HawgBeat - Scouting Report: Analyzing the Stanford Cardinal
HawgBeat takes a deep dive into the analytics for Arkansas' opponent on Wednesday: the Stanford Cardinal.
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The No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1) will face off against the Stanford Cardinal (3-1) at Paradise Island in the Bahamas on Wednesday in the Hogs' first of three games in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.
Led by eighth-year head coach Jerod Haase, the Cardinal finished the 2022-23 season with a 14-19 (7-12 Pac-12) record.
Heading into the season, the Spartans were selected to finish eighth in the Pac-12 by the league's media. Stanford had one player selected to a preseason all-conference squad in forward Spencer Jones.
After starting their season off with wins over CSUN and Sacramento State, Stanford lost to Santa Clara before beating Eastern Washington on Nov. 17.
Arkansas began the season 3-0 with wins over Alcorn State, Gardner-Webb and Old Dominion before dropping an ugly 78-72 loss to UNC Greensboro. Head coach Eric Musselman spoke a bit about the reality of the situation as the Hogs get ready to face tougher competition in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.
"We have three games in the Bahamas that are all tough and then we come home and play Duke," Musselman said after the loss to UNC Greensboro. "We have a really, really tough schedule ahead of us and we’ve got to play much better than we did tonight."
Here's a closer look into Stanford's stats, efficiency ratings, projected lineups and more ahead of Wednesday's game, which is set to tipoff at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU:
Stanford statistical rankings (per game)
~ Scoring offense: 87.8 (41st nationally)
~ Scoring defense: 77.8 points allowed (291st nationally)
~ Assists: 19.5 (19th nationally)
~ Field goal percentage: 49.3% (53rd nationally)
~ 3-point percentage: 38.5% (49th nationally)
~ Free throw percentage: 75.8% (66th nationally)
~ Rebounds: 36.50 (212th nationally)
~ Blocks: 4.2 (111th nationally)
~ Steals: 6.5 (210th nationally)
Stanford projected starting five
#2 - G Andrej Stojakovic - Fr., 6'7", 190 lbs.
Stats per game: 26.3 min, 13.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.3 steals, 1.3 turnovers, 0.3 blocks, 45.7 fg%, 42.9 3fg%
#13 - G Michael Jones - Sr., 6'5", 205 lbs.
Stats per game: 31.8 min, 13.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.5 turnovers, 51.4 fg%, 42.9 3fg%
#42 - F Maxime Raynaud - Jr., 7' 1”, 250 lbs.
Stats per game: 28.0 min, 19.3 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.8 steals, 3.3 turnovers, 1.5 blocks, 56.1 fg%, 25.0 3fg%
#1 - G Jared Bynum - Sr., 5'10", 185 lbs.
Stats per game: 28.9 min, 9.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.0 turnovers, 0.0 blocks, 35.1 fg%, 20.0 3fg%
#10 - F Max Murrell - Sr., 6'9", 225 lbs.
Stats per game: 17.0 min, 3.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.5 turnovers, 1.3 blocks, 33.3 fg%, 33.3 3fg%
2023-24 KenPom efficiency ratings comparison (out of 363 teams)
Stanford
~ Adjusted offensive efficiency: 112.4 points per 100 possessions (30th)
~ Adjusted defensive efficiency: 101.3 points per 100 possessions (130th)
~ Effective field goal percentage: 56.2% (37th)
~ Turnover percentage: 12.6% (24th)
~ Offensive rebounding percentage: 24.6% (287th)
~ Free throw rate: 24.6% (315th)
~ Adjusted tempo: 72.5 possessions per 40 minutes (63rd)
~ Average offensive possession length: 15.8 seconds (60th)
~ Average defensive possession length: 16.2 seconds (83rd)
Arkansas
~ Adjusted offensive efficiency: 112.7 points per 100 possessions (27th)
~ Adjusted defensive efficiency: 95.3 points per 100 possessions (44th)
~ Effective field goal percentage: 55.9% (40th)
~ Turnover percentage: 14.0% (52nd)
~ Offensive rebounding percentage: 25.5% (266th)
~ Free throw rate: 53.5% (8th)
~ Adjusted tempo: 73.4 possessions per 40 minutes (36th)
~ Average offensive possession length: 16.0 seconds (79th)
~ Average defensive possession length: 16.8 seconds (154th)
*Click here for an explanation on what each rating takes into account.
EvanMiya analytics comparison (out of 363 teams)
EvanMiya Analytics
| Category | Stanford | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 61 | 36 |
| Roster Rank | 59 | 36 |
| Offensive Rank | 26 | 37 |
| Defensive Rank | 142 | 46 |
| Injury Rank (ranking after accounting for injuries) | 66 | 33 |
| Tempo Rank: | 96 | 49 |
