Last year, the Loyola men’s basketball team ranked tied for 20th out of 353 Division I teams in the nation in three-point percentage with 39.8 percent. The year before, the team was 27th with 38.9 percent.
Going into the game against No. 5-ranked University of Nevada Nov. 27, the Ramblers were tied for 244th, shooting at a 31.7 percent clip from beyond the arc through six games. After going 7-for-20 from deep against the Wolf Pack, that number slightly increased to 32.1 percent.
It’s a problem that wasn’t expected for Porter Moser’s squad this year. Last year’s three-point leader, redshirt senior guard Clayton Custer, returns after shooting 45.