Interesting Stats About College Basketball

[Tugg Speedman]

The NCAA has a twitter feed called "NCAA Research"  Here are some interesting stats about college basketball, in no particular order

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NCAA Research @NCAAResearch  Hoops: 13% of men, 9% of women playing in D1 transferred from another 4-year college. In #NCAAD2 = MBB 17%, WBB 14%

NCAA Research @NCAAResearch  76% of D1 MBB players think they're likely to play pro ball. 48% in #NCAAD2, 21% in #whyD3 (#NCAA GOALS study)

NCAA Research @NCAAResearch The typical #NCAA MBB player picked in #NBAdraft has completed 3/4 of degree coursework (30% already w/ degree)

NCAA Research @NCAAResearch  Between 2008-2013, 16% of #NCAA MBB players chosen in #NBAdraft were frosh. 19% soph, 21% juniors, 44% seniors

NCAA Research @NCAAResearch  Only 1 of every 3,346 HS seniors playing boys hoops will someday be picked in the #NBAdraft http://ow.ly/yoeLi

NCAA Research @NCAAResearch  88% of #NCAA MBB SAs picked in #NBAdraft 2008-2013 attended 1 college. Only 4% were 2-yr xfers into D1; 8% 4-yr xfer

 NCAA Research @NCAAResearch  (540,000 boys playing HS hoops + International prospects) / 60 #NBAdraft slots = Easy math http://ow.ly/yocDD

NCAA Research @NCAAResearch Past 3 years, average cumulative GPA of 23 'one-and-done' MBB players picked in #NBAdraft was 2.94. None below 2.25

NCAA Research @NCAAResearch  Since 2011, 23 young men chosen in #NBAdraft after 1 yr of college ball. Only 1 left school academically ineligible