How Basketball Statistics Affect Winning Percentage for a NCAA Division 1 Team We tried to find out how certain basketball statistics affect winning percentage for a NCAA Division I basketball team. We used the entire NCAA division I 1999-2000 season statistics. We considered the following statistics: Field Goals, Free Throws, Personal Fouls, Turnovers, 3 Pointers, Blocks, & Steals. Our conclusion is that while a rise in each stat had some affect in the rise or fall of winning percentage, we could not determine a single stat that had a direct affect on the dependent variable (Winning Percentage). Our results were more effective when we ran the test on how the combination of all stats affected winning percentage, however, this would be obvious given the nature of our study. While this study did not produce the result we wanted, we believe that we could use the information learned from this study and develop a study that would be more effective. Introduction Coaches are always looking for a better understanding of what makes up a winning team. This knowledge would help them in recruiting athletes that could improve the team’s statistics in the areas we observed. We took the entire statistical breakdown from the 1999-2000 season and were hoping to find any key statistical areas that could be directly related to winning percentage. Methodology We will run regression analysis on how each independent variable affects the dependent variable individually and in total. The dependent variable is winning percentage, and the stats we measured were selected as the independent variables. The independent variables that we chose were: Field Goals per Game, Free Throws per Game, Assists per Game, Fouls per Game, Turnovers per Game, 3 Pointers per Game, Blocks per Game, Steals per Game & Rebounds per Game. Our statistics were gathered from www.cbssportsline.com. We will use these statistics to run a regression analysis to see if any one statistic could be used to predict winning percentage. Findings This section includes the actual statistical calculations. It shows the calculations of how each statistical variable affected winning percentage individually and how in combinations the same statistical variables affected winning percentage. The data we gathered from our analysis are presented in a formal way on the following page. Regression Steals Turnovers Committed Made Field Goals Made Free Throws Statistics Per Game Per Game Per Game Per Game Multiple R 0.228547 0.429836 0.510207 0.384329 R Square 0.052234 0.184759 0.260311 0.147709 Adjusted R Square 0.049234 0.182179 0.257970 0.145011 Standard Error 0.177928 0.165020 0.157188 0.168728 Observations 318 318 318 318 Regression Made 3 Pointers Blocked Shots Personal Fouls All Variables
The reach question “do baseball teams with higher payroll win more?” will for testing purposes be turned into the verbal Hypothesis statement, baseball teams with larger payrolls don’t win anymore than teams with smaller payrolls. This leads to the numerical hypothesis statements regarding the null and alternative hypotheses.
For the 2017-2018, Mark Cuban’s NBA team currently has a record of (19-45), without question one of the worst in the league this year. In the ‘inverse analytics,’ the Mavericks coaching staff is given data on what lineups will not be successful as a means to lose games and improve their chances in the draft lottery to receive a high pick (Koyette, 2018). It has been described as “player development,” in which the younger less-developed players receive more playing time than veteran players.
The upsets in college are probably the best things to see in sports. The whole crowd storms the court and that’s true passion to a sport and a team. The NBA has a bigger future with their rookies than college with their freshman. College basketball players have to Graduate from high school, Pass these 16 core courses:4 years English ,3 years Math
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High school and college basketball players have started to enter the NBA earlier and earlier as the year's progress. In general, this is resulting in a negative effect to the college programs, the NBA, and the players themselves. Before 1994 there were usually only eight to ten early entries into the NBA. The number grew to 18 in 1995, and an astonishing 40 players in 1996, and 47 in 1997. The number of early entries in the NBA grows to the point where it is a problem that needs to be dealt with by the NBA players association. College basketball is in serious trouble. Of course, any sport would be when it's marquee s...
More than 50% of people reported wining on most trials, indicating that some people cheated. In contrast with a cheat-at-the-end effect, the most cheating occurred on the last flip of the coin whether they have 7 or 10 the report winning trial was mostly the last one. However, when giving 13 trials, the contestants were more likely to cheat on trial 10 even though they were 3 trials away from completing 13 trials.
