Sunday, March 13, 2016

Bracket Buster: Hawaii

Welcome back to the tournament, Rainbow Warriors!  Making their first dance since 2002, they won the Big West and finished the season 27-5.

This is a defensive minded squad. They're 40th in KenPom. Opponents have an effective fg% of 44.9%, 15th best in America. They produce a turnover % of 19.9%, 67th best. They also keep opponents off the glass. Opponents have an offensive rebounding % of 26.7, 53rd best.

On offense, they're not as efficient. They're only 106th. The best thing they do is get to the charity stripe. They're 3rd in the nation on FTA/FGA. They have a decent effective fg% of 52.5, built largely on 2pt shooting. The Rainbow Warriors shoot 54.6% from 2, 16th overall. The number gets brought down from poor 3pt shooting.

The true highlight is, their best player is named Stefan Jankovic and they have another player named Stefan Jovanovic. The former averages 15.7ppg and 6.7rpg. 

They have wins over UNI, Auburn and lost by 3 to Oklahoma. My guess is, they'll put a scare into someone this week.

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