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We thought we would try something new in previewing Wisconsin basketball games because, to be honest, our Q&A series with the other SB Nation blogs does not get as many pageviews as I expected so I’m assuming people don’t like them or don’t find them useful. Let us know in the comments if that isn’t the case, but we’ve seen the numbers and it leads us to believe y’all would like something different.
Speaking of numbers! Let’s take a look at some pertinent numbers relate to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights!
Four Factors
KenPom’s Four Factors are eFG%, turnover%, offensive rebound% and FTA/FGA. These are good indicators of whether or not a team is, well, good. The numbers in parentheses are the national rank.
Rutgers Four Factors
| Rutgers 4 Factors | Offense | Defense | D1 Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers 4 Factors | Offense | Defense | D1 Average |
| eFG% | 48.6 (219) | 45 (22) | 49.5 |
| Turnover% | 18.3 (125) | 19.3 (143) | 19.1 |
| Off. Rebound% | 32.8 (40) | 25.6 (69) | 28.1 |
| FTA/FGA | 30.2 (240) | 26.2 (39) | 32.6 |
What these numbers tell us is that the Scarlet Knights aren’t a great shooting team but they do a great job of corralling errant shots and getting second chance opportunities. They don’t get to the free throw line often but they also don’t commit fouls, so this is kind of a wash.
Adjusted efficiency numbers
KenPom
Offense: 106.6 (No. 78 in nation)
Defense: 89.7 (No. 9 in nation)
D1 average: 101.9
T-Rank
Offense: 106.4 (No. 71 in nation)
Defense: 88.9 (No. 7 in nation)
D1 average: 101.3
Rutgers is an excellent defensive team. They are No. 11 in the country in opponent’s field goal percentage, only allowing teams to shoot 38.1% against them. They also only give up 61.6 points per game which is No. 16 in the country. Their offense, on the other hand, isn’t great but also isn’t terrible. They are a bad three point shooting team and somehow a worse free throw shooting team, but they get the job done inside the arc, scoring 60% of their points on deuces.
Overall rankings
18-9 overall
9-7 B1G
2-3 in their last five games
1-8 in road/neutral games
Top players
| Player | ORtg | Usage | eFG% | 3P% | FT% | PPG | RPG | APG | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | ORtg | Usage | eFG% | 3P% | FT% | PPG | RPG | APG | Turnovers |
| Ron Harper, 6-foot-6, sophomore | 110.2 | 20.8 | 51 | 32.3 | 71.4 | 11.9 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Geo Baker, 6-foot-4, junior | 102.7 | 22.3 | 46.5 | 29.2 | 77.6 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| Akwasi Yeboah, 6-foot-6, senior | 110.8 | 20.4 | 51 | 35.6 | 78.1 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Myles Johnson, 6-foot-11 soph. | 109.9 | 18.9 | 61.6 | 0 | 35.8 | 8 | 7.9 | 1 | 1.4 |
Rutgers Twitter accounts to follow
@OTB_SBNation: our SB Nation Rutgers cousins
@ZuzuOnFire: she may be the biggest Rutgers fan in the world
@StevePoliti: NJ.com columnist
@JamesKratch: NJ.com Rutgers beat writer