Inspired by the Cyclone stats GOAT Chris Andringa's free-throw tweet after yesterday's win over West Virginia, I can't help but realize what an incredible job the sisters have been doing on the free-throw line this season. So I spent a few hours digging the free-throw stats on Cyclones.com and NCAA.com and here are some of my findings. I hope you fanatics enjoy it, especially acoustimac and mred. If you have more interesting FT stats you would like to share, feel free to chip in.
Disclaimer: Because I don't have the stats of the entire CycloneWBB history, there could be some errors. Please point them out so I shall correct them accordingly.
I. ISU is on pace to become the best NCAA WBB D1 team in FT% by the end of the regular season.
Currently, ISU is sitting at second place in FT% among NCAA D1 schools.
#1 Milwaukee (Horizon League): 83.29% (made 354 of 425). They have played 24 games and already finished their regular season.
#2 Iowa State (Big12): 82.99% (made 327 of 394). We have played 24 games and have one regular season game left (vs Kansas at home).
The rest of the schools are no threat to us.
According to my calculation, to leap over Milwaukee and take over the top place, we will need to make 8 or more free throws without a miss, or make 13 or more with a single miss. The sisters have been on a roll in recently four games (made 69 of 72), so there's a good chance they could achieve it.
I don't know if ISU has lead in NCAA in FT% in any previous seasons. If not, this might be the year.
II. ISU is on pace to break the school record of FT% in a season.
According to the record book on Cyclones.com, in the 2012-2013 season, the ISU team shot school best 80.5% (459-570). I also checked the FT record of the past four seasons, none of those teams shot over 80%. If this team can keep the current pace, it will become the best FT team in school history.
III. ISU set a school record of most free-throws made without a miss in the Senior Day game against West Virginia.
For the first time this season, the team shot 100% in a game, making 14-14. According to the record book on Cyclones.com, the previous record is 13-13 (vs Drake, 02/28/1980).
For stats nerds:
a) Last season's team shot 10-10 (vs K-State) and 25-26 (96.2%, vs Wright State), and had only two other games in which they shot over 90%.
b) Bridget's senior season's team shot 100% in three games (12-12 twice and 10-10 once, all in road games), shot between 90% and 93% in four other games. That team shot 79.3% in the entire season.
c) This year's team has shot 90% or higher in 10 games so far (WOW!). They had a three-game 90% FT stretch in last Dec. (@ UNI, vs KSU, vs Drake) and is currently in a four-game 90% FT stretch (95% vs TCU, 95.8% vs KU, 92.9% vs OSU, 100% vs WVU) and counting.
Remember, this kind of great FT% is easy to be achieved by a single player, but for a team to do it, it speaks volumes about teamwork.
Credit to the players and coaching staff, this amazing display of free-throw shooting has definitely played a very important role in our team's success and help them win some close games.
Disclaimer: Because I don't have the stats of the entire CycloneWBB history, there could be some errors. Please point them out so I shall correct them accordingly.
I. ISU is on pace to become the best NCAA WBB D1 team in FT% by the end of the regular season.
Currently, ISU is sitting at second place in FT% among NCAA D1 schools.
#1 Milwaukee (Horizon League): 83.29% (made 354 of 425). They have played 24 games and already finished their regular season.
#2 Iowa State (Big12): 82.99% (made 327 of 394). We have played 24 games and have one regular season game left (vs Kansas at home).
The rest of the schools are no threat to us.
According to my calculation, to leap over Milwaukee and take over the top place, we will need to make 8 or more free throws without a miss, or make 13 or more with a single miss. The sisters have been on a roll in recently four games (made 69 of 72), so there's a good chance they could achieve it.
I don't know if ISU has lead in NCAA in FT% in any previous seasons. If not, this might be the year.
II. ISU is on pace to break the school record of FT% in a season.
According to the record book on Cyclones.com, in the 2012-2013 season, the ISU team shot school best 80.5% (459-570). I also checked the FT record of the past four seasons, none of those teams shot over 80%. If this team can keep the current pace, it will become the best FT team in school history.
III. ISU set a school record of most free-throws made without a miss in the Senior Day game against West Virginia.
For the first time this season, the team shot 100% in a game, making 14-14. According to the record book on Cyclones.com, the previous record is 13-13 (vs Drake, 02/28/1980).
For stats nerds:
a) Last season's team shot 10-10 (vs K-State) and 25-26 (96.2%, vs Wright State), and had only two other games in which they shot over 90%.
b) Bridget's senior season's team shot 100% in three games (12-12 twice and 10-10 once, all in road games), shot between 90% and 93% in four other games. That team shot 79.3% in the entire season.
c) This year's team has shot 90% or higher in 10 games so far (WOW!). They had a three-game 90% FT stretch in last Dec. (@ UNI, vs KSU, vs Drake) and is currently in a four-game 90% FT stretch (95% vs TCU, 95.8% vs KU, 92.9% vs OSU, 100% vs WVU) and counting.
Remember, this kind of great FT% is easy to be achieved by a single player, but for a team to do it, it speaks volumes about teamwork.
Credit to the players and coaching staff, this amazing display of free-throw shooting has definitely played a very important role in our team's success and help them win some close games.
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