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Because it's the start of a new week, and because I've been doing this at the start of the last few weeks, here are BYU Basketball's updated numbers of note:
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Top Three Teams in the WCC (national college basketball ratings/rankings)
| Team | AP Top 25 | Coaches' Top 25 | Palm RPI | Sagarin | Pomeroy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 22 |
| Gonzaga | 24 | 26 | 21 | 29 | 31 |
| BYU | NR | NR | 48 | 32 | 36 |
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BYU's Ranking in National Statistical Categories, Top 50 (NCAA and Ken Pomeroy stats through 1/29/12; *indicates stats from kenpom.com)
| Category | Ranking | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring Offense | 18th | 79.0 ppg |
| Scoring Margin | 18th | 13.1 ppg |
| FG% | 41st | 47.4% |
| Rebound Margin | 30th | +5.9 reb/gm |
| Assists | 5th | 17.9 apg |
| Assist/Turnover Ratio | 13th | 1.34 |
| Defensive Efficiency* | 41st | 92.1 rtg |
| Tempo* | 11th | 72.8 poss/game |
| Effective FG%* | 37th | 53.4 |
| Turnover %* | 36th | 18.1% |
| 2PFG%* | 37th | 52.4% |
| Assists/FGM* | 13th | 63.7% |
Note: BYU dropped out of the top 50 in FG% Defense (43rd last week), Offensive Efficiency (49th last week) and 3PFG% (32nd last week).
Noah Hartsock is also 19th in FG% (58.2), and just outside the top 50 at 57th in points per game (17.5).
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Points Available Percentages for BYU Players (as of 1/30/12)
| Rank | Player | Points | Points Available | PAP (%) | PAP last week (%) | PAP Up or Down from last week (%) | Rank last week | Rank Up or Down from last week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Hartsock | 421 | 688 | 61.2 | 60.8 | +0.4 | 1 | Even |
| 2 | Nate Austin | 105 | 193 | 54.4 | 55.2 | -0.8 | 2 | Even |
| 3 | Brandon Davies | 342 | 638 | 53.6 | 54.8 | -1.2 | 3 | Even |
| 4 | Craig Cusick | 74 | 148 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 4 | Even |
| 5 | Charles Abouo | 267 | 567 | 47.1 | 48.3 | -1.2 | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | Stephen Rogers | 108 | 231 | 46.8 | 47.2 | -0.4 | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | Brock Zylstra | 202 | 441 | 45.8 | 48.3 | -2.5 | 5 | -2 |
| 8 | Matt Carlino | 173 | 400 | 43.3 | 46.7 | -3.4 | 8 | Even |
| 9 | Anson Winder | 95 | 245 | 38.4 | 37.4 | +1.0 | 9 | Even |
Note: players must play at least 10 minutes per game to be ranked; not ranked are Josh Sharp (49.2), Nick Martineau (39.1), Damarcus Harrison (33.0) and Chris Collinsworth (0.0)
BYU's current team PAP is 49.2%; 1896 of 3856 possible points, down from 50.0% last week.
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Over the last two weeks, or four games (since the win at USD on Jan. 16), every ranked player except Noah Hartsock has seen a decrease in his PAP number. Hartsock has gone from 59.9% post-USD to 61.2% today. Hartsock's fellow starters:
Davies: -0.2%
Abouo: -1.1%
Zylstra: -4.6%
Carlino: -8.1%
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Last spring, BYU lost out on a Western Nebraska juco product, as Hauns Brereton opted to attend Hawaii instead of playing for Dave Rose and the Cougars. Less than a year later, Rose has landed a Western Nebraska shooting star with ties to Utah County, obtaining a verbal commitment from Springville HS graduate Raul Delgado.
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