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College basketball · Reference
35 advanced stats in 6 groups — each with what the number is, why it matters for fantasy, which end of the scale is good, the sample it needs before it prints and the first season we hold it. Every college column header and tooltip uses these exact words.
How much a player moves the scoreboard: his share of the offense, his ratings and his plus-minus.
Usage is the share of his team's plays that end with his shot, his free throws or his turnover while he is on the floor.
For fantasy: Fantasy points follow the ball, so a high-usage college scorer carries the largest role into the pros.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
Offensive rating is the points he produces for every 100 plays he uses.
For fantasy: It separates efficient scorers from volume shooters, and efficient scorers keep their minutes.
Higher is better. Points per 100 possessions.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
Defensive rating is the points his team allows for every 100 possessions with him on the floor; lower is better.
For fantasy: Defense earns a young player the minutes his stat line needs.
Lower is better. Points per 100 possessions.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
Box plus-minus estimates how many points per 100 possessions he adds over an average college player, from his box score.
For fantasy: It is the single college number that best tracks who becomes a useful pro.
Higher is better. Points per 100 possessions, above or below an average college player.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
Offensive box plus-minus is the scoring and playmaking half of box plus-minus.
For fantasy: Points, threes and assists drive fantasy scoring, so this half predicts the stat line.
Higher is better. Points per 100 possessions, above or below an average college player.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
Defensive box plus-minus is the defending half of box plus-minus, built from steals, blocks and rebounds.
For fantasy: Steals and blocks are the scarce fantasy categories, and this half finds who supplies them.
Higher is better. Points per 100 possessions, above or below an average college player.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
On/off is how many more points per 100 possessions his team wins by with him on the floor than with him off it.
For fantasy: It catches the player who helps win in ways his box score never shows.
Higher is better. Points per 100 possessions: his team's margin with him on the floor, minus its margin with him off.
Needs 250+ possessions on and off. Possession data starts in 2023-24.
RAPM rates his impact on scoring margin against his own teammates, so it orders a roster and is not comparable across schools.
For fantasy: It shows who his coach's best lineups actually run through.
Higher is better. Points per 100 possessions, measured against his own teammates, so it does not compare across schools.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. RAPM starts in 2009-10.
Offensive RAPM is the scoring half of his RAPM, measured against his own teammates.
For fantasy: It confirms whether his team really scores more because of him.
Higher is better. Points per 100 possessions, measured against his own teammates, so it does not compare across schools.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. RAPM starts in 2009-10.
Defensive RAPM is the points his team allows above average with him on the floor, against his own teammates; below zero is good defense.
For fantasy: Defense keeps a prospect on the floor long enough to fill a stat line.
Lower is better. Points per 100 possessions, measured against his own teammates, so it does not compare across schools.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. RAPM starts in 2009-10.
How many points his shots are worth once threes and free throws are counted at their real value.
True shooting is his points per shot once threes and free throws are counted at their real value.
For fantasy: Efficient scorers keep their shots at the next level; inefficient ones lose them.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
Effective field-goal percentage is his make rate with every made three counted as one and a half makes.
For fantasy: It shows whether his shot diet scores, before free throws flatter it.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
What he does with the possessions he is on the floor for, so a bench player and a starter compare fairly.
Assist rate is the share of his teammates' baskets he assisted while on the floor.
For fantasy: It finds the true playmaker on a roster, whatever his minutes.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
Turnover rate is the share of his plays that end in a turnover; lower is better.
For fantasy: Ball security decides whether a young creator keeps the ball in his hands.
Lower is better. A percentage.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
Offensive rebound rate is the share of his team's misses he rebounds while on the floor.
For fantasy: Second-chance boards are free points and a big man's surest route to minutes.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
Defensive rebound rate is the share of opponents' misses he rebounds while on the floor.
For fantasy: It is the cleanest read on rebounding volume at the next level.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
Steal rate is the share of opponent possessions he ends with a steal while on the floor.
For fantasy: College steal rate is among the strongest early signals of a pro defender.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
Block rate is the share of opponents' two-point tries he blocks while on the floor.
For fantasy: Shot-blockers are rare and their block rate carries straight into fantasy value.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 40% of his team's minutes and 10 games, or half his team's games before its 20th. Season ratings start in 2007-08.
His box-score output stretched to a full game, so a crowded rotation cannot hide what he produces.
Points per 40 is his scoring rate stretched to a full 40-minute game.
For fantasy: It strips out a crowded rotation, so a bench scorer's real output shows.
Higher is better. A count per 40 minutes played.
