3-Pt Line Distance Changes Effect on 3-Pt Shooting %: All Division 1 Teams

[Just Sayin]

   

Season   3P%   Distance
   1987   38.40   19' 9"
   1988   38.30   19' 9"
   1989   37.80   19' 9"
   1990   36.80   19' 9"
   1991   36.20   19' 9"
   1992   35.60   19' 9"
   1993   35.40   19' 9"
   1994   34.50   19' 9"
   1995   34.40   19' 9"
   1996   34.20   19' 9"
   1997   33.90   19' 9"
   1998   34.30   19' 9"
   1999   34.10   19' 9"
   2000   34.30   19' 9"
   2001   34.50   19' 9"
   2002   34.50   19' 9"
   2003   34.70   19' 9"
   2004   34.40   19' 9"
   2005   34.60   19' 9"
   2006   34.80   19' 9"
   2007   34.90   19' 9"
   2008   35.10   19' 9"
   2009   34.20   20' 9"
   2010   34.20   20' 9"
   2011   34.40   20' 9"
   2012   34.30   20' 9"
   2013   33.90   20' 9"
   2014   34.40   20' 9"
   2015   34.30   20' 9"
   2016   34.70   20' 9"
   2017   35.00   20' 9"
   2018   35.10   20' 9"
   2019   34.40   20' 9"
   2020   33.30   22' 1.75"

[NativeCheesehead]

[VUGrad1314]

What happened after like 1993? Did the game change or were people just better shooters back then?

[vuny98]

What happened after like 1993? Did the game change or were people just better shooters back then?

I think it may have been less of an emphasis in taking 3 pt shots back in the day. 3 pt shots were taken when open (resulting in a higher percentage) vs today where 3 pt is used as a key strategy of the game and is defended as such.

[humbleopinion]

A piece of data that may help is the percentage of shots that were 3pt attempts.  Perhaps players were less likely to take challenged shots in the early years.

[Just Sayin]

A piece of data that may help is the percentage of shots that were 3pt attempts.  Perhaps players were less likely to take challenged shots in the early years.

Season	3P%	3PA%
1987	38.4	15.7
1988	38.3	17.8
1989	37.8	19.9
1990	36.8	21.5
1991	36.2	22.8
1992	35.6	24
1993	35.4	25.4
1994	34.5	27.2
1995	34.4	28.8
1996	34.2	29.2
1997	33.9	29.9
1998	34.3	30.2
1999	34.1	30.6
2000	34.3	30.9
2001	34.5	31.2
2002	34.5	32.1
2003	34.7	32.1
2004	34.4	32.7
2005	34.6	33
2006	34.8	33.2
2007	34.9	34.2
2008	35.1	34.5
2009	34.2	33.1
2010	34.2	32.6
2011	34.4	32.9
2012	34.3	32.9
2013	33.9	33
2014	34.4	32.9
2015	34.3	34.2
2016	34.7	35.4
2017	35	36.4
2018	35.1	37.5
2019	34.4	38.7
2020	33.3	37.6

[VUGrad1314]

Yep Looks to be a question of volume... Thanks for the data JustSayin!

[Just Sayin]

3-Pt Shooting Percent By Conference To Date

Conf     3P%
BW          36.40
Sum          35.50
MVC          35.00
WCC          34.90
BSth          34.80
Slnd          34.60
WAC          34.60
NEC          34.50
CAA          34.50
OVC          34.40
MAAC       34.30
BSky          34.00
Horz          34.00
MAC          33.80
MWC          33.80
Pat          33.60
SC          33.30 Average All 353 Teams
ASun          33.10
P12          33.10
ACC          32.90
B10          32.90
B12          32.70
BE          32.70
A10          32.70
CUSA          32.60
SB          32.50
Ivy          31.80
AE          31.80
Amer          31.80
SEC          31.40
SWAC      30.40
MEAC      30.20