List of NCAA Division I women's basketball season 3-point field goal leaders

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Caitlin Clark became the first player in NCAA history to make 200 3-pointers in a season. Caitlin Clark vs. Iowa State.jpg
Caitlin Clark became the first player in NCAA history to make 200 3-pointers in a season.

A three-point field goal (also known as a "three-pointer" or "3-pointer") is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points awarded for shots made inside the three-point line. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) keeps records of the Division I 3-point field goal makes per game (3PG) average annual leaders. The statistic was first recognized in Division I women's basketball in the 1987–88 season, when the NCAA made the three-pointer a mandatory feature throughout women's basketball. [1] From the 1987–88 season through the 2007–08 men's season, the three-point perimeter was marked at 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) for both men's and women's college basketball. [2] [3] After the 2007–08 season, the NCAA moved the men's three-point line back to 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m), while the women's line remained the same. [2] [3] The women's line would be moved back to match the men's line effective with the 2011–12 season. [3] On June 5, 2019, the NCAA men's rules committee voted to extend the men's three-point line to the FIBA distance of 6.75 meters (22 ft 2 in), effective in 2019–20 in Division I and 2020–21 in lower NCAA divisions. The women's line remained at 20 ft 9 in [4] [3] until being moved to the FIBA arc in 2021–22. [5]

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NCAA record books list single-season three-point record holders both on overall and per-game bases, but the official season leaders are based solely on per-game average. Caitlin Clark holds both records for single-season three-point scoring, making 201 threes and averaging 5.15 per game during her final season at Iowa in 2023–24. [6] Both records had previously been held by Taylor Pierce of Idaho, with 154 threes and an average of 4.53 per game in 2018–19. [1] Clark, who also led Division I in threes per game in 2022–23, is also the all-time leader in career threes, with 548 from 2020–21 to 2023–24. The player with the highest 3PG average over the span of her entire career (with a minimum of 150 made threes) is Alabama State's Lisa McMullen, who made 4.00 per game over two years. [1]

Key

3-point field goals per game

SeasonPlayerPos.Cl.TeamGames
played		 3-point
field goals 		3PG
1987–88Gwen DavisGJr Bethune–Cookman 261114.27
1988–89Marguerite MoranGSr Hofstra 291073.69
1989–90Sandi BittlerGSr Princeton 22894.05
1990–91Lisa McMullenGJr Alabama State 281264.5
1991–92Lynda KuklaGSr Valparaiso 271013.74
1992–93Suzie DailerGSo St. Bonaventure 27993.67
1993–94Autumn HollyfieldGJr Cal State Fullerton 271104.07
1994–95Cornelia GaydenGSr LSU 271053.89
1995–96Tara GundersonGJr Iowa State 27933.44
1996–97Brenna DotyGSr Buffalo 28983.5
1997–98Julie KrommenhoekGSr Utah 27983.63
1998–99 Courtney Banghart GJr Dartmouth 28973.46
1999–00Shrieka EvansGFr Grambling 301204
2000–01Shrieka Evans (2)GSo Grambling 291113.83
2001–02 Laurie Koehn GFr Kansas State 341223.59
2002–03Amy WaughGSr Xavier 301073.57
2003–04Joy GallagherGSo Wagner 28993.54
2004–05Jenny ConkleGJr Belmont 28873.11
2005–06Toni KennedyGSr Maryland Eastern Shore 291003.45
2006–07Chelsey WarburtonGSr Weber State 311033.32
2007–08Sade LoganGJr Robert Morris 331263.82
2008–09Kristi DiniGSr Boston University 331093.3
2009–10 Chynna BozemanGJr Montana State 331213.67
2010–11Katie TullGSo Charleston 301073.57
2011–12Diana ChoibekovaGJr Winthrop 311213.9
2012–13 Morgan EyeGSo Missouri 321123.5
2013–14 Kyndal ClarkGJr Drake 321163.63
2014–15 Melissa DixonGSr Iowa 341243.65
2015–16 Kiyanna BlackGSr Ohio 331263.82
2016–17 Tori JankoskaGSr Michigan State 33122
2017–18 Toshua LevittGJr Texas State 31137
2018–19 Taylor PierceGSr Idaho 34154
2019–20 Taylor RobertsonGSo Oklahoma 30131
2020–21 Sydney WagnerGJr William & Mary 13 [lower-alpha 1] 51 [lower-alpha 1]
2021–22 Taylor Robertson (2)GSr Oklahoma 34124
2022–23 Caitlin Clark GJr Iowa 38140
2023–24 Caitlin Clark (2)GSr Iowa 39201

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Due to the effects of COVID-19 on teams' abilities to play full regular-season schedules, the NCAA allowed for a lower games played requirement to be the season 3FGM leader. Specifically, the NCAA used a threshold of 13 games played, which was the minimum number of regular-season contests required for a team to be eligible to play in the 2021 NCAA tournament.

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "2020–21 Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "2019–20 NCAA Men's Basketball Playing Rules History" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "2020–21 NCAA Women's Basketball Playing Rules History" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Men's basketball 3-point line extended to international distance" (Press release). NCAA. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "International 3-point line distance approved in women's basketball" (Press release). NCAA. June 3, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Caitlin Clark". Sports Reference CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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