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Automated Team Capsule for 2021-22 Kent State 23-11 (0.676) | Mid-American

All-Play Percentage: 0.608 (141^st)	Schedule Strength: 0.390 (216^th)	Record Quality: 0.112 (121^st)	Avg. Season Rank: 147.14 (139^th)
Pace: 67.08 (274^th)	Momentum: -1.33 (238^th)	Off. Momentum: 1.86 (95^th)	Def. Momentum: -3.20 (320^th)
Consistency: -9.95 (263^rd)	Res. Consistency: -10.46 (85^th)	Away From Home: -0.24 (212^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: 1.53 (25^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 4, 2022. 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:

100.93

25.83

74.64

83.62

42.50

32.30

32.72

22.43

38.44

28.88

56.60

12.87

12.58

5.08

38.63

26.83

34.54

2.04

RANK:

168^th

93^rd

83^rd

179^th

226^th

140^th

232^nd

213^th

134^th

179^th

242^nd

75^th

207^th

149^th

147^th

213^th

169^th

204^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

98.95

26.90

81.42

42.55

33.28

31.93

21.34

37.27

26.81

59.95

12.53

13.27

5.50

40.87

26.21

32.92

2.08

RANK:

137^th

290^th

77^th

133^rd

266^th

76^th

92^nd

160^th

93^rd

210^th

290^th

180^th

252^nd

288^th

117^th

113^th

73^rd

ANALYSIS:
As an average to slightly above-average foe, Kent State should probably not be discounted by opponents this year. Carrying a record of 23-11, they are currently rated #141 overall (out of 358) in All-Play Percentage this season. Of the 12 schools in the MAC (average ranking 229.2), they're currently ranked as our #4 team in the conference.

Based on their performances this year, Kent State will likely find more success on defense than they will on offense. Allowing about 99 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO, they currently occupy the #137 slot in the ratings for defensive efficiency. Kent State will look to secure a relatively healthy number of easy scoring opportunities off of steals. They're ranked 75th in potential points off of breakaway steals vs. AO with a rating of 12.87.

