Advanced study analyzing the team and individual performances of the University of Iowa Women's Basketball Program

1. University of Iowa
Women’s Basketball Program
Team and Player Analysis
Created by: Justin Ullestad
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2. OVERVIEW
This document will focus on the team’s performance during the 2015-16
season as well as over the past five seasons (2011-2016). In addition, this
document analyzes player performance and progression for athletes
currently listed as part of the University of Iowa Women’s Basketball team
that logged significant minutes during the 2015-16 season.
Using statistical comparisons and advanced metrics, this data can be used to
evaluate the team’s overall performance on the court as compared to other
programs and student athletes currently playing Division I basketball.
The chart below illustrates some of the significant statistics regarding the
performance of the program over the past ten seasons.
Ten-Year Averages as Compared to All Big Ten Teams
W/YR
• IOWA - 10.4 Conference Wins/YR (5th Best)
• Big Ten Average - 9.27 Wins
Win%
• IOWA- 60.8% Conference Win% (5th best)
• Big Ten Average - 50.7%
PPG
• IOWA- 71 PPG (2nd best)
• Big Ten Average - 68.7 PPG
PA/G
• IOWA- 66.47 PA/G (14th Best)
• Big Ten Average - 63.28 PA/G
*All the statistics and information presented in this document were sourced from either the main NCAA
website or Hawkeyesports.com, and then generated through manually entered equations and algorithms.

3. 2015-16 SEASON
Category Actual Rank (of 344) Div. 1 Leader Actual
Scoring Offense 73.2 36 UConn 88.1
Scoring Defense 71.3 302 UConn 48.3
Scoring Margin 1.9 151 UConn 39.7
FG Percentage 45.3 22 UConn 53
FG Percentage Defense 42.1 287 Oregon St. 32.4
FT Percentage 73 65 UConn 80
Rebound Margin 1.1 133 Maryland 15.1
3PT FG Per Game 6.1 117 Sacramento St. 12.5
3PT FG Percentage 32.9 90 Oregon 42.1
Won-Lost Percentage 57.6 136 UConn 100
Assists Per Game 16 24 UConn 21.6
Blocks Per Game 4.7 48 West Virginia 6.5
Steals Per Game 6.1 305 Sacramento St. 14.9
Turnovers Per Game 16 179 Villanova 7.9
Fouls Per Game 15.9 82 UConn 11.1
Assist Turnover Ratio 1 59 UConn 1.82
Turnover Margin -2.52 282 Syracuse 10.08
3Pt FG Defense 33.3 282 Georgia 24.3
3PT FGs Attempted 608 105 Sacramento St. 1318
Fewest Turnovers 527 228 Villanova 252
Fewest Fouls 526 114 Penn 343
Free Throw Attempts 619 67 South Carolina 834
Free Throws Made 452 46 St. Mary's (CA) 559
Turnovers Forced 13.45 305 Sacramento St. 24.16
3PT FGs Made 200 99 Sacramento St. 386
Assists 529 26 UConn 821
Blocked Shots 154 41 UConn 241
Rebounds 1254 101 Baylor 1730
Rebounds Per Game 38 161 GW 48.64
Steals 200 266 Syracuse 477

4. Big Ten Conference Team Rankings
Total Stats (2015-16 season)
PTS: 7th FGM: 7th FGA: 7th FG%: 5th
AST: 1st 3PA: 7th 3PA: 7th 3P%: 9th
TRB: 7th ORB: 8th TOV: 11th FT%: 7th

5. Big Ten Conference Team Rankings
Total Stats Against (2015-16 season)
PTS: 10th FGM: 10th FGA: 10th FG%: 10th
AST: 9th 3PA: 6th 3PA: 6th 3P%: 9th
TRB: 9th ORB: 11th TOV: 12th FTA: 6th

6. Big Ten Conference Team Rankings
Per Game Averages (2015-16 season)
PTS: 7th FGM: 8th 3PA: 5th FTA: 4th
AST: 5th TRB: 6th BLK: 5th STL: 12th

7. Big Ten Conference Team Rankings
Per Game Averages Against (2015-16 season)
PTS: 9th FGA: 12th FGM: 12th FTA: 6th
AST: 9th TRB: 6th 3PA: 4th 3PM: 8th

8. Big Ten Conference Team Rankings
Advanced Stats (2015-16 season)
Poss: 7th Scoring Poss: 7th Scoring Poss%: 6th OE: 7th
eFG%: 4th TS%: 4th TotalS%: 8th ORB%: 6th

9. Team Performance (2011-2016)
A graphic comparison to Division I and Conference
averages over past five seasons

10. Team Performance (2011-2016)

11. Team Performance (2011-2016)

12. Team Performance (2013-2016)
A graphic comparison to Division I and Conference per
game averages over past three seasons

13. Team Performance (2013-2016)

14. Team Performance (2013-2016)

15. Returning Players for the 2016-17 Season
Christina Buttenham
Chase Coley
Tania Davis
Ally Disterhoff
Megan Gustafson
Alexa Kastanek
Carly Mohns

