Question: When did they start the 3 point shot in basketball?
Disambiguated questions and answers: question: When did they start experimenting with the 3 point shot in basketball?
When did they start the 3 point shot in ABL basketball?
When did they start the experimenting with the 3 point shot in NBA basketball?
When did they start the 3 point shot in Olympic basketball?
When did they officially start the 3 point shot in NCAA basketball?
answer: 1945
1961
June 1979
1988
April 1986
Natural Questions answer: June 1979 (from the Wikipedia article "Three-point field goal")