<P> The record for most half - court shots made in a single NBA season - by all NBA players combined - was set in the 2014 season at 13 . The longest successful shot in NBA history was 89 feet by Baron Davis on February 17, 2001 . He shot it with 0.7 seconds remaining in the third quarter as a defender closely guarded him . Baron Davis is the only player to have hit a shot from at least 85 feet in a game; since the year 2000, it has been attempted at least a total of 40 times . During his career, Baron Davis went 2 - for - 43 from beyond half court . </P> <P> 2010 and 2012 are the only NBA seasons when two half court shots were made on the same night . </P> <P> During Jason Kidd's career, he has made 4 of 44 (roughly 10%) from beyond half - court . </P> <Ul> <Li> In November 2013, Harlem Globetrotters Thunder set the Guinness World Record for longest basketball shot at 109 feet 9 inches . </Li> <Li> Harlem Globetrotters Thunder has the Guinness World Record for longest backward shot at 82 feet 2 inches . </Li> <Li> Vince Carter entered the Guinness Book of World Records for hitting an 86 - foot shot while sitting down . A week earlier, Dwight Howard set the record by making the shot at 52 feet and 6 inches . </Li> <Li> The current record holder for most half - court shots in a minute is Green Bay point guard Eric Valentin, with eight shots scored in 60 seconds . Though, a kid named Adam Beatrice has released a video of him making ten half - court shots in a minute . </Li> <Li> On January 22, 2010, during a winter sports pep rally, students of Olathe Northwest High School wanted to play a prank on coach Joel Branstrom, a former University of Kansas walk - on, and promised him tickets of the Final Four game if he scores a shot from half court while blindfolded - the catch was that the crowd was instructed to cheer regardless whether he scored the shot or not . Branstrom did, however, score the shot . The students didn't have any tickets to offer . It was widely reported in the media; while filming a teaser for WDAF - TV, reporter Rob Low jokingly attempted to recreate the shot by standing in the same court with his back to the hoop and throwing the ball - he also scored the shot, much to his surprise . According to Low, when he later interviewed Branstrom, and asked him to repeat the blindfolded feat, he, again, scored it . Branstrom attended the 2010 NCAA Men's Final Four as a guest of the NCAA . </Li> <Li> In 2014, during an out - of - game competition, Fresno State's Guard Cezar Guerrero made five consecutive half - court shots . </Li> <Li> During a half - court shooting contest in the West All - Star Game Practice, Stephen Curry hit three half - court shots in a row . </Li> <Li> Harlem Globetrotter Buckets Blakes has the Guinness World record for most underhanded half - court shots made in one minute, dropping 6 . </Li> <Li> Harlem Globetrotter Big Easy Lofton has the Guinness World record for farthest basketball hook shot made at 61 feet 4 inches . </Li> <Li> Gonzaga's Kyle Wiltjer set the record for the farthest behind the back shot, which he made at half - court . Previously, Guinness Book of World Record recognized Kenneth Sorvang of Norway with the farthest behind - the - back shot at 23 feet 9 inches . </Li> <Li> NBA legend and basketball hall of fame member Moses Malone notably made a half court shot during the last game of his career, when his San Antonio Spurs faced the Charlotte Hornets in 1995 . </Li> <Li> During the 1999 WNBA Championship, which was played in a best of three games format, the New York Liberty trailed the Houston Comets one game to zero heading to Houston for game 2 and, if necessary, game 3 . Trailing 68 - 66 with only 2.4 seconds left in the game, New York's Teresa Weatherspoon received the ball about 50 feet away from her team's basket, launched it and made it to give the Liberty a 69 - 68 win and force a decisive game 3 . Houston ultimately won the series, but the play, which has become known as "The Shot", was named the best moment in WNBA playoff history by ESPN . </Li> </Ul>

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