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Curtis Staples (born July 14, 1976) is a former American
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player who played from 1994 to 1998 for the
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. He was a sophomore starter on Virginia Group AAA champion Patrick Henry High School in 1992. He played at, and is a 1994 graduate of Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. He is best known for holding the all-time
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record for career three-point field goals, at 413. His record stood for nearly eight years after his career ended until
JJ Redick Jonathan Clay "JJ" Redick (born June 24, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who is a podcaster and sports analyst for ESPN. He was selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2006 NBA draft. He played college baske ...
of
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broke it on February 14, 2006. Staples had actually conducted a basketball clinic in Virginia which Redick attended as a pre-teen; Redick's rare shooting ability caught Staples's eye even then. Redick told ''
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'', "I was a big Curtis Staples fan." Staples attended the record-breaking game and remarked, "I've always said, like the old saying goes, records are meant to be broken. J.J. has been a hard worker and deserves everything that he gets. I'm glad to see somebody like J.J. breaking it. He's a very significant player that we will never forget." Staples played eight seasons of professional basketball overseas. He is now a basketball head coach for Virginia Episcopal School in
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. Staples broke the three point shooting record of
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's
Doug Day Doug Day, Jr. (born January 29, 1972) is an American former basketball player and current high school coach. Playing career At , Day played the shooting guard position for Radford University between 1989–90 and 1992–93. He was a prolific thre ...
, a native of
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. So, the past three record holders are all natives of a small area of
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. The University of Virginia retired Staples' jersey (#5) on November 12, 2006 during halftime of Virginia's first game in its new John Paul Jones Arena. Staples ranks ninth on Virginia's career scoring list with 1,757 points.


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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season 3-point field goal 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 contr ...
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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 con ...


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1976 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Virginia High school basketball coaches in the United States Huntsville Flight players McDonald's High School All-Americans Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Roanoke Dazzle players Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball players Scafati Basket players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Roanoke, Virginia Universiade gold medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in basketball Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) alumni {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub