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Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Memphis 21-10 (0.677) | American

All-Play Percentage: 0.844 (55^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.616 (85^th)	Record Quality: 0.294 (43^rd)	Avg. Season Rank: 39.87 (34^th)
Pace: 73.01 (31^st)	Momentum: -2.59 (298^th)	Off. Momentum: -3.95 (350^th)	Def. Momentum: 1.37 (65^th)
Consistency: -10.31 (311^th)	Res. Consistency: -10.75 (99^th)	Away From Home: -2.71 (330^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -3.17 (321^st)

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:

98.75

28.29

67.58

79.35

44.47

27.06

33.49

21.83

31.71

30.47

63.36

12.43

16.52

7.73

34.10

27.51

38.39

1.96

RANK:

183^rd

64^th

283^rd

105^th

284^th

162^nd

203^rd

340^th

85^th

43^rd

90^th

30^th

11^th

274^th

185^th

63^rd

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

86.58

25.25

81.68

36.58

31.86

29.73

21.19

33.73

28.63

46.32

10.93

15.11

3.84

39.00

25.95

35.05

2.04

RANK:

7^th

171^st

166^th

2^nd

230^th

15^th

112^th

47^th

188^th

1^st

164^th

313^th

42^nd

230^th

119^th

188^th

152^nd

ANALYSIS:
This website places Memphis in the top 25% of all NCAA college basketball teams this year. They are ranked #55 (out of 353) in the most recent Haslametrics ratings and have a record of 21-10. They are also ranked by this site as the #4 team (out of 12) in the AAC (average ranking 94.6).

Memphis has been magnificent on the defensive end of the court. The team is rated seventh in defensive efficiency and allows fewer than 87 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Memphis will put a good dent in the shooting percentages of several opponents, considering the team ranks in the top-50 in each of the four major defensive shooting categories. While their best work on defense is done near the bucket (allowing 46.3% shooting from near-proximity locations vs. AO, best in the nation), the team also pesters AO into converting just 29.7% of their three-pointers (15th), 33.7% of their mid-range field goals (47th), and 36.6% of their total shots from the field (second). Memphis is also one of the better teams when it comes to not allowing opponents to convert scoring chances off of offensive rebounds. The squad allows AO to convert only 3.8% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked 42nd in the NCAA).

Unfortunately, Memphis is not even remotely close to being as good on offense as they are on defense. The team is ranked 183rd in offensive efficiency, scoring about 99 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Memphis is downright rotten when shooting the mid-range jumper. The team is ranked 340th in field goal percentage from that distance, making only 31.7% of their mid-range attempts vs. AO. If Memphis does have a strength offensively, it would have to be the team's ability to obtain and convert second-chance opportunities from offensive rebounds. The squad has a second-chance conversion percentage of 7.7% vs. AO, which ranks 11th in the nation.

Memphis has been one of the more erratic teams in NCAA basketball this year (presently ranked 311th in the country in consistency), which makes forecasting the outcomes of their upcoming games tougher than most. On the road, Memphis performs noticeably worse than they do at home. The team is currently ranked 330th in the country in the away-from-home metric we track.