16. Christina
Buttenham
Class: Junior
Position: Forward
Height: 6-0
Notes:
2016 Academic All-Big Ten
Valuation Stats:
ORtg = 93.06
Team Rank: 7th
Big Ten Rank: 70
FIC = 82.25
Team Rank: 5th
Big Ten Rank: 64
TS% = 48.25%
Team Rank: 7th
Big Ten Rank: 69
* Rankings include all returning players
w/ 100 minutes played
EOP Visualization for
2015-16 Season
Proportional to the total production
in each stat for the individual
OE
FG%
Pts Ast

17. Christina Buttenham – Statistical Performance

18. Chase
Coley
Class: Junior
Position: Forward
Height: 6-3
Notes:
• Most Improved Player award
for team last season
• Recorded six double-doubles
last season
Valuation Stats:
ORtg = 114.70
Team Rank: 2nd
National Rank: 18
FIC = 296.75
Team Rank: 3rd
Big Ten Rank: 19
TS% = 56.4%
Team Rank: 3rd
Big Ten Rank: 25
* Rankings include all returning
players w/ 100 minutes played
OE
FG%
Pts Ast
EOP Visualization for
2015-16 Season
Proportional to the total production
in each stat for the individual

19. Chase Coley – Statistical Performance

20. Tania
Davis
Class: Sophomore
Position: Guard
Height: 5-4
Notes:
• 2016 Big-Ten All-Freshman
Team
• Led team in assists last season
(Second highest assist total for
a freshman in program history)
Valuation Stats:
ORtg = 100.44
Team Rank: 5th
National Rank: 47
FIC = 193.38
Team Rank: 4th
Big Ten Rank: 39
TS% = 49.77%
Team Rank: 6th
Big Ten Rank: 60
* Rankings include all returning players
w/ 100 minutes played
EOP Visualization for
2015-16 Season
Proportional to the total production
in each stat for the individual
OE
FG%
Pts
Ast

21. Tania Davis – Statistical Performance

22. Ally
Disterhoft
Class: Senior
Position: Guard
Height: 6-0
Notes:
• 2016 Second Team All-Big Ten
• 2016 Academic All-Big Ten
• 2015 Second Team All-Big Ten
• 2015 Academic All-Big Ten
• 2014 Big Ten All-Freshman
Team
• 2014 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Valuation Stats:
ORtg = 122.94
Team Rank: 1st
Big Ten Rank: 5th
FIC = 411.00
Team Rank: 1st
Big Ten Rank: 7th
TS% = 63.42%
Team Rank: 1st
Big Ten Rank: 6th
* Rankings include all returning players
w/ 100 minutes played
EOP Visualization for
2015-16 Season
Proportional to the total production
in each stat for the individual
OE
FG%
Pts Ast

23. Ally Disterhoft – Statistical Performance

24. Megan
Gustafson
Class: Sophomore
Position: Center
Height: 6-3
Notes:
• 2016 All-Big Ten Freshman
• 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the
Week (Feb 22.)
• Led team in FG%, RPG, and
BPG last season
Valuation Stats:
ORtg = 112.41
Team Rank: 3rd
Big Ten Rank: 22
FIC = 311.00
Team Rank: 2nd
Big Ten Rank: 15
TS% = 57.56%
Team Rank: 2nd
Big Ten Rank: 21
* Rankings include all returning players
w/ 100 minutes played
EOP Visualization for
2015-16 Season
Proportional to the total production
in each stat for the individual
OE
FG%
Pts Ast

25. Megan Gustafson – Statistical Performance

26. Alexa
Kastanek
Class: Senior
Position: Guard
Height: 5-10
Notes:
• 2016 Academic All-Big Ten
• 2015 Academic All-Big Ten
• Led team in made 3-Point FGs
last season (56)
Valuation Stats:
ORtg = 98.41
Team Rank: 6th
Big Ten Rank: 54
FIC = 133.13
Team Rank: 5th
Big Ten Rank: 44
TS% = 55.56%
Team Rank: 4th
Big Ten Rank: 27
* Rankings include all returning players
w/ 100 minutes played
EOP Visualization for
2015-16 Season
Proportional to the total production
in each stat for the individual
OE
FG%
Pts Ast

27. Alexa Kastanek – Statistical Performance

28. Carly
Mohns
Class: Junior
Position: Forward
Height: 6-1
Notes:
• Played in nine games during the
2015-16 season before an injury
caused her to miss the remainder
of the season
Valuation Stats:
ORtg = 110.98
Team Rank: 4th
Big Ten Rank: 24
FIC = 34.63
Team Rank: 7th
Big Ten Rank: 80
TS% = 56.40
Team Rank: 5th
Big Ten Rank: 29
* Rankings include all returning players
w/ 100 minutes played
EOP Visualization for
2015-16 Season
Proportional to the total production
in each stat for the individual
OE
FG%
Pts Ast