This report enabled me to observe a very fine coach. I am honoured to have given the opportunity to observe Winchester public school boys’ senior basketball team coach Tom Liu during their basketball season. Coach Liu is knowledgeable about the sport he coaches and about the development of his athletes. His qualifications include NCCP level 1: volleyball, basketball, special Olympic (technical) and NCCP level 2 Theory. After observing several basketball practices and one basketball game, I’ve come to conclude coach Liu is a well respected and a good role model for his players. He provides challenging and enjoyable practice sessions. During the practices, he is able to communicate well with the athletes. He is constantly asking for the athletes’ suggestions on how to improve their strategy as a team and what the athletes feel they should work on. This allows the athletes to be involved and to develop their thinking habits. Coach Liu also provides good corrective instructions where he would pull the athlete aside and correct their mistakes either by a...
“The odds of a high school basketball player making it to the “next level” to play college basketball (DI, II, or III) is slim. In fact, only 3.4% of high school players go on to play college basketball. Taking it even further, only 1.2% of college basketball players go on to get drafted in the NBA” (Winters, 2016). There are two types of players in the game. There are the kids who play basketball because they are athletic, and all they are seeking to gain is the recognition and awards. They want to be known. Those players are self-centered, they do not play for the team, and generally don’t play because they love the game. These are the types of players who don’t usually go on to play at the next level. On the other hand, there are the players that absolutely dedicate their life to the game of basketball just because they love the game. That is what coaches are looking for in a player, and that is the kind of player I am striving to be.
The home court advantages are the most significant social psychological affect. And we all know the home court may have big advantage in the game. But how can the home court effect the game and players. In fact from the NBA 2004-2005 seasons data(Entine& Small, 2008), we can easily find that the lack of rest for the road team is an important part on the game. Even though it is not a dominant factor, it is a potential factor. From the statistics we can easily know the data about the winning percentage of the home team and road team. From the statistics. The author tell us the traveling team has a schedule which provides fewer days of rests between games, and that just being on the road an extended number of days could lead to a decrease in
Basketball is a sport that has changed in various ways since its invention in 1891. It has evolved and expanded across the United States and across the world. Although it has had its ups and downs basketball is still a sport that is enjoyed by over 250 million people in this world. Today it is one of the biggest sports known and it continues to grow every year with new players bringing new styles and competition. The changes throughout the history of basketball can be shown through its origin, how it developed into a competitive sport, and its evolution into present day leagues.
Sports are often identified to have positive influences on many individuals. The sports industry is growing worldwide, especially the basketball industry, which is regarded in second place behind football. The global prevalence of basketball is unquestionable, especially among the young. Basketball is a dynamic team sport that involves a pattern of alternating, active, and skilled movement activities. There are compound demands that require a mixture of individual skills, team plays, strategies, and motivational aspects.
...orrelate and determine if there is a relationship between acceleration, co-acceleration, and other basketball statistics (Maymin 1-6).
The concept of selecting professional athletes and organizing contests based on actual performance has been around since the early 1950’s. Wilfred Winkenbach formulated a version of today’s “fantasy golf”, in which team captains or coaches were to select a team of professional golfers and the person with the lowest combined total of strokes at the end of the match would win. Later, In the 1960s a Harvard University Sociologist, William Gamson developed a similar practice with professional baseball players, this time tracking statistical performances as a measure of success. The breakthrough in fantasy sports becoming a national phenomenon was in 1980, when a sports writer named Daniel Okrent created the very first season long fantasy sports league while having dinner with friends at an upscale Manhattan restaurant called “La Rotisserie Francaise”. The friends drafted a collection of players into teams then tracked and recorded statistical performances utilizing the “Sporting News” magazine by hand. At the time, because of the name, the league was referred to as “Rotisserie Baseball”. By 1984 the fantasy sports concept was gaining popularity and in 1988, USA Today reported that an estimated
Pearson, Naughton, and Torode. "Predictability of physiological testing and the role of maturation in talent identification for adolescent team sports." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 9 (2006): 227-287. Print.