TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2015-16 Howard  12-20 (0.375)  |  MEAC
All-Play Percentage: 0.049 (334th)
Schedule Strength: 0.288 (345th)
Record Quality: -0.333 (314th)
Avg. Season Rank: 294.13 (300th)
Pace: 71.30 (89th)
Momentum: -1.41 (237th)
Off. Momentum: -1.73 (294th)
Def. Momentum: 0.32 (125th)
Consistency: -7.61 (30th)
Res. Consistency: -9.68 (52nd)
Away From Home: -0.56 (229th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.34 (83rd)
NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
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Includes games through April 4, 2016. Data shown on this page is based on time-dependent ratings.
OFFENSE Eff Upc FTAR FT% FGAR FGMR FG% 3PAR 3PMR 3P% MRAR MRMR MR% NPAR NPMR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
RATING: 88.95 33.99 70.00 78.22 38.01 20.30 28.02 28.84 31.21 29.08 51.74 10.64 15.80 6.59 25.95 36.88 37.17 1.89
RANK: 335th 13th 165th 321st 341st 348th 349th 47th 328th 156th 329th 170th 123rd 182nd 345th 22nd 103rd 23rd

DEFENSE Eff Upc FTAR FT% FGAR FGMR FG% 3PAR 3PMR 3P% MRAR MRMR MR% NPAR NPMR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
RATING: 108.90 29.58 -- 84.92 45.39 30.98 36.24 23.32 37.61 30.62 60.59 13.51 17.57 8.04 36.48 27.46 36.06 2.00
RANK: 298th 200th -- 291st 245th 267th 240th 147th 248th 248th 207th 336th 309th 270th 235th 115th 213th 166th

ANALYSIS:
Not one of the better ball-clubs in college basketball, Howard should be a fairly easy win for most capable opponents. Haslametrics has them ranked 334th overall (out of 351) in All-Play Percentage, and the team holds a record of 12-20. They are also ranked by this site as the #10 team (out of 13) in the MEAC (average ranking 312.4). With a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.288 (which ranks seventh from the bottom in the nation), Howard has faced some of the easiest opponents in all of college basketball.

Howard has one of the most anemic offenses around. They rank 335th in efficiency on that end of the court and score fewer than 89 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Howard is downright awful shooting the basketball and can't hit from anywhere, shamefully ranking in the bottom-25 in each of the four major field goal shooting categories. They make just 28.0% of their three-pointers (ranking third from the bottom nationally), 31.2% of their mid-range attempts (328th), 51.7% of their near-proximity chances (329th), and 38.0% of their total shots from the field (341st) vs. AO. Howard also tends to be very careless with the ball and allows far too many breakaway opportunities off of their own turnovers. The team's rating for potential breakaway points allowed off of steals vs. AO is 13.51, which ranks 336th in D1. If Howard does have a strength offensively, it would have to be the team's ability to get to the free throw line. The squad has a free throw attempt rate of 33.99 vs. AO, which ranks 13th in the country.

Howard doesn't rate much better on defense than they do on offense. Allowing roughly 109 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked #298 in the nation in defensive efficiency. Howard can be weak on rebounding, giving the opposition too many chances to score off of the offensive glass. The club has a rating of 17.57 vs. AO in potential points allowed off of second chances (309th nationally).

Howard is one of the more consistent teams in Division I (presently ranked 30th in consistency), so forecasting the outcomes of their future contests tends to be easier than the norm.
SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:
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:
Howard is typically worse vs. teams that convert well from the charity stripe. Against foes that have an adjusted free throw percentage vs. AO greater than 68.76%, Howard performs above their norm 33% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 72% of the time.
When facing teams that typically allow more than a fair share of breakaway opportunities, Howard often performs better than normal. Howard is more efficient than usual 80% of the time when facing teams that have a potential point rate allowed off steals vs. AO greater than 11.68. In their other contests, Howard performs better than the norm 45% of the time.
Howard does better vs. clubs that convert more frequently off of offensive rebounds. When playing squads that have an offensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 6.81%, Howard performs above average 80% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 45% of the time.
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
2024-25295th294th294th308thMEAC51st49th298th134th219th276th
2023-24276th276th192nd264thMEAC138th61st341st21st225th262nd
2022-23200th199th92nd165thMEAC74th186th301st326th296th263rd
2021-22258th258th159th248thMEAC40th182nd347th7th136th221st
2020-21334th334th329th287thMEAC13th2nd209th288th262nd344th
2019-20348th348th350th353rdMEAC76th308th342nd218th118th351st
2018-19307th307th183rd275thMEAC22nd226th345th178th11th292nd
2017-18340th340th310th336thMEAC35th26th339th6th176th335th
2016-17340th340th305th332ndMEAC208th229th318th185th248th336th
2015-16334th334th259th314thMEAC89th30th345th83rd229th300th
2014-15267th267th179th243rdMEAC251st185th304th275th196th286th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25249th240th51st340th175th288th95th115th50th302nd304th252nd263rd262nd239th77th255th179th
2023-24209th58th54th339th226th251st43rd264th247th144th328th331st111th195th205th228th86th112th
2022-23178th250th150th175th186th236th51st172nd312th131st204th90th206th120th238th174th139th125th
2021-22250th61st110th312th280th234th127th226th257th193rd326th112th231st284th203rd186th142nd147th
2020-21294th174th129th319th286th198th242nd115th197th336th256th259th312th253rd152nd85th315th280th
2019-20331st287th169th320th307th220th143rd27th73rd349th335th316th304th236th179th18th347th321st
2018-19251st258th109th119th271st329th72nd12th231st206th311th223rd116th169th338th13th223rd75th
2017-18310th193rd186th211th327th173rd268th88th301st304th281st269th228th175th156th77th297th258th
2016-17347th61st348th255th346th309th345th21st298th320th335th242nd116th244th293rd11th311th186th
2015-16335th13th165th321st341st348th349th47th328th156th329th170th123rd182nd345th22nd103rd23rd
2014-15315th110th162nd337th267th307th330th179th129th223rd273rd44th176th227th263rd124th123rd93rd
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25329th338th--133rd292nd220th168th45th364th251st134th200th302nd161st245th46th272nd204th
2023-24325th326th--95th332nd149th309th121st272nd230th332nd314th215th316th167th134th251st237th
2022-23222nd294th--179th177th179th136th280th215th100th259th234th329th277th177th286th82nd126th
2021-22260th292nd--86th283rd61st299th180th216th232nd250th245th349th341st90th209th266th281st
2020-21329th277th--304th299th316th231st145th301st181st316th269th287th323rd296th110th139th92nd
2019-20350th278th--340th345th291st325th264th334th194th344th251st346th346th218th216th100th120th
2018-19321st322nd--143rd297th259th308th33rd331st226th195th147th252nd323rd282nd27th238th161st
2017-18345th319th--172nd338th192nd327th96th344th244th300th233rd285th294th185th100th245th210th
2016-17314th279th--284th222nd236th252nd168th91st238th250th332nd287th267th188th142nd197th190th
2015-16298th200th--291st245th267th240th147th248th248th207th336th309th270th235th115th213th166th
2014-15174th262nd--146th105th287th97th58th161st164th91st183rd319th240th297th57th178th102nd