ESPN: Best rebounding teams in 2014-15 (SMU)
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:05 amhttp://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/99519/best-rebounding-teams-in-2014-15
Control the boards, control the outcome.
It’s not always that simple, but it’s that simple.
Connecticut was barely in the positive in rebounding margin (+0.4) for the overall season, but outrebounded both Florida and Kentucky in the Final Four en route to its fourth national championship.
As we look ahead to the 2014-15 season, here are a few potential chairmen of the boards:
Teams to watch...
...SMU
Forward Markus Kennedy is clearly the best rebounder on the team, leading the Mustangs with 7.1 per game last season. Kennedy had 16 games with eight or more boards and Yanick Moreira was the only other player who registered double-digit rebounds in a game. That, however, doesn’t mean that SMU is lacking. Because coach Larry Brown uses up to 11 players in his rotation, only Kennedy stood out. But the Mustangs are good as a team on the boards because they have so many contributors. They enjoyed a plus-4.8 advantage on the boards last season and return 81 percent of their rebounding.
Control the boards, control the outcome.
It’s not always that simple, but it’s that simple.
Connecticut was barely in the positive in rebounding margin (+0.4) for the overall season, but outrebounded both Florida and Kentucky in the Final Four en route to its fourth national championship.
As we look ahead to the 2014-15 season, here are a few potential chairmen of the boards:
Teams to watch...
...SMU
Forward Markus Kennedy is clearly the best rebounder on the team, leading the Mustangs with 7.1 per game last season. Kennedy had 16 games with eight or more boards and Yanick Moreira was the only other player who registered double-digit rebounds in a game. That, however, doesn’t mean that SMU is lacking. Because coach Larry Brown uses up to 11 players in his rotation, only Kennedy stood out. But the Mustangs are good as a team on the boards because they have so many contributors. They enjoyed a plus-4.8 advantage on the boards last season and return 81 percent of their rebounding.