Though her participation at various international tournaments gained her much needed exposure and recruitment offers from NCAA schools, limited government funding often hindered their preparation. “My coach was very supportive and I still text with people on that staff,” she said.ĭuring her prep days, Davalos made the jump to Mexico's national team, which she notes as a mixed experience. “ was a great experience for me,” the now-22-year-old Fresno State junior center said. Prior to high school, she was recruited by Monterrey Tech, the country's amateur sports powerhouse. My siblings and I started playing in elementary school, and it took off from there,” she said.ĭavalos' early dominance at the local level brought her attention quickly. “He's very good, and he was even selected to the national team." On the other side of the family, her mother was also an accomplished volleyball player.įrom an early age, the Faz Davalos children were brought into sports as a way of life. “My father was a basketball player,” she said. Her size is tailor made for basketball glory, and growing up she had plenty to look up to. When she's in her native San Luis Potosi, just a walk down the street draws glances.Īt 6-foot-3, she's taller than a majority of her Mexican countrywomen and men. MEXICO CITY - Bego Faz Davalos is used to standing out. If you ask me, that’s pretty dang impressive.Has llegado a una versión simplificada de porque estás utilizando una versión de Internet Explorer sin soporte.Įric Gómez | Especial para įresno State's Bego Faz Davalos knew a swish long before she knew English The players on the above list were not necessarily sharp or long range threats, they were simply pure athletes who have the ability to accurately get a ball into a hoop that’s more than 80 feet away. Being able to accurately chuck a ball the length of a basketball court requires a lot of strength, and being able to aim it towards the basket is tricky as well. Long shots are mostly luck, but that doesn’t make them any less exciting or fun. Players simply don’t get the chance too often, but Morris sure took advantage of the opportunity when it came. That is still by far the longest make in NCAA history and, as the above list shows, is something only one other person has ever been able to do at any level. While playing for Marshall in 1985, the college player set a record (that would be tied by Baron Davis) for the deepest official three pointer on record. While not an NBA shot, this wouldn’t be a complete list of the longest basketball makes without mentioning Bruce Morris. Carter doing it at 39 after being in the league so long makes it one of the most impressive long shots ever.
It takes a lot of strength to be able to do that at any age. After a short hesitation, and realizing how much time was left, he put all of his strength into a heave that went through on the other end. Not only is this easily the most recent on the list, but Carter was well past his prime when it occurred.ĭuring a regular season game with the Memphis Grizzlies, he got a rebound at the end of the quarter. Lebron James, 84 feet (2007)Īnother true anomaly on the longest shot list is Vince Carter’s 82-footer he managed to get home in 2016. Though it doesn’t get to sit at number one, even now, so many years after the event, only one player has been able to get three points from so far back on the court. The heave would hold in the record books for a long time. Even so, Lier’s was also extremely surprising (and no doubt lucky).
The heave falls five feet short of Baron’s, and reinforces the elements that need to come together for an 89 footer. To further give reference to just how hard it is to even have an attempt as long as Davis’s, the next longest shot in NBA history occurred twenty-four years earlier when Norm Van Lier made an 84 foot shot for the Bulls while facing off against the Spurs in San Antonio.
Davis didn’t have that luxury (only 0.7 seconds) which is why he managed to make history on that day in 2001. Most long shots are shorter than 89 feet because, even with only a few seconds left on the clock, players take a dribble or two up court before shooting the ball. That means Davis shot the ball with just 2 extra feet to spare. At the end of the third quarter, he tossed the ball 89 feet and threw the net.įor reference, a basketball court is 91.86 feet long. There have been many, many long shots made throughout NBA history, but none of them have been as long as the bomb Baron Davis dropped while playing with the Charlotte Hornets in 2001.
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