College Basketball Player Has Shot Nothing But 3-Pointers All Season, Is A Hero
Meet redshirt senior Max Hooper of Oakland University (Michigan, not California). First off, incredible name. You don’t stock shelves at the local Piggly Wiggly with a name like Max Hooper. Max Hooper is dribbling a basketball before he takes his first steps. Max Hooper’s dad doesn’t let him in for dinner until he’s done shooting five-hundred free throws on a rusted backboard above the garage. If that buzzcut on such a goofy egg head doesn’t scream coach’s son, I don’t know what does. Max Hooper’s life is ball, and ball is Max Hooper’s life.
So why should you care about this 6’6″ St. John’s transfer other than his absurdly appropriate name? Well, just take a look at his unbelievable game log.
Oakland's Max Hooper has the greatest stat line in the history of basketball. He's shooting 38 of 86 this season – all three-pointers.
— Percy Allen (@percyallen) December 19, 2015
That’s right — not only has our boy Hooper here not made a field goal inside the arc, he hasn’t even attempted one all season. Kid isn’t warming the bench, either. He’s getting major minutes and flat out refusing to go inside the 3-point line. It’s virtually impossible to play this much and not have a transition bucket or put back for two unless he was actively avoiding doing so. He’s living out every intramural hero’s dream of running from three point line to three point line and firing up nothing but treys at the D-I level.
What he’s done so far is fucking commendable, but if he’s somehow able pull off this feat through the entire season, it’ll be downright legendary. Ball’s in your court now, Max..
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The new age 3 point shot is what keeps white people relevant in basketball.
10 years ago at 3:05 pmBending the rules to benefit yourselves. TFM
10 years ago at 4:43 pmRegester’s basketball experience:
10 years ago at 3:08 pmFuck off Frotal. We still don’t like you
10 years ago at 6:45 pmHis footwork when coming off screens is fucking phenomenal.
10 years ago at 3:14 pmIt’s pretty incredible that his foot has never been on the line in those 86 attempts so far
10 years ago at 3:16 pmSurprised he doesn’t play for Wisconsin…
10 years ago at 3:22 pmGod I wish he did. Bucky is struggling this year.
10 years ago at 3:26 pmBo Ryan got the hell outta there when he realized it
10 years ago at 4:14 pmBorn proud, raised proud, who the hell are we?!!
10 years ago at 12:27 amBo Ryan recruits reverse Glory Road style
10 years ago at 8:18 pmKid’s a role model
10 years ago at 3:48 pmCool story. White guy has a 44% shooting percentage. Dan, you don’t have to put your name on Steve’s garbage articles.
10 years ago at 5:48 pm44% from behind the arc is the numbers of a sniper.
10 years ago at 6:33 pm44% overall is pretty good. You must not know basketball
10 years ago at 1:28 amWell if that’s always the case then everyone needs to get off Rondo’s dick about his FG %.
10 years ago at 11:13 amThe fact that he is 6’6 and still hasn’t even attempted a 2 is even more insane.
10 years ago at 6:57 pmI know the tape is from last year but at 0:38, thats a two pointer, not a three, the ref even signals it to the scorer’s table
10 years ago at 8:21 pmDon’t know why you’re getting lapped, I saw the same thing
10 years ago at 1:27 amHow are you this dumb? The point is that he has only shot threes this year, so no one gives a shit if he made a two pointer last year.
10 years ago at 12:20 pmDude looks like a 6’6 Steve Novak. Probably can’t shoot like him, but still. He’s got game.
10 years ago at 11:08 pm