Quick.
Who was the best three-point shooter in the SEC this season?
If the image of Marshall Henderson immediately popped to mind, well, you’re probably not alone. But while the Ole Miss bomber was by far — by far — the most prolific long-range gunner in the league this year, he was not the most accurate three-point shooter.
The title of best three-point shooter actually goes to Florida’s Michael Frazier who hit a fantastic 48.5% of his 103 attempts from beyond the arc. Frazier was thrifty with his deep ball as was his teammate Erik Murphy. Murphy was actually the league’s #2 three-point shooter in terms of accuracy at 45.6% on 149 attempts.
Let us explain… to determine the league’s top long-ball shooter we looked only at players who launched at least one hundred treys in 2012-13. There were 33 such athletes in the SEC. Of those 33, the average number of attempts per player was 152. Five players fired up 200 or more three-pointers with one of those — Henderson — tossing up more than 350 shots. That was 367 shots to be exact, a full 142 treys more than the #2 loose cannon, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope of Georgia (225 threes).
Six players who shot at least 100 balls from beyond the arc nailed at least 40% of their attempts. The average player — among the 33 who put up 100 or more shots — hit on 35.5% of his tries. Six shot below 30%.
Below is a look at all 33 of the league’s most prolific three-point artists this past year. The players are ranked in terms of accuracy, so you can see for yourself who the marksmen and who the chuckers were:
| Player (School) | 3-Point Attempts | 3-Point Percentage |
| M. Frazier (UF) | 103 | 48.5% |
| E. Murphy (UF) | 149 | 45.6% |
| F. Harris (A&M) | 117 | 45.3% |
| T. Releford (ALA) | 111 | 42.3% |
| A. Stringer (LSU) | 164 | 40.9% |
| K. Bright (VU) | 133 | 40.6% |
| B. Williams (USC) | 126 | 39.7% |
| B. Richardson (USC) | 110 | 38.2% |
| E. Ross (MU) | 126 | 38.1% |
| T. Lacey (ALA) | 162 | 37.7% |
| K. Caldwell-Pope (UGA) | 225 | 37.3% |
| C. Carmouche (LSU) | 132 | 37.1% |
| J. Mays (UK) | 175 | 37.1% |
| J. Brown (MU) | 144 | 36.8% |
| K. Wiltjer (UK) | 150 | 36.7% |
| J. McRae (UT) | 162 | 36.4% |
| E. Turner (MSU) | 205 | 36.1% |
| N. Johnson (AUB) | 120 | 35.8% |
| M. Henderson (UM) | 367 | 35.7% |
| M. Rosario (UF) | 143 | 35.7% |
| R. Odom (VU) | 156 | 35.3% |
| K. Johnson (VU) | 157 | 35.0% |
| A. Hickey (LSU) | 183 | 32.8% |
| S. McBee (UT) | 154 | 32.5% |
| K. Boynton (UF) | 206 | 32.5% |
| A. Bell (ARK) | 104 | 31.7% |
| P. Pressey (MU) | 136 | 31.6% |
| R. Cooper (ALA) | 124 | 29.8% |
| M. Wade (ARK) | 103 | 29.1% |
| F. Sullivan (AUB) | 202 | 27.7% |
| K. Fuller (VU) | 103 | 27.2% |
| F. Thomas (MSU) | 172 | 23.8% |
| BJ Young (ARK) | 110 | 22.7% |
More stats to come throughout the day today.
WOW! Every team has at least 1 on the list, and most have 2 - 4 shooters, before the first Arkansas shooter shows up (and he's only 32%). No wonder we couldn't win one on the road. Three pointers are an equalizer on the road, and we have no shooter. Hopefully the Freshman, Bell, gets a few more looks next year and can increase his percentage a bit.
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