trey

noun

\ ˈtrā

plural treys

Definition of trey

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

Examples of trey in a Sentence

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His three-pointer, assisted by Clayton Custer, gave the Ramblers a 69-65 lead before Caleb Martin drilled a late trey of his own to nearly stage another epic comeback. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, "Five things that make Elite Eight-bound Cinderella Loyola-Chicago such a unique contender," 22 Mar. 2018 Perry followed up the trey with another layup on the ensuing possession but failed to hit the front end of a one-and-one with 48 seconds in the half that would have broken a tie game at 39-39. — AL.com, "UAB knocks off Louisiana Tech to continue hot streak," 13 Jan. 2018 Bartlett got a boost from Samuel Marqueda, who sank five treys en route to 21 points, and Leroy Manogiamanu, who totaled 12 points and 14 rebounds. — Anchorage Daily News, "In battle of Eagles, Georgia team prevails to take Alaska Airlines Classic tournament title," 28 Jan. 2018 North Shore built its seemingly comfortable 59-52 cushion when Shemar Clark buried a long trey. — Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, "Boys' basketball: Clear Lake stuns North Shore, 61-59," 23 Feb. 2018 This season the Rockets set the NBA record with 3,470 attempted treys. — Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, "An appeal to new coach Steve Clifford: Reinvent Stan Plan and make Orlando Magic fun again," 3 June 2018 The Pelicans went 6-of-24 from the 3-point line and became only the second team this season to eclipse 125 points while making six or fewer treys. — William Guillory, NOLA.com, "Pelicans win 3rd game in 3 nights with comeback victory over Lakers," 22 Mar. 2018 Keita Bates-Diop, the Big Ten player of the year, took 13 treys, hitting four. — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, "Ohio State's three-point approach helps set up NCAA tournament rematch with Gonzaga," 15 Mar. 2018 In the first overtime, Oiler Ovidio Perez sank two free throws for a 39-37 cushion, but Ogunbanjo responded with a trey for a 40-39 Taylor lead with 2:10 left. — Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, "Boys' basketball: Alief Taylor upends Pearland in double-OT," 27 Feb. 2018

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