Acuff Jr. Sets a Teenage Record With Nine Three-Pointers in a Single Game

Darius Acuff Jr. made NBA history on November 1, becoming the first teenager to connect on nine three-pointers in a single game. The Kings rookie has been one of the more notable early-season stories around the league, and the performance added a concrete milestone to what has been an active first couple of weeks of professional action.

Acuff Jr. ranks first among Sacramento guards by playing time this season, ahead of veterans Zach LaVine and Emanuel Sharp. That kind of early usage for a rookie is notable on its own; the record-setting shooting night gave it an additional layer.

No other teenager in NBA history had reached nine made threes in a game before Acuff Jr. did it. The league has seen plenty of precocious scorers over the years, but the three-point volume required to hit that mark puts it in a specific category — one that now belongs to a Kings guard in his first weeks on an NBA roster.