2015 Dupree McBrayer Commits to Minnesota The scholarship table has been updated and is included at the end of these notes. This commitment is not at all a surprise and we’ve long thought he’d wind up a Gopher. Nonetheless, McBrayer is a very good addition to the program. The 6’4″ lefty guard may grow a bit taller […]
2015 Big Jonathan Nwankwo Commits to Minnesota Scholarship Table Updated 2015 C/PF Jonathan Nwankwo, 6’9″, 245 pounds, committed to the Minnesota Golden Gophers today while on his official visit. He’s a New Yorker who plans to play this season in Florida at Victory Rock Prep. The relationship between him and the Gophers goes back more than […]
Gophers 2013-14 Recap Part III: Defensive eFG% The Gophers had a defensive eFG% of 48.7% (vs. D-I opponents) in 2013-14, the program’s worst since Dan Monson’s last full season in Minneapolis. Looking both at last year and what it means to the future, there are good and bad indicators. We’ll explore a few of them […]
Just prior to the start of the 2016-17 basketball season last November, we stated that Richard Pitino was not on the hot seat. There were three reasons for this: the team’s outlook, his large buyout, and the program’s APR. Our claims that most people were underestimating the team and that they projected to be set for […]
Improved Scheduling Helped Marquette Reach 2016-17 Tourney On Selection Sunday, Marquette had an RPI of 61. If the largest component of RPI – opponents’ win-loss performance against all D-I teams except MU – would have been the same as 2015-16, Marquette would have had an RPI that was .0224 lower, slotting them at 82 in […]
Revisiting Marquette’s 2016-17 Preseason Projections Before last season began, we shared thoughts on Marquette’s projected four factor differentials for the 2016-17 season, comparing them to 2015-16. The key in reaching the NCAA tournament for the Warriors was going to be effective field goal percentage differential. We said, “A net improvement of 2.5% in eFG% differential […]
First, a tip of the hat to Open Look Analytics (Openlookanalytics.com and @OLAnalytics on Twitter) for their great data which was used for this article. College programs should be subscribing to their services. From 2014 through 2017, how many adidas Uprising players have posted an Offensive Rating (“ORtg”) of more than 125, a usage rate of more than […]
(Photo credit: TBT staff at thetournament.com) Marquette Alumni TBT Advanced Statistics The #1 seed in the Midwest, Golden Eagles (Marquette alumni) started off a bit slow, but ran away for a 103-89 victory over the Midwest Dream Squad. The traditional box score can be found on the The Tournament’s website HERE. Below, you can find […]
Marquette Again Improves Schedule in 2017-18 As they did a year ago, Marquette has improved their scheduling and projected RPI “strength of schedule”. Last year MU’s SOS, worth 50% of RPI, was .5621. Late Night Hoops projects an SOS of .5882 in 2017-18. That equals an RPI improvement in the SOS component of .0131. Had […]
A year ago, Minnesota’s RPI (20 on Selection Sunday) benefitted from their strong strength of schedule (as defined by the RPI – not as any rational human would define it). Their opponents’ strength of schedule (“SOS”), worth 50% of the RPI, was .5953 as the NCAA tourney field was being finalized. The Gophers enjoyed a […]