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Jeffrey Carroll Went From Inconsistent Bench Threat To All Big-12
It’s been written before on this site, and it will be written again, but the fact remains — Jeff Carroll is balling out in his junior season in Stillwater. Just one year removed from averaging a little over 8 points a game and 4 rebounds a game on 41 percent shooting, Clip has taken a massive leap forward in year one of the Brad Underwood era of Oklahoma State basketball.
Carroll is sitting at 17.7 points per game, 7.3 rebounds per game, and shooting 50 percent from 3-point range. Carroll is a top give player in KenPom’s offensive efficiency rating among players used in at least 20 percent of their teams offensive possessions, just behind Duke’s Luke Kennard and ahead of the likes of UCLA’s Lonzo Ball and TJ Leaf, Villanova’s Josh Hart, and Kansas’ Frank Mason.
Rank | Player | Team | Yr | ORating (usage) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lauri Markkanen | Arizona | Fr | 137.4 (20.9) |
2 | Eric Garcia | Wofford | Sr | 135.0 (20.6) |
3 | Luke Kennard | Duke | So | 132.7 (22.0) |
4 | Jeffrey Carroll | Oklahoma St. | Jr | 132.4 (23.1) |
5 | Andrew Rowsey | Marquette | Jr | 131.7 (20.2) |
6 | Vladimir Brodziansky | TCU | Jr | 131.6 (23.2) |
7 | Dexter Werner | North Dakota St. | Sr | 131.5 (21.6) |
8 | TJ Leaf | UCLA | Fr | 130.4 (20.5) |
9 | Lonzo Ball | UCLA | Fr | 129.8 (20.2) |
10 | Josh Hart | Villanova | Sr | 129.8 (26.6) |
This stat (offensive efficiency) equals how many points a player scores per 100 possessions, and Clip’s number is a ridiculous 132.4 (132 points scored per 100 offensive possessions he participates in).
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— Pistols Firing (@pistolsguy) January 24, 2017
So it’s only right that we start talking about Clip as a potential all Big-12 player, right?
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— Pistols Firing (@pistolsguy) December 22, 2016
Carroll leads the Big 12 among those playing in at least 20 percent of their team’s offensive possessions with that stupid 132.4 offensive efficiency. To go along with this he has a Big-12 leading 66.7 percent effective shooting percentage, which takes into account shooting percentages for both 2s and also 3-pointers counting for more.
Need any more proof?
- 17.7 points per game (3rd in Big 12)
- 7.3 rebounds per game (tied for 5th in Big 12)
- 132.4 offensive efficiency (1st in Big 12)
- 67% effective shooting percentage (1st in Big 12)
- 50% 3-point shooting percentage (2nd in Big 12)
Wow!
Let’s take a look since 2010 in regards to a couple stats:Â points per game, rebounds per game, and that effective field goal percentage.
Player | Season | Team | Points | Reb | eFG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damion James | 2010 | Texas | 18.0 | 10.3 | 54% |
James Anderson | 2010 | Oklahoma State | 22.3 | 5.8 | 53% |
Marcus Morris | 2011 | Kansas | 17.2 | 7.6 | 60% |
Jordan Hamilton | 2011 | Texas | 18.6 | 7.7 | 52% |
Alec Burks | 2011 | Colorado | 20.5 | 6.5 | 50% |
Royce White | 2012 | Iowa State | 13.4 | 9.3 | 54% |
Ben McLemore | 2013 | Kansas | 15.9 | 5.2 | 59% |
Melvin Ejim | 2014 | Iowa State | 17.8 | 8.4 | 56% |
Georges Niang | 2014 | Iowa State | 16.7 | 4.5 | 53% |
Georges Niang | 2015 | Iowa State | 15.3 | 5.4 | 52% |
Perry Ellis | 2015 | Kansas | 13.8 | 6.9 | 48% |
Perry Ellis | 2016 | Kansas | 16.9 | 7.8 | 57% |
Georges Niang | 2016 | Iowa State | 20.5 | 6.2 | 60% |
Taurean Prince | 2016 | Baylor | 15.9 | 6.1 | 49% |
Jeffrey Carroll | 2017 | Oklahoma State | 17.7 | 7.3 | 67% |
Clip can hang!
Among the 15 listed above, Carroll ranks 7th on the list in points per game, 7th in rebounds, and 1st in effective field goal percentage. He definitely belongs on the 1st team this year in terms of sheer numbers. Of course, most of these guys were on better overall teams. If OSU can close strong, though, Carroll should make it.
But even if star sophomore Jawun Evans declares for the draft after this season, Oklahoma State will (hopefully) return at least one All-Big 12 star for 2017-2018 to build around.
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