29. Carly Mohns – Statistical Performance

30. Abbreviations:
+/-: Plus/Minus rating
2P: 2-Point Field Goals
2P%: 2-Point Field Goal Percentage; the formula is 2P / 2PA.
2PA: 2-Point Field Goal Attempts
2PM: 2-Point Field Goals Made
3P: 3-Point Field Goals
3P%: 3-Point Field Goal Percentage.
3PA: 3-Point Field Goal Attempts
3PM: 3-Point Field Goals Made
APG: Assists Per Game
AST: Assists
AST: The percentage of possessions that end in an assist
AST%: Assist percentage is an estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a
player assisted while he was on the floor.
AST/TO: Assist to Turnover Ratio
BLK: Blocks
BLK%: Block percentage is an estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field
goal attempts blocked by the player while he was on the floor.
BPG: Blocks Per Game
DRB: Defensive Rebounds
DRB%: Defensive rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available
defensive rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor.
DRtg: Defensive Rating; for players and teams it is points allowed per 100 possessions.
DWS: Defensive Win Shares
eDiff: Efficiency Differential

31. eFG%: Effective Field Goal Percentage. This statistic adjusts for the fact that a 3-point
field goal is worth one more point than a 2-point field goal.
EOP: Efficient Offensive Production
FG: Field Goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals)
FG%: Field Goal Percentage
FGA: Field Goal Attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field
goal attempts)
FGM: Field Goals Made (includes both 2-point field goal makes and 3-point field goal
makes)
FIC: Floor Impact Counter. FIC is formula to encompass all aspects of the box score into
a single statistic. The intent of the statistic is similar to other efficiency stats, but assists,
shot creation and offensive rebounding are given greater importance.
FIC40: The FIC total presented on a per-40 minute basis.
FT: Free Throws
FT/FGA: Free Throw Factor. It is a measure of both how often a team gets to the line
and how often they make them
FT%: Free Throw Percentage
FTA: Free Throw Attempts
FTA: Free Throws Made
GP: Games Played
GS: Games Started
HOB: Number of buckets a player is directly involved in whether as the scorer or passer
MP: Minutes Played
NetRtg: A pace controlled statistic that measures point differential (+/-) per 100
possessions.
OE: Offensive Efficiency
ORtg: Offensive Rating: for players it is points produced per 100 possessions, while for
teams it is points scored per 100 possessions.

32. Opp: Opponent
ORB: Offensive Rebounds
ORB%: Offensive rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available
offensive rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor.
OWS: Offensive Win Shares
Pace: Pace factor is an estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
PER: Player Efficiency.
Per 36 Minutes: A statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36.
Per Game: A statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games.
PF: Personal Fouls
Poss: Possessions; this stat estimates possessions based on both the team's statistics and
their opponent's statistics, then averages them to provide a more stable estimate.
PProd: Points Produced
PPG: Points Per Game
PPS: Points Per Shot
PTS: Points
REB: Rebounds
RPG: Rebounds Per Game
SPG: Steals Per Game
STL: Steals
STL%: Steal Percentage is an estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that
end with a steal by the player while he was on the floor.
STL/TO: Steals to Turnover Ratio
TotalS%: Total shooting percentage is a measure of shooting efficiency that combines
field goal, 3-point field goal, and free throw percentages.
TOV: Turnovers
TOV%: Turnover percentage is an estimate of turnovers per 100 plays.

33. TRB: Total Rebounds
TRB%: Total rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available rebounds
a player grabbed while he was on the floor.
TS%: True shooting percentage is a measure of shooting efficiency that takes into
account field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws.
TSA: True Shooting Attempts;
Usg%: Usage percentage is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player
while he was on the floor.
• %FGM: The percentage of a team’s field goals made that a player has while on
the court
• %FGA: The percentage of a team’s field goals attempted that a player has while
on the court
• %3FGM The percentage of a team’s three point field goals made that a player
has while on the court
• %3FGA: The percentage of a team’s three point field goals attempted that a
player has while on the court
• %FTM: The percentage of a team’s free throws made that a player has while on
the court
• %FTA: The percentage of a team’s free throws attempted that a player has while
on the court
• %OREB: The percentage of a team’s offensive rebounds that a player has while
on the court
• %DREB: The percentage of a team’s defensive rebounds that a player has while
on the court
• %REB: The percentage of a team’s total rebounds that a player has while on the
court
• %AST: The percentage of a team’s assists that a player has while on the court
• %TO: The percentage of a team’s turnovers that a player has while on the court
• %STL: The percentage of a team’s steals that a player has while on the court
• %BLK: The percentage of a team’s blocks that a player has while on the court
• %BLKA: The percentage of a teams’ own block field goal attempts that a player
has while on the court

34. • %PF: The percentage of a team’s personal fouls that a player has while on the
court
• %PFD: The percentage of a team’s personal fouls drawn that a player has while
on the court
• %PTS: The percentage of a team’s points that a player has while on the court
W: Wins
Win%: Win Percentage
WS: Win Shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player.
WS/48: Win Shares Per 48 Minutes; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by
the player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately 0.100)