2015-2016 Team Projections
Team projections are built on the lineups you see below. If you see a player listed who shouldn't be there, or if there's a player missing who should be included, please let me know.
TAPE Ratings show how a team would perform on a neutral site against an average BCS conference team.
| RANK | TEAM | CONF. | TAPE | OFFENSE | (RANK) | DEFENSE | (RANK) | PACE | (RANK) | At Large | Top 25 | Win Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7.94 | 66.90 | (112) | 68.29 | (57) | 66.57 | (91) | 17% | 4% | 1% |
Player Per-Game Projections
Projected per-game averages, normalized to average D1 opponent.
| Player | Class | Pos | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3GM | 3GA | FTM | FTA | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Ware | JR | Big | 24.5 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 10.2 |
| Fred Thomas | JR | SF | 23.9 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| Craig Sword | JR | SG | 23.4 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 11.7 |
| Malik Newman | FR | SG | 22.5 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| IJ Ready | SO | PG | 21.5 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| Travis Daniels | JR | SF | 20.1 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 6.8 |
| Aric Holman | FR | PF | 18.3 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| Demetrius Houston | FR | SF | 14.6 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| Quinndary Weatherspoon | FR | SG | 13.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| Fallou Ndoye | FR | SF | 10.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Johnny Zuppardo | FR+ | PF | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Mississippi State TEAM | 200.0 | 24.4 | 52.3 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 20.9 | 10.5 | 25.7 | 36.1 | 10.8 | 15.0 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 16.3 | 67.5 | ||
| Mississippi State OPPONENTS | 200.0 | 25.6 | 57.9 | 7.5 | 21.2 | 11.3 | 16.1 | 11.4 | 22.5 | 34.0 | 14.1 | 12.6 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 18.6 | 68.9 | ||