Last season, Xavier finished the year shooting 32.2% behind the arc. That was good for 250th in the nation. The word “good” is doing some heavy lifting there, because 32.2% is not actually good. In fact, it’s terrible. On 19 occasions the Musketeers shot less than 30% on their three point attempts, in 10 games they didn’t even make 25%. All of that adds up to an awful season shooting the ball. That the offense somehow still managed to finish 37th in the nation is something of a miracle.
This season is a complete 180. Xavier is shooting the three pointer better than anyone else in the nation.