“If I remember right, TJ was always in the low 70s and high 60s,” junior guard Conner Harding said. “Jake was in the 70s and sometimes he’d go off in the 80s or 90s. Alex Barcello, he’s in the 85-90% range and that dude hasn’t dipped into the 6s in the last few months. We also do a Cougar 100, which is a little more intense shooting workout, and Trevyn Knell was in the 80s or 90s.”

Pope was excited to share with the media during a Zoom call on Thursday that he had six players who shot better than 70% from the 3-point in the morning’s 30-minute shooting drill.

“That’s on the move,” Pope said. “Two days ago, Alex was 87%. Brandon Averette is shooting it great right now. He’s in the 75-82 range almost every single morning. (Freshman) Hunter Erickson got his first day in the 70s today. Connor Harding got 78 today. Our bigs can shoot it, too. Gav (Gavin Baxter) and Matt (Haarms), they get close to the 70s here and there.

“The guy who has made the most progress is probably Caleb Lohner. He’s just gotten more and more confident every single day. Trevin Knell, he was in the 60-70 range last year, now every day he’s 70 plus.”