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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And just like that, Cam Heide (13 points) hits his third trey for Texas and Simeon Wilcher lays in a bucket.
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
His fourth trey of the game put Boston up 80-52 midway through the third.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
His pathway toward being a plus offensive player is making better than 40 percent and bombing at least a dozen treys per 100 possessions.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Orlando averages 20 of those types of treys per night, the 13th-most in the league.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
His fourth trey of the game put Boston up 80-52 midway through the third.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
His pathway toward being a plus offensive player is making better than 40 percent and bombing at least a dozen treys per 100 possessions.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Orlando averages 20 of those types of treys per night, the 13th-most in the league.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Trey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trey. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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