I didnt mean to stumble onto a Jay Wright secret … but that may have been what happened this week when I started to research a potential blog topic.
Recently, Ive been fascinated by the work of analyst Will Schreefer, especially when it comes to the excellent (and free) shot-chart tool hes created for college basketball players.
And one thing, in particular, interested me: his breakout on the site of NBA 3s.
So I wondered how KU fared when it came to this aspect. I sent Schreefer a message, and he was nice enough to send back the data that hes compiled from available sources online.
The verdict? KU was a good NBA 3-point shooting team last season. The Jayhawks made 38.9 percent of their long-range 3s, which was well above the NCAA average of 34.5 percent for those shots.
Something else caught my attention, though, when Schreefer sent over the results by team.
NBA 3s made-NBA 3s
att., Missing games
Villanova 327-832, 2
Michigan 249-691, 3
Marshall 240-673, 0
Wash. St. 231-623, 0
Utah 219-608, 0
Oregon 211-605, 2
Marquette 258-604, 2
