<P> A three - point field goal (also known as a "three - pointer" or "3 - pointer") is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three - point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket . A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points awarded for shots made inside the three - point line . The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) keeps records of the Division I 3 - point field made in a game leaders . The statistic was first recognized in the 1986--87 season when 3 - point field goals were officially instituted by the NCAA . From the 1986--87 season through the 2007--08 season, the three - point perimeter was marked at 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) for both men's and women's college basketball . On May 3, 2007, the NCAA men's basketball rules committee passed a measure to extend the distance of the men's three - point line back to 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m), while the women's line would remain the same . </P> <P> Through January 6, 2017, only 17 players have made at least 12 three - point field goals in a single game . The all - time record is 15, which has only occurred one time and it was by Marshall's Keith Veney . On December 14, 1996, he set the record against Morehead State . Only three other players have made 14 three - pointers: Ronald Blackshear, Dave Jamerson and Askia Jones . The most recent player to make 12 threes in a game is Darius Dawkins of Jacksonville, who made 13 three - pointers against Middle Georgia State on January 3, 2017 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Pos . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ref . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Position </Td> <Td> Guard </Td> <Td> Forward </Td> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> Reference (s) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="8"> Class (Cl .) key </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fr </Td> <Td> Freshman </Td> <Td> So </Td> <Td> Sophomore </Td> <Td> Jr </Td> <Td> Junior </Td> <Td> Sr </Td> <Td> Senior </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Team (X) </Td> <Td> Denotes the number of times a player from that school appears on the list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Player still active in NCAA Division I </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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