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Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Bucknell 14-20 (0.412) | Patriot League

All-Play Percentage: 0.244 (267^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.409 (243^rd)	Record Quality: -0.168 (258^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 263.46 (267^th)
Pace: 69.91 (155^th)	Momentum: 2.62 (53^rd)	Off. Momentum: -0.50 (254^th)	Def. Momentum: 3.12 (18^th)
Consistency: -8.61 (111^th)	Res. Consistency: -12.12 (188^th)	Away From Home: 0.10 (144^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -1.51 (234^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 March 11, 2020. 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:

94.03

23.69

69.28

79.16

41.40

35.16

34.36

18.13

35.30

25.87

55.24

10.01

11.91

4.52

44.42

22.90

32.68

2.12

RANK:

259^th

246^th

233^rd

292^nd

272^nd

50^th

109^th

301^st

249^th

268^th

287^th

225^th

218^th

212^th

28^th

295^th

247^th

312^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

103.16

30.23

79.47

46.13

25.62

33.64

22.21

41.01

31.64

59.83

13.27

12.56

6.06

32.24

27.95

39.81

1.92

RANK:

253^rd

316^th

75^th

303^rd

19^th

188^th

167^th

313^th

297^th

186^th

318^th

143^rd

294^th

25^th

195^th

332^nd

333^rd

ANALYSIS:
If you're looking for a squad in the bottom quartile of all Division I basketball teams this year, Bucknell likely fits the bill. They have a record of 14-20 and are ranked 267th overall (out of 353) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. Of the 10 schools in the Patriot League (average ranking 253.8), they're currently ranked as our #6 team in the conference.

Bucknell is not one of the better offensive teams you will find. They are rated #259 in efficiency on that end of the court and only score about 94 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Bucknell has some difficulty protecting the ball efficiently when in possession, which leads to some quick and easy baskets for the opposition. The team's rating for potential breakaway points allowed off of steals vs. AO is 13.27, which ranks 318th in D1.

Bucknell doesn't rate much better on defense than they do on offense. Allowing roughly 103 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked #253 in the nation in defensive efficiency. Bucknell commits too many fouls, which leads to plentiful free throw attempts for the opposition. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 30.23 vs. AO, the squad is ranked #316 in the country in that category. Bucknell has also done a lackluster job this year when defending the mid-range shot. The squad is ranked 313th nationally in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on 41.0% of their attempts from those in-between spots on the floor.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Tue 11/5/2019	@ Fairfield₂₉₃	L 60.45 - 61.98	W 68-64	1-0	95.26	102.08	▲ 6.82	92.47	84.88	▲ 7.59	▲ 14.41
Sun 11/10/2019	vs Vermont₈₂	L 61.75 - 71.60	L 63-66	1-1	88.30	80.13	▼ 8.17	107.16	88.25	▲ 18.91	▲ 10.74
Wed 11/13/2019	vs Hofstra₁₁₀	L 68.23 - 75.51	W 86-71	2-1	96.04	116.39	▲ 20.35	110.19	98.10	▲ 12.09	▲ 32.44
Sat 11/16/2019	@ Canisius₂₆₅	L 67.84 - 71.66	L 81-83	2-2	97.35	113.41	▲ 16.06	97.41	112.83	▼ 15.42	▲ 0.64
Tue 11/19/2019	@ Penn State₂₁	L 58.62 - 83.30	L 70-98	2-3	84.29	108.67	▲ 24.38	112.60	134.48	▼ 21.88	▲ 2.50
Sat 11/23/2019	@ Syracuse₄₇	L 61.43 - 81.34	L 46-97	2-4	90.85	64.67	▼ 26.18	112.97	145.28	▼ 32.31	▼ 58.49
Mon 11/25/2019	vs Seattle₂₁₈ *	L 68.25 - 71.90	W 77-70	3-4	95.98	110.00	▲ 14.02	100.26	102.56	▼ 2.30	▲ 11.72
Tue 11/26/2019	vs Yale₇₆ *	L 60.69 - 74.16	L 61-81	3-5	88.96	83.93	▼ 5.03	107.66	126.79	▼ 19.13	▼ 24.16
Sat 11/30/2019	vs Princeton₁₆₈	L 67.70 - 71.21	L 77-87	3-6	97.35	107.85	▲ 10.50	106.39	130.39	▼ 24.00	▼ 13.50
Tue 12/3/2019	@ Rider₂₀₁	L 67.38 - 74.97	L 69-89	3-7	96.36	97.97	▲ 1.61	101.04	121.79	▼ 20.75	▼ 19.14
Sat 12/7/2019	vs Albany₂₇₈	W 69.19 - 65.14	W 65-64	4-7	96.75	91.75	▼ 5.00	95.17	94.87	▲ 0.30	▼ 4.70
Sat 12/21/2019	@ Siena₁₄₄	L 64.57 - 75.83	L 71-81	4-8	97.01	99.38	▲ 2.37	107.37	105.66	▲ 1.71	▲ 4.08
Sat 12/28/2019	@ La Salle₁₉₉	L 64.02 - 71.73	L 59-71	4-9	93.51	82.12	▼ 11.39	99.49	94.18	▲ 5.31	▼ 6.08
Thu 1/2/2020	vs Army₂₈₈	W 72.96 - 68.05	W 67-65	5-9	99.78	94.57	▼ 5.21	97.65	99.46	▼ 1.81	▼ 7.02
Sun 1/5/2020	@ Lafayette₂₃₃	L 66.39 - 71.70	W 78-66	6-9	99.08	115.49	▲ 16.41	101.70	90.31	▲ 11.39	▲ 27.80
Wed 1/8/2020	vs Navy₂₆₂	W 64.49 - 61.83	L 56-60	6-10	97.12	73.52	▼ 23.60	97.46	91.34	▲ 6.12	▼ 17.48
Sat 1/11/2020	vs Holy Cross₃₄₆	W 78.62 - 65.07	W 75-60	7-10	108.97	106.78	▼ 2.19	95.21	86.24	▲ 8.97	▲ 6.78
Wed 1/15/2020	@ American₂₂₀	L 66.24 - 73.07	L 60-61	7-11	96.46	97.69	▲ 1.23	101.44	95.94	▲ 5.50	▲ 6.73
Sat 1/18/2020	vs Lehigh₂₉₅	W 71.91 - 66.91	W 72-56	8-11	99.97	103.48	▲ 3.51	98.27	83.70	▲ 14.57	▲ 18.08
Mon 1/20/2020	@ Colgate₁₆₁	L 66.07 - 76.76	L 65-80	8-12	96.63	94.76	▼ 1.87	106.64	114.22	▼ 7.58	▼ 9.45
Sat 1/25/2020	vs Loyola (MD)₂₈₇	W 74.44 - 69.39	W 98-83	9-12	100.98	122.55	▲ 21.57	98.71	103.50	▼ 4.79	▲ 16.78
Wed 1/29/2020	@ Army₂₈₈	L 69.52 - 71.35	L 59-68	9-13	99.78	82.73	▼ 17.05	97.65	92.00	▲ 5.65	▼ 11.40
Sat 2/1/2020	vs Boston U₁₇₉	L 66.00 - 68.41	L 57-77	9-14	94.71	77.14	▼ 17.57	102.73	133.18	▼ 30.45	▼ 48.02
Mon 2/3/2020	vs Lafayette₂₃₃	W 69.70 - 68.27	L 62-65	9-15	99.08	92.94	▼ 6.14	101.70	104.01	▼ 2.31	▼ 8.45
Sat 2/8/2020	@ Loyola (MD)₂₈₇	L 70.97 - 72.73	L 65-78	9-16	100.98	89.11	▼ 11.87	98.71	101.55	▼ 2.84	▼ 14.71
Wed 2/12/2020	@ Navy₂₆₂	L 61.36 - 64.98	L 59-60	9-17	97.12	96.10	▼ 1.02	97.46	91.30	▲ 6.16	▲ 5.14
Sat 2/15/2020	vs American₂₂₀	L 69.63 - 69.64	W 72-68	10-17	96.46	97.63	▲ 1.17	101.44	96.30	▲ 5.14	▲ 6.31
Mon 2/17/2020	@ Holy Cross₃₄₆	W 75.21 - 68.42	W 69-48	11-17	108.97	109.01	▲ 0.04	95.21	70.89	▲ 24.32	▲ 24.36
Sun 2/23/2020	@ Lehigh₂₉₅	L 68.53 - 70.40	L 60-69	11-18	99.97	94.76	▼ 5.21	98.27	102.10	▼ 3.83	▼ 9.04
Wed 2/26/2020	vs Colgate₁₆₁	L 69.45 - 73.27	W 71-70	12-18	96.63	88.04	▼ 8.59	106.64	93.36	▲ 13.28	▲ 4.69
Sat 2/29/2020	@ Boston U₁₇₉	L 62.73 - 71.59	L 71-74	12-19	94.71	110.02	▲ 15.31	102.73	111.40	▼ 8.67	▲ 6.64
Tue 3/3/2020	vs Holy Cross₃₄₆	W 78.62 - 65.07	W 65-62	13-19	108.97	90.87	▼ 18.10	95.21	90.79	▲ 4.42	▼ 13.68
Thu 3/5/2020	@ American₂₂₀	L 66.24 - 73.07	W 64-59	14-19	96.46	96.57	▲ 0.11	101.44	81.84	▲ 19.60	▲ 19.71
Sun 3/8/2020	@ Boston U₁₇₉	L 62.73 - 71.59	L 61-64	14-20	94.71	96.29	▲ 1.58	102.73	96.01	▲ 6.72	▲ 8.30
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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:

	Bucknell performs worse against squads that tend to allow more shots on the perimeter. When facing teams that have a defensive shooting proximity score vs. AO greater than 2.01, Bucknell is more efficient than normal 31% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 78% of the time.
	When playing teams that tend to get off more shots, Bucknell usually performs better than average. Bucknell is more efficient than normal 70% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO greater than 80.52. In all other contests, Bucknell performs better than average 36% of the time.

LATEST NEWS ITEMS:

	Men’s Basketball Terriers Go Head-to-Head with Colgate in Patriot League Championship Wednesday in New York (3/9/2020 11:29:00 AM) After leading BU with 17 points in Sunday’s 64-61 Patriot League semifinal victory over Bucknell ... “I think those types of games really prepared us and matured us so we’re able to close teams out better.” The Boston University men’s basketball team will travel to Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., for the 2020 Patriot League ...
	Bison’s comeback falls short in PL semifinal loss to BU (3/9/2020 12:04:00 AM) BOSTON, Mass. — Backed by a career-high 23 points from senior Avi Toomer, Bucknell cut a 17-point deficit down to three and had a look at a tying shot in the closing seconds, but Boston University prevailed 64-61 in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals at Case Gym. The third-seeded Terriers advance to the championship game to face either ...
	Bison headed to the Patriot League semis (3/6/2020 12:12:00 AM) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The seventh-seeded Bucknell Bison pulled off an upset on the road Thursday night, defeating second-seeded American in the Patriot League quarterfinals, 64-59, at Bender Arena. Bucknell will travel to face Boston University ...
	Bucknell beats American 64-59 in Patriot League quarterfinal (3/5/2020 9:55:00 PM) Avi Toomer scored 18 points and No. 7 seed Bucknell pulled away with a 6-1 surge in the final minute to beat second-seeded American 64-59 on Thursday night in a Patriot League quarterfinal.
	Bucknell upsets American (3/5/2020 8:57:00 PM) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bucknell senior Avi Toomer scored a team-high 18 points to lead the seventh-seeded Bison to a 64-59 win over No. 2 American in the Patriot League quarterfinals Thursday night. The Bison will head to third-seeded Boston University on Sunday to play in the semifinals. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

HASLAMETRICS ALL-PLAY PERCENTAGE RANKING BY DAY: Select data to plot:

HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:

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