Kent State plays at about the same level on offense as they do on defense. The team ranks 168th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 101 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Kent State converts a fair amount of its free throws. Making 74.6% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked 83rd nationally in free throw percentage. Moreover, they get ample opportunity to beat you from the line, as the ball-club falls in the top-100 in free throw attempt rate with a rating of 25.83 vs. AO.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Fri 11/12/2021	@ Xavier₄₂	L 62.29 - 75.26	L 59-73	0-1	93.05	90.36	▼ 2.69	106.57	107.56	▼ 0.99	▼ 3.68
Tue 11/16/2021	vs Oberlin	---	W 84-38	1-1	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Mon 11/22/2021	vs JMU₂₂₃ *	W 72.42 - 67.90	W 74-69	2-1	103.48	105.71	▲ 2.23	97.16	100.00	▼ 2.84	▼ 0.61
Tue 11/23/2021	vs G. Washington₂₂₉ *	W 70.01 - 65.08	W 77-69	3-1	101.17	116.67	▲ 15.50	94.61	107.81	▼ 13.20	▲ 2.30
Wed 11/24/2021	vs ETSU₁₈₃ *	W 70.57 - 68.32	L 51-57	3-2	105.96	80.63	▼ 25.33	102.55	89.06	▲ 13.49	▼ 11.84
Tue 11/30/2021	vs Point Park	---	W 107-41	4-2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Mon 12/6/2021	vs Towson₇₇	L 64.88 - 67.42	L 58-73	4-3	95.86	92.41	▼ 3.45	105.28	119.34	▼ 14.06	▼ 17.51
Thu 12/9/2021	vs Detroit Mercy₂₃₁	W 72.78 - 64.42	W 69-52	5-3	106.54	109.40	▲ 2.86	100.46	78.53	▲ 21.93	▲ 24.79
Sun 12/12/2021	@ West Virginia₆₄	L 62.56 - 73.43	L 50-63	5-4	93.43	78.94	▼ 14.49	104.75	98.99	▲ 5.76	▼ 8.73
Sun 12/19/2021	vs Southern₂₀₁	W 71.42 - 64.03	L 76-78	5-5	98.19	104.37	▲ 6.18	92.93	114.10	▼ 21.17	▼ 14.99
Wed 12/29/2021	vs Cent. Michigan₃₃₁	W 77.07 - 60.14	L 69-72	5-6	109.56	91.53	▼ 18.03	90.39	99.97	▼ 9.58	▼ 27.61
Sat 1/1/2022	vs Toledo₉₆	L 70.61 - 71.77	W 66-63	6-6	99.11	91.61	▼ 7.50	105.90	93.98	▲ 11.92	▲ 4.42
Tue 1/4/2022	@ Ball State₂₉₀	W 74.71 - 68.64	W 66-65	7-6	108.21	97.98	▼ 10.23	94.91	91.53	▲ 3.38	▼ 6.85
Fri 1/7/2022	@ Ohio₁₁₀	L 64.41 - 70.28	L 72-80	7-7	97.59	105.53	▲ 7.94	100.17	108.44	▼ 8.27	▼ 0.33
Tue 1/11/2022	vs N. Illinois₃₀₄	W 71.58 - 57.59	L 63-65	7-8	102.53	91.36	▼ 11.17	87.32	99.69	▼ 12.37	▼ 23.54
Fri 1/14/2022	vs Akron₁₄₂	W 65.38 - 62.07	W 67-55	8-8	100.26	107.16	▲ 6.90	99.79	89.56	▲ 10.23	▲ 17.13
Tue 1/18/2022	@ E. Michigan₃₁₀	W 71.85 - 64.08	W 56-47	9-8	105.04	90.17	▼ 14.87	88.78	67.64	▲ 21.14	▲ 6.27
Fri 1/21/2022	@ Buffalo₁₃₆	L 70.01 - 74.06	L 51-64	9-9	100.63	79.30	▼ 21.33	100.35	89.87	▲ 10.48	▼ 10.85
Tue 1/25/2022	vs W. Michigan₃₃₇	W 74.22 - 57.55	W 75-64	10-9	111.35	116.38	▲ 5.03	91.58	104.26	▼ 12.68	▼ 7.65
Sat 1/29/2022	@ Bowling Green₂₉₄	W 77.91 - 71.65	W 91-83	11-9	109.84	119.34	▲ 9.50	96.48	106.54	▼ 10.06	▼ 0.56
Tue 2/1/2022	@ Miami (OH)₂₅₉	W 72.65 - 69.21	W 78-65	12-9	109.35	114.55	▲ 5.20	99.09	84.49	▲ 14.60	▲ 19.80
Sat 2/5/2022	vs E. Michigan₃₁₀	W 75.57 - 60.48	W 90-71	13-9	105.04	134.62	▲ 29.58	88.78	104.37	▼ 15.59	▲ 13.99
Tue 2/8/2022	vs Bowling Green₂₉₄	W 81.76 - 67.83	W 76-68	14-9	109.84	95.99	▼ 13.85	96.48	84.25	▲ 12.23	▼ 1.62
Fri 2/11/2022	@ Akron₁₄₂	L 62.00 - 65.37	W 66-64	15-9	100.26	109.12	▲ 8.86	99.79	102.25	▼ 2.46	▲ 6.40
Tue 2/15/2022	@ Toledo₉₆	L 66.94 - 75.47	W 72-59	16-9	99.11	108.73	▲ 9.62	105.90	80.91	▲ 24.99	▲ 34.61
Fri 2/18/2022	vs Ohio₁₁₀	W 68.00 - 66.66	W 75-52	17-9	97.59	129.24	▲ 31.65	100.17	63.09	▲ 37.08	▲ 68.73
Tue 2/22/2022	vs Ball State₂₉₀	W 78.47 - 65.03	W 93-82	18-9	108.21	123.00	▲ 14.79	94.91	112.26	▼ 17.35	▼ 2.56
Sat 2/26/2022	@ Cent. Michigan₃₃₁	W 73.42 - 63.69	W 73-71	19-9	109.56	106.59	▼ 2.97	90.39	95.94	▼ 5.55	▼ 8.52
Tue 3/1/2022	@ N. Illinois₃₀₄	W 67.97 - 61.03	W 63-55	20-9	102.53	96.70	▼ 5.83	87.32	80.66	▲ 6.66	▲ 0.83
Fri 3/4/2022	vs Buffalo₁₃₆	W 73.79 - 70.30	W 70-65	21-9	100.63	100.27	▼ 0.36	100.35	99.33	▲ 1.02	▲ 0.66
Thu 3/10/2022	vs Miami (OH)₂₅₉ *	W 74.46 - 67.35	W 85-75	22-9	109.35	121.43	▲ 12.08	99.09	108.70	▼ 9.61	▲ 2.47
Fri 3/11/2022	vs Ohio₁₁₀ *	L 66.20 - 68.47	W 67-61	23-9	97.59	109.39	▲ 11.80	100.17	95.31	▲ 4.86	▲ 16.66
Sat 3/12/2022	vs Akron₁₄₂ *	L 63.69 - 63.72	L 55-75	23-10	100.26	96.49	▼ 3.77	99.79	120.69	▼ 20.90	▼ 24.67
Wed 3/16/2022	@ Southern Utah₁₇₈	L 69.23 - 70.69	L 79-83	23-11	103.04	113.94	▲ 10.90	100.20	115.90	▼ 15.70	▼ 4.80
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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 playing teams that are likely to allow more second chances off of offensive rebounds, Kent State usually performs worse than average. Kent State never performs above average when facing clubs that have a defensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 13.55. In all other contests, Kent State performs better than average 67% of the time.
	Kent State is typically worse vs. teams that allow more chances at the line. Against foes that have a defensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO greater than 24.12, Kent State never performs above average. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 57% of the time.
	When facing teams that do a nice job converting inside the paint, Kent State often performs better than normal. Kent State is more efficient than usual 55% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 56.17%. In their other contests, Kent State never performs above average.

LATEST NEWS ITEMS:

	Akron rocks rival Kent State 75-55 for MAC title, NCAA berth (3/12/2022 10:03:46 PM) CLEVELAND (AP) — Enrique Freeman scored 23 points and Akron’s defense shut down Mid-American Conference player of the year Sincere Carry while defeati...
	Kent State basketball players suspended for crime of chanting ‘F--k Akron’ in video (3/12/2022 5:58:09 PM) Four players, including a key starter, were suspended for a Snapchat video.
	Kent State's trash-talk video lacks judgment but doesn't warrant ruining chance for NCAA berth \| Opinion (3/12/2022 4:51:17 PM) The MAC penalized four Kent State players for a social media video that took aim at rival Akron, but the harsh punishment could doom its NCAA chances.
	Four Kent State players disciplined for MAC final after vulgar Snapchat video (3/12/2022 4:46:05 PM) Four Kent State players have been disciplined by the Mid-American Conference for a profane video posted in advance of Saturday’s championship game against rival Akron.
	Kent State Hoopers Suspended Over Hype ‘F**k Akron’ Diss Track After Wild Regular Season Skirmish (3/12/2022 3:04:56 PM) Getty Image Kent State basketball does not like Akron and wanted to let everyone know with a diss track. However, in doing so, they exposed themselves for “inappropriate behavior” and now four players have been suspended. Click HERE for more college hoops cov…

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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