3PT

Sports abbreviation · Basketball

3PT
Stands forThree-pointer
CategoriesSports

3PT stands for Three-pointer, a basketball abbreviation.

Field goal made from beyond the three-point arc, worth three points. In the NBA the arc is 23 feet 9 inches from the basket at the top and 22 feet in the corners.

Example: The guard hit nine 3PT shots and finished with 46 points.

Usage notes

The NBA adopted the three-point line in 1979-80, after the ABA had used it from 1967; the NCAA made it permanent in 1986-87. Stephen Curry holds the NBA records for career threes and for a single season, 402 in 2015-16. FIBA's line is 6.75 meters.

More basketball abbreviations

  • 3P% – Three-point percentage
  • 3PA – Three-point attempts
  • 3PM – Three-pointers made
  • 6MOY – Sixth Man of the Year
  • APG – Assists per game
  • AST – Assists
  • AST/TO – Assist-to-turnover ratio
  • BLK – Blocks
  • BPG – Blocks per game
  • BPM – Box Plus/Minus
  • C – Center (American football)
  • COY – Coach of the Year

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