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Minimum Stat Requirements for College Basketball Leaderboards
Posted by Neil on November 29, 2012
Several users have asked about how players qualify for the national, conference, and career leaderboards, so we've added a page to explain the minimum requirements needed to show up on those lists. Currently, they are as follows:
| Stat | Single Season | Career |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goal Percentage | 5 FG/G and 75% of school games | 400 FG and 4 FG/G |
| 3-Point Field Goal Percentage | 2.5 3P/G and 75% of school games | 200 3P and 2.0 3P/G |
| Free Throw Percentage | 2.5 FT/G and 75% of school games | 300 FT and 2.5 FT/G |
| Minutes Played Per Game | 75% of school games | 50 G |
| Points Per Game | 75% of school games | 1400 PTS |
| Total Rebounds Per Game | 75% of school games | 800 TRB |
| Assists Per Game | 75% of school games | 550 AST |
| Steals Per Game | 75% of school games | 225 STL |
| Blocks Per Game | 75% of school games | 225 BLK |
| Player Efficiency Rating | 15 MP/G and 75% of school games | 50 G |
| Effective Field Goal Percentage | 5 FG/G and 75% of school games | 400 FG and 4 FG/G |
| True Shooting Percentage | 10 PTS/G and 75% of school games | 1400 PTS |
| Offensive Rebound Percentage | 15 MP/G and 75% of school games | 50 G |
| Defensive Rebound Percentage | 15 MP/G and 75% of school games | 50 G |
| Total Rebound Percentage | 15 MP/G and 75% of school games | 50 G |
| Assist Percentage | 15 MP/G and 75% of school games | 50 G |
| Steal Percentage | 15 MP/G and 75% of school games | 50 G |
| Block Percentage | 15 MP/G and 75% of school games | 50 G |
| Turnover Percentage | 15 MP/G and 75% of school games | 50 G |
| Usage Percentage | 15 MP/G and 75% of school games | 50 G |
| Points Produced Per Game | 75% of school games | 1400 PProd |
| Offensive Rating | 10 PProd/G and 75% of school games | 1400 PProd |
| Defensive Rating | 15 MP/G and 75% of school games | 50 G |
Neil - How can you explain the sudden drop off in free throw percentage of Bobby Hansen in the late 1980's. For 3 years as a starter for the Jazz he shot better than 70 percent, then he collapsed.
Hansen broke his finger early in the 1988-89 season, the year that coincided with his decline from 74% to 56% foul shooting, so perhaps that was responsible.
Then again, he also shot 58% from the line in his first 2 NBA seasons, and aside from one fluke 85% year as a sophomore, shot under 70% in college. Perhaps the half-decent 74% run from 1986-88 is probably the outlier, not the surrounding years.
Are these the official NCAA thresholds? Because making 2.5 threes per game is a lot. I've written in before about how the conference leaderboards seem to be skewed because only a few players qualify, and no wonder.
@Johnny Twisto: Yes, they are.