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	vs S. Carolina St.₃₃₉	W 81.43 - 55.18	W 97-64	1-0	111.62	129.03	▲ 17.41	80.39	77.92	▲ 2.47	▲ 19.88
Fri 11/8/2019	vs UIC₂₂₈	W 74.64 - 57.69	W 92-46	2-0	98.38	136.79	▲ 38.41	80.45	47.45	▲ 33.00	▲ 71.41
Tue 11/12/2019	vs Oregon₁₅ *	L 65.05 - 71.50	L 74-82	2-1	93.01	100.00	▲ 6.99	102.32	110.81	▼ 8.49	▼ 1.50
Sat 11/16/2019	vs Alcorn State₃₄₀	W 84.15 - 56.73	W 102-56	3-1	109.86	114.79	▲ 4.93	78.71	56.83	▲ 21.88	▲ 26.81
Wed 11/20/2019	vs Little Rock₁₃₅	W 74.73 - 64.43	W 68-58	4-1	98.65	81.50	▼ 17.15	89.56	72.33	▲ 17.23	▲ 0.08
Sat 11/23/2019	vs Ole Miss₈₉	W 69.70 - 63.69	W 87-86	5-1	91.93	107.33	▲ 15.40	88.14	102.45	▼ 14.31	▲ 1.09
Thu 11/28/2019	vs NC State₅₁ *	L 70.03 - 70.91	W 83-78	6-1	94.83	118.57	▲ 23.74	95.22	111.43	▼ 16.21	▲ 7.53
Tue 12/3/2019	vs Bradley₁₀₉	W 70.93 - 62.76	W 71-56	7-1	95.71	85.10	▼ 10.61	89.24	67.56	▲ 21.68	▲ 11.07
Sat 12/7/2019	@ UAB₁₉₂	W 68.66 - 61.66	W 65-57	8-1	99.29	96.65	▼ 2.64	84.38	78.98	▲ 5.40	▲ 2.76
Sat 12/14/2019	@ Tennessee₆₀	L 63.11 - 66.40	W 51-47	9-1	92.37	78.57	▼ 13.80	91.96	67.70	▲ 24.26	▲ 10.46
Sat 12/21/2019	vs Jackson State₂₉₇	W 75.51 - 54.28	W 77-49	10-1	99.70	91.92	▼ 7.78	76.12	61.60	▲ 14.52	▲ 6.74
Sat 12/28/2019	vs New Orleans₃₁₈	W 82.87 - 59.38	W 97-55	11-1	108.91	110.25	▲ 1.34	82.57	64.35	▲ 18.22	▲ 19.56
Mon 12/30/2019	vs Tulane₁₈₆	W 75.43 - 61.65	W 84-73	12-1	100.34	111.07	▲ 10.73	86.25	101.10	▼ 14.85	▼ 4.12
Sat 1/4/2020	vs Georgia₉₈	W 74.92 - 67.70	L 62-65	12-2	98.20	82.48	▼ 15.72	93.28	90.29	▲ 2.99	▼ 12.73
Thu 1/9/2020	@ Wichita State₃₅	L 63.44 - 70.17	L 67-76	12-3	88.65	86.01	▼ 2.64	92.71	95.85	▼ 3.14	▼ 5.78
Sun 1/12/2020	@ USF₁₃₁	W 64.08 - 61.30	W 68-64	13-3	94.03	99.59	▲ 5.56	84.91	86.44	▼ 1.53	▲ 4.03
Thu 1/16/2020	vs Cincinnati₅₆	W 68.24 - 64.78	W 60-49	14-3	91.91	88.46	▼ 3.45	91.78	74.32	▲ 17.46	▲ 14.01
Wed 1/22/2020	@ Tulsa₈₃	L 63.20 - 64.69	L 40-80	14-4	91.04	55.28	▼ 35.76	88.61	112.94	▼ 24.33	▼ 60.09
Sat 1/25/2020	vs SMU₈₄	W 70.41 - 65.19	L 70-74	14-5	99.03	106.93	▲ 7.90	96.22	116.29	▼ 20.07	▼ 12.17
Wed 1/29/2020	@ UCF₁₀₁	W 66.79 - 66.24	W 59-57	15-5	94.75	87.96	▼ 6.79	88.83	80.16	▲ 8.67	▲ 1.88
Sat 2/1/2020	vs UConn₅₂	W 68.78 - 65.96	W 70-63	16-5	92.26	86.16	▼ 6.10	92.90	82.19	▲ 10.71	▲ 4.61
Wed 2/5/2020	vs Temple₁₀₄	W 70.20 - 62.23	W 79-65	17-5	91.93	103.03	▲ 11.10	86.16	90.12	▼ 3.96	▲ 7.14
Sat 2/8/2020	vs USF₁₃₁	W 67.41 - 58.01	L 73-75	17-6	94.03	106.10	▲ 12.07	84.91	106.86	▼ 21.95	▼ 9.88
Thu 2/13/2020	@ Cincinnati₅₆	L 64.80 - 68.21	L 86-92 (OT)	17-7	91.91	105.26	▲ 13.35	91.78	100.37	▼ 8.59	▲ 4.76
Sun 2/16/2020	@ UConn₅₂	L 65.33 - 69.56	L 61-64	17-8	92.26	90.85	▼ 1.41	92.90	88.98	▲ 3.92	▲ 2.51
Wed 2/19/2020	vs ECU₂₂₄	W 77.97 - 61.30	W 77-73	18-8	101.16	95.02	▼ 6.14	84.42	94.85	▼ 10.43	▼ 16.57
Sat 2/22/2020	vs Houston₂₄	L 65.61 - 67.23	W 60-59	19-8	89.52	82.06	▼ 7.46	96.57	88.89	▲ 7.68	▲ 0.22
Tue 2/25/2020	@ SMU₈₄	L 67.10 - 68.67	L 53-58	19-9	99.03	78.21	▼ 20.82	96.22	86.44	▲ 9.78	▼ 11.04
Sat 2/29/2020	@ Tulane₁₈₆	W 71.94 - 65.22	W 74-67 (OT)	20-9	100.34	83.53	▼ 16.81	86.25	78.36	▲ 7.89	▼ 8.92
Thu 3/5/2020	vs Wichita State₃₅	W 66.92 - 66.61	W 68-60	21-9	88.65	96.10	▲ 7.45	92.71	87.74	▲ 4.97	▲ 12.42
Sun 3/8/2020	@ Houston₂₄	L 62.22 - 70.75	L 57-64	21-10	89.52	74.32	▼ 15.20	96.57	91.40	▲ 5.17	▼ 10.03
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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:

	Memphis does worse vs. clubs that tend to allow more shots on the perimeter. When playing squads that have a defensive shooting proximity score vs. AO greater than 2.00, Memphis performs above average 29% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 100% of the time.
	Memphis performs worse against squads that convert more frequently off of offensive rebounds. When facing teams that have an offensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 5.05%, Memphis is more efficient than normal 30% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 91% of the time.
	When playing teams that typically allow more than a fair share of breakaway opportunities, Memphis usually performs better than average. Memphis is more efficient than normal 70% of the time when facing clubs that have a potential point rate allowed off steals vs. AO greater than 10.69. In all other contests, Memphis performs better than average 18% of the time.

LATEST NEWS ITEMS:

	White, Grimes lead No. 21 Houston to 64-57 win over Memphis (3/9/2020 12:14:00 AM) Fabian White Jr. kept Houston close before Quentin Grimes provided the late spark to finish the regular season with a win. White had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Grimes added 17 points and No. 21 Houston defeated Memphis 64-57 on Sunday.
	White, Grimes lead No. 21 Houston over Memphis (3/8/2020 9:53:00 PM) Fabian White Jr. had 18 points and 14 rebounds and Quentin Grimes had 15 of his 17 points in the second half to help No. 21 Houston to a 64-57 home-court win over Memphis in American Athletic Conference action on Sunday afternoon.
	‘Could not get any traction’: Gregg Marshall breaks down WSU’s loss at Memphis (3/6/2020 3:30:00 AM) Watch the full press conference for Wichita State basketball coach Gregg Marshall following WSU's 68-60 loss at Memphis on Thursday.
	Tigers survive overtime thriller in New Orleans (3/1/2020 12:35:00 AM) (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht) NEW ORLEANS — Freshman Precious Achiuwa totaled 22 points and a career-high 22 rebounds for his 16th double-double of the season and Memphis blew a late lead before holding off Tulane 74-67 in overtime on Saturday night. Achiuwa sank 9 of 16 shots from the floor and matched his career high with five blocked shots ...
	Achiuwa scores 24 to lift Memphis past ECU basketball, 77-73 (2/20/2020 2:21:00 AM) The Pirates battled back from a 16-point second-half deficit to tie the score three times, the first with 6:23 to play. But after tying the game at 69, Ellis and Achiuwa scored inside to give the Tigers a 73-69 lead going into the final minute.

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