Three-Point Percentage by position: what each level actually looks like
Athlete Quotient's D1 three-point percentage benchmark in men's basketball is .344 for a guard and .340 for a forward or center. The table below runs the full ladder - high school varsity to the elite D1 rung - for every position, with the women's sport-wide ladder beside it.
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Three-Point Percentage benchmarks by position
| Position | D1 elite | D1 | D1 floor | D2 | D3 | HS varsity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guards (PG and SG) | .409 | .344 | .309 | .273 | .237 | .201 |
| Forwards and centers (SF, PF, C) | .400 | .340 | .304 | .270 | .236 | .202 |
Women's ladder
The women's three-point percentage ladder is published sport-wide rather than by position.
| Position | D1 elite | D1 | D1 floor | D2 | D3 | HS varsity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All positions | .400 | .310 | .290 | .280 | .270 | .260 |
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Common questions
What is a good three-point percentage for a basketball guard?
Athlete Quotient's D1 benchmark for a basketball guard is .344. The D2 rung is .273, D3 is .237 and high school varsity is .201. The elite D1 rung is .409.
What is a good three-point percentage for a basketball forward or center?
Athlete Quotient's D1 benchmark for a basketball forward or center is .340. The D2 rung is .270, D3 is .236 and high school varsity is .202. The elite D1 rung is .400.
How to read these
Each column is a rung on the Athlete Quotient benchmark ladder - the bar the engine scores every athlete against - not a cutoff and not an entry price. Being under a rung does not close a door. It tells you the size of the gap, which is the only number you can actually train against.
These are Athlete Quotient's own benchmarks. Where a published college figure exists we use it; where none exists, the rung is ours. We would rather say that than claim a source we do not have.
These tables are the same ones the scoring engine uses, exported from it rather than retyped, so a page can never quietly disagree with a score. More: how AQ builds benchmarks.