2011 Final Ratings

The full spreadsheet can be found here. The what and why can be found here.

It was an interesting year in the Big Ten in efficiency terms. Overall, the overall average efficiency took a bit of dive in the second half of conference play, and while there were of course exceptions, it's interesting that the per-possession median and the per-game production actually went up. One easy explanation is that coaches just followed Thad Matta and Bill Carmody's lead and shortened their benches, trying to squeeze more out of their best players even if it meant they were less efficient. Personally, I definitely prefer Izzo's play every guy approach, but it's not my job on the line, I suppose. Anyway, without further ado, the stats and top performers!

Overall per-game mean: 11.1
Overall per-game median: 10.4
Overall per-possession mean: .2994
Overall per-possession median: .3077

Top Ten Per-possession
1. Draymond Green, MSU (.5611)
2. Jordan Taylor, Wis. (.5451)
3. Jajaun Johnson, Pur. (.4791)
4. Jared Sullinger, OSU (.4769)
5. Melsahn Basabe, Iowa (.4661)
6. Trevor Mbakwe, Minn. (.4635)
7. Jeff Brooks, PSU (.4624)
8. Delvon Roe, MSU (.4519)
9. Jon Leuer, Wis. (.4395)
10. Derrick Nix, MSU (.4303)

Special Mention: Al Nolen, Minn. (.4385)

Top Ten Per-game Producers
1. Jordan Taylor, Wis. (28.6)
2. Jajaun Johnson, Pur. (28.2)
3. Draymond Green, MSU (27.3)
4. Jared Sullinger, OSU (25.3)
5. Trevor Mbakwe, Minn. (23.8)
6. Jeff Brooks, PSU (23.6)
7. E'Twuann Moore, Pur. (23.4)
8. Mike Davis, Illinois (22.5)
9. Darius Morris, Mich. (22.3)
10. Jon Leuer, Wis. (21.3)

Freshmen Fifteen
Jared Sullinger, OSU 28.2/.4769
Jereme Richmond, Illinois 15.3/.4246
Aaron Craft 18.2/.3704
Tim Hardaway, Mich. 17.3/.3601
Josh Gasser, Wis. 14.5/.3587

Victor Oladipo, Ind. 10.4/.3505
Adriean Payne, MSU 4.9/.3761
Jordan Morgan, Mich. 12.8/.3322
DeShaun Thomas, OSU 5.9/.3199
JerShon Cobb, NU 12.1/.3079

Austin Hollins, Minn. 7.8/.3046
Chip Armelin, Minn. 4.8/.2699
Travis Carroll, Pur. 3.9/.2676
Terone Johnson, Pur. 7.8/.2558
Keith Appling, MSU 10.4/.2557
and at #16: Will Sheehey, Ind. 6.1/.2387