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BIG BLUE FANS FOR

BASKETBALL

To Summary of Data For the Tubby Smith Era
2000-2007, Billy Gillispie Era, and John Calipari Era To Date
1998 and 1999 Not Included

HISTORICAL DATA FOR ALL SEASONS

KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 1972 THROUGH 2008

TABULATED BY COACH

NOTE: These tabulations include all exhibition games when data for exhibition games are available

NOTE: As stated below, the game to game and season to season database includes data using two different definitions for a possession.
Those definitional difference create differences in the reported pace and efficiencies, as well as any other data presentations
that include pace [per possession] as a component. I have recast the data in the above Table for years since and including 2000
for which the UKAA maintains offensive rebounding data for the seasons.

To Summary of Data For the Tubby Smith Era
2000-2007 and Billy Gillispie Era To Date
1998 and 1999 Not Included

IMPORTANT NOTE: In 2009-10, the Kentucky basketball team's rebounding became so dominant in the first 10 games that the differences created by a varied definition of a possession became substantial, and based on a 10 game comparison of predicted and actual results using the original definition and the Pomeroy definition, I have decided to start using the Pomeroy definition for a possession beginning with the 2009-10 season, and thereafter. However, I have no means to convert the data for all prior seasons to this new definition at this time. Therefore, any attempts to compare pace and efficiency derived values for 2009-10 and later with any prior season's posted values will fail. The differences are:

1. Pace values will be lower, by the number of offensive rebounds.

2. Efficiencies will be higher due to the lower number of total possessions

3. Turnover rates will be higher due to the lower number of possessions.

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