TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Sam Houston  18-13 (0.581)  |  Southland
All-Play Percentage: 0.384 (218th)
Schedule Strength: 0.390 (261st)
Record Quality: -0.062 (207th)
Avg. Season Rank: 163.38 (161st)
Pace: 71.50 (67th)
Momentum: -6.10 (350th)
Off. Momentum: -4.36 (351st)
Def. Momentum: -1.74 (252nd)
Consistency: -8.76 (130th)
Res. Consistency: -10.36 (77th)
Away From Home: 1.15 (55th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.93 (47th)
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: 96.74 22.41 73.73 83.52 42.19 29.51 33.01 28.36 37.03 25.64 58.47 14.70 11.57 4.42 35.34 33.96 30.70 2.05
RANK: 216th 295th 94th 93rd 231st 212th 203rd 41st 172nd 279th 191st 22nd 238th 225th 242nd 47th 295th 213th

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: 102.35 31.62 -- 76.48 44.60 33.92 32.42 16.51 40.44 26.05 63.09 11.58 13.50 5.17 44.35 21.59 34.06 2.10
RANK: 242nd 335th -- 20th 241st 303rd 117th 7th 299th 77th 295th 215th 216th 206th 340th 10th 144th 37th

ANALYSIS:
While not an atrocious team by any means, Sam Houston is not exactly one that should appear in many top-100 rankings either. Haslametrics has them ranked 218th overall (out of 353) in All-Play Percentage, and the team holds a record of 18-13. Of the 13 schools in the Southland (average ranking 253.4), they're currently ranked as our #4 team in the conference.

Though their defense is far from abysmal, Sam Houston is not really proficient on that end of the court either. Allowing about 102 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO, they are ranked #242 in defensive efficiency. Sam Houston fouls far too much and sends the opposition to the line way too often. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 31.62 vs. AO, the squad is ranked #335 in the country in that category. 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 76.48 vs. AO, which ranks 20th-best in college basketball.

Sam Houston doesn't rate much better on offense than they do on defense. Scoring roughly 97 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked #216 in the nation in offensive efficiency. Sam Houston is not one of the better teams at drawing fouls and getting to the free throw line. With a free throw attempt rate of just 22.41 vs. AO, they are 295th in the overall rankings for that category.

Sam Houston has been playing some of their worst basketball of the season as of late, and they're presently ranked fourth from the bottom 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 allow a higher number of conversions off of the offensive glass, Sam Houston usually performs worse than average. Sam Houston is more efficient than normal 35% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 5.08%. In all other contests, Sam Houston performs better than average 80% of the time.
Sam Houston is typically worse vs. teams that have trouble defending the mid-range shot. Against foes that have a defensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 38.60%, Sam Houston performs above their norm 39% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 78% of the time.
When facing teams that tend to capitalize off breakaway opportunities, Sam Houston often performs worse than normal. Sam Houston is more efficient than usual 25% of the time when facing teams that have a potential point rate off steals vs. AO greater than 13.20. In their other contests, Sam Houston performs better than the norm 63% 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
2024-25131st94th133rd295th126th249th6th155th265th237th235th223rd173rd193rd217th128th201st168th
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
2024-25242nd124th--263rd187th323rd288th212th179th85th224th192nd239th270th300th195th61st56th
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