LA JOLLA, Calif. – Second year Triton Tyler McGhie will participate in the E*TRADE Men's 3-Point Championship Thursday night ahead of the Men's Final Four this weekend in San Antonio. Produced by Intersport, the competition will take place inside Frost Bank Center at 6 p.m. CDT (4 p.m. PT) and will be televised live on ESPN.
 
Tyler McGhie set a new UC San Diego single season three-point record with 117 makes from beyond the arc. He dropped 25 points in UC San Diego's NCAA South Region First Round game against Michigan. The Denton, Texas native was named to the All-Big West First Team. During conference play, McGhie averaged 14.4 points and 2.8 three-pointers per game. His 117 three-point field goal makes ranks fifth nationally. His 3.34 threes per game are tops in The Big West and ninth nationally.
 
E*TRADE Men's 3-Point Championship
Steven Ashworth, Creighton
Cam Carter, LSU
Caleb Grill, Missouri
Patrick McCaffery, Butler
Tyler McGhie, UC San Diego
John Poulakidas, Yale
Payton Sandfort, Iowa
Jalen Sullinger, Kent State

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