List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders


A three-point field goal 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 statistic was first recognized in the 1986–87 season when 3-point field goals were officially instituted by the NCAA. From the 1986–87 season through the 2007–08 season, the three-point perimeter was marked at for both men's and women's college basketball. On May 3, 2007, the NCAA men's basketball rules committee passed a measure to extend the distance of the men's three-point line back to ; the women's line remained at the original distance until it was moved to match the then-current men's distance effective in 2011–12. On June 5, 2019, the NCAA men's rules committee voted to extend the men's three-point line to the FIBA distance of, effective in 2019–20 in Division I and 2020–21 in lower NCAA divisions. The women's line remains at 20 ft 9 in.
The all-time leader in three-point field goals made is Fletcher Magee of Wofford. In his four-year career from 2015 to 2019, he made 509 threes in 1,169 attempts. The career record for three-point attempts is held by Travis Bader of Oakland, who had held the record for made threes before Magee broke it in the first round of the 2019 NCAA tournament. Bader attempted 1,246 threes in his career, making 504. Only one player in the top 25 all-time earned his way onto this list in only three seasons: Stephen Curry of Davidson played from 2006–07 through 2008–09 but left for the National Basketball Association after his junior season. Curry also played in the fewest games out of all of the other players in the top 25 and currently ranks 13th all-time.
Four players split their collegiate careers at two schools apiece: Keith Veney, who made 409 threes, first played at Lamar before transferring to Marshall; Akeem Richmond, who made 416, started at Rhode Island before transferring to East Carolina; Rotnei Clarke, who made 389, played three seasons at Arkansas before transferring to Butler for his final season; and Andrew Rowsey, who made 404 while playing two seasons apiece at UNC Asheville and Marquette. The player with the highest three-point percentage for his career on this list is Magee at 43.5%, while Joe Zeglinski of Hartford has the lowest.

Key

Pos.GFC3PM3PA3P%Ref.
PositionGuardForwardCenter3-pointers made3-pointers attempted3-point field goal %References

^Player still competing in NCAA Division I
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Team Denotes the number of times a player from that team appears on the list

Top 25 3-point field goal leaders

PlayerPos.TeamGames
played		Career startCareer end3PM3PA3P%Ref.
GWofford13420152019509116943.5
GOakland13720102014504124640.5
GDuke13920022006457112640.6
GChicago State11920052009450114739.2
GCampbell13020152019444122436.3
GSaint Peter's11820022006435119236.5
GMarquette12820162020434101742.7
GNJIT11820132017434122535.4
GSanta Clara13320082013431118436.4
GMontana State12620152019431107740.0
GTennessee12820042008431102142.2
GRhode Island /
East Carolina		13920092014416108238.4
GDavidson10420062009414100441.2
GVirginia122199419984131079
GCoastal Carolina11720042008411100940.7
GLamar /
Marshall		11119931997409101440.3
GUNC Asheville /
Marquette 		1302013201840498940.8
GRadford11719891993401106837.5
GSyracuse13520022006400113135.4
GUNC Greensboro1402015201939697740.5
GCharleston1402007201139695841.3
GHartford13520062011393114034.5
GUMKC11720002004391109835.6
GTexas14420052009389976
GArkansas /
Butler		1252008201338993541.6

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