JDP
Masters Student
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Reg: 11-23-04
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03-18-18 07:15 PM - Post#253726
Next up for Penn is St. John’s
Monday 7:00 PM ET
Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)
• St. John’s was 5th in the Big East (17-14, 9-9). They are 11-5 at home. They played a lot of teams that made the post season:
o 3-10 vs. NCAA tournament teams: (Wins at Miami: +10, Nova+6, Creighton +4)
o Non-Big East losses vs. NCAA tournament teams : South Carolina: 16 points – USF: 7 pts – Buffalo 1
o 6-1 vs NIT teams
• Common Opponents: St. John’s beat Albany (Penn’s opening round NIT opponent) 71-66 back in December at Albany (Penn won at Home 76-61). St. John’s split with Nova: winning 70-64 at home in Jan – 3 days before Penn won at Nova 79-77. And lost 69-52 at Nova in Feb.
• St. John’s is 52 in Sagarin – 81.5 rating, but 77.37 recent (5-7 in last 12 games). Penn is 73 in Sagarin on the 77-78 range. St. John’s has a 75 RPI and Penn is 61.
• St. John’s averages 66.4 points per game
o 41 two point attempts – 17 treys and 16 FT per game
o 19 two point makes (45%) – 6 treys (36%) and 11 FT (70%)
o ~ 56% of their points come inside the arc – 23% from trey and 17% from the line
• St. John’s opponent averaged 61.3 points per game (-5.2)
o 39 two point attempts – 16 treys and 17 FT per game
o 17 two point makes (41%) – 5 treys (33%) and 13 FT (71%)
o ~ 53% of their points come inside the arc – 26% from trey and 21% from the line
Matchups:
• St. John’s plays small: only 1 player is bigger than 6 feet
• They have balance 10 ppg scoring from all spots on the floor
• St. Johns’ has a 60 point scoring advantage (+2 pp quarter per game) in both the 2nd and 3rd quarters and are even in the 1st and 4th.
In the paint:
• Box out 2nd team Big East 6-0 senior forward Maya Singleton – she averages a double-double (11.1-11.3) a game – 1/3 of her rebounds are on the offensive end. Not a threat from three (0-2) 25% of her points are from the line. You likely can get her in foul trouble, as she averages three foul a game.
On ball defense:
• The Red Storm offense runs through 5-7 red shirt freshman guard Tiana England, who also was a unanimous selection to the all Big East freshman team with 160 assists vs. 95 turnovers and 42 steals while just under 10 points a game.
• The rest of the team appears turnover prone with nearly 10 turnovers per game … 100 more turnovers than assists.
Quartet of three:
On paper the four players look like carbon copies - all have made approximately 40 treys on 115 shots and average ~10 points per game. The quartet includes:
• Big East Freshmen of the Year, 5-7 guard Qadashah Hoppie
• 5-11 junior guard Akina Wellere
• 5-10 sophomore guard Alisha Kebbe from Neumann-Goretti
• 5-10 sophomore guard Andrayah Adams
The Iron 7:
• The Red Storm dresses 10, but only seven really play. Height and likely easy put backs comes from 6-3 senior forward Imani Litteton (4.5 ppg scoring).
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