TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Lamar  17-15 (0.531)  |  Southland
All-Play Percentage: 0.355 (228th)
Schedule Strength: 0.380 (269th)
Record Quality: -0.099 (222nd)
Avg. Season Rank: 224.34 (223rd)
Pace: 70.97 (80th)
Momentum: 4.10 (21st)
Off. Momentum: 4.95 (9th)
Def. Momentum: -0.85 (186th)
Consistency: -9.63 (249th)
Res. Consistency: -10.07 (64th)
Away From Home: 0.40 (121st)
Paper Tiger Factor: -1.65 (249th)
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: 94.09 23.62 71.90 82.63 41.43 25.85 33.45 29.15 34.50 27.63 56.19 14.96 10.42 3.60 31.28 35.27 33.44 1.98
RANK: 256th 249th 153rd 133rd 268th 311th 166th 28th 279th 205th 259th 17th 297th 316th 321st 30th 220th 87th

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: 100.38 22.64 -- 82.58 44.48 31.82 34.58 19.60 38.43 31.15 58.40 12.01 12.86 5.42 38.53 23.74 37.73 2.01
RANK: 193rd 72nd -- 206th 231st 224th 236th 63rd 234th 281st 149th 253rd 163rd 230th 216th 45th 286th 222nd

ANALYSIS:
While not an atrocious team by any means, Lamar is not exactly one that should appear in many top-100 rankings either. Ranked 228th overall (out of 353) in our most recent ratings, they presently have a record of 17-15. Of the 13 schools in the Southland (average ranking 253.4), they're currently ranked as our #5 team in the conference.

Lamar is not one of the better offensive teams you will find. They are rated #256 in efficiency on that end of the court and only score about 94 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Lamar is one of the more deficient teams in the nation as it pertains to scoring off of offensive rebounds. Against AO, the team converts only 3.6% of all second-chance opportunities (316th nationally).

Though they rate better on defense than they do on offense, Lamar still isn't one of the more capable defensive teams in college hoops. Allowing roughly 100 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked #193 in the nation in defensive efficiency. Although their defense isn't the greatest, Lamar doesn't stand out as being especially horrible in any one particular area on that end of the court, and they fall outside the bottom-100 in every one of the defensive categories we take into consideration for this analysis. If Lamar does have a bright spot on defense, it would have to be their willingness to take risks in order to score fast points off of steals. The team has a solid rating of 14.96 in potential points scored off of steals vs. AO, which ranks 17th-best in college basketball.

Lamar has been playing much better basketball as of late and is presently ranked 21st in positive momentum because of it.
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:
When playing teams that effectively clean the offensive glass, Lamar usually performs worse than average. Lamar is more efficient than normal 30% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 11.57. In all other contests, Lamar performs better than average 78% of the time.
Lamar 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 13.61, Lamar performs above their norm 63% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 23% of the time.
When facing teams that tend to allow more shots on the perimeter, Lamar often performs worse than normal. Lamar is more efficient than usual 32% of the time when facing teams that have a defensive shooting proximity score vs. AO greater than 1.99. In their other contests, Lamar performs better than the norm 70% of the time.
LATEST NEWS ITEMS:
Atwood scores 20, Lamar defeats McNeese 80-59 in Southland
(3/12/2020 12:39:00 AM) KATY, Texas (AP) — T.J. Atwood scored 20 points with nine rebounds and a pair of steals, leading four into double-figure scoring as Lamar avenged a recent loss and bounced McNeese from the Southland Tournament 80-59 Wednesday night. The sixth-seeded ...
‘Jacks secure SLC season title
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Lamar men’s basketball defeats UIW, extends winning streak
(2/26/2020 11:16:00 PM) The Lamar University men’s basketball team easily stretched its win streak to four games with an 86-66 victory over Incarnate Word Wednesday night, but will have to wait at least a few more days to secure its spot in next month’s Southland Conference tournament. Three different Lamar players reached at least 20 points in the win ...
Lamar men’s basketball wins third straight
(2/22/2020 10:55:00 PM) The Lamar University men’s basketball team got one step closer to securing a spot in the Southland Conference tournament on Saturday, having little trouble with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi during a 79-62 win at the Montagne Center. Paced by four players ...
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25183rd183rd113th167thSouthland283rd215th204th268th34th228th
2023-24228th228th140th218thSouthland173rd24th346th316th336th261st
2022-23358th358th327th359thSouthland298th304th355th16th59th357th
2021-22345th345th358th355thWAC202nd326th228th33rd171st338th
2020-21311th311th274th284thSouthland210th142nd273rd283rd257th329th
2019-20228th228th166th222ndSouthland80th249th269th249th121st223rd
2018-19217th217th101st208thSouthland109th28th327th291st175th225th
2017-18220th220th131st214thSouthland185th20th318th15th128th198th
2016-17240th240th143rd243rdSouthland192nd120th332nd294th340th257th
2015-16323rd322nd266th341stSouthland31st153rd349th278th133rd297th
2014-15305th305th179th264thSouthland76th100th296th342nd320th310th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25260th294th258th24th312th298th163rd31st343rd121st310th129th21st86th331st41st174th77th
2023-24231st282nd127th97th235th252nd207th64th223rd209th221st107th116th230th276th69th232nd148th
2022-23343rd278th229th135th336th323rd335th100th289th67th351st240th44th134th325th105th77th29th
2021-22343rd340th250th90th315th343rd334th10th305th203rd288th245th130th217th345th12th225th55th
2020-21310th323rd106th121st292nd349th235th10th308th143rd284th98th274th307th353rd9th156th25th
2019-20256th249th153rd133rd268th311th166th28th279th205th259th17th297th316th321st30th220th87th
2018-19223rd69th253rd97th288th297th226th61st146th94th335th65th8th91st317th66th125th63rd
2017-18251st214th322nd25th306th186th300th209th295th20th321st41st30th108th235th244th42nd64th
2016-17205th103rd250th189th235th204th219th299th213th28th309th87th125th197th203rd300th29th45th
2015-16311th87th268th212th319th234th327th116th188th186th327th18th121st302nd229th111th186th137th
2014-15278th152nd219th309th239th164th298th223rd201st276th160th183rd204th104th115th191st231st236th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2592nd276th--118th94th232nd112th73rd86th191st88th271st175th58th261st79th220th159th
2023-24227th249th--131st227th302nd171st146th292nd81st290th289th127th254th319th157th90th54th
2022-23355th273rd--296th314th356th228th3rd238th262nd350th347th321st351st349th1st228th45th
2021-22327th334th--105th268th345th323rd27th294th63rd288th346th252nd231st350th27th82nd19th
2020-21267th89th--265th277th213th348th156th154th253rd201st267th247th315th182nd125th230th206th
2019-20193rd72nd--206th231st224th236th63rd234th281st149th253rd163rd230th216th45th286th222nd
2018-19228th236th--66th286th228th232nd24th287th177th274th228th43rd183rd281st32nd233rd160th
2017-18188th274th--10th301st95th254th71st331st126th265th72nd154th142nd200th127th215th184th
2016-17266th295th--45th320th85th170th23rd299th291st295th59th175th269th136th37th327th298th
2015-16323rd332nd--86th321st105th269th69th325th268th256th237th316th303rd146th86th289th277th
2014-15303rd326th--44th312th129th346th25th116th263rd264th345th123rd260th191st32nd304th262nd