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Lipscomb

Season: 2027 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Also known as: Lipscomb Bisons
Program History
Coach: Kevin Carroll

2027 Team Stats (2 games)

66.5
PPG
81.0
Opp
-14.5
Margin
39.3%
FG%
25.0%
3P%
84.8%
FT%
33.0
RPG
7.0
APG
16.0
TO
72.1
Est. poss./game
70.7
Adj PPG
67.6
Adj Opp PPG
#72
Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2026-2027
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. Preseason prior 881 (returning production + recruiting): last season 916, returning +11, transfers -44, freshmen -4 More → 851 (#236) Preseason prior 881 (returning production + recruiting): last season 916, returning +11, transfers -44, freshmen -4
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More → 957 (#342) -
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +268 elo More → 976 (#161) HCA +268 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +17.4 More → +1.9 (#118) HCA +17.4
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +16.1 More → +4.4 (#73) HCA +16.1
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → 0.274 (#142) -
Efficiency Efficiency Tempo-adjusted efficiency version of Pythagorean ratings. NetEff -9.1 More → 0.274 (#142) NetEff -9.1
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet -2.8 More → 0.419 (#142) AdjNet -2.8
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet -2.8 More → 0.419 (#142) AdjNet -2.8
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 70.7 | AdjD 67.6 More → 0.571 (#72) AdjO 70.7 | AdjD 67.6
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 70.7 | AdjD 67.6 More → 0.571 (#72) AdjO 70.7 | AdjD 67.6
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 → 0.497 (#122) 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 → 0.497 (#122) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 218 | GP 1 More → 893 (#210) RD 218 | GP 1

2027 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2026-11-02 @ Southeast Missouri State Redhawks L 79 - 86
2026-11-03 @ Iowa Hawkeyes L 54 - 76
2026-11-07 vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars - Preview
2026-11-10 vs Belmont Bruins - Preview

2027 Roster

Minutes by Position

Each player's share of the team's minutes per game (season minutes over the roster's), placed by position, so every column is one game's minutes. 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%
TK Simpkins TK Simpkins G 2 31.5 20.0 3.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.0 13.0 11.0 - - - - 38.5 33.3 89.5 - 58.2 44.2
Devyn Martin Devyn Martin F 2 18.5 12.0 9.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 6.5 14.5 - - - - 69.2 0 66.7 - 70.8 69.2
Titas Sargiunas Titas Sargiunas F 2 24.5 9.0 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 8.5 0.0 - - - - 29.4 20.0 100.0 - 45.8 35.3
Kennedy Okpara Kennedy Okpara F 2 14.5 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 6.0 4.5 - - - - 58.3 0.0 100.0 - 62.1 58.3
Mateo Esmeraldo Mateo Esmeraldo G 2 32.5 7.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 9.0 3.5 - - - - 27.8 11.1 75.0 - 35.4 30.6
Hugo Tidare Hugo Tidare G 2 18.5 6.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 - - - - 75.0 75.0 75.0 - 104.2 112.5
Truman Byrne Truman Byrne F 2 17.0 1.5 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.5 5.5 - - - - 20.0 33.3 0 - 30.0 30.0
Sawyer Dotson Sawyer Dotson F 2 6.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 - - - - 50.0 0.0 0 - 50.0 50.0
Zion Wells Zion Wells G 2 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0 100.0 - 34.7 0.0
Luke Jack Luke Jack F 2 10.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 - - - - 20.0 0.0 0 - 20.0 20.0
Or Ashkenazi Or Ashkenazi F 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 -1.0 - - - - 0 0 0 - 0 0
Sam Groth Sam Groth F 0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hendrix Loughridge Hendrix Loughridge F 1 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 -1.0 - - - - 0 0 0 - 0 0
Kellen Quinn Kellen Quinn G 0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Vuk Visnjic Vuk Visnjic G 2 7.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 - - - - 0 0 0 - 0 0
Josh Scott Josh Scott F 2 11.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 -0.5 - - - - 0.0 0 0 - 0.0 0.0

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

Not enough players with both Numbers/Game and RAPM to plot.

