College basketball: The 25 best shooting teams in the country

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1. Virginia
2. North Carolina
3. Gonzaga
4. Marquette
5. Purdue
6. TCU
7. Villanova
8. Kansas State
9. Loyola-Chicago
10. Auburn

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The Tigers have a shot to win the SEC again and if they do it will be because they can shoot. Bryce Brown has made 241 3s in three seasons, the most by any Tigers’ player in the same time span. He’s 23 shy of becoming the all-time leader. The Tigers made 324 3s last season, 35 more than any other Auburn team. Bruce Pearl’s crew averaged 9.5 3s a game last season. Jared Harper and Samir Doughty should help Brown average that amount again.

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11. Davidson
12. Tennessee

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The Vols tied Auburn for the SEC title and a main reason why was how prolific the Vols were at 38.4 percent on 3s. Lamonte Turner, Admiral Schofield and Jordan Bowden all made more than 50 3s last season. Schofield made multiple 3s in 23 games last season. Bowden, Schofield, Turner and Jordan Bone have all seen their 3-point percentage increase each season. This team can ball and make buckets.

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13. Kentucky

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The Wildcats have championship talent and the shooting will continue to be a plus as the season progresses. Tyler Herro was a hot-shot shooter in high school, Jemarl Baker Jr., Quade Green, Immanuel Quickely will all be counted on to make 3s. Quickely won the McDonald’s All-American game 3-point shooting contest. And the sleeper, yes the sleeper shooter, may be the most talented of the newcomers in Keldon Johnson. The Wildcats made 26 3s in a trip to the Bahamas. Eliminate one bad game (2 of 20) and the Wildcats were at 50 percent.

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14. UCLA
15. Michigan State
16. Kansas
17. Duke
18. Nevada
19. Syracuse
20. Michigan
21. USC
22. Houston
23. Saint Joseph’s
24. Vanderbilt

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Bryce Drew was a tremendous shooter when he played. And he’s got a chance to have one of his better shooting teams as a head coach. He’s got one of the top point guards in the country in Darius Garland. Garland’s ability to get in the lane and create space will open up shooting for his teammates. That means Matt Ryan, Aaron Nesmith, and Yanni Wetzell will be in position to make spot-up jumpers and likely plenty of 3s. Toss in the highly-touted Simisola Shittu slicing toward the basket and the Commodores will have plenty of options to score in front of the basket.

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25. Oregon State


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