Team Capsule for 2024-25 SMU
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:47 amANALYSIS:
SMU has a fairly solid squad that likely falls within the top quartile of all teams in college basketball this year. They are ranked #33 (out of 364) in the most recent Haslametrics ratings and have a record of 17-5. They are also ranked by this site as the #4 team (out of 18) in the ACC (average ranking 90.2).
The primary strength for SMU is defense. The team is ranked 37th in efficiency, allowing fewer than 98 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. SMU does a bang-up job preventing the opposition from draining jumpers in between the three-point line and the low post. They're ranked seventh in Division I in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 32.6% of their attempts from that distance. To capitalize on that weakness, this team will make AO shoot from mid-range locations more than they usually would. Of AO's total field goals, a large portion of them (33.5%) will be from mid-range. SMU is also one of the very best in the land in overall defensive field goal percentage. The team ranks #13 nationally in field goal percentage allowed, as AO only makes good on about 38.3% of their total attempts from the floor.
SMU plays at about the same level on offense as they do on defense. The team ranks 46th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 117 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. SMU appears to be one of the top-notch offensive rebounding teams you will find this year. Against AO, the squad has a rating of 19.55 in potential points scored off of second chances (ranked 12th in the NCAA), and they convert 7.9% of their second-chance opportunities (ranked 18th) as well. SMU also has a keen ability to drain field goals between the three-point line and the low post. The squad is ranked 38th nationally in mid-range field goal percentage, making about 45.8% of their attempts from those locations vs. AO. The squad likewise lands in the top-50 in overall offensive field goal percentage, making good on about 47.7% of their total attempts vs. AO.
SMU has been one of the more erratic teams in NCAA basketball this year (presently ranked 336th in the country in consistency), which makes forecasting the outcomes of their upcoming games tougher than most.
https://haslametrics.com/ratings2.php?yr=&tid=5157
SMU has a fairly solid squad that likely falls within the top quartile of all teams in college basketball this year. They are ranked #33 (out of 364) in the most recent Haslametrics ratings and have a record of 17-5. They are also ranked by this site as the #4 team (out of 18) in the ACC (average ranking 90.2).
The primary strength for SMU is defense. The team is ranked 37th in efficiency, allowing fewer than 98 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. SMU does a bang-up job preventing the opposition from draining jumpers in between the three-point line and the low post. They're ranked seventh in Division I in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 32.6% of their attempts from that distance. To capitalize on that weakness, this team will make AO shoot from mid-range locations more than they usually would. Of AO's total field goals, a large portion of them (33.5%) will be from mid-range. SMU is also one of the very best in the land in overall defensive field goal percentage. The team ranks #13 nationally in field goal percentage allowed, as AO only makes good on about 38.3% of their total attempts from the floor.
SMU plays at about the same level on offense as they do on defense. The team ranks 46th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 117 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. SMU appears to be one of the top-notch offensive rebounding teams you will find this year. Against AO, the squad has a rating of 19.55 in potential points scored off of second chances (ranked 12th in the NCAA), and they convert 7.9% of their second-chance opportunities (ranked 18th) as well. SMU also has a keen ability to drain field goals between the three-point line and the low post. The squad is ranked 38th nationally in mid-range field goal percentage, making about 45.8% of their attempts from those locations vs. AO. The squad likewise lands in the top-50 in overall offensive field goal percentage, making good on about 47.7% of their total attempts vs. AO.
SMU has been one of the more erratic teams in NCAA basketball this year (presently ranked 336th in the country in consistency), which makes forecasting the outcomes of their upcoming games tougher than most.
https://haslametrics.com/ratings2.php?yr=&tid=5157