List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders

A three-point field goal (also known as a "three-pointer" or "3-pointer") is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points awarded for shots made inside the three-point line. The statistic was first recognized in the 1986–87 season when 3-point field goals were officially instituted by the NCAA.[1] From the 1986–87 season through the 2007–08 season, the three-point perimeter was marked at 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) for both men's and women's college basketball.[2] On May 3, 2007, the NCAA men's basketball rules committee passed a measure to extend the distance of the men's three-point line back to 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m);[2] the women's line remained at the original distance until it was moved to match the then-current men's distance effective in 2011–12.[3] On June 5, 2019, the NCAA men's rules committee voted to extend the men's three-point line to the FIBA distance of 6.75 metres (22 ft 2 in), effective in 2019–20 in Division I and 2020–21 in lower NCAA divisions. The women's line remains at 20 ft 9 in.[4]

Fletcher Magee of Wofford holds the all-time record, with 509 made three-point field goals.

The all-time leader in three-point field goals made is Fletcher Magee of Wofford. In his four-year career from 2015 to 2019, he made 509 threes in 1,169 attempts (43.5%). The career record for three-point attempts is held by Travis Bader of Oakland, who had held the record for made threes before Magee broke it in the first round of the 2019 NCAA tournament. Bader attempted 1,246 threes in his career, making 504. Only one player in the top 25 all-time earned his way onto this list in only three seasons: Stephen Curry of Davidson played from 2006–07 through 2008–09 but left for the National Basketball Association (NBA) after his junior season. Curry also played in the fewest games (104) out of all of the other players in the top 25 and currently ranks 13th all-time.

Four players split their collegiate careers at two schools apiece: Keith Veney, who made 409 threes, first played at Lamar before transferring to Marshall; Akeem Richmond, who made 416, started at Rhode Island before transferring to East Carolina; Rotnei Clarke, who made 389, played three seasons at Arkansas before transferring to Butler for his final season; and Andrew Rowsey, who made 404 while playing two seasons apiece at UNC Asheville and Marquette. The player with the highest three-point percentage for his career on this list is Magee at 43.5%, while Joe Zeglinski of Hartford has the lowest (34.5%).