most 3s made in a season before 1990

Before 1989-90, Michael Adams made the most threes in a season, with 166 three-pointers in 1988-89.

Interpreted as:
most 3s made by a player in a season before 1990
NAME3PMSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Adams
M. Adams
166
1988-89
77
36.2
18.5
3.7
6.4
2.2
0.1
6.1
14.1
43.3
6.1
35.6
4.2
5.1
81.9
56.7
0.9
2.8
2.3
2,787
1,424
283
490
166
11
180
149
2Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
162
1988-89
82
38.9
27.5
4.2
2.0
1.3
0.3
10.5
20.9
50.1
4.1
47.8
4.6
5.6
81.6
58.9
1.9
2.3
2.7
3,190
2,253
342
164
108
22
218
197
3Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
148
1987-88
81
37.3
15.7
3.1
6.2
1.4
0.2
6.0
12.1
49.1
4.4
41.5
2.0
2.2
87.8
59.8
0.7
2.3
1.9
3,018
1,270
249
503
115
17
153
203
4Michael Adams
M. Adams
139
1987-88
82
33.9
13.9
2.7
6.1
2.0
0.2
5.1
11.3
44.9
4.6
36.7
2.0
2.4
83.4
56.0
0.5
2.2
1.8
2,778
1,137
223
503
168
16
144
138
5Harold Pressley
H. Pressley
119
1988-89
80
28.2
12.3
6.1
2.2
1.2
1.0
4.8
10.9
43.9
3.7
40.3
1.2
1.5
78.0
52.9
2.7
3.4
1.6
2,257
981
485
174
93
76
124
215
6Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
118
1988-89
81
22.5
8.5
2.2
1.6
1.1
0.1
3.2
7.1
45.4
3.7
39.9
0.5
0.7
78.2
56.9
0.7
1.5
0.7
1,824
687
176
132
88
6
59
163
7Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
116
1988-89
TOT
73
32.6
17.5
3.5
5.5
1.3
0.1
6.6
14.4
45.7
4.2
38.0
2.8
3.3
85.4
55.4
1.0
2.5
2.0
2,377
1,281
255
402
93
8
145
186
8Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
109
1988-89
82
34.0
14.2
3.7
8.6
1.5
0.1
4.8
10.9
44.3
3.6
37.3
3.2
3.8
84.5
56.5
0.6
3.1
3.1
2,788
1,162
306
709
124
11
253
196
9Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
107
1987-88
75
37.2
25.8
4.5
2.6
1.0
0.1
10.2
20.3
50.3
3.5
41.3
4.0
5.3
76.7
57.2
2.2
2.3
2.3
2,790
1,938
340
197
74
11
172
221
10Derek Harper
D. Harper
99
1988-89
81
36.6
17.3
2.8
7.0
2.1
0.5
6.6
13.9
47.7
3.4
35.6
2.8
3.5
80.6
56.1
0.6
2.2
2.5
2,968
1,404
228
570
172
41
205
219
11Reggie Miller
R. Miller
98
1988-89
74
34.3
16.0
3.9
3.1
1.3
0.4
5.4
11.2
47.9
3.3
40.2
3.9
4.6
84.4
60.2
1.0
3.0
1.9
2,536
1,181
292
227
93
29
143
170
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
98
1987-88
76
39.0
29.9
9.3
6.1
1.6
0.8
11.6
22.0
52.7
3.1
41.4
5.5
6.0
91.6
60.8
1.4
7.8
2.8
2,965
2,275
703
467
125
57
213
157
13Johnny Newman
J. Newman
97
1988-89
81
28.8
16.0
2.5
2.0
1.4
0.3
5.6
11.8
47.5
3.5
33.8
3.5
4.3
81.5
58.2
1.1
1.4
1.9
2,336
1,293
206
162
111
23
153
259
14Mike McGee
M. McGee
93
1988-89
80
25.3
13.0
2.4
1.5
1.0
0.2
5.4
11.5
47.3
3.2
36.5
1.0
1.8
53.5
52.9
0.9
1.5
1.6
2,027
1,038
189
116
80
12
124
184
15Mark Price
M. Price
93
1988-89
75
36.4
18.9
3.0
8.4
1.5
0.1
7.1
13.4
52.6
2.8
44.1
3.5
3.9
90.1
62.3
0.6
2.4
2.8
2,728
1,414
226
631
115
7
212
98
16Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
92
1984-85
78
35.6
22.6
4.4
3.1
1.7
0.4
9.3
20.4
45.7
3.3
35.8
2.8
3.8
72.5
51.2
1.6
2.8
3.2
2,776
1,764
344
243
133
30
247
178
17Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
91
1983-84
82
32.3
20.0
4.1
3.5
1.4
0.3
8.5
17.4
49.0
3.1
36.1
1.8
2.6
69.6
53.9
1.2
3.0
3.0
2,650
1,636
338
283
114
23
243
202
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
90
1986-87
74
40.6
28.1
9.2
7.6
1.8
0.9
10.6
20.2
52.5
3.0
40.0
5.6
6.1
91.0
61.2
1.7
7.5
3.2
3,005
2,076
682
566
135
70
240
185
19Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
90
1979-80
78
35.3
13.5
2.4
4.3
1.9
0.3
5.4
11.5
46.7
3.1
37.7
1.7
2.1
80.2
54.6
1.0
1.4
1.8
2,754
1,056
188
335
147
25
141
246
20Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
89
1986-87
82
27.5
10.5
3.1
4.5
1.0
0.5
3.9
9.0
43.8
2.8
38.5
1.5
1.8
85.1
53.6
0.7
2.4
1.2
2,253
859
254
373
78
43
102
199
21Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
86
1987-88
TOT
66
21.9
9.5
1.2
2.3
0.7
0.0
3.7
7.9
46.3
2.7
49.1
0.9
1.1
83.1
56.7
0.3
0.9
1.2
1,445
629
78
153
46
2
77
118
22Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
86
1986-87
82
37.5
24.9
5.5
2.9
1.3
0.4
9.6
18.5
51.6
2.9
35.8
4.7
6.0
78.7
58.8
2.3
3.2
2.9
3,073
2,041
447
238
104
32
238
267
23Mike McGee
M. McGee
86
1986-87
76
18.7
10.4
2.1
2.0
0.8
0.0
4.1
8.9
45.9
3.0
37.6
1.1
1.8
58.4
53.4
0.9
1.2
1.4
1,420
788
159
149
61
2
104
156
24Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
85
1986-87
71
35.2
14.8
3.4
5.6
1.4
0.2
5.8
11.9
48.6
2.7
44.3
2.1
2.3
89.7
57.4
0.7
2.7
2.0
2,499
1,053
242
400
101
14
141
189
25Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
85
1986-87
78
27.5
10.8
1.8
3.1
1.0
0.1
4.0
8.7
46.2
2.9
37.3
1.7
1.9
89.1
56.7
0.6
1.2
1.6
2,147
846
140
240
76
7
124
189
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