plural treys
1
: a shot in basketball that counts for three points
2
: a card numbered three or having three main pips
3
: the side of a die or domino that has three spots
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Kansas, a team that had hit double-digit 3-point shots in just one Big 12 Conference game all season, swished a season-best 14 treys on 30 attempts in the Jayhawks’ 96-64 rout of Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2025
Both teams missed a combined 31 treys over the first 24 minutes.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
The Braves lead all of Division I in 3-point percentage, knocking down 40.7 percent of their treys as a team.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Few collegiate athletes live up to their name like Emanuel Sharp, who’s been precise on his treys at a 46 percent clip.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2025
Both teams missed a combined 31 treys over the first 24 minutes.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
The Braves lead all of Division I in 3-point percentage, knocking down 40.7 percent of their treys as a team.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Few collegiate athletes live up to their name like Emanuel Sharp, who’s been precise on his treys at a 46 percent clip.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Trey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trey. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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