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Automated Team Capsule for 2018-19 Howard 17-17 (0.500) | MEAC

All-Play Percentage: 0.122 (309^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.293 (345^th)	Record Quality: -0.205 (273^rd)	Avg. Season Rank: 284.93 (290^th)
Pace: 72.58 (19^th)	Momentum: 2.23 (77^th)	Off. Momentum: 1.45 (112^th)	Def. Momentum: 0.78 (104^th)
Consistency: -9.90 (224^th)	Res. Consistency: -11.39 (128^th)	Away From Home: 1.80 (10^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -1.12 (195^th)

NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
Hover over column headers or visit "ABOUT" page for an explanation of each measurement.
Includes games through April 8, 2019. Data shown on this page is based on time-independent ratings.

OFFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

97.99

24.42

73.28

84.78

41.73

26.22

35.64

29.45

34.61

29.11

54.42

10.18

14.83

6.04

30.93

34.74

34.33

1.97

RANK:

259^th

252^nd

109^th

107^th

272^nd

330^th

116^th

9^th

226^th

215^th

307^th

252^nd

107^th

164^th

339^th

12^th

231^st

77^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

111.58

30.07

82.97

46.89

34.08

37.38

17.25

40.42

31.64

60.67

11.39

14.35

7.88

41.08

20.79

38.13

2.03

RANK:

320^th

312^th

142^nd

297^th

259^th

313^th

35^th

327^th

233^rd

197^th

146^th

238^th

328^th

280^th

29^th

243^rd

165^th

ANALYSIS:
Howard presently has one of the below-average teams in college basketball. Their record this season is 17-17, and the club is ranked 309th overall (out of 353) in Haslametrics' most recent ratings. Of the 12 schools in the MEAC (average ranking 324.7), they're currently ranked as our #3 team in the conference. With a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.293 (which ranks ninth from the bottom nationally), Howard has had one of the cushiest slates in all of college basketball.

Defense is not exactly a strength for Howard this year. The team is ranked 320th in defensive efficiency and allows more than 111 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Howard gives up too many chances to easily score off of offensive rebounds. The team allows AO to convert 7.9% of all second-chance opportunities (328th nationally). Howard has also done a lackluster job this year when defending the mid-range shot. The squad is ranked 327th nationally in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on 40.4% of their attempts from those in-between spots on the floor. Thankfully, AO will take nowhere near as many mid-range shots vs. Howard as they typically would, as only 20.8% of their field goal attempts will come from in-between locations.

Though they rate better on offense than they do on defense, Howard still isn't one of the more capable offensive teams in college hoops. Scoring roughly 98 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked #259 in the nation in offensive efficiency. Howard won't provide opponents much of a scare with their shooting percentage from the inside. The team is ranked 307th in near-proximity field goal percentage, making only 54.4% of their attempts from up-close vs. AO.

