After playing his freshman season at UC Irvine, Chris Cresswell transferred to Nebraska and made an immediate impact as a 3-point sharpshooter. Cresswell knocked down 103 3-pointers in his career, all while shooting nearly 40 percent from behind the arc. Cresswell's 103 3-pointers are tenth on the career NU chart, and his 59 3-pointers as a senior are just outside the single-season top 10 list. In a game against Texas A&M in the 1991-92 season, Cresswell went 7-10 from behind the arc for a career high 21 points, and his seven 3-pointers set a school record (since broken by Cary Cochran). For his career, Cresswell scored 356 points, averaging 5.5 per game.
Cresswell's Career Highs
Points: 21, Texas A&M, 12/20/91
Rebounds: 6, two times
Assists: 10, Eastern Washington, 12/21/91
Cresswell's Career Stats
Season | G-GS | Min. | FG-FGA | Pct. | 3FG-FGA | Pct. | FT-FTA | Pct. | Reb-Avg | A | Blk | Stl | Pts-Avg |
1989-90 | 26-4 | 353 | 42-112 | .375 | 37-97 | .381 | 5-9 | .556 | 30-1.2 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 126-4.8 |
1990-91 | 10-0 | 35 | 9-20 | .450 | 7-17 | .412 | 0-0 | .000 | 3-0.3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25-2.5 |
1991-92 | 29-11 | 591 | 66-168 | .393 | 59-147 | .401 | 14-24 | .583 | 72-2.5 | 76 | 1 | 15 | 205-7.1 |
Career | 65-15 | 979 | 117-300 | .390 | 103-261 | .395 | 19-33 | .576 | 105-1.6 | 120 | 3 | 28 | 356-5.5 |