Ville Trey-fessional

[LittleBrave]

With 4 three-balls last game, Ville is averaging a shade over 2 made three's a game.
He actually has a better % this year than last (.415 this year vs. .390 last), though it seems he has struggled at times this year.

If he gets to 65 this year, I think it's doable for him to finish #1 ahead of JC (262 career treys).

Just wondering if you guys think he will eclipse the all-time made 3-pointers record by a Brave?
I think he'll pass Nate at least - not sure how many the Hawk had in his career - not even in Top 10, but I imagine that 1 or 2 seasons he didn't have luxury of 3-pointer?

Rooting for Ville - he has been such an asset for us so far!

[Da Coach]

Here are top 10 career 3-pointer scorers in Bradley's history-
1) Jeremy Crouch 262
2) Nate Kennell 253
3) Aaron Zobrist 233
4) Tie Darrell Brown, Jr. 225
..........Andrew Warren 225
6) Phillip Gilbert 223
7) Anthony Parker 195
8 ) Sam Maniscalco 185
9) Daniel Ruffin 183
10) Rob Dye 182

Nate Kennell made 88 threes last season, and his season was cut short by the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament, which might have seen Nate drill 6 or 7 additional threes to upset Duke.
Nate made 31, 69, 65, & 88 threes in his four seasons. Darrell Brown made 46, 49, 79, & 51 in his four seasons. So we should expect Ville's numbers to stay steady or increase over his career.
And, I hate to make this more complicated that it needs to be, but there are several unknowns that will affect Ville's final numbers-
Ville made 43 last season (in 33 games mostly as a non-starter), and is at 21 this season (through 13 games, 8 as a starter). If Ville plays 4 seasons at Bradley, I think he'll get somewhere around 220-230 for his career, and have a good chance to exceed Crouch.

However, the question is, "Will Ville play 4 years at Bradley"? He could leave early for a pro career in Europe. OR, with the NCAA ruling giving everyone an extra year of eligibility, if that applies to Ville, he could spend 5 seasons at Bradley (if he doesn't get lured away as a grad-transfer) and he should easily reach 260 threes or more.
His yearly numbers also depend on how many games Bradley plays each season- Could there be games that get cancelled and are not replayed this year? Will Bradley get the chance to play in the post-season again which would add another game or games this year and the following years?
And there are other factors that could determine the number of threes he makes, like who the personnel around him are, injuries, which postseason tournament Bradley plays in, etc.

[KillerB]

I am blaming this post for JINXING him last night

[LittleBrave]

I am blaming this post for JINXING him last night

LOL - I'm fine with that KillerB.

But please send some kudos my way if Ville ends up in Top 3 All-time in 3-point makes at Bradley!

4 of them last night to surpass 40. If he gets to 55 this season during an off-year, I could see 70-80 next year and then 80-90 his senior year, putting him at #2.