On this planet of faculty basketball, one HBCU convention is dwelling to the nation’s high two three-point shooters. Lavar Miller Jr. from Kentucky State, and Walter Peggs Jr. from Spring Hill School, two SIAC faculties, are each tied as the highest two shooters from distance in faculty basketball.
The 2 gamers have each knocked down 90 three-pointers of their first 21 video games, which averages out to 4.29 three-pointers per sport. That per-game common is the very best of all male gamers in Division I, Division II and Division III in keeping with NCAA statistics. The prolific taking pictures hasn’t essentially equated to wins for both program within the SIAC.
Kentucky State had an 8-8 convention file heading into the SIAC weekend of video games on February 15, which is sweet for third place within the western division. Spring Hill is fifth within the division with a 6-11 convention file. Miller is the second-leading scorer within the SIAC averaging 19.1 factors per sport, whereas Peggs leads the HBCU convention, pouring in 26.4 factors per sport.
HBCU taking pictures reigns supreme within the NCAA
Miller started his profession at Central State, a SIAC rival of Kentucky State, earlier than transferring to Southern Nazarene College and ultimately touchdown at KSU. Peggs doesn’t technically play for an HBCU though Spring Hill does compete within the SIAC. The senior sharpshooter started his profession at Tennessee Tech earlier than transferring to Spring Hill.
Reyne Smith from Louisville is the highest three-point shooter in Division I basketball, however he averages solely 3.84 three-pointers made per contest. He’s made 96 lengthy balls this season by his first 25 video games.
Peggs is the extra environment friendly shooter of the 2, making 46.5 p.c of his three-pointers. That places him at No. 5 within the nation in Division II basketball. Miller is taking pictures 37.8 p.c this season, he’s made 90 of his 238 makes an attempt this yr. He’s tried extra three-pointers than some other participant in Division II basketball.
