TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 W. Carolina  19-12 (0.613)  |  Southern
All-Play Percentage: 0.605 (140th)
Schedule Strength: 0.489 (177th)
Record Quality: 0.088 (133rd)
Avg. Season Rank: 135.14 (128th)
Pace: 72.07 (48th)
Momentum: 2.12 (72nd)
Off. Momentum: 1.33 (128th)
Def. Momentum: 0.79 (95th)
Consistency: -8.05 (54th)
Res. Consistency: -10.41 (80th)
Away From Home: 0.65 (100th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -0.67 (161st)
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: 104.05 29.17 71.76 78.91 44.54 34.74 36.93 13.24 37.56 30.93 56.06 8.58 12.10 5.00 44.03 16.78 39.19 2.05
RANK: 80th 36th 155th 304th 105th 62nd 26th 351st 147th 71st 267th 301st 213th 169th 33rd 350th 51st 221st

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: 103.08 26.07 -- 82.93 44.22 32.38 31.26 20.91 38.16 29.65 62.66 11.24 11.35 4.28 39.04 25.21 35.75 2.03
RANK: 256th 208th -- 220th 213th 254th 68th 108th 221st 239th 283rd 181st 65th 87th 232nd 93rd 214th 165th

ANALYSIS:
As an average to slightly above-average foe, W. Carolina should probably not be discounted by opponents this year. Haslametrics has them ranked 140th overall (out of 353) in All-Play Percentage, and the team holds a record of 19-12. Of the 10 schools in the Southern (average ranking 176.9), they're currently ranked as our #4 team in the conference.

W. Carolina succeeds primarily through their offense. They are ranked 80th in offensive efficiency and score in excess of 104 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. W. Carolina is one of the more accurate teams in the college game when it comes to shooting the three. They're ranked 26th nationally in three-point field goal percentage and make about 36.9% of their attempts from there vs. AO. The team will try to shoot a fair amount of threes, too. Roughly 44.0% of their field goal attempts vs. AO are from long, giving the team a top-50 ranking in that category. W. Carolina also does a really good job to acquire opportunities from the free throw line. With a free throw attempt rate of 29.17 vs. AO, they are ranked 36th in the nation at getting to the charity stripe, where the team shoots a rather mediocre 71.8%. If W. Carolina does have a weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's difficulties in getting off a sufficient number of shots each possession. The squad has a field goal attempt rate of just 78.91 vs. AO, which ranks 50th-worst in college basketball.

Unfortunately, W. Carolina is not even remotely close to being as good on defense as they are on offense. The team is ranked 256th in defensive efficiency, allowing about 103 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. W. Carolina will fail to secure many opportunities to score quickly off of steals. They're ranked #301 in potential points off of breakaway steals with a rating of only 8.58 vs. AO.
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 facing teams that convert well from outside the arc, W. Carolina often performs better than normal. W. Carolina is more efficient than usual 67% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 33.42%. In their other contests, W. Carolina performs better than the norm 27% of the time.
W. Carolina does worse vs. clubs that favor a faster tempo. When playing squads that have a pace vs. AO greater than 68.46, W. Carolina performs above average 40% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 78% of the time.
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HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:
SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25336th336th332nd330thSouthern24th297th178th158th13th334th
2023-24110th110th47th99thSouthern201st185th211th215th126th131st
2022-23227th227th176th207thSouthern155th301st245th237th115th262nd
2021-22308th308th290th267thSouthern106th346th176th73rd296th316th
2020-21253rd253rd245th232ndSouthern98th306th155th140th188th242nd
2019-20140th140th102nd133rdSouthern48th54th177th161st100th128th
2018-19305th305th336th313thSouthern83rd324th125th262nd81st312th
2017-18306th305th253rd223rdSouthern120th188th152nd339th221st306th
2016-17335th335th312th275thSouthern225th330th117th350th344th339th
2015-16207th207th211th205thSouthern123rd87th158th141st252nd198th
2014-15227th226th205th239thSouthern124th170th225th201st77th214th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25351st351st175th190th356th22nd332nd304th308th272nd350th354th269th319th19th305th273rd339th
2023-24128th307th150th50th153rd169th30th154th95th95th304th321st112th215th217th173rd133rd136th
2022-23232nd112th242nd205th265th129th256th233rd112th193rd285th279th155th273rd121st234th194th228th
2021-22275th232nd320th100th340th6th281st285th135th333rd321st320th72nd180th5th293rd340th355th
2020-21200th235th65th316th163rd69th84th263rd30th317th265th234th338th344th37th239th298th324th
2019-2080th36th155th304th105th62nd26th351st147th71st267th301st213th169th33rd350th51st221st
2018-19264th165th331st343rd171st121st101st346th192nd138th268th343rd213th135th56th340th59th196th
2017-18322nd236th257th262nd316th221st231st147th345th201st275th67th121st137th194th128th181st158th
2016-17348th347th316th69th342nd262nd324th2nd281st340th317th290th30th117th284th3rd344th237th
2015-16238th185th140th171st278th129th273rd191st337th185th171st38th61st116th130th206th200th219th
2014-15228th301st125th52nd259th182nd160th45th198th259th256th38th35th226th216th58th296th218th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25265th261st--317th175th242nd69th197th173rd267th254th359th288th119th180th170th212th200th
2023-2491st236th--272nd72nd23rd110th359th162nd87th46th49th92nd133rd17th360th61st242nd
2022-23223rd266th--219th213th28th172nd350th332nd147th119th104th241st292nd20th353rd126th265th
2021-22320th231st--329th205th347th260th194th141st111th308th230th309th215th323rd136th56th39th
2020-21301st150th--222nd324th90th269th281st337th220th264th346th208th233rd69th270th211th269th
2019-20256th208th--220th213th254th68th108th221st239th283rd181st65th87th232nd93rd214th165th
2018-19289th346th--60th326th91st110th47th184th266th347th352nd1st23rd137th67th308th278th
2017-18270th221st--102nd289th259th213th72nd223rd139th335th326th218th255th294th80th156th107th
2016-17277th335th--25th295th128th310th81st276th136th254th347th201st231st212th108th205th187th
2015-16188th318th--27th198th112th225th110th194th122nd189th108th201st168th199th165th187th170th
2014-15234th350th--31st181st134th160th32nd97th216th181st224th317th296th204th54th278th227th