KenPom has App MBB No. 1 in Sun Belt preseason

[T-Dog]

Yeah I was surprised too.

Out of 364 D1 teams.

118. App
121. Ark State
124. Troy
156. Louisiana
159. Marshall
161. JMU
178. Texas St
184. GaSo
187. GSU
235. USA
239. ODU
247. SoMiss
296. CCU
304. ULM

[biggie]

Didn’t pay attention to losing everyone?

[agentpaul001]

CJ Huntley & Myles Tate returning was huge. Let's not forget CJ taking a different role was a credit to our super deep bench this past season. He had a great season last year and I think he's going to have a monster year with the extra minutes. Similar situation with Tate.

The defense last year was fantastic and the offense was better, but wasn't really driving the wins.

But yah improving in KenPom YoY with the tough off season might be a bit much.... that said its not normally too far off from where things settle...

[BambooRdApp]

I take this with much skepticism. I hope it is reality. However, these kids have never really played together to see if chemistry is good. Time will tell

[Bootsy]

Look at all the hype and excitement around the preseason football polls…where has that gotten us?

Regardless, I’m looking forward to seeing what DK can do with this new group!

[Saint3333]

We have less resources than our peers and wins don’t matter. Hope the team has fun!

[NattyBumppo'sRevenge]

I think 118 is fair for us, just that maybe Arkansas State or maybe some others should be a little higher ranked and ahead of us.

[asumba95]

yeaaah...we're the tallest midget

[asumba95]

yipeeee...we're the tallest midget

[EastHallApp]

Analytics are only as good as the data they're built on. We haven't played any games, and all our players are new. I'll start paying attention to kenpom sometime in January/February.

[NattyBumppo'sRevenge]

Basketball school

[T-Dog]

Analytics are only as good as the data they're built on. We haven't played any games, and all our players are new. I'll start paying attention to kenpom sometime in January/February.

KenPom predicted App to win the Sun Belt last season.

[app97]

Then only preseason rankings I’ve seen were from a Lindy’s magazine in a grocery store…likely not a reliable source, but they had us 8th in the conference.

I’m interested to see which of the newcomers are ready to contribute right away because some will absolutely have to. A few were high level scorers at JUCO schools (Muttilib, Conners). Hopefully some will translate their games to our level successfully similar to the way Spillers did.

[EastHallApp]

Analytics are only as good as the data they're built on. We haven't played any games, and all our players are new. I'll start paying attention to kenpom sometime in January/February.

KenPom predicted App to win the Sun Belt last season.

Good for him. He also ranked Kansas #2 in the nation.

Gotta take a little broader look if you want to actually assess accuracy.

[BeauFoster]

We have less resources than our peers and wins don’t matter. Hope the team has fun!

Just like Whose Line is it Anyways!

[app97]

Sun Belt coaches picked us 6th in league.

https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2024/10/ ... -poll.aspx

[mountainman33]

All aboard the hype train!!! I'll get on for now, need something to lift my spirits.

[AppStFan1]

Sun Belt coaches picked us 6th in league.

https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2024/10/ ... -poll.aspx

That is about what I thought we should be picked in the preseason. I have faith that Kerns can get us to 20 wins but we have a lot of new faces so it is impossible to have a firm expectation on this season at this point.