Needs 160+ minutes, or 16 for every game the floor asks of him before his team's 20th. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Rebounds per 40 is his rebounding rate stretched to a full 40-minute game.
For fantasy: Rebounding is the college skill that carries over most reliably to the pros.
Higher is better. A count per 40 minutes played.
Needs 160+ minutes, or 16 for every game the floor asks of him before his team's 20th. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Assists per 40 is his passing output stretched to a full 40-minute game.
For fantasy: Playmaking at this rate is how a guard earns the ball in a pro offense.
Higher is better. A count per 40 minutes played.
Needs 160+ minutes, or 16 for every game the floor asks of him before his team's 20th. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Steals per 40 is his steal rate stretched to a full 40-minute game.
For fantasy: Steals are a scarce category, and a college thief usually stays one.
Higher is better. A count per 40 minutes played.
Needs 160+ minutes, or 16 for every game the floor asks of him before his team's 20th. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Blocks per 40 is his shot-blocking rate stretched to a full 40-minute game.
For fantasy: Blocks are the scarcest category, and rim protection travels with a big man.
Higher is better. A count per 40 minutes played.
Needs 160+ minutes, or 16 for every game the floor asks of him before his team's 20th. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Turnovers per 40 is how often he gives the ball away, stretched to a full 40-minute game; lower is better.
For fantasy: Turnovers cost points in most formats and cost a young player his minutes.
Lower is better. A count per 40 minutes played.
Needs 160+ minutes, or 16 for every game the floor asks of him before his team's 20th. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Where his shots come from and how often they go in: at the rim, from mid-range and from three.
Rim attempt rate is the share of his shots taken at the rim.
For fantasy: Rim shots are the most efficient in basketball, and a player who gets there scores at any level.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 100+ shots. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Mid-range attempt rate is the share of his shots taken inside the arc but away from the rim.
For fantasy: A heavy mid-range diet only scores for a shot-maker, so it is a skill to confirm, not assume.
Neither end is better — it describes his style. A percentage.
Needs 100+ shots. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Three-point attempt rate is the share of his shots taken from behind the arc.
For fantasy: Volume from three is how wings earn threes made, a category every format counts.
Neither end is better — it describes his style. A percentage.
Needs 100+ shots. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Rim make rate is how often his shots at the rim go in.
For fantasy: Finishing through contact is the first test a college scorer faces against pro size.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 50+ shots at the rim. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Mid-range make rate is how often his shots between the rim and the arc go in.
For fantasy: Mid-range touch is an early sign of a jumper that later stretches to three.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 50+ mid-range shots. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Three-point make rate is how often his threes go in.
For fantasy: Threes made is a category on its own, and a reliable stroke keeps a wing on the floor.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 50+ threes. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Whether he makes his own shots or needs a teammate's pass, and how often he scores on the break or at the line.
Assisted at the rim is the share of his rim makes that came off a teammate's pass.
For fantasy: A low share means he creates his own finishes, which survives a jump to a better league.
Neither end is better — it describes his style. A percentage.
Needs 10+ makes at the rim. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Assisted from mid-range is the share of his mid-range makes that came off a teammate's pass.
For fantasy: Self-made jumpers are the shot-creation skill scouts pay for.
Neither end is better — it describes his style. A percentage.
Needs 10+ mid-range makes. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Assisted from three is the share of his made threes that came off a teammate's pass.
For fantasy: Off-the-dribble threes travel; catch-and-shoot threes depend on who is passing.
Neither end is better — it describes his style. A percentage.
Needs 10+ made threes. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
Transition share is the share of his shots taken on the break, before the defense is set.
For fantasy: Open-floor scoring inflates a college line and shrinks against set pro defenses.
Neither end is better — it describes his style. A percentage.
Needs 50+ shots. Transition splits start in 2019-20.
Free-throw rate is his free-throw attempts for every shot he takes.
For fantasy: Drawing fouls is the most portable scoring skill a college player has.
Higher is better. A percentage.
Needs 100+ shots. Shot splits start in 2014-15.
A rate is not a total
Almost every stat here is a rate — per 100 possessions, per 40 minutes, or a share of his shots. A rate says what he does while he plays; pair it with his minutes before you act on it.
Under the floor, it prints a dash
A college season is short, so a rate on a few dozen shots is noise. Under its floor a stat prints “—” and says, in plain words, how much more sample it needs. It is never shown as a zero.
Ratings are against college players
Box plus-minus and the ratings compare him with an average college player. RAPM compares him only with his own teammates, so it orders one roster and is not compared across schools.