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Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 NC Central 18-13 (0.581) | MEAC

All-Play Percentage: 0.199 (284^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.316 (333^rd)	Record Quality: -0.077 (212^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 280.50 (284^th)
Pace: 68.28 (257^th)	Momentum: 0.29 (163^rd)	Off. Momentum: 2.45 (64^th)	Def. Momentum: -2.16 (275^th)
Consistency: -8.79 (134^th)	Res. Consistency: -9.75 (49^th)	Away From Home: -1.78 (294^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -3.05 (315^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:

91.33

22.96

68.75

78.01

42.86

27.76

31.24

21.43

34.33

28.82

60.41

11.72

9.23

3.79

35.58

27.47

36.95

1.99

RANK:

303^rd

278^th

243^rd

325^th

190^th

266^th

291^st

214^th

292^nd

155^th

132^nd

127^th

337^th

303^rd

235^th

188^th

97^th

100^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

102.46

26.16

81.17

44.70

32.80

33.15

18.82

35.12

29.55

63.63

10.89

12.83

5.47

40.41

23.18

36.41

2.04

RANK:

241^st

216^th

136^th

237^th

265^th

159^th

37^th

92^nd

232^nd

305^th

161^st

166^th

240^th

279^th

29^th

236^th

151^st

ANALYSIS:
Despite having a win percentage north of .500, NC Central is definitely a below-average ball-club in college hoops this year. They have a record of 18-13 and are ranked 284th overall (out of 353) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the #2 team (out of 11) in the MEAC (average ranking 316.7). With a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.316 (which ranks 333rd nationally), NC Central has had one of the cushiest slates in all of college basketball.

NC Central is not one of the most productive teams on offense. Scoring fewer than 92 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are rated at #303 in offensive efficiency. NC Central poses no threat whatsoever to grab rebounds off their own misses. Against AO, the ball-club has a rating of 9.23 in potential points scored off of second chances (337th nationally). NC Central is also one of the more inferior teams in the college game when it comes to maximizing opportunities to score on offense. The team is nationally ranked 325th in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of only 78.01 vs. AO.

