US EditionMilwaukee Native Kon Knueppel Breaks Charlotte Hornets Single-Season Three
- On Thursday, Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel set the franchise record for 3-pointers in a season, hitting four in a 127-107 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
- Knueppel entered the game needing four 3s to break Kemba Walker's 2018-19 franchise record of 260, finally securing the mark in the third quarter.
- The rookie leads the NBA with 261 made 3-pointers, having already shattered the league rookie record previously held by Sacramento's Keegan Murray.
- Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie also set his team's franchise record with his 227th 3-pointer, surpassing the 226 mark set by Quentin Richardson in 2004-05.
- Charlotte continues pushing toward a play-in tournament spot while Knueppel battles Dallas' Cooper Flagg for the NBA Rookie of the Year award.
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Milwaukee native Kon Knueppel breaks Charlotte Hornets single-season three
CHARLOTTE Milwaukee native Kon Knueppel has set a new franchise record for the most three-point shots made in a single season for the Charlotte Hornets.With his 261st made three-pointer on Thursday, Knueppel broke Kemba Walker's record of 260, which had stood since the 2018-19 season.The former Duke standout, who was taken fourth overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, still has five more games to expand his lead over Walker. Making his new record all th…
Kon Knueppel Strengthens ROY Case With Record-Breaking Night
The 2026 NBA Draft continues to impress as once again history is made. Kon Knueppel delivered another defining moment in his rookie season Thursday night, breaking the Charlotte Hornets’ single-season three-point record in a 127-107 win over the Phoenix Suns. The 20-year-old guard knocked down four threes to reach 261 on the year, surpassing Kemba Walker’s previous mark of 260 set in the 2018-19 season.The record-breaking shot came late in the f…
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Charlotte's Kon Knueppel sets Hornets' franchise record for 3-pointers in a season
Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel walked into the postgame news conference and was greeted by a handful of television cameras blocking his path to the podium when suddenly out jumped head coach Charles Lee, who doused him with a bottle of water before embracing his star rookie.
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