A Timely NCAA Record
A look at one player's historic day
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On Wednesday, our founder Aaron Barzilai published his first piece in The Athletic. If you missed it, he discussed the analytics behind shot selection. Teams are shooting more and more threes every year, and that’s usually a good thing for offensive efficiency. There are obviously exceptions, and the notable one Aaron mentioned in the article is Baylor--last year’s Lady Bears scored less than 10 percent of their points from three-point range and still won the national title.
When it comes to shot selection, Baylor picked up this year right where it left off last year. Entering their Wednesday matinee against Arkansas State, the Lady Bears were ranked No. 351 out of 351 Division I teams in three-point rate.
Then Juicy Landrum happened.
At the exact same moment as Aaron’s article was being published, the Baylor guard was putting on a three-point shooting clinic. Landrum made fourteen threes, an NCAA record for Division I women’s basketball.
The noteworthy figures for Landrum’s performance are seemingly endless, but here are some of our favorites:
Baylor’s team record for made threes was 13--Landrum made more threes than the team had ever made in a game.
Landrum had made 10 threes all year entering the game, and Baylor as a team had made just 25.
No Baylor player had ever even attempted 14 threes in a game.
Landrum attempted just one shot inside the arc, clearly taking Aaron’s advice to heart.
No WNBA or NBA player has ever made more than 14 threes in a game.
Of course, there is only one way to truly experience the greatness of Juicy’s epic shooting display.
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