TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 W. Kentucky  20-10 (0.667)  |  Conference USA
All-Play Percentage: 0.702 (105th)
Schedule Strength: 0.537 (121st)
Record Quality: 0.186 (84th)
Avg. Season Rank: 110.92 (110th)
Pace: 69.77 (169th)
Momentum: 0.36 (159th)
Off. Momentum: 0.91 (160th)
Def. Momentum: -0.54 (166th)
Consistency: -8.27 (73rd)
Res. Consistency: -9.46 (32nd)
Away From Home: -0.05 (158th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.63 (68th)
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 March 11, 2020. 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: 104.71 28.27 78.45 80.43 45.03 29.74 33.95 22.16 36.27 28.52 63.41 12.82 10.39 4.67 36.98 27.55 35.47 2.02
RANK: 69th 66th 13th 228th 84th 204th 134th 188th 204th 169th 43rd 76th 300th 201st 196th 186th 142nd 146th

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: 99.55 19.63 -- 85.51 44.28 32.06 29.65 21.57 41.60 31.89 60.79 8.68 15.88 6.99 37.49 25.22 37.29 2.00
RANK: 176th 15th -- 314th 215th 237th 17th 133rd 320th 307th 229th 22nd 331st 334th 180th 94th 272nd 235th

ANALYSIS:
They may not cause sleepless nights for opponents, but W. Kentucky, as a slightly above-average team, cannot be totally ignored. Their record this season is 20-10, and the club is ranked 105th overall (out of 353) in Haslametrics' most recent ratings. Of the 14 schools in Conference USA (average ranking 174.7), they're currently ranked as our #3 team in the conference.

W. Kentucky succeeds primarily through their offense. They are ranked 69th in offensive efficiency and score in excess of 104 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. W. Kentucky is deadly accurate at the free throw line. Making 78.5% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked 13th nationally in free throw percentage. Moreover, they get ample opportunity to beat you from the line, as the ball-club falls in the top-75 in free throw attempt rate with a rating of 28.27 vs. AO. W. Kentucky also allows very few breakaway opportunities for the opposition, which typically translates to fewer turnovers. The team's rating vs. AO for potential breakaway points allowed off of steals is 8.68, which ranks #22 in the country.

Though they're not quite as efficient defensively as they are offensively, W. Kentucky still does OK when the opposition has possession of the ball. The team ranks 176th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 100 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. W. Kentucky is a superior unit when it comes to preventing opponents from getting to the foul line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 19.63 vs. AO, they are currently rated 15th in the country in that category. W. Kentucky also does an outstanding job shutting down the opposition from behind the arc. They rank 17th in the NCAA in defensive three-point percentage, allowing AO to make just 29.7% of their attempts from afar. If W. Kentucky does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's issues trying to stop opponents from obtaining and converting second-chance opportunities via offensive rebounds. The squad has a defensive second-chance conversion percentage of 7.0% vs. AO, which ranks 20th-worst in the nation.
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:
W. Kentucky performs better against squads that tend to capitalize off breakaway opportunities. When facing teams that have a potential point rate off steals vs. AO greater than 12.22, W. Kentucky is more efficient than normal 77% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 25% of the time.
When playing teams that allow a greater number of field goal opportunities, W. Kentucky usually performs worse than average. W. Kentucky is more efficient than normal 23% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO greater than 80.85. In all other contests, W. Kentucky performs better than average 69% of the time.
W. Kentucky is typically better vs. teams that are likely to allow more second chances off of offensive rebounds. Against foes that have a defensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 12.50, W. Kentucky performs above their norm 63% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 20% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25176th174th165th134thConference USA10th235th108th172nd280th130th
2023-24138th138th78th138thConference USA1st36th226th111th146th152nd
2022-23172nd172nd183rd156thConference USA118th193rd117th182nd183rd168th
2021-22116th116th131st136thConference USA96th54th147th115th90th115th
2020-2191st91st34th49thConference USA235th24th135th65th100th87th
2019-20105th104th68th84thConference USA169th73rd121st68th158th110th
2018-19123rd123rd114th110thConference USA164th37th107th22nd25th133rd
2017-1854th54th44th42ndConference USA201st142nd88th118th125th51st
2016-17224th222nd207th210thConference USA284th261st217th286th271st245th
2015-16175th175th170th169thConference USA218th253rd192nd93rd112th176th
2014-15137th137th96th115thConference USA69th71st162nd61st204th137th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25247th255th178th189th244th189th206th152nd299th219th190th44th285th200th184th143rd232nd199th
2023-24186th236th160th189th115th284th227th197th90th44th200th56th53rd80th284th204th47th37th
2022-23211th109th214th188th231st258th270th53rd93rd286th207th120th122nd254th260th46th290th196th
2021-22104th184th179th177th79th218th97th180th176th122nd88th33rd218th189th223rd183rd116th121st
2020-21103rd68th15th180th151st261st185th141st287th111th96th105th99th174th266th136th114th92nd
2019-2069th66th13th228th84th204th134th188th204th169th43rd76th300th201st196th186th142nd146th
2018-19163rd67th138th250th119th334th281st49th185th152nd49th124th118th48th334th42nd128th47th
2017-1849th11th114th180th23rd342nd177th83rd39th28th48th80th116th69th343rd78th24th3rd
2016-17187th161st280th174th183rd224th186th53rd215th301st82nd328th183rd199th220th49th302nd217th
2015-16123rd114th176th219th89th247th133rd106th139th187th68th325th79th34th245th97th184th129th
2014-15163rd140th287th187th173rd101st80th238th335th191st114th291st95th29th101st231st186th224th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25120th302nd--151st61st340th38th244th227th8th159th111th127th13th346th259th6th10th
2023-2498th180th--85th103rd299th187th86th51st94th175th267th114th111th330th100th115th59th
2022-23149th50th--295th95th346th257th178th15th92nd193rd75th238th80th331st137th52nd30th
2021-22151st1st--294th152nd349th319th161st142nd91st109th186th51st38th337th123rd53rd27th
2020-2187th20th--168th107th202nd328th286th89th56th67th48th82nd164th213th292nd54th84th
2019-20176th15th--314th215th237th17th133rd320th307th229th22nd331st334th180th94th272nd235th
2018-1975th24th--224th84th281st148th228th66th83rd140th72nd239th116th270th223rd70th64th
2017-1886th24th--304th71st157th194th287th60th197th45th54th243rd115th104th264th147th192nd
2016-17264th20th--318th241st307th305th224th128th161st272nd280th193rd248th260th181st110th83rd
2015-16225th100th--263rd246th189th300th293rd275th139th211th266th82nd75th151st285th106th140th
2014-15109th134th--101st175th147th147th290th234th37th260th216th110th130th175th324th50th84th