Who? Julius Powell was seventh-fastest among ACC regulars to attempt a 3-pointer last season. He was also tenth in the percent of his points achieved from long-range. Yet few have heard of Powell, the Clemson sophomore from Newton, N.C. Powell appeared in every game last season, averaging almost 17 minutes per outing. He started 11 times for the Tigers in 2006.
Powell averaged a bit more than 14 minutes in Clemson's five games thus far. All but two of his 17 points have come on threes.
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Top Percent Of Points Via Three-Pointer, 2006 (Minimum 300 Minutes Played) |
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| .865 | Wes Miller, NC* | 192 of 222 |
| .716 | Tony Bethel, NCS | 207 of 289 |
| .651 | Andrew Wilson, FSU | 123 of 189 |
| .584 | Engin Atsur, NCS* | 201 of 344 |
| .583 | Lee Melchionni, D | 120 of 206 |
| .582 | K.C. Rivers, C * | 132 of 227 |
| .568 | Tyrese Rice, BC* | 189 of 333 |
| .557 | Ilian Evtimov, NCS | 180 of 323 |
| .543 | Mike Jones, M* | 183 of 337 |
| .531 | Julius Powell, C* | 93 of 175 |
| * Returning player | ||