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Kentucky Basketball: Ranking The Top Ten Greatest Three Point Shots of All Time

By J Bill Sosh

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Kentucky Basketball Front Row: Assistant Coach Delray Brooks, Head Coach Rick Pitino, Allen Edwards, Derek Anderson, Jeff Sheppard, Tony Delk, Anthony Epps, Cameron Mills, Wayne Turner, Associate Coach Jim O'Brien, Assistant Coach Winston Bennett. Standing: Equipment Manager Bill Keightley, Administrative Assistant George Barber, Jason Lathrem, Oliver Simmons, Nazr Mohammed, Mark Pope, Walter McCarty, Antoine Walker, Jared Prickett, Ron Mercer, Trainer Eddie Jamiel, Assistant Strength Coach Layne Kaufman, Strength Coach Shaun Brown. (Mandatory Credit UK Athletics)
Front Row: Assistant Coach Delray Brooks, Head Coach Rick Pitino, Allen Edwards, Derek Anderson, Jeff Sheppard, Tony Delk, Anthony Epps, Cameron Mills, Wayne Turner, Associate Coach Jim O’Brien, Assistant Coach Winston Bennett. Standing: Equipment Manager Bill Keightley, Administrative Assistant George Barber, Jason Lathrem, Oliver Simmons, Nazr Mohammed, Mark Pope, Walter McCarty, Antoine Walker, Jared Prickett, Ron Mercer, Trainer Eddie Jamiel, Assistant Strength Coach Layne Kaufman, Strength Coach Shaun Brown. (Mandatory Credit UK Athletics) /

No. 4- Tony Delk’s Four Point Play

In the 1996 national semi-finals, Kentucky dispatched second-ranked UMass, led by Coach John Calipari. Many thought the top-ranked Cats would cruise to their sixth National Championship the following Monday night versus Syracuse. But the Orangemen gave the Wildcats quite a battle. Just who would claim the big prize was still in doubt late when senior star Tony Delk took this three from deep in the corner. Not only did he make the shot, but he was fouled and completed a four point play that put the game out of reach. It is only fitting that most prolific three-point shooter in Kentucky history makes this list.

Delk, a Tennessee native, finished his prep career as the state’s Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of The Year. He also added a nod to the McDonald’s All American Team. The Kentucky standout went on to be selected in the first round (16th overall) of the 1996 NBA  Draft and played 10 seasons in the NBA. Tony Delk was a fixture on the 1996 NCAA Championship team under coach Rick Pitino.

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