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Automated Team Capsule for 2018-19 Nicholls 14-17 (0.452) | Southland

All-Play Percentage: 0.128 (307^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.344 (317^th)	Record Quality: -0.267 (300^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 301.88 (306^th)
Pace: 69.92 (96^th)	Momentum: 3.60 (39^th)	Off. Momentum: 3.18 (40^th)	Def. Momentum: 0.43 (122^nd)
Consistency: -9.12 (121^st)	Res. Consistency: -12.93 (217^th)	Away From Home: -0.33 (208^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -0.98 (177^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:

96.39

17.42

77.23

86.33

40.04

38.48

35.85

21.80

32.81

26.05

52.28

9.78

12.00

4.37

44.58

25.25

30.17

2.14

RANK:

285^th

352^nd

17^th

58^th

325^th

18^th

100^th

147^th

290^th

317^th

338^th

271^st

274^th

323^rd

36^th

174^th

330^th

340^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

110.47

28.86

85.44

46.98

30.80

32.49

17.93

38.13

36.71

63.47

9.01

14.68

8.53

36.04

20.99

42.97

1.93

RANK:

303^rd

278^th

252^nd

299^th

121^st

57^th

47^th

273^rd

346^th

278^th

19^th

272^nd

344^th

86^th

33^rd

343^rd

330^th

ANALYSIS:
If you're looking for a squad in the bottom quartile of all Division I basketball teams this year, Nicholls likely fits the bill. They have a record of 14-17 and are ranked 307th overall (out of 353) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the #10 team (out of 13) in the Southland (average ranking 269.8).

Defense is not exactly a strength for Nicholls this year. The team is ranked 303rd in defensive efficiency and allows more than 110 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Nicholls is one of the very worst teams in the game when it comes to preventing opponents from scoring off of offensive rebounds. The team allows AO to convert 8.5% of all second-chance opportunities (tenth from the bottom nationally).

Nicholls doesn't rate much better on offense than they do on defense. Scoring roughly 96 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked #285 in the nation in offensive efficiency. Nicholls does an extremely poor job drawing fouls and getting to the free throw line. With a free throw attempt rate of just 17.42 vs. AO, they are second from the bottom in the overall rankings for that category. Nicholls will also have a really tough time winning games when taking into consideration their shooting percentage near the basket. The team is ranked 338th in near-proximity field goal percentage, making only 52.3% of their attempts from up-close vs. AO. Moreover, they find themselves in the bottom-50 in overall offensive field goal percentage, converting just 40.0% of their total attempts vs. AO. If Nicholls does have a strength offensively, it would have to be the team's outstanding shooting at the charity stripe. The squad makes 77.2% of their free throw attempts, which ranks #17 in Division I.

Nicholls has been playing better basketball in their most recent outings, as evidenced by the team's #39 ranking in positive momentum.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Tue 11/6/2018	vs Mississippi College	---	W 86-58	1-0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Thu 11/8/2018	@ Louisville₁₉	L 58.18 - 86.59	L 72-85	1-1	87.53	97.48	▲ 9.95	122.38	112.18	▲ 10.20	▲ 20.15
Sun 11/11/2018	@ Washington St.₂₀₉	L 72.19 - 82.76	L 72-89	1-2	103.32	95.52	▼ 7.80	113.87	116.34	▼ 2.47	▼ 10.27
Tue 11/13/2018	@ Idaho₃₄₇	W 74.92 - 70.00	W 83-80	2-2	112.84	122.79	▲ 9.95	101.48	107.85	▼ 6.37	▲ 3.58
Fri 11/16/2018	@ Baylor₄₈	L 59.33 - 82.31	L 54-81	2-3	90.38	60.30	▼ 30.08	119.43	127.05	▼ 7.62	▼ 37.70
Tue 11/20/2018	@ Ole Miss₄₇	L 62.25 - 86.91	L 55-75	2-4	90.87	75.74	▼ 15.13	119.92	97.50	▲ 22.42	▲ 7.29
Fri 11/23/2018	vs NC Central₃₀₄ *	L 69.70 - 69.84	W 77-63	3-4	102.45	118.46	▲ 16.01	102.85	96.92	▲ 5.93	▲ 21.94
Sat 11/24/2018	vs W. Michigan₂₃₇ *	L 69.55 - 74.29	W 62-61 (OT)	4-4	97.75	83.33	▼ 14.42	105.56	82.09	▲ 23.47	▲ 9.05
Wed 11/28/2018	vs Spring Hill	---	W 85-65	5-4	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sat 12/15/2018	@ Boston U₂₂₆	L 68.09 - 77.24	L 63-75	5-5	100.62	82.78	▼ 17.84	110.18	100.32	▲ 9.86	▼ 7.98
Tue 12/18/2018	@ UL Monroe₁₃₈	L 67.03 - 82.87	L 68-95	5-6	99.99	105.83	▲ 5.84	118.04	144.17	▼ 26.13	▼ 20.29
Sat 12/22/2018	vs Mobile	---	W 84-67	6-6	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sat 12/29/2018	vs Campbellsville-Harrodsburg	---	W 88-63	7-6	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Wed 1/2/2019	@ Northwestern St.₃₄₁	W 72.63 - 70.22	W 78-72	8-6	104.05	108.05	▲ 4.00	96.05	100.36	▼ 4.31	▼ 0.31
Sat 1/5/2019	@ Incarnate Word₃₄₀	W 73.85 - 72.01	L 58-65	8-7	111.28	93.27	▼ 18.01	103.35	97.89	▲ 5.46	▼ 12.55
Wed 1/9/2019	vs Stephen F. Austin₂₉₇	W 74.00 - 70.86	W 78-73	9-7	102.68	101.50	▼ 1.18	102.95	99.51	▲ 3.44	▲ 2.26
Sat 1/12/2019	vs Houston Baptist₂₇₄	W 79.53 - 78.49	W 77-76	10-7	104.91	105.95	▲ 1.04	107.01	109.54	▼ 2.53	▼ 1.49
Wed 1/16/2019	@ McNeese₃₂₅	L 72.21 - 72.70	L 75-86	10-8	107.47	107.76	▲ 0.29	103.43	123.51	▼ 20.08	▼ 19.79
Sat 1/19/2019	@ Cent. Arkansas₂₉₂	L 72.80 - 78.03	L 68-74	10-9	103.60	96.94	▼ 6.66	105.78	103.22	▲ 2.56	▼ 4.10
Wed 1/23/2019	@ Texas A&M-CC₂₅₆	L 64.01 - 70.59	L 73-75	10-10	97.13	109.85	▲ 12.72	101.08	109.44	▼ 8.36	▲ 4.36
Wed 1/30/2019	vs Lamar₂₂₅	L 72.28 - 74.69	L 69-90	10-11	100.17	95.86	▼ 4.31	107.11	125.57	▼ 18.46	▼ 22.77
Sat 2/2/2019	@ SE Louisiana₂₅₉	L 65.17 - 71.53	L 70-91	10-12	98.35	106.97	▲ 8.62	101.79	123.22	▼ 21.43	▼ 12.81
Sat 2/9/2019	@ New Orleans₂₆₈	L 66.97 - 73.19	W 64-63	11-12	98.07	103.68	▲ 5.61	101.76	99.12	▲ 2.64	▲ 8.25
Wed 2/13/2019	vs Abil. Christian₁₅₅	L 67.02 - 73.54	L 48-64	11-13	95.00	70.08	▼ 24.92	109.13	102.50	▲ 6.63	▼ 18.29
Sat 2/16/2019	@ Houston Baptist₂₇₄	L 75.76 - 82.09	L 82-88	11-14	104.91	105.97	▲ 1.06	107.01	108.54	▼ 1.53	▼ 0.47
Wed 2/20/2019	@ Sam Houston₁₆₉	L 66.27 - 78.54	L 74-84 (OT)	11-15	98.47	101.03	▲ 2.56	110.94	96.03	▲ 14.91	▲ 17.47
Sat 2/23/2019	vs Cent. Arkansas₂₉₂	W 76.47 - 74.45	W 100-57	12-15	103.60	131.50	▲ 27.90	105.78	68.50	▲ 37.28	▲ 65.18
Wed 2/27/2019	vs McNeese₃₂₅	W 75.73 - 69.29	L 75-84	12-16	107.47	107.80	▲ 0.33	103.43	126.03	▼ 22.60	▼ 22.27
Sat 3/2/2019	vs New Orleans₂₆₈	W 70.54 - 69.78	L 70-80	12-17	98.07	94.39	▼ 3.68	101.76	110.60	▼ 8.84	▼ 12.52
Wed 3/6/2019	vs Northwestern St.₃₄₁	W 76.28 - 66.74	W 83-60	13-17	104.05	117.50	▲ 13.45	96.05	90.85	▲ 5.20	▲ 18.65
Sat 3/9/2019	vs SE Louisiana₂₅₉	W 68.64 - 68.13	W 69-63	14-17	98.35	108.79	▲ 10.44	101.79	102.50	▼ 0.71	▲ 9.73
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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:

	Nicholls is typically worse vs. teams that have trouble defending the mid-range shot. Against foes that have a defensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 34.81%, Nicholls performs above their norm 33% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 89% of the time.
	When facing teams that shoot the ball well from the field, Nicholls often performs worse than normal. Nicholls is more efficient than usual 20% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 42.29%. In their other contests, Nicholls performs better than the norm 71% of the time.
	Nicholls does worse vs. clubs that are typically efficient on offense. When playing squads that have an offensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 95.33, Nicholls performs above average 35% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 80% of the time.

LATEST NEWS ITEMS:

	College roundup: Tech men score win in regular-season finale (3/7/2019 10:45:00 AM) NSU: At Thibodaux, the only silver lining Wednesday night for the Northwestern State basketball team had nothing to do with a stunning 83-60 loss at Nicholls. Despite the outcome, the Demons remained alive for the No. 8 seed in next week’s Southland ...
	Kennedy lifts McNeese St. past Nicholls St. 84-75 (2/27/2019 10:22:00 PM) THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Shamarkus Kennedy had 27 points as McNeese State beat Nicholls State 84-75 on Wednesday night. James Harvey added 22 points for the Cowboys. Kennedy shot 9 for 11 from the floor and converted 9 of 11 free throws. He added seven ...
	MEN’S BASKETBALL: Nzeakor’s 26 help Lamar men pull away from Nicholls State, 90-69 (1/30/2019 11:17:00 PM) (AP) — Josh Nzeakor tied a career-high 26 points, Christian Barrett posted a double-double and Lamar ransacked Nicholls State down the stretch for a ... The Cardinals outrebounded the Colonels 39-25. Danny Garrick led Nicholls with 19 points, Jeremiah ...
	The Latest: Cincinnati wins Emerald Coast Classic (11/24/2018 9:02:00 PM) 2:30 p.m. Gavin Peppers, after not scoring in the first half, put up 22 points including the game-winner in overtime and Nicholls State defeated Western Michigan 62-61 in the championship game of the Visitors bracket on Saturday. Seth Dugan scored all six ...
	Peppers gives Nicholls State win with OT bucket (11/24/2018 4:12:00 PM) (AP) - Gavin Peppers, after not scoring in the first half, put up 22 points including the game-winner in overtime and Nicholls State defeated Western Michigan ... WMU (4-3) missed two shots in the final seconds. The Colonels (4-4) trailed by nine early ...

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