Lamar Wilkerson passed Steve Alford for most three-pointers made in a single Big Ten season on Friday, and there are more records that he's chasing this season in the final few weeks.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The three-point line became a thing in college basketball for the 1986-87 season, and Indiana legend Steve Alford — who was a senior then — took full advantage of it.
He made 107 threes that year in just 202 attempts, a whopping 53 percent clip. Both the total threes and shooting percentage remain school records, nearly 40 years later.
Alford made 54 threes in Big Ten games that year, but that record fell by the wayside on Friday night in Indiana's 93-64 loss at Purdue. Senior Lamar Wilkerson made two three-pointers, giving him 55 in conference play this season, passing Alford's mark
Here's the list of Indiana players with the most three-pointers in history in Big Ten games.
55 — Lamar Wilkerson, 2026
54 — Steve Alford, 1987
52 — Jay Edwards, 1988
51 — Yogi Ferrell, 2014
48 — Luke Goode, 2025
48 — Jay Edwards, 1989
47 — Yogi Ferrell, 2016
45 — Yogi Ferrell, 2015
43 — James Blackmon, Jr., 2017
43 — A.J. Guyton, 1999
41 — Tom Coverdale, 2002
41 — A.J. Guyton, 2000
41 — Robert Johnson, 2018
40 — Jordan Hulls, 2012
Wilkerson is making the most of his one year at Indiana after transferring from Sam Houston State. He's already set an Assembly Hall scoring record with 44 points, and his 10 threes in that game against Penn State in December are also a school record.
He has scored 571 points already this season has made 88 three-pointers in all games. He needs 20 more to pass Alford. Indiana has four regular-season games left, followed by the Big Ten Tournament, and whatever postseason games come Indiana's way.
Wilkerson is already No. 30 on Indiana's list for single-season points, and he'll be moving up every game now. Here's the list of top single-season scorers in Indiana history.
785 — Calbert Cheaney, 1992-93
752 — Scott May, 1975-76
749 — Steve Alford 1986-87
734 — Calbert Cheaney, 1990-91
729 — Alan Henderson, 1994-95
719 —George McGinnis, 1970-71
714 —Mike Woodson, 1978-79
714 — Jimmy Rayl, 1961-62
680 — Jay Edwards, 1988-89
670 — Trayce Jackson-Davis, 2022-23
669 — Eric Gordon, 2007-08
661 — Don Schlundt, 1952-53
658 — Brian Evans, 1995-96
639 — Trayce Jackson-Davis, 2021-22
630 — Steve Alford, 1985-86
626 — Kirk Haston, 2000-01
618 — Robert Vaden, 2005-06
613 — Archie Dees, 1957-58
608 — Jimmy Rayl, 1962-63
607 — Yogi Ferrell, 2015-16
599 — Calbert Cheaney, 1991-92
594 — Cody Zeller, 2012-13
589 — Damon Bailey, 1993-94
583 — Don Schlundt, 1953-54
580 — Steve Alford, 1984-85
577 — Greg Graham, 1992-93
577 — Mike Woodson, 1977-78
575 — D.J. White, 2007-08
572 — Don Schlundt, 1954-55
571 — Lamar Wilkerson, 2025-26