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

Alumni in the Pros

Every program's alumni →

Former Lipscomb players in EuroLeague 2026-2027, matched by provider player ids (ESPN athlete ids, ESPN bios, linked StatsNBA/EuroLeague ids). Only games after their last Lipscomb game count. These are observed results, not certified complete seasons. League and team are where each player last played a regular-season or playoff game (NBA ahead of G League when he played in both); recent games include the preseason.

Active alumni

Player At School League Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG Last game Last 30 days
Garrison Mathews 2015-19 EuroLeague Armani Olimpia Milan 8 16.8 7.5 1.8 0.6 10-30 3 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast 6 GP, 8.5 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 0.8 APG

Alumni around the leagues: recent games

Date Player League Team Opponent MIN PTS REB AST Box
2026-10-30 Garrison Mathews EuroLeague Armani Olimpia Milan @ Olympiacos Piraeus 10 3 1 1 Box
2026-10-27 Garrison Mathews EuroLeague Armani Olimpia Milan @ Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 11 2 0 0 Box
2026-10-22 Garrison Mathews EuroLeague Armani Olimpia Milan vs FC Barcelona 19 3 1 1 Box

2026-2027 Shot Zones

107 located field-goal attempts in 2 games (ESPN). Each zone is coloured by the player with the largest share of the team's made-shot points there (left) and of its misses there (right).

Martin35% Okpara40% Dotson100% Simpkins100% Sargiunas100% Tidare50% Simpkins50% Tidare40%
Points: who the team's points here most likely come from
Simpkins22% Simpkins33% Simpkins50% Sargiunas33% Jack25% Esmeraldo67% Sargiunas67% Sargiunas27%
Misses: who misses most here

TK SimpkinsDevyn MartinKennedy OkparaTitas SargiunasMateo EsmeraldoHugo TidareLuke JackSawyer Dotson

Zone FGM-FGA FG% Pts Top scorer Runner-up Most misses Runner-up
Restricted area 20-38 52.6 40 Devyn Martin 35% (14 pts) TK Simpkins 25% (10 pts) TK Simpkins 22% (4 misses) Devyn Martin 17% (3 misses)
Paint (non-RA) 10-25 40.0 20 Kennedy Okpara 40% (8 pts) Devyn Martin 20% (4 pts) TK Simpkins 33% (5 misses) Mateo Esmeraldo 27% (4 misses)
Mid-range left 1-1 100.0 2 Sawyer Dotson 100% (2 pts) - - -
Mid-range center 0-0 - 0 - - - -
Mid-range right 1-3 33.3 2 TK Simpkins 100% (2 pts) - TK Simpkins 50% (1 misses) Zion Wells 50% (1 misses)
Left corner 3 1-7 14.3 3 Titas Sargiunas 100% (3 pts) - Titas Sargiunas 33% (2 misses) Kennedy Okpara 17% (1 misses)
Right corner 3 2-6 33.3 6 Hugo Tidare 50% (3 pts) TK Simpkins 50% (3 pts) Luke Jack 25% (1 misses) TK Simpkins 25% (1 misses)
Above-break 3 left 2-8 25.0 6 TK Simpkins 50% (3 pts) Titas Sargiunas 50% (3 pts) Mateo Esmeraldo 67% (4 misses) TK Simpkins 33% (2 misses)
Above-break 3 center 0-3 0.0 0 - - Titas Sargiunas 67% (2 misses) Mateo Esmeraldo 33% (1 misses)
Above-break 3 right 5-16 31.2 15 Hugo Tidare 40% (6 pts) Mateo Esmeraldo 20% (3 pts) Titas Sargiunas 27% (3 misses) Mateo Esmeraldo 18% (2 misses)