The heart of that offense is gone, however.Ģ012 Finish: 1st in SoCon North Division T4th in SoCon overall standingsįun Fact(s): Trevis Simpson took 38.3% of UNCG's shots while he was on the floor, which was tops in the nation. He wasn't enough to beat Calvin, though.Ģ012 Finish: Won Big South regular season and tournament titles lost in 1st round of NCAAs to Syracuseįun Fact(s): Asheville averaged 1.14 points per possession in conference play and led the league in eFG%, FT rate, 2FG%, and FT% on the way to a 16-2 record. Stanford's FT defense clearly was superb.Ģ012 Finish: 3rd in A-10 regular season A-10 conference tourney champs lost in 1st round of NCAAs to FSUįun Fact(s): The now-departed Andrew Nicholson took over 30% of the shots and hit better than 59% inside the arc in 2012. They were seniors in 2012.įun Fact(s): Opponents shot just 65% from the FT line in 2012.
#analysisĢ012 Finish: 2nd in MEAC regular season MEAC tourney champs lost in 2nd round of NCAAs to Florida after upset over Missouri in 1st roundįun Fact(s): Kyle O'Quinn and Chris McEachin combined to take about half the team's shots when they were on the floor together. This team loses a trio of guards, though, so a repeat performance seems unlikely.Ģ012 Finish: Last in MAC Eastern Division T10th in MAC overall standingsįun Fact(s): Finished 2012 ranked 339th in adjusted tempo. (With thanks, as always, to Ken Pomeroy's site.)Ģ012 Finish: 2nd in Horizon League NIT 1st Round loss to Stanfordįun Fact(s): Cleveland State's defense finished eighth in steal percentage and fifth in turnover percentage last season. Below I've included the offensive and defensive efficiency rankings for each team, along with some other tidbits. Stanford should be a tough out, but beyond the Cardinal it's hard to imagine the Pack dropping one of these games. NC State announced its home basketball schedule on Tuesday afternoon, and there isn't much worth worrying about in the out-of-conference portion.