The champions of the Soutehrn Conference, Davidson looks to recapture the Stephen Curry magic of 2008. They have a RPI of 62 and KenPom has them 66th overall with an AdjO of 36 and AdjD of 124. As Brian mentioned the other day, Davidson won at Kansas back in December. They lost by 13 at Duke and by 4 at Vandy, so they've seen some tough teams.
They're a better offensive team than defensive as we might gather from their KenPom numbers. They're effective FG% on offense is 51.3%, above the national average of 49%. They protect the ball as well. Their TO% is 17.2%, 22nd in the nation and 36th in assist/TO ratio. They get on the offensive glass, too. They're 68th in the nation in offensive rebound %, above the national average of 32.1%. They're 35th in the nation in 3pt's per game (7.9) and are good at the line, 76.9%, 8th best. Overall, they are 17th in scoring getting 78 per game.
Defensively, they don't force many turnovers. Their turnover % on defense is 17.5%, 306th in the nation. Steals? About 5.5 a game, 259th in the nation. They also foul ALOT. They're 307th overall in fouls per game and their FTA/FGA% is 40.9% on defense, 264th worst. They do a good job not giving up second chance points. Their defensive rebounding % is 26.7%, 17th in the land. Overall, they're 180th in scoring defense.
The players to know are JR. F, Jake Cohen who averages 14 & 6 per game and SO. F, De'mon Brooks who averages 16 & 6 per game himself.
Can they steal a game? Absolutely, if they're making their three pointers. Sound cliched, no? But for this team, it's quite true. As we can see, they're not exactly stout on defense and aren't a spectacular offensive team but if they match up against a so-so offensive team, they'll have a chance.
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