College Bball Thread

[HoosierX]

23 hours ago, brumdog45 said:

Almost every winner of the NCAA tournament has finished with a POM offensive and defensive rating in the top 25.....very few exceptions to this rule.

By that rule, there are only six serious contenders for the title this year:

Gonzaga (offense 1, defense 7)

Arizona (offense 5, defense 20)

Houston (offense 10, defense 11)

Baylor (offense 9, defense 14)

UCLA (offense 15, defense 12)

Auburn (offense 24, defense 8)

I'd add Kentucky to that mix, at 4 and 27 you're basically splitting hairs.

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

1978 Illinois class AA Boy's Basketball All State team. It includes a few players who made their mark on College Basketball and played in the NBA or became a College Coach. Isiah Thomas is on this team.

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[LamarCheeks]

Three B1G players are first-team AP All-Americans ... 
 

 

[RaceToTheTop]

Interesting stats from Pom:

1.  Division 1 teams shot a combined 71.7% from the free throw line this season.  This is the highest percentage in NCAA history.

2.  Home winning percentage of games this season was 57.5%.  This matches last year's home winning percentage of 57.5% with no fans in the stands.  Both these marks are the lowest since Pom has tracked it (1997 on).

3.  Three point percentage nationwide was at 33.7%.  This is the second lowest mark.  Lowest was 33.3% in 2020, which I believe coincides with moving the line back.

4.  While free throw percentage was at an all time high, the rate at which free throws were shot was at an the lowest point it has been since Pom has tracked it (1987).

5.  Two point field goal percentage was at 49.7%.  Since the advent of the three point shot, two point percentages for the season have been between 47.3% (2000) and 50.1% (2019).  Prior to the advent of the three point shot, field goal percentage peaked at 48.1% (no threes, obviously, all twos).

6.  Average player height was up 1/10th of an inch to 6'5.0".  This is the tallest since Pom has tracked it (2007).  Average height in 2007 was 6'4.5".....basically a half increase over the past 15 years.

7.  Percentage of made shots that were assisted was at 50.8%.  This is the lowest mark since it has been tracked (1994).  Highest mark was 55.7% in 2006.

8.  Offensive rebounds continue to drop -- at 28.1% of all rebounds.  Lowest was in 2020 and 2021 at 28.0%.  It has been tracked since 1997;  highest mark was in 1997 when it was 35.6%.

9.  Tempo was down 1.1 possessions per team this year from last but offensive efficiency went up slightly.

10.  Percentage of possessions resulting in turnovers tied for the second lowest mark since its been tracked.  Turnovers are currently 15% less than in 1997 when it was first tracked.

 

[LamarCheeks]

Chris Collins returning to NW ... 
 

 

[HoosierX]

9 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Three B1G players are first-team AP All-Americans ... 
 

 

TJD apparently not even an honorable mention.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33510053/big-ten-lands-three-players-ap-all-america-first-team

[IU - Kaulie]

9 minutes ago, HoosierX said:

TJD apparently not even an honorable mention.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33510053/big-ten-lands-three-players-ap-all-america-first-team

I would have to agree with him not being included.

[HoosierX]

3 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

I would have to agree with him not being included.

I would think he at least makes honorable mention. Not sure how you could defend having Walker Kessler and Zach Edey included ahead of him, for example.

[HoosierAloha]

15 minutes ago, HoosierX said:

I would think he at least makes honorable mention. Not sure how you could defend having Walker Kessler and Zach Edey included ahead of him, for example.

Winning

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

36 minutes ago, HoosierX said:

I would think he at least makes honorable mention. Not sure how you could defend having Walker Kessler and Zach Edey included ahead of him, for example.

Well Kessler may have only averaged 12 points and 8 rebounds but he also averaged 4.5 blocks sooo.. that's pretty darn good. 

[HoosierX]

1 hour ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Well Kessler may have only averaged 12 points and 8 rebounds but he also averaged 4.5 blocks sooo.. that's pretty darn good. 

I'll take the 6 additional points over the "potential" to stop ~4 points having two more blocks per game than TJD.

[Demo]

https://www.on3.com/college/louisville-cardinals/news/report-louisville-narrowing-in-on-familiar-name-as-next-head-mens-basketball-coach-kenny-payne-new-york-knicks-chris-mack/
 

Not exactly a surprise.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

1 hour ago, HoosierX said:

I'll take the 6 additional points over the "potential" to stop ~4 points having two more blocks per game than TJD.

Well that ends up being a 2 point difference. And that was clearly enough to get Auburn where it's at. 

[Hovadipo]

These TAMUCC uniforms may be the worst I’ve ever seen. They look like a uniform from The Basketball Tournament. 

[IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy]

18 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

These TAMUCC uniforms may be the worst I’ve ever seen. They look like a uniform from The Basketball Tournament. 

If you don't like those uniforms, I highly advise not looking at their mascot.

[Hovadipo]

4 minutes ago, IUFootballEndlessMisery said:

If you don't like those uniforms, I highly advise not looking at their mascot.

That’s a killer soul patch though. 
 

I’m partial to Tarpie the Tarpon personally. 

[southsidehoosier]

13 minutes ago, IUFootballEndlessMisery said:

If you don't like those uniforms, I highly advise not looking at their mascot.

One spot above Purdue Pete

[southsidehoosier]

8 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

That’s a killer soul patch though. 
 

I’m partial to Tarpie the Tarpon personally. 

That ‘r’ looked like an ‘m’ scrolling by and I was really confused 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

If you don't like those uniforms, I highly advise not looking at their mascot.

Looks like they were trying for a Polynesian God mask

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[Chris007]

On 3/13/2022 at 6:06 PM, Trish said:

Mike White to Gerogia 

 

WOW

I mean no one saw this coming. I was really surprised. Florida has to be a better job. Wonder if felt his seat getting warm. Now, who goes to LSU and Florida?