The LKL Three-point Shootout , currently known as CBet.lt Three-point Shootout for sponsorship purposes, is a Lithuanian professional King Mindaugas Cup final day contest, that is held between the cup's final and third-place matches. Formerly, it was a part of the LKL 's All-Star Day , and took place before the All-Star Game .
12-615: The current champions are Rasheed Sulaimon representing Wolves and Sean McNeil representing Nevėžis–OPTIBET . The very first three-point shootout contest was won by Richard Thomas , of Šilutė , at the 1994 LKL All-Star Day , in Panevėžys . Each Lithuanian Basketball League team has a chance to delegate one player for the contest, while the player with the league's best three-point field goal shooting percentage enters automatically. Competitors try to score as many points as possible, in one minute. There are five ball racks, laid out over
24-700: The 2016 NBA draft , Sulaimon joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2016 NBA Summer League . On September 7, 2016, he signed with the Charlotte Hornets , but was waived on October 22 after appearing in four preseason games. On October 31, he was acquired by the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Hornets. On July 3, 2020, he signed with Casademont Zaragoza of
36-514: The ABA League . He was selected as a McDonald's All-American as well as a Jordan Brand Classic All-American in 2012. He was the primary reserve off the bench for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team during the 2014–15 season before being dismissed from the team on January 29, 2015. He subsequently transferred to Maryland for his senior season. Receiving offers from many colleges around
48-538: The Liga ACB . On October 8, Sulaimon was ruled out between six and eight weeks after injuring his leg. On July 1, 2021, he signed with JL Bourg of LNB Pro A for the 2021–22 season. On July 15, 2022, Sulaimon signed with Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He averaged 18 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 23 games played. On July 5, 2023, he joined with Hong Kong Bulls of
60-757: The National Basketball League . On August 14, 2023, Sulaimon signed a one-year deal with BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He was selected to the All-LKL Team after averaging 16 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest. Sulaimon was selected for the Nigeria national basketball team in November 2020, to play in the AfroBasket 2021 qualification . He was forced to miss
72-458: The 2020–21 season as a result of the group matches, finished the regular season in the 3rd place in the league and said goodbye to the season as a result of the play-off semi-finals. The team said goodbye to the Federation Cup in the semi-finals in the 2021–22 season and finished the regular season in the 3rd place in the league. In the play-off quarter-finals, the green and white team advanced to
84-435: The best results progress further. In the first round, each contestant has one chance to score as many points as possible. The four best performers advance to the semi-final, where two more are eliminated, while the remaining contenders compete for the title of LKL Sniper . Rasheed Sulaimon Rasheed Wesley Sulaimon (born March 9, 1994) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player for KK Budućnost of
96-490: The country, including North Carolina , Arizona , Baylor , Texas and Texas A&M , Sulaimon committed to Duke on February 10, 2011, during an unofficial visit, signing a National Letter of Intent on November 9, 2011. Sulaimon was dismissed from the Duke basketball program on January 29, 2015, after appearing in 90 games over three seasons. He was the first player ever dismissed by coach Mike Krzyzewski for failing to meet
108-547: The games due to a leg injury, however. Konyaspor (basketball) Buyuksehir Hastanes Konyaspor , is a professional basketball team that represents Konya in the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL). It is the basketball section of the Konyaspor football club. The history of Konyaspor's basketball branch dates back to the 1950s. The branch, which was closed and reopened several times over time due to financial reasons,
120-451: The standards set for a Duke basketball player. It was later revealed that two women had accused Sulaimon of sexual assault in the months preceding his eventual dismissal. Sulaimon transferred to Maryland for his senior season, where in 36 games, he averaged 11.3 points on .425 shooting from three-point range, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 32.9 minutes per game, garnering a 2015–16 All-Big Ten honorable mention. After going undrafted in
132-491: The three-point arc: one on each baseline, one halfway between the baseline, and the top of the arc on each side, and one at the top of the arc. Each rack has five balls, four of which are worth one point (the standard orange balls), and the fifth one (a red, white, and blue ball; nicknamed the "money ball"), is worth two points. Thus, a perfect score is 30 points. In case of an equal result, each player gets 25 seconds to shoot from two racks of their choosing. The contestant(s) with
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#1732887420486144-485: Was finally put into operation on February 27, 2019, with the takeover of the branch affiliated to Selçuklu Belediyespor. Thus, the team in the Turkish Basketball League in the 2018–19 season finished the league in 7th place. The team finished the season in the 9th place due to the fact that the league in the 2019–20 season was interrupted due to the pandemic. The team, which said goodbye to the Federation Cup in
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