I’d like to start today by giving credit to the Longwood Lancers. Coach Mike Gillian (friend of this blog) certainly got some mileage out of the game against the nation’s #1 with a pregame feature on espn.com and an appearance on Cold Pizza. Then the 1-12 Lancers did something that neither Wake Forest nor Gonzaga […]

[Be advised, I wrote this a long time ago. -kp] Here’s a page where I have computed efficiency stats for the 330 D1 teams. http://www.kenpom.com/stats.php http://kenpom.com/summary.php It’s kind of bulky and awkward, but I think it does give some unique insight into a few teams out there. The columns are sortable nationally. You can sort […]

This will probably be my last post before Christmas. Like many Americans, I find it hard to get motivated on the last day before break. Many other teams find themselves in that predicament tonight, when they will be playing their last game before a holiday vacation. Hopefully, Illinois will be one of those teams tonight […]

An unlikely matchup between two unbeatens will take place at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu on Wednesday night, involving 8-0 Oral Roberts and 6-0 Hawaii. They each have played one common opponent – St. Louis. In a striking coincidence, both teams played the Billikens on the road, and both won by a single point. […]

Some of you may have seen the announcement in your local paper on Saturday. The RPI has been improved, now with 150% of your daily recommended road-game value! The Division I men’s basketball committee has altered the Ratings Percentage Index, used to evaluate teams for selection to the NCAA Tournament, to give more weight to […]

Majerus is back, baby! Back at ESPN that is. Right where he belongs.

Kudos are in order to Big Ten Wonk and Hawkeye Hoops, who have both hinted at the potential of Ohio State, using statistical measurements of their play early this season. Last night the Buckeyes produced on the national stage, with a 77-71 win against Texas Tech in Dallas. You shouldn’t draw too many conclusions from […]

Day one of the post-Majerus era at ESPN did not go so well. Doug Gottlieb, whom I have praised in the past, botched a rule interpretation at the end of the DePaul/Northwestern game. He stated that the privilege of running the baseline on the throw-in after a made basket is lost after a second timeout. […]

I can’t begin any post today without announcing how disappointing it is to hear that Rick Majerus will coach USC next season. It’s a great move for USC, but a blow to humanity, as Majerus will likely never appear as a analyst on a college basketball game again. Fortunately one of his rare TV gigs […]

Yesterday, Kyle over at midmajority.com provided a link to an article written by Rice head coach Willis Wilson on collegeinsider.com. It starts, It’s a lost art, a thing of the past. Many college basketball analysts use such phrases when describing the current state of free throw shooting. On any given night you can peruse the […]