Bradley shooting stats

[yoda]

Bradley shot exceptionally well again from 3-point tonight.
When the official NCAA stats replot again tomorrow morning, it should show the Braves leading the nation
with over 45% and almost a 4% lead over the next closest team. There are four MVC teams in Division I's top 13 teams
in 3-pt shooting pct - BU, UNI, ISU and Murray State.

[Dubl R 1]

As of right now....

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[Tommy]

That's amazing to have 2 MVC teams at the top of that stat. Honestly, it tells me UNI is probably going to make more noise come the end of the season than most people think. 3 point % is one of the most important stats that relate to winning in my humble opinion!

[Da Coach]

Bradley was 7-25 from three today, which was, by far, the worst 3 point FG% of any game this season. The previous worst shooting game was against Santa Clara when they went 10-26 (38.5%).
Bradley's season 3-point FG% dropped from 45.7% to 44.4% (146-329). That is still good enough to lead the MVC by a big margin, and it should be good enough to stay # 1 in the country among D1 schools when the updated NCAA stats come out tomorrow morning.

[Da Coach]

Bradley has had three below-average 3-point shooting games in a row- 7-25 vs Valpo [28.0%], 10-31 at InSU [32.3%], and 7-20 vs. MO State [35.0%]

But the Braves still lead the country in 3-point percentage with 42.9% for the season (163-380) - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...alPct/dir/desc

[yoda]

Bradley still ranks #1 in the NCAA 3-point shooting stats at 42.89%
#2 is Villanova at 41.49%
ISU is 7th at 40.77%
but Belmont (40th at 37,68%), UNI (48th at 37.28 ) and Murray State (63rd at 36.51%) have dropped off

[yoda]

as a comparison-
Drake is 9th in the MVC in 3-point shooting at 34.1%
and the rest of Drake's offensive stats are surprisingly modest....
They rank 9th in the MVC in scoring at 72,4 points per game
8th in FT at 70.5%
4th in FG shooting at 49.1%
and they rank last (12th) in the MVC in overall rebounding at 31.7 rpg

And this will surprise many, but their best player and best scorer, Bennett Stirtz, hits just 29.5% of his 3-pt shots
He take a big pct of their shots overall and gets 2/3 of his shots driving to the lane and makes a very high pct of them.

[BUSongwriter]

Bradley still ranks #1 in the NCAA 3-point shooting stats at 42.89%
#2 is Villanova at 41.49%
ISU is 7th at 40.77%
but Belmont (40th at 37,68%), UNI (48th at 37.28 ) and Murray State (63rd at 36.51%) have dropped off

That's amazing given Almar's recent shooting slump. Also amazing is we've continued to win despite his slump, thanks to our depth. When Almar starts connecting again -- and he will, hopefully starting against Drake -- our margin of victory should increase.

I also see we're up to No. 2 in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25. https://collegeinsider.com/mens-mid-major-top-25# We may be parked there awhile, given Gonzaga is No. 1. Meanwhile, Drake has fallen out of the "also receiving votes" category of the AP Top 25. How many more wins do you think the Braves need to string before we might get a few votes there, despite our NET ranking?

[yoda]

Back on top...
after this weekend's games, Bradley is now back at the #1 spot in 3 point shooting percentage

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[Tommy]

Back on top...
after this weekend's games, Bradley is now back at the #1 spot in 3 point shooting percentage

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Interesting to see Illinois State at no. 8 on that list. I think we know what kind of game we're going to see on Saturday!

[Da Coach]

Interesting to see Illinois State at no. 8 on that list. I think we know what kind of game we're going to see on Saturday!

In addition to Bradley at # 1 (41.3%) and ISU at # 9 now (39.8%), Belmont, the 3rd best 3-point shooting team in the MVC, is # 43 (37.4%) on the list of best 3-point shooting teams in Division I - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...alPct/dir/desc

And, in overall FG%, UNI was leading the country for several weeks, but has now dropped to # 6 - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...alPct/dir/desc

Note that Bradley (49.1% overall) is # 20.

[Tommy]

In addition to Bradley at # 1 (41.3%) and ISU at # 9 now (39.8%), Belmont, the 3rd best 3-point shooting team in the MVC, is # 43 (37.4%) on the list of best 3-point shooting teams in Division I - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...alPct/dir/desc

And, in overall FG%, UNI was leading the country for several weeks, but has now dropped to # 6 - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...alPct/dir/desc

Note that Bradley (49.1% overall) is # 20.

As always, thanks for being a fount of knowledge, my friend! This is one of the many reasons this forum is tops in the country.

[yoda]

in a stat called Effective FG% (scoring efficiency given that making a 3-pointer results in more points),
Bradley had been leading the nation until the past few games, but Bradley is now 7th, with ISU 8th,
UNI 18th, InSU 36th, Belmont 39th & Drake 47th.