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Definition of trey
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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The word: During his sophomore season for the Blue Devils, Kennard took 5.4 treys per game and connected on 43.8 percent of them.
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Griffin hit a game-high four 3-pointers off the bench, while Simon Kenton guard Ally Niece (co-team-high 20 points) hit two more treys.
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Registered five rebounds and five assists at Quinnipiac (1/16)... Hit three three-pointers, including the game-tying trey at the end of regulation, in an overtime loss at Rider (1/26).
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Over his final 21 games, averaged 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists and made 38.6 percent of his three-point shots. ... His 80 treys were eighth-highest single-season total in program history.
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Trey and Ashley, please stand up and leave the room.'
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Trey Thompkins, PF L.A. Clippers Georgia 24 games as rookie; now in Spain 38.
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Lincoln-Way Central 12, Thornridge 0: Trey Korbel and Matt Helwig combined on a no-hitter for Central (12-6, 5-2 SWSC Red).
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Lincoln-Way Central 12, Thornridge 0: Trey Korbel and Matt Helwig combined on a no-hitter for Central (12-6, 5-2 SWSC Red).
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Origin and Etymology of trey
Middle English treye, treis, from Anglo-French trei, treis three, from Latin tres — more at three
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playDefinition of trey for English Language Learners
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basketball : a shot that is worth three points
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: a playing card with the number 3 or a symbol repeated three times on it
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