more. I like it.

 

[CincinnatiWildcat]

I just eyeballed it so don't be too hard on me if I'm a little off but the 10 players with 50 or more attempts averaged about 39.7%.

You shouldn't average percentages like that, but yes we will be a very good shooting team I expect.

 

[Justwantadecentteam]

No doubt we're going to shoot more 3's. Will the new team shoot as good are better, than they have? Probability is going to be higher imo. With experience and more shooters I'd think we'd have better chances of getting better looks. If our guards can get a substantial number of rebounds I think we will all be satisfied with the season we have.

 

[bucsrule8872]

The team is also suppose to be full of elite passers as well.

Put good passers and good shooters together, it usually works out really well on the offensive end.

On paper, this is a well put together team.

Hope it works that way when they actually play together.

 

[Fox2monk]

JUST UPDATED to include JAXSON ROBINSON !!!

Kentucky is expected to rely heavily on three-point shooting this upcoming season. Here is a very simple comparison of three-point shooting percentages (ranked by number of attempts) from last season, as reported in sports-reference.com and respective school websites, just for general interest and reference. Nothing is included for the three (3) Freshmen from their high school seasons, as you can see, but they are ALL believed to be EXCELLENT shooters. GO CATS !!!

	MINS	ATT	ATT/MIN	3PT%			MINS	ATT	ATT/MIN	3PT%
REEVES	1035​	188​	0.1816​	44.7%​		ALMONOR	1025​	236​	0.2302​	39.4%​
SHEPPARD	953​	144​	0.1511​	52.1%​		ROBINSON	871​	229​	0.2629​	35.4%​
DILLINGHAM	745​	144​	0.1933​	44.4%​		BREA	960​	201​	0.2094​	49.8%​
WAGNER	748​	96​	0.1283​	29.2%​		KRIISA	769​	144​	0.1873​	42.4%​
EDWARDS	686​	85​	0.1239​	36.5%​		BUTLER	1020​	106​	0.1039​	30.2%​
MITCHELL	817​	82​	0.1004​	30.5%​		CARR	1140​	97​	0.0851​	37.1%​
THIERO	535​	22​	0.0411​	31.8%​		OWEH	797​	53​	0.0665​	37.7%​
IVISIC	176​	16​	0.0909​	37.5%​		WILLIAMS	820​	3​	0.0037​	33.3%​
BRADSHAW	358​	14​	0.0391​	28.6%​		GARRISON	721​	0​	0.000​	0.0%​
BURKS	140​	5​	0.0357​	40.0%​		CHANDLER				0.0%​
HART	10​	1​	0.1000​	100.0%​		PERRY				0.0%​
ONYENSO	448​	1​	0.0022​	0.0%​		NOAH				0.0%​

Here are the shooting percentages for the Freshmen in their Senior year of high school, thanks to the excellent research and share by davekersey down below in the thread ... MUCH THANKS, dave !!!

Perry......44.9% from three as a senior
Noah......42% from three as a senior
Chandler..38% his last year at Farmington

GO CATS !!!

The fact that Wagner played 3 more minutes than Dillingham did and he was out a couple games just blows my mind. Obviously Sheppard got all the minutes he could handle as did Reeves, but they all should have been around 1000 minutes.