TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2018-19 Sam Houston  21-12 (0.636)  |  Southland
All-Play Percentage: 0.511 (173rd)
Schedule Strength: 0.390 (281st)
Record Quality: 0.018 (171st)
Avg. Season Rank: 193.04 (195th)
Pace: 67.96 (218th)
Momentum: 0.41 (159th)
Off. Momentum: 4.78 (10th)
Def. Momentum: -4.36 (338th)
Consistency: -8.64 (69th)
Res. Consistency: -8.48 (7th)
Away From Home: 0.14 (150th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -1.83 (254th)
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 8, 2019. 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: 104.14 19.85 76.63 88.48 42.68 36.49 36.74 23.78 38.59 28.22 53.82 11.88 15.87 5.97 41.24 26.87 31.89 2.09
RANK: 151st 342nd 21st 18th 229th 54th 64th 85th 66th 238th 319th 148th 68th 170th 102nd 130th 300th 296th

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: 106.25 30.51 -- 78.83 46.04 33.45 35.21 19.02 38.90 26.37 64.92 9.70 13.66 6.68 42.43 24.13 33.45 2.09
RANK: 219th 323rd -- 21st 260th 236th 218th 91st 293rd 46th 315th 49th 175th 255th 313th 139th 76th 45th

ANALYSIS:
Per this website's calculations, Sam Houston is somewhere between an average to slightly above-average D1 ball-club. Carrying a record of 21-12, they are currently rated #173 overall (out of 353) in All-Play Percentage this season. Of the 13 schools in the Southland (average ranking 272.0), they're currently ranked as our #2 team in the conference.

If there is a strength for Sam Houston this year, it's probably on the offensive end of the court. The team is rated 151st in offensive efficiency, scoring more than 104 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Sam Houston is one of the very best when it comes to maximizing field goal opportunities. The team is ranked 18th in the NCAA in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 88.48 vs. AO. As far as making those field goal attempts goes, the team is somewhat middle-of-the-road, converting about 42.7% of them vs. AO. Sam Houston is also deadly accurate at the free throw line. Making 76.6% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked 21st nationally in free throw percentage. Though they typically convert their shots from the line, the downside is that they hardly ever manage to get there. The squad has a free throw attempt rate of 19.85 vs. AO (12th-worst in the nation). If Sam Houston does have a weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's troubles converting from the inside. The squad makes just 53.8% of their near-proximity field goal attempts vs. AO, which ranks 35th-worst in Division I.

Sam Houston doesn't perform as well defensively as they do offensively. The team is ranked 219th in defensive efficiency, allowing about 106 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Sam Houston commits too many fouls, which leads to plentiful free throw attempts for the opposition. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 30.51 vs. AO, the squad is ranked #323 in the country in that category. Sam Houston has also done a pretty poor job this season to prevent opponents from making shots from the inside. The team is ranked 315th in the country in defensive near-proximity percentage, allowing AO to make good on 64.9% of their attempts from close-up. If Sam Houston does have a bright spot on defense, it would have to be their ability to limit the number of shot attempts by the opposition. The team has a defensive field goal attempt rate of 78.83 vs. AO, which ranks 21st-best in college basketball.
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:
Sam Houston does worse vs. clubs that convert well from outside the arc. When playing squads that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 33.35%, Sam Houston performs above average 32% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 91% of the time.
Sam Houston performs worse against squads that shoot the ball well from the field. When facing teams that have an offensive field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 42.43%, Sam Houston is more efficient than normal 25% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 72% of the time.
When playing teams that do a nice job converting inside the paint, Sam Houston usually performs worse than average. Sam Houston is more efficient than normal 27% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 57.91%. In all other contests, Sam Houston performs better than average 68% of the time.
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25171st171st273rd217thConference USA165th267th102nd306th146th162nd
2023-24136th135th84th121stConference USA148th193rd185th232nd207th173rd
2022-23103rd103rd25th44thWAC301st360th132nd328th163rd91st
2021-22117th116th143rd149thWAC310th322nd149th299th323rd178th
2020-21162nd162nd65th136thSouthland69th240th227th326th331st198th
2019-20218th218th131st207thSouthland67th130th261st47th55th161st
2018-19173rd173rd81st171stSouthland218th69th281st254th150th195th
2017-18214th214th126th183rdSouthland214th159th259th324th82nd230th
2016-17247th247th94th206thSouthland63rd22nd320th159th245th239th
2015-16228th228th170th222ndSouthland207th136th321st318th186th233rd
2014-15113th113th28th102ndSouthland136th148th340th308th226th105th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25130th93rd133rd296th126th249th5th154th264th236th233rd222nd173rd192nd217th128th201st167th
2023-24168th166th214th70th224th223rd129th215th311th28th277th62nd35th164th251st242nd51st62nd
2022-23189th125th298th202nd216th204th78th202nd296th155th233rd112th80th67th196th191st155th151st
2021-22197th356th358th3rd243rd32nd140th192nd282nd136th221st16th49th141st85th253rd223rd270th
2020-21180th217th198th75th237th83rd203rd216th233rd150th230th61st24th118th106th240th180th236th
2019-20216th295th94th93rd231st212th203rd41st172nd279th191st22nd238th225th242nd47th295th213th
2018-19151st342nd21st18th229th54th64th85th66th238th319th148th68th170th102nd130th300th296th
2017-18216th161st118th58th289th244th266th116th321st62nd277th173rd33rd58th274th130th91st72nd
2016-17314th167th219th191st309th290th338th94th271st114th282nd108th75th90th290th92nd109th63rd
2015-16203rd231st186th96th269th66th244th219th177th179th276th292nd191st234th79th235th223rd263rd
2014-15191st28th111th140th324th19th307th336th257th99th336th154th30th89th27th340th105th278th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25242nd125th--264th186th323rd291st211th179th85th225th192nd240th269th301st195th61st57th
2023-24106th270th--37th133rd251st155th14th94th182nd147th208th86th68th308th19th249th146th
2022-2342nd139th--14th62nd350th263rd30th34th2nd114th174th151st295th359th68th6th3rd
2021-2278th207th--34th85th300th79th53rd75th38th207th84th60th44th342nd93rd70th30th
2020-21174th304th--63rd173rd209th74th71st246th153rd230th98th340th302nd267th89th193rd137th
2019-20242nd335th--20th241st303rd117th7th299th77th295th215th216th206th340th10th144th37th
2018-19219th323rd--21st260th236th218th91st293rd46th315th49th175th255th313th139th76th45th
2017-18181st245th--34th239th328th205th55th260th32nd333rd20th115th181st344th83rd57th13th
2016-17177th330th--9th204th179th220th28th86th102nd248th187th27th146th281st65th187th131st
2015-16237th250th--21st287th289th301st26th278th62nd296th149th3rd38th335th45th124th43rd
2014-1555th257th--51st104th26th108th30th14th328th58th117th92nd163rd45th42nd343rd339th