Freshman guard Isaiah Joe goes up for a shot Tuesday at Missouri

A 79-78 Razorback loss to Missouri on the road Tuesday night overshadowed an impressive milestone for one young Hog.

With 7:56 remaining in the first half of Monday’s contest, freshman Isaiah Joe knocked down a 3-pointer to help rally the Hogs offensively. It didn’t seem significant at the time, but it was the 83rd trifecta that Joe has knocked down all season. That bucket tied Joe with Rotnei Clarke's 2008-2009 mark for the most 3-pointers in Arkansas school history by a freshman.

In the second half, while Arkansas was trying to mount a comeback, Joe surpassed Clarke’s freshman record by hitting his 84th trey of the season with 17:50 still to play in the game. Although the Hog comeback would fall short, the sharp-shooting freshman would knock down two more 3-pointers before the end of the contest to push his season mark to to 86.

What’s impressive about Joe’s record is that the Hogs still have seven games remaining on their regular season schedule until the SEC tournament begins. The freshman has a real shot at taking down Scotty Thurman’s record of 102 triples in a season, regardless of classification. Thurman is now an assistant coach with the basketball team. Joe is hitting 3.57 three-pointers per game this season, and if that holds it will be a school-record. If he keeps his current pace, he will make 111 triples this year.

Most Made 3-Pointers in a Season (Arkansas)

Joe leads the SEC this season with 86 made 3-pointers. He is followed by Auburn guard Bryce Brown, 81; Florida guard Noah Locke, 66; Mississippi State guard Lamar Peters, 65; and Georgia guard Tyree Crump, 53. Arkansas guard Mason Jones is tied with Ole Miss guard Breein Tyree for seventh on the list this season with 51 three-pointers made.

He isn’t just knocking down shots from the arc, Joe is doing so at an incredibly efficient rate, good for second in the SEC with an outstanding clip of 43.9 percent from downtown. He only trails Missouri guard Mark Smith, who is shooting at 47.5 percent from deep.

Joe wasn't the only Arkansas player to write their names in the history books last night. Sophomore forward Daniel Gafford became the ninth Razorback player in history to have at least 800 career points, 400 career rebounds and 100 career blocked shots, according to HogStats.com. This year, the projected first-round NBA draft pick ranks fourth in the SEC in points per game with 16.9, second in rebounds per game with 8.7 and is tied for 5th in league with 1.9 blocks per game. The big man has improved in every facet of his game this season, and he even ranks in the top 25 in steals (1.0 steal per game) for players in the SEC.