When playing on the road, Howard has played their best basketball this season. The team is currently ranked tenth in the country in the away-from-home metric our site tracks.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Wed 11/7/2018	vs Washington Adventist	---	W 115-91	1-0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sun 11/11/2018	vs Central Pennsylvania College	---	W 99-71	2-0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Tue 11/13/2018	vs Regent	---	W 108-51	3-0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Fri 11/16/2018	@ UMass₁₉₉	L 70.71 - 81.89	W 68-63	4-0	100.55	94.39	▼ 6.16	109.19	83.51	▲ 25.68	▲ 19.52
Mon 11/19/2018	@ S. Illinois₁₅₉	L 66.63 - 80.44	L 69-83	4-1	95.97	99.68	▲ 3.71	110.25	109.78	▲ 0.47	▲ 4.18
Fri 11/23/2018	@ Little Rock₂₁₅	L 73.38 - 83.85	L 76-97	4-2	100.14	100.74	▲ 0.60	108.38	126.67	▼ 18.29	▼ 17.69
Sat 11/24/2018	vs Cal Baptist₁₇₆ *	L 73.85 - 82.91	W 86-84	5-2	102.86	109.90	▲ 7.04	114.87	107.69	▲ 7.18	▲ 14.22
Tue 12/4/2018	@ Appalachian St.₁₉₃	L 75.85 - 88.07	L 86-100	5-3	102.10	109.78	▲ 7.68	113.35	123.69	▼ 10.34	▼ 2.66
Sat 12/8/2018	vs American₁₉₀	L 72.30 - 76.84	W 85-83	6-3	98.19	116.80	▲ 18.61	108.53	117.77	▼ 9.24	▲ 9.37
Fri 12/14/2018	@ G. Washington₃₀₀	L 71.81 - 75.87	L 64-70	6-4	102.31	87.83	▼ 14.48	102.71	91.78	▲ 10.93	▼ 3.55
Sun 12/16/2018	@ Fordham₂₅₈	L 68.02 - 74.99	L 67-74	6-5	98.87	85.30	▼ 13.57	104.53	98.19	▲ 6.34	▼ 7.23
Thu 12/20/2018	@ Ball State₁₁₆	L 67.41 - 85.50	L 71-98	6-6	92.76	100.50	▲ 7.74	111.00	158.29	▼ 47.29	▼ 39.55
Sat 12/22/2018	vs Hampton₁₆₆ *	L 76.06 - 86.54	L 82-89	6-7	100.61	103.85	▲ 3.24	113.81	112.99	▲ 0.82	▲ 4.06
Sat 12/29/2018	@ Georgetown₉₈	L 70.74 - 90.61	L 67-102	6-8	96.60	68.63	▼ 27.97	116.84	111.57	▲ 5.27	▼ 22.70
Sat 1/5/2019	vs Florida A&M₃₂₁	W 71.69 - 66.07	L 72-82	6-9	99.02	97.50	▼ 1.52	95.75	116.38	▼ 20.63	▼ 22.15
Mon 1/7/2019	@ UMES₃₅₁	W 73.92 - 64.97	W 79-39	7-9	109.24	125.39	▲ 16.15	91.71	37.98	▲ 53.73	▲ 69.88
Sat 1/12/2019	vs Bethune-Cookman₃₁₃	W 79.53 - 75.33	L 63-71	7-10	102.87	76.25	▼ 26.62	100.91	93.52	▲ 7.39	▼ 19.23
Tue 1/15/2019	vs Morgan State₃₃₆	W 82.49 - 74.12	L 86-89 (OT)	7-11	105.71	86.53	▼ 19.18	99.92	91.80	▲ 8.12	▼ 11.06
Sat 1/19/2019	@ S. Carolina St.₃₃₃	W 77.16 - 76.98	W 71-67 (OT)	8-11	109.98	85.71	▼ 24.27	104.37	77.22	▲ 27.15	▲ 2.88
Mon 1/21/2019	vs Harvard₁₁₁	L 69.45 - 80.16	L 71-84	8-12	94.35	99.02	▲ 4.67	113.51	121.90	▼ 8.39	▼ 3.72
Sat 1/26/2019	vs Delaware State₃₅₂	W 83.20 - 65.82	W 80-74	9-12	108.89	102.98	▼ 5.91	90.46	109.44	▼ 18.98	▼ 24.89
Mon 1/28/2019	vs UMES₃₅₁	W 77.38 - 61.62	W 72-57	10-12	109.24	119.54	▲ 10.30	91.71	100.27	▼ 8.56	▲ 1.74
Sat 2/2/2019	vs Norfolk State₂₈₀	W 76.68 - 75.28	L 78-80	10-13	102.72	104.35	▲ 1.63	104.47	115.17	▼ 10.70	▼ 9.07
Sat 2/9/2019	@ Florida A&M₃₂₁	L 68.17 - 69.32	W 70-66	11-13	99.02	106.97	▲ 7.95	95.75	95.65	▲ 0.10	▲ 8.05
Mon 2/11/2019	@ Bethune-Cookman₃₁₃	L 75.78 - 78.84	W 79-73	12-13	102.87	108.54	▲ 5.67	100.91	93.24	▲ 7.67	▲ 13.34
Sat 2/16/2019	vs NC A&T₃₁₁	W 75.46 - 71.89	L 81-85	12-14	103.61	105.50	▲ 1.89	102.72	114.34	▼ 11.62	▼ 9.73
Mon 2/18/2019	vs NC Central₃₀₄	W 75.09 - 71.87	L 90-98	12-15	104.05	117.37	▲ 13.32	103.97	123.23	▼ 19.26	▼ 5.94
Sat 2/23/2019	@ Coppin State₃₄₂	W 76.23 - 73.82	W 74-73	13-15	103.59	103.52	▼ 0.07	95.65	98.54	▼ 2.89	▼ 2.96
Mon 2/25/2019	@ Morgan State₃₃₆	W 78.69 - 77.80	W 75-69	14-15	105.71	105.94	▲ 0.23	99.92	89.20	▲ 10.72	▲ 10.95
Sat 3/2/2019	@ Savannah State₃₄₄	W 88.12 - 83.01	W 81-76	15-15	111.16	115.00	▲ 3.84	100.91	104.17	▼ 3.26	▲ 0.58
Thu 3/7/2019	@ Norfolk State₂₈₀	L 73.05 - 78.93	W 98-95	16-15	102.72	132.30	▲ 29.58	104.47	122.50	▼ 18.03	▲ 11.55
Thu 3/14/2019	vs Bethune-Cookman₃₁₃	W 79.53 - 75.33	W 80-71	17-15	102.87	95.62	▼ 7.25	100.91	88.21	▲ 12.70	▲ 5.45
Fri 3/15/2019	vs Norfolk State₂₈₀ *	L 74.86 - 77.11	L 69-75	17-16	102.72	97.18	▼ 5.54	104.47	105.26	▼ 0.79	▼ 6.33
Wed 3/20/2019	@ Coast. Carolina₁₄₅	L 72.45 - 88.02	L 72-81	17-17	102.07	103.55	▲ 1.48	116.78	103.39	▲ 13.39	▲ 14.87
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Projections are based on present-day ratings. Stars indicate games played at a neutral location.
Game efficiencies only account for data before a contest has gone analytically final and are adjusted to extract home-court advantage.

