And Revolutionized the Game of Basketball Yes, its true! I'm one of the people you can thank for basketball's 3-point shot. Just in case you didn't know, the 3-point jumper that nowadays is so important to basketball was not always part of the game. It was officially introduced to college roundball 30 years ago at the start of the 1986-87 season. Bennie Bolton, a forward with the North Carolina State Wolfpack connected on the very first 3-pointer in a game against Navy. The score came just 2 minutes 59 seconds into the game and basketball has not been [READ MORE]