JoBo now #4 on the All Time Iowa Made 3 pointer List
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Jordan's % is much better than Kingsbury, which is a little surprising to me.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/chris-kingsbury-1.html
That Iowa team didn’t need a shot clock. Averaging at 100 points per conference game.LOL at the Pittsburgh comment. JoBo is cold blooded! When he put up the shot, did you know it was in?Note that there was not a Penn State defender in site. And we criticize iowa's defense; I thought Penn State played horrific defense.
Also, regarding how the game has changed, wasn't Downtown Freddy Brown making crazy long jump shots in the 1970's at Iowa, just like JoBo is doing today? Imagine if Downtown Freddy had the 3 point line & there were a shot clock to speed the game up further!
And Kent got to play in the shadows of Andre Woolridge.....who could collapse a defense.
Chris had the raw talent and size to do extremely well. He just wasnt able to keep his composure and a lot of his shots were forced and not part of the flow of the offense. Chris' 3pt FG % could have better had he not taken so many forced puke shots.
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I’m not sure about that, I would have been about 10-11 when he played so I don’t remember. I looked at sports reference and he played in 27, 33, and 29 games in his 3 years, 89 total. Bohannon has played in 33, 34, and 18 games so far, 85 total, which makes JBo’s total all the more impressive in my eyes.
I wanted him to take a dribble in and shoot it because he was still so far away but had no problem because he was in rhythm. As Shon Morris said “straight cash homie”LOL at the Pittsburgh comment. JoBo is cold blooded! When he put up the shot, did you know it was in?
Also, regarding how the game has changed, wasn't Downtown Freddy Brown making crazy long jump shots in the 1970's at Iowa, just like JoBo is doing today? Imagine if Downtown Freddy had the 3 point line & there were a shot clock to speed the game up further!
Here is a copy of the 95'-96' roster. We were stacked. This is the last year Kingsbury is on the roster so it looks like he was not on the team his senior year. Also, he went from averaging close to 17 points a game his sophomore year to averaging under 12 points his Junior year. Its fun to think what could've been if he keeps himself inline.
Player Class Pos Height Summary
Jess Settles JR F 6-7 15.1 Pts, 7.5 Reb, 3.1 Ast
Russ Millard SR C 6-8 13.7 Pts, 7.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Andre Woolridge JR G 6-1 13.1 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 6.0 Ast
Chris Kingsbury JR G 6-5 11.9 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 1.9 Ast
Kenyon Murray SR F 6-5 9.5 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Ryan Bowen SO F 6-7 5.5 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Mon'ter Glasper SR G 5-11 4.6 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 2.7 Ast
J.R. Koch FR F 6-10 3.4 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Kent McCausland FR G 6-3 2.7 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Greg Helmers SO C 1.1 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Jason Bauer FR G 6-3 1.9 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Alvin Robinson FR F 6-9 1.2 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Darryl Moore SO G 3.3 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Scott Rabenold FR G 0.8 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Brian Haberer FR G 0.7 Pts, 1.
As the warmups ended just before game time, Chris Kingsbury would grab a loose ball and take one final practice shot... from center court. Missed most, hit a few. But it was an effortless stroke that always had a chance. He once said he could get off a shot from the opposite free throw line. Not throw it... shoot it 75+ feet.
Kingsbury declared for the NBA draft after his junior year, Settles debated it but came back (and then was injured the following year, he's kind of exhibit A that I think of when someone doesn't go pro early). I remember Chris getting a tryout with the Washington Bullets and then he ended up in the CBA for a spell.
For those commenting about J Bo's long shot. During the interview the reporter asked him if he was over his slump. Jordon just grinned and said 'What slump?'.
Anyone else surprised at Gatens not having a bigger total of 3-pointers? He was the whole team for a couple of years there. Thank God he stuck it out through the Licklighter years and had a good end to his career with Fran at the helm. One of my favorite Hawks.
Not really. He shot a lot of 3s, but outside his big streak his senior year he was never a great 3 point shooter. He only shot 33 percent his middle two years.
To add to that. He also played under Lick for half his career. That means 2 years of slow down, run 30 seconds off the clock on offense ball. That really limited possessions and shot attempts.
Kingsbury's big problem, to quote another poster, is that he took way too many "puke" shots. He'd make them once in a while and the crowd would go nuts. But many of those shots were not in the flow of the offense. Especially when you consider that the game was significantly different back then and not oriented around layups and 3 pointers like today. Plus we had a ton of talent in the post and at PG on those teams that he was taking opportunities away from by jacking up those shots. When he was hot he was unstoppable and a real weapon. But he definitely believed in the concept of a shooter shooting their way out of a slump.
Kingsbury was so strong. His stroke was effortless. I've never seen another college player shoot and nail shots as far out as him. He was streaky though and at times disruptive to an offense that wasn't exactly smooth flowing. I have always wondered if there was another backstory to him leaving after his junior year. The rumours were rampant about his partying and lifestyle.
Gatens putting the team on his shoulders with his 3 pointer streak to end his career is one of the more inspiring things in Iowa basketball I have ever seen.
John Wilkes booth was his favorite actor. Would be like Kevin Costner blowing my head off whilst watching Bull Durham.....I’d be pissed and honored
Yeah I know- that is what I am so pissed about LMAOAnd deceased.
He is #3 for Iowa’s record. Recker’s 3s at IU don’t count toward the all time Hawkeye record
Kingsbury. AINEC. I remember him draining a couple from the sideline hashmarks in a game vs MN in the barn. The crowd gasped the first time he did it and just groaned the second time.
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I'd give the edge to Kingsbury as well, teams had to actually come out and guard him that far out because they knew he'd shoot it. Bohannon does shoot some long ones and has made a few, but he doesn't have the same reputation for doing so regularly enough that a defense has to actually game plan for it.
Jbo will be the all time 3pt leader probably early next year. He is money. Chris K hit over a 100 3's one year. His range was said to be infinite. We thought it was always going in. The actual range probably was close for both. Chris was hitting 26' shots before they extended the line.