CURIOUS TRENDS:

	When facing teams that allow more chances at the line, Howard often performs better than normal. Howard is more efficient than usual 64% of the time when facing teams that have a defensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO greater than 27.69. In their other contests, Howard performs better than the norm 11% of the time.
	Howard does better vs. clubs that fail to defend efficiently inside the paint. When playing squads that have a defensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 61.91%, Howard performs above average 78% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 36% of the time.
	Howard performs better against squads that allow a higher number of conversions off of the offensive glass. When facing teams that have a defensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 5.96%, Howard is more efficient than normal 59% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 22% of the time.

LATEST NEWS ITEMS:

	Jackson, Gantz lift NC A&T past Howard 85-81 (2/16/2019 7:58:00 PM) RJ Cole had 20 points and six assists for the Bison (12-14, 6-5 ... T matches up against Norfolk State on the road on Monday. Howard plays NC Central at home on Monday. For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and ...
	RJ Cole: Howard's Sophomore Sensation (2/15/2019 2:09:00 PM) As a freshman, R.J. Cole burst onto the scene for the Bison's basketball program, and was named rookie of the week a MEAC Conference record 13 times. Now in his sophomore season, Cole continues to ...
	Massive Brawl Breaks Out Following Norfolk State’s Comeback Win At Howard (VIDEO) (2/3/2019 12:16:00 PM) Norfolk State men’s hoops rallies from 22 points down to beat Howard 80-78 for their eighth straight win.
	WATCH: Ugly Brawl Mars Comeback Win For Norfolk St. Over Howard (2/3/2019 8:42:00 AM) Howard ... left, Norfolk tied the game up and then completed their comeback by hitting two free throws with 2.1 left on the clock, sealing the victory with a final score of 80-78.
	Howard trio lead Bison past Maryland-Eastern Shore (1/28/2019 9:24:00 PM) Howard led 31-25 at halftime. Five-and-a-half minutes into the second half, Tyler Jones buried a pair of jump shots and the Hawks closed to within 42-38. But the Bison put together an 18-6 run over the next six minutes to take control with Lott scoring ...

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SUMMARY	Rk	AP%	Rec (WinPct)		RQ	Conference	Pace	Con	SOS	PTF	AFH	ASR

OFFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

DEFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

SUMMARY	Rk		AP%		Rec (WinPct)		RQ		Conference		Pace		Con		SOS		PTF		AFH		ASR

OFFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox

DEFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox