LSU

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Also known as: LSU Tigers, LSU

Program History

Coach: Johnny Jones

2017 Team Stats (5 games)

73.0

PPG

81.2

Opp

-8.2

Margin

45.6%

FG%

21.8%

3P%

74.7%

FT%

34.6

RPG

10.6

APG

14.4

Est. poss./game

77.7

Adj PPG

78.4

Adj Opp PPG

#180

Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2016-2017

Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model	Output	Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. More →	893 (#227)	-
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More →	965 (#204)	-
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +89 elo More →	869 (#327)	HCA +89 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.6 More →	-0.0 (#168)	HCA +2.6
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.6 More →	-1.1 (#182)	HCA +2.6
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More →	0.233 (#304)	-
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet +1.8 More →	0.553 (#141)	AdjNet +1.8
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet +1.9 More →	0.554 (#140)	AdjNet +1.9
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 77.7 \| AdjD 78.4 More →	0.483 (#180)	AdjO 77.7 \| AdjD 78.4
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 75.0 \| AdjD 80.6 More →	0.377 (#286)	AdjO 75.0 \| AdjD 80.6
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More →	0.412 (#218)	Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More →	0.391 (#231)	Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 135 \| GP 31 More →	918 (#225)	RD 135 \| GP 31

2017 Schedule & Results

Date	Vs/At	Opponent	Result	Score
2016-11-12	vs	Wofford Terriers	W	91 - 69
2016-11-15	vs	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	W	78 - 61
2016-11-18	vs	North Florida Ospreys	W	78 - 70
2016-11-23	@	Wichita State Shockers	L	47 - 82
2016-11-24	vs	Old Dominion Monarchs	W	66 - 60
2016-11-25	@	VCU Rams	L	74 - 85
2016-11-29	vs	Houston Cougars	W	84 - 65
2016-12-13	vs	North Carolina Central Eagles	W	70 - 66
2016-12-17	vs	Texas Southern Tigers	W	88 - 80
2016-12-19	vs	Charleston Cougars	W	75 - 65
2016-12-22	@	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	L	76 - 110
2016-12-29	vs	Vanderbilt Commodores	L	89 - 96
2017-01-04	@	Missouri Tigers	W	88 - 77
2017-01-07	vs	Mississippi State Bulldogs	L	78 - 95
2017-01-11	@	Texas A&M Aggies	L	62 - 92
2017-01-14	vs	Alabama Crimson Tide	L	66 - 81
2017-01-18	@	Auburn Tigers	L	74 - 78
2017-01-21	@	Arkansas Razorbacks	L	86 - 99
2017-01-25	vs	Florida Gators	L	71 - 106
2017-01-28	@	Texas Tech Red Raiders	L	64 - 77
2017-02-01	vs	South Carolina Gamecocks	L	63 - 88
2017-02-04	vs	Texas A&M Aggies	L	73 - 85
2017-02-07	@	Kentucky Wildcats	L	85 - 92
2017-02-11	vs	Arkansas Razorbacks	L	70 - 78
2017-02-14	@	Ole Miss Rebels	L	76 - 96
2017-02-18	@	Alabama Crimson Tide	L	72 - 90
2017-02-21	vs	Auburn Tigers	L	75 - 98
2017-02-25	@	Georgia Bulldogs	L	80 - 82
2017-03-01	vs	Tennessee Volunteers	W	92 - 82
2017-03-04	@	Mississippi State Bulldogs	L	76 - 88
2017-03-08	@	Mississippi State Bulldogs	L	52 - 79

2017 Roster

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Minutes by Position

The surface stays filled across the five on-court roles. Use the labels or legend to isolate how each player absorbs guard-to-big minutes.

Player	Pos	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FGA	Numbers	PM	PM GP	PM/G	PM/40	FG%	3P%	FT%	RAPM	TS%	eFG%
Antonio Blakeney	-	18	32.7	16.9	4.7	1.9	0.7	0.1	1.8	7.5	14.9	-147	28	-5.2	-7.0	40.7	35.0	83.3	0.64	101.1	45.9
Brandon Sampson	G	18	28.5	12.3	3.4	1.3	0.5	0.3	2.1	3.9	11.8	-69	28	-2.5	-3.9	47.1	31.2	77.8	1.41	141.8	54.3
Duop Reath	-	18	26.5	11.4	4.5	0.9	0.6	1.5	1.8	4.3	12.8	-114	28	-4.1	-6.4	48.1	23.1	78.9	2.26	120.1	50.0
Craig Victor	F	4	20.8	10.8	6.5	1.2	1.0	0.8	1.8	3.5	15.0	-	-	-	-	42.9	0	100.0	-	148.9	42.9
Aaron Epps	F	18	17.7	7.7	5.2	0.4	0.2	0.3	1.3	3.1	9.4	-91	27	-3.4	-8.1	58.2	40.0	66.7	-0.45	109.7	63.6
Skylar Mays	-	18	22.8	7.4	2.4	4.0	1.3	0.1	2.4	4.1	8.7	-148	28	-5.3	-9.8	35.1	16.0	70.6	-2.87	82.2	37.8
Wayde Sims	F	18	19.3	6.3	4.1	0.6	0.6	0.3	1.1	2.7	8.2	-68	28	-2.4	-5.7	61.2	36.4	66.7	1.85	107.6	65.3
Jalyn Patterson	G	18	21.8	5.6	2.9	2.7	1.4	0.1	1.7	2.9	8.1	-135	28	-4.8	-10.0	40.4	25.0	100.0	-2.57	92.4	47.1
Elbert Robinson	C	14	7.0	3.0	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.9	1.1	3.6	-39	19	-2.1	-15.6	66.7	0	50.0	-3.19	103.6	66.7
Brandon Eddlestone	F	10	8.5	1.6	2.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.7	2.8	-29	11	-2.6	-14.0	42.9	66.7	50.0	-2.47	101.5	57.1
Branden Jenkins	G	9	7.9	1.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.1	1.4	-85	16	-5.3	-27.0	40.0	66.7	100.0	-3.93	57.4	50.0
Kieran Hayward	G	17	7.4	0.8	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	1.0	1.3	-9	23	-0.4	-2.1	11.8	15.4	50.0	0.67	36.4	17.6
Brian Bridgewater	F	14	3.8	0.4	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.6	-35	22	-1.6	-16.9	16.7	0	0	-1.4	50.0	16.7
Marshall Graves	G	11	2.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.1	-19	12	-1.6	-18.0	0.0	0.0	66.7	-2.65	31.6	0.0
Reed Vial	G	5	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	-2	5	-0.4	-15.1	0	0	0	-1.15	0	0

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG