Pac-10 player of the year Derrick Williams is on pace to crush Steve Kerr’s three-point percentage mark of 57 percent.
Williams hit his only attempt Friday against Memphis, improving his season 3-point shooting percentage to 61 percent. If that holds up through the Wildcats' tournament run, the 6-foot-8 forward will eclipse Steve Kerr's school record of 57 percent set in 1987-88. That's also the NCAA mark for players who have made at least 100 3-pointers in a season.
Williams is 36 for 59 this season — not enough to qualify even for the NCAA's lower benchmark of 50 3-pointers made in a season.
"It would be the greatest upset in NCAA history if Derrick breaks Steve Kerr's record, and I say that only because Derrick is such a gamer," coach Sean Miller said. "If we got in the gym and those two guys shot it out, I'd put all money on Steve Kerr. But in the game — and Derrick hit a big one here tonight — the bigger the moment, he's such a gamer."
Kerr also holds the NBA's career mark at 45.4 percent.