Playing without starting point guard Silas Demary Jr. on Friday night, the University of Connecticut men's basketball team battled through a 82-71 win over No. 15 seed Furman in Philadelphia. 

The Huskies shot it poorly from three-point range (5-of-25) and were aided massively by the historic performance of big man Tarris Reed Jr., who went for 31 points while pulling down 27 rebounds. 

However, they also got a big performance from senior leader Alex Karaban, who had 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting. He hit four three-pointers and pulled down three rebounds.

By virtue of his solid shooting from beyond-the-arc, Karaban become the program's all-time leader in three-pointers made. He now has 280, surpassing Rashad Anderson, who had 276.

About the top five three-point shooters in program history:

The following appeared in a recent Karaban profile from our own Jami Leabow. The numbers have been updated to reflect Friday's game.

"He’s been part of more wins than any UConn player. The team’s record in his tenure is 122-27.

He’s started more games than any player: 145

He’s appeared in more games than any player: 146

His 1,795 career points tie him for seventh place all-time on the UConn scoring list with the great Ben Gordon. Should the Huskies’ tournament run last long enough, Karaban could vault over Corny Thompson (1,810) to land at No. 6 all-time behind Hall of Fame member Ray Allen (1,922)."

He's also a two-time national champion.

Another four-year player for the Huskies, Anderson was mostly a reserve player for head coach Jim Calhoun. He started only 21 games out of 130 appearances, and he only averaged 21 minutes a game. That said, he made those minutes count. He was a 38.6 percent three-point shooter for his career, averaging 11.0 ppg.

He helped the Huskies win the national title in 2003-04.

Vital also spent four years in Storrs, averaging 13.7 ppg for his career. An excellent all-around shooter, he was 35.8 percent from three-point range and 83.6 percent at the foul line. He led the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in free-throw percentage twice.

Ironically, he could have assumed the top spot if he had returned for a fifth season, which he would have earned for having his senior season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A two-time national champion, Napier won titles as both a freshman and a senior. Appearing in 143 games, he was a 37.5 percent three-point shooter. A first-team All-American his senior year, he averaged 18.0 ppg in his final campaign. He is one of the few players to have played for UConn in both its Big East and AAC days. 

The only player on this list to get there in three seasons, Gordon helped UConn win the national title in 2003-04 as well. Playing in 106 games, he started 74, and he shot 42.3 percent from three. He led the Big East in three-point percentage as a junior (43.3) and averaged 16.9 ppg.

He was the No. 3 pick in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He spent 11 years in the NBA with the Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic. He averaged 14.9 ppg and won the Sixth Man of the Year award in his rookie season.

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