TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2018-19 Samford  17-16 (0.515)  |  Southern
All-Play Percentage: 0.531 (166th)
Schedule Strength: 0.433 (244th)
Record Quality: -0.039 (194th)
Avg. Season Rank: 139.72 (139th)
Pace: 70.54 (76th)
Momentum: -3.10 (298th)
Off. Momentum: -1.48 (296th)
Def. Momentum: -1.62 (237th)
Consistency: -8.70 (71st)
Res. Consistency: -10.75 (84th)
Away From Home: 0.50 (103rd)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.10 (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 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: 102.29 25.29 73.06 82.09 44.75 29.65 34.90 23.40 34.80 29.04 62.81 13.00 12.76 6.29 36.12 28.51 35.37 2.01
RANK: 186th 215th 115th 243rd 133rd 261st 151st 94th 214th 222nd 73rd 84th 214th 126th 244th 80th 198th 144th

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: 103.70 25.52 -- 85.37 43.08 35.10 35.45 25.01 33.21 25.25 63.46 13.86 14.86 6.46 41.12 29.30 29.58 2.12
RANK: 165th 151st -- 255th 116th 293rd 229th 320th 57th 29th 276th 314th 274th 225th 279th 318th 15th 20th

ANALYSIS:
As an average to slightly above-average foe, Samford should probably not be discounted by opponents this year. They have a record of 17-16 and are ranked 166th overall (out of 353) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. Of the 10 schools in the Southern (average ranking 190.4), they're currently ranked as our #5 team in the conference.

If there is a strength for Samford this year, it's probably on the defensive end of the court. The team is rated 165th in defensive efficiency, allowing fewer than 104 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Samford has been fairly decent in preventing teams from draining shots from between the three-point stripe and the low post. They're ranked 57th in Division I in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 33.2% of their attempts from that distance. To capitalize on that weakness, this team will make AO shoot from mid-range locations more than they usually would. Of AO's total field goals, a large portion of them (29.3%) will be from mid-range.

Samford is not quite as good on the offensive end of the floor. The team is ranked 186th in offensive efficiency, scoring about 102 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Samford has some difficulty protecting the ball efficiently when in possession, which leads to some quick and easy baskets for the opposition. The team's rating for potential breakaway points allowed off of steals vs. AO is 13.86, which ranks 314th in D1.
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:
Samford is typically better vs. teams that favor a faster tempo. Against foes that have a pace vs. AO greater than 68.97, Samford performs above their norm 63% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 25% of the time.
When facing teams that allow a higher number of conversions off of the offensive glass, Samford often performs better than normal. Samford is more efficient than usual 55% of the time when facing teams that have a defensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 5.97%. In their other contests, Samford performs better than the norm 20% of the time.
LATEST NEWS ITEMS:
No. 24 Wofford aims for perfect SoCon run at Samford
(3/1/2019 3:06:00 PM) Hoover hit a 3-point shot to reach the milestone. Samford (16-14, 6-11) has lost three games in a row, including Thursday night's 90-81 home setback to Furman. Some of the recent high-scoring games against Samford tend to be disturbing. Earlier this winter ...
Jordan Lyons carries Furman past Samford in men's basketball
(3/1/2019 12:11:00 PM) Jordan Lyons scored 17 points as Furman defeated Samford 90-81 on Thursday night. (Photo: EDDIE BURCH) HOMEWOOD, Ala. – Jordan Lyons scored 17 points as Furman defeated Samford 90-81 on Thursday night. Alex Hunter, Clay Mounce and Matt Rafferty added 15 ...
Sharkey carries Samford past Chattanooga 80-76 in OT
(2/16/2019 8:23:00 PM) The Bulldogs leveled the season series against the Mocs with the win. Chattanooga defeated Samford 80-75 on Jan. 12. Samford plays Mercer on the road on Thursday. Chattanooga faces The Citadel on the road on Thursday. For more AP college basketball ...
UTC hoops star Kevin Easley injured in Mocs' OT loss at Samford
(2/16/2019 8:16:00 PM) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball team might have lost more than a game Saturday. The Mocs fell 80-76 in overtime at Samford for their sixth ... Josh Sharkey led the Bulldogs (16-11, 6-8) with 27 points, followed by Ruben Guerrero ...
Keydets Take on Samford at Home Saturday
(2/9/2019 6:33:00 AM) The contest was 45 minutes late tipping off due to a power outage. Last Meeting with the Bulldogs: Samford 96, VMI 68 (Dec. 29, 2018) The VMI basketball team fell short of its goal as host Samford claimed a 96-68 win over the Keydets at the Pete Hanna ...
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25139th139th65th97thSouthern17th224th199th313th223rd106th
2023-24103rd103rd7th47thSouthern5th47th227th286th258th110th
2022-23126th125th74th129thSouthern101st21st252nd163rd156th128th
2021-22198th198th80th114thSouthern78th321st181st83rd284th220th
2020-21271st271st292nd295thSouthern14th114th138th30th190th239th
2019-20328th328th306th296thSouthern24th199th136th324th299th282nd
2018-19166th165th170th194thSouthern76th71st244th83rd103rd139th
2017-18288th286th304th289thSouthern42nd255th180th299th288th275th
2016-17160th159th149th158thSouthern154th63rd206th132nd90th140th
2015-16226th226th233rd251stSouthern189th131st251st160th122nd191st
2014-15296th296th249th293rdSouthern99th178th324th134th274th312th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2598th274th185th102nd135th21st70th335th175th132nd189th2nd166th184th27th342nd146th295th
2023-2472nd104th212th291st47th86th17th341st165th116th92nd11th276th310th54th339th81st215th
2022-2393rd13th51st335th147th57th68th323rd88th282nd194th38th135th223rd25th308th235th326th
2021-22152nd168th115th238th153rd108th150th256th71st218th174th165th213th240th97th250th194th244th
2020-21275th277th266th178th273rd75th326th283rd284th149th153rd155th159th228th78th290th147th241st
2019-20255th210th105th206th282nd259th107th126th325th135th299th142nd182nd232nd263rd117th124th100th
2018-19186th215th115th243rd133rd261st151st94th214th222nd73rd84th214th126th244th80th198th144th
2017-18134th241st5th267th137th105th86th275th302nd181st105th116th277th249th87th273rd161st235th
2016-17117th119th53rd239th129th217th75th220th178th97th222nd117th202nd133rd204th210th81st114th
2015-16197th127th100th246th169th313th308th262nd88th12th263rd142nd129th69th305th256th6th12th
2014-15246th239th248th234th202nd181st177th260th108th113th270th46th223rd204th156th256th82nd139th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25186th347th--4th287th104th247th61st326th78th260th313th142nd277th246th136th184th149th
2023-24142nd300th--22nd223rd122nd179th79th257th133rd231st95th71st152nd217th131st212th189th
2022-23164th262nd--39th194th265th316th121st303rd30th104th158th96th35th318th164th47th33rd
2021-22227th300th--170th173rd301st142nd45th46th194th295th298th192nd124th299th38th189th97th
2020-21230th329th--46th209th290th248th61st170th40th288th307th41st94th333rd94th81st32nd
2019-20336th53rd--324th331st332nd346th177th219th165th341st335th274th207th299th125th98th69th
2018-19165th151st--255th116th293rd229th320th57th29th276th314th274th225th279th318th15th20th
2017-18348th119th--306th342nd333rd291st115th338th180th349th187th321st334th312th78th131st85th
2016-17219th137th--303rd152nd265th70th278th160th142nd256th312th321st247th207th236th99th100th
2015-16255th321st--46th276th72nd312th168th211th152nd246th181st265th318th125th218th195th217th
2014-15318th322nd--65th337th20th349th117th162nd309th319th288th314th345th20th152nd330th332nd