Though they rate better on defense than they do on offense, NC Central still isn't one of the more capable defensive teams in college hoops. Allowing roughly 102 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked #241 in the nation in defensive efficiency. NC Central has done a pretty poor job this season to prevent opponents from making shots from the inside. The team is ranked 305th in the country in defensive near-proximity percentage, allowing AO to make good on 63.6% of their attempts from close-up.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Sat 11/9/2019	@ Stephen F. Austin₉₆	L 59.20 - 75.91	L 64-94	0-1	84.86	79.63	▼ 5.23	103.82	111.76	▼ 7.94	▼ 13.17
Mon 11/11/2019	vs USC Upstate₃₂₅	W 70.36 - 63.82	W 73-64	1-1	99.52	86.16	▼ 13.36	94.47	76.52	▲ 17.95	▲ 4.59
Fri 11/15/2019	@ Akron₉₄	L 60.15 - 76.75	L 47-57	1-2	88.59	64.29	▼ 24.30	107.26	72.31	▲ 34.95	▲ 10.65
Sun 11/17/2019	@ Louisville₈	L 52.96 - 78.88	L 58-87	1-3	81.98	90.25	▲ 8.27	114.42	135.35	▼ 20.93	▼ 12.66
Tue 11/19/2019	@ Youngstown St.₂₃₁	L 63.25 - 69.42	L 60-66	1-4	97.71	99.22	▲ 1.51	101.01	104.00	▼ 2.99	▼ 1.48
Thu 11/21/2019	vs Bluefield St	---	W 68-44	2-4	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Tue 11/26/2019	@ S. Illinois₁₉₃	L 55.94 - 64.50	L 48-64	2-5	89.69	83.15	▼ 6.54	97.71	108.27	▼ 10.56	▼ 17.10
Mon 12/2/2019	@ Wofford₁₅₂	L 59.61 - 70.96	L 59-77	2-6	94.11	91.84	▼ 2.27	105.50	110.79	▼ 5.29	▼ 7.56
Wed 12/4/2019	@ Georgia₉₈	L 61.38 - 77.47	L 59-95	2-7	90.74	85.78	▼ 4.96	108.13	129.69	▼ 21.56	▼ 26.52
Sat 12/7/2019	@ Charleston So.₃₁₃	L 64.29 - 65.15	L 53-58	2-8	97.61	80.10	▼ 17.51	94.16	84.12	▲ 10.04	▼ 7.47
Wed 12/11/2019	vs Christendom	---	W 109-28	3-8	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sat 12/14/2019	@ Coast. Carolina₁₈₁	L 65.72 - 76.46	L 71-91	3-9	93.85	93.22	▼ 0.63	103.72	119.94	▼ 16.22	▼ 16.85
Tue 12/17/2019	@ LA Tech₆₆	L 55.54 - 73.44	L 60-69	3-10	85.97	102.45	▲ 16.48	106.56	112.55	▼ 5.99	▲ 10.49
Mon 12/30/2019	vs Mid-Atl Chrstn	---	W 108-63	4-10	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sat 1/4/2020	vs Florida A&M₃₂₇	W 68.62 - 61.99	W 61-45	5-10	97.17	92.86	▼ 4.31	92.22	72.76	▲ 19.46	▲ 15.15
Sat 1/11/2020	@ Delaware State₃₄₅	W 75.96 - 70.12	L 66-68	5-11	106.15	89.01	▼ 17.14	93.38	84.73	▲ 8.65	▼ 8.49
Mon 1/13/2020	@ UMES₃₅₀	W 65.01 - 56.23	W 69-64 (OT)	6-11	98.20	103.99	▲ 5.79	81.23	92.39	▼ 11.16	▼ 5.37
Sat 1/18/2020	@ Bethune-Cookman₃₀₃	L 67.65 - 69.51	W 86-59	7-11	96.30	120.36	▲ 24.06	93.68	84.32	▲ 9.36	▲ 33.42
Mon 1/20/2020	@ Florida A&M₃₂₇	W 65.31 - 65.16	L 57-66	7-12	97.17	88.16	▼ 9.01	92.22	97.54	▼ 5.32	▼ 14.33
Sat 1/25/2020	vs Delaware State₃₄₅	W 79.48 - 66.60	W 72-45	8-12	106.15	96.08	▼ 10.07	93.38	69.36	▲ 24.02	▲ 13.95
Sat 2/1/2020	vs S. Carolina St.₃₃₉	W 70.83 - 61.59	W 73-56	9-12	104.24	117.55	▲ 13.31	95.28	85.08	▲ 10.20	▲ 23.51
Mon 2/3/2020	vs Norfolk State₂₅₄	W 63.09 - 61.45	W 69-63	10-12	91.87	94.74	▲ 2.87	94.05	91.18	▲ 2.87	▲ 5.74
Sat 2/8/2020	@ Coppin State₃₃₀	W 68.14 - 67.41	W 68-63	11-12	95.39	98.22	▲ 2.83	89.35	85.97	▲ 3.38	▲ 6.21
Mon 2/10/2020	@ Morgan State₃₁₄	L 65.85 - 67.05	W 58-57	12-12	97.42	93.07	▼ 4.35	93.97	86.61	▲ 7.36	▲ 3.01
Mon 2/17/2020	@ NC A&T₂₉₀	L 66.73 - 69.64	L 60-77	12-13	94.46	79.72	▼ 14.74	92.98	103.52	▼ 10.54	▼ 25.28
Sat 2/22/2020	vs UMES₃₅₀	W 68.28 - 53.14	W 74-55	13-13	98.20	110.46	▲ 12.26	81.23	84.71	▼ 3.48	▲ 8.78
Mon 2/24/2020	vs Howard₃₄₈	W 78.24 - 62.48	W 80-65	14-13	109.56	118.79	▲ 9.23	92.03	100.33	▼ 8.30	▲ 0.93
Sat 2/29/2020	@ S. Carolina St.₃₃₉	W 67.63 - 64.90	W 83-82 (2OT)	15-13	104.24	106.39	▲ 2.15	95.28	100.93	▼ 5.65	▼ 3.50
Mon 3/2/2020	vs Bethune-Cookman₃₀₃	W 71.10 - 66.05	W 71-68 (OT)	16-13	96.30	86.61	▼ 9.69	93.68	91.84	▲ 1.84	▼ 7.85
Thu 3/5/2020	vs NC A&T₂₉₀	W 70.20 - 66.23	W 86-80	17-13	94.46	109.24	▲ 14.78	92.98	107.71	▼ 14.73	▲ 0.05
Wed 3/11/2020	vs Delaware State₃₄₅ *	W 77.72 - 68.36	W 92-75	18-13	106.15	114.86	▲ 8.71	93.38	91.78	▲ 1.60	▲ 10.31
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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 do a nice job converting inside the paint, NC Central often performs worse than normal. NC Central is more efficient than usual 13% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 56.59%. In their other contests, NC Central performs better than the norm 65% of the time.
	NC Central does better vs. clubs that are likely to allow more second chances off of offensive rebounds. When playing squads that have a defensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 13.19, NC Central performs above average 67% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 20% of the time.
	NC Central performs worse against squads that are typically efficient on offense. When facing teams that have an offensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 92.41, NC Central is more efficient than normal 22% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 63% of the time.

LATEST NEWS ITEMS:

	Hornets fall to NC Central in MEAC tourney 2nd round 92-75 (3/11/2020 10:34:00 PM) The Delaware State University men’s basketball season came to a close in the second round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament. The Hornets fell to top seed North Carolina Central 92-75 on Wednesday night. Delaware State, the eighth seed in the tournament, finished the year with a 6-26 record. Delaware State was led by 25 points ...
	MEAC champs again! NCCU knocks off rival NC A&T for regular-season crown (3/5/2020 10:50:00 PM) North Carolina Central basketball coach LeVelle Moton always talks about the standard ... the 2019-20 version of the Eagles joined an elite club. With a 86-80 win over rival North Carolina A&T, NCCU won the MEAC regular-season title for the first time since the 2016-17 season, Cole’s senior year. That means the Eagles will enter next week ...
	NC Central tops NC A&T 86-80 to win MEAC title (3/5/2020 10:26:00 PM) Jibiri Blount grabbed 12 rebounds and scored 19 points, including a go-ahead free throw with 6:04 to play, and NC Central beat North Carolina A&T 86-80 to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regul
	Clayton carries CSU over Md.-Eastern Shore 68-67 in OT (2/11/2020 12:07:00 AM) BALTIMORE (AP)Dejuan Clayton made seven assists and scored 20 points, including the game-winning jumper with 1 second left in overtime, Coppin State beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 68-67 on Monday night.
	Blount scores 20 to carry NC Central past Morgan St. 58-57 (2/10/2020 11:03:00 PM) Jibri Blount grabbed nine rebounds and scored 20 points, including the game-winning shot with 2.2 seconds left, and North Carolina Central Beat Morgan State 58-57 to win its fifth straight

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