March 26, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Filed under +/-, Basketball, Princeton

One! More! Time!
Princeton’s athletic department sent me complete plus/minus sheets for the entire regular season and I’ve split out Ivy-only plus/minus numbers along with CBI-only plus/minus numbers in Excel out of those .pdfs.
These dandy columns below show the number of minutes played by each Tiger this season and the difference in points scored by the team while each player was on the floor versus points allowed by the Tigers during the same span.
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March 11, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Filed under +/-, Basketball, Princeton

Princeton’s athletic department was good enough to send me plus/minus sheets for the entire regular season, and I’ve generated my own Ivy-only plus/minus numbers in Excel out of that .pdf.
These dandy columns show the number of minutes played by each Tiger this season and the difference in points scored by the team while each player was on the floor versus points allowed by the Tigers during the same span.
Ivy and non-conference splits are also provided.
Player Minutes Ivy only +/- Ivy NC
Schroeder 891:03 412:32 +184 +125 +59
Mavraides 855:32 441:03 +176 +98 +78
Hummer 509:44 252:38 +81 +19 +62
Maddox 445:40 353:34 +123 +86 +37
Davis 852:42 427:06 +145 +109 +36
Saunders 489:14 242:40 +140 +113 +27
Buczak 608:26 244:30 +84 +71 +13
Barrett 206:09 53:52 +24 +6 +18
Finley 424:50 270:22 +42 +48 -6
Connolly 73:56 31:39 +20 +2 +18
Foley 21:10 9:17 +13 +2 +11
Comfort 18:51 9:52 +11 +3 +8
Darrow 15:21 10:23 +6 +0 +6
Lake 100:17 13:58 +15 +12 +3
Sherburne 37:08 10:15 -18 -1 -17
Individual single game highs and lows went unchanged in this latest pass. Douglas Davis was +39 against Goucher and Pawel Buczak was -23 at Cal.
Ivy highs and lows were as follows: Patrick Saunders +25 at Columbia and versus Dartmouth. Kareem Maddox scored -11 versus Cornell.
The most successful lineup combination was the one that has played the most minutes together this season. Marcus Schroeder, Dan Mavraides, Pawel Buczak, Douglas Davis and Patrick Saunders were +44 in 197:17 of court time.
The least successful five? The starting lineup for the season opener and the season finale. Lake, Schroeder, Zach Finley, Mavraides and Buczak, combining to go -22 in 24:25 of play.
Compare these numbers to past +/- tables here.
February 8, 2010 at 12:24 am
Filed under +/-, Basketball, Princeton

For the third time this year, Princeton’s athletic department was nice enough to update this season’s plus/minus numbers.
This handy chart shows the number of minutes played by each Tiger this season and the difference in points scored by the team while each player was on the floor versus points allowed by the Tigers during the same span.
Player Minutes +/-
Schroeder 604:22 +114
Mavraides 538:58 +113
Hummer 331:36 +76
Maddox 190:38 +76
Davis 555:22 +67
Saunders 318:08 +63
Buczak 448:53 +33
Barrett 170:38 +23
Finley 214:59 +19
Connolly 50:56 +11
Foley 15:07 +7
Comfort 12:13 +4
Darrow 6:23 +4
Lake 100:17 +3
Sherburne 26:53 -17
Individual single game highs and lows have not changed. Douglas Davis was +39 against Goucher and Pawel Buczak was -23 at Cal.
The most successful lineup combination is still the one that has played the most minutes together. Marcus Schroeder, Dan Mavraides, Pawel Buczak, Douglas Davis and Patrick Saunders are +41 in 145:00 of court time.
The least successful five? Lake, Schroeder, Zach Finley, Mavraides and Buczak, combining to go -19 in 20:04 of play.
Finley has jumped from -6 to +19 after four Ivy games.
Schroeder improved from +59 to a team-best +114 during this stretch.
Compare these numbers to past +/- tables here.
January 25, 2010 at 10:42 am
Filed under +/-, Basketball, Princeton

With the non-conference schedule complete, Princeton’s athletic department was nice enough to update this season’s plus/minus numbers.
This handy chart shows the number of minutes played by each Tiger this season and the difference in points scored by the team while each player was on the floor versus points allowed by the Tigers during the same span.
Player Minutes +/-
Mavraides 414:29 +78
Hummer 257:06 +62
Schroeder 478:31 +59
Maddox 92:06 +37
Davis 425:36 +36
Saunders 246:34 +27
Barrett 152:17 +18
Connolly 42:17 +18
Buczak 363:56 +13
Foley 11:53 +11
Comfort 8:59 +8
Darrow 4:58 +6
Lake 100:17 +3
Finley 154:28 -6
Sherburne 26:53 -17
Princeton scored 841 points against non-conference foes in 2009-10, allowing 771 points.
As for individual single game highs and lows, Douglas Davis was +39 against Goucher and Pawel Buczak was -23 at Cal.
The most successful lineup combination is also the one that has played the most minutes together. Marcus Schroeder, Dan Mavraides, Pawel Buczak, Douglas Davis and Patrick Saunders are +33 in 117:08 of court time.
The least successful five? Lake, Schroeder, Zach Finley, Mavraides and Buczak, combining to go -19 in 20:04 of play.
Compare these numbers to those after 10 games here.
Davis has gone from -24 to +36 since these stats were last run, a 60 point swing.
Schroeder did even better post-Wagner, +71.
I will try and provide +/- updates midway through Ivy play and at the end of the season.
December 31, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Filed under +/-, Basketball, Princeton

The Princeton athletic department was kind enough to quickly fulfill my request for plus/minus numbers on each of the Tigers through last night’s game versus Wagner.
This chart shows the number of minutes played across the first 10 games this season and the difference in points scored by Princeton while each player was on the floor versus points allowed by the Tigers during the same span.
Player Minutes +/-
Hummer 204:02 +41
Mavraides 285:30 +24
Comfort 2:58 +0
Foley 2:22 +0
Barrett 102:24 -1
Maddox 48:01 -1
Connolly 19:48 -2
Sherburne 9:55 -5
Saunders 163:44 -7
Lake 90:41 -9
Schroeder 355:30 -12
Buczak 279:49 -18
Finley 104:35 -23
Davis 303:03 -24
Princeton has scored 556 points to date, allowing 564 points.
As for individual single game highs and lows, Patrick Saunders was +19 against Lafayette and Pawel Buczak was -23 at Cal.
The most successful lineup combination?
Nick Lake, Marcus Schroeder, Dan Mavraides, Will Barrett and Ian Hummer, who were +17 in 11:35 together.
The least successful five? Lake, Schroeder, Zach Finley, Mavraides and Buczak, combining to go -19 in 20:04 of play.
The combination that has played the most together? Schroeder, Mavraides, Buczak, Davis and Saunders. Over 73:25, they’re +3.