Relationship Between Height & Efficient Defense Mechanism In College Basketball

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The relationship that I would like to explore for my research project is the relationship between height and defensive efficiency in college basketball for 2018-2019. If there is a correlation, I would like to try to find out how strong it is. This type of research would have been previously unattainable, but due to statistical information becoming more readily available, it is a project that can be done. With the introduction and more widespread usage of tempo free statistics in college basketball in the last decade, there has been an abundance of available information. Some of the key statistical concepts that have been introduced are “Tempo free numbers” which calculates defensive and offensive efficiencies based on points per possession, instead of total output of points in a game. Previously it was thought that if a team averaged 75 points per game they were better offensively than a team averaging 70, given similar strength of schedule. However, tempo free numbers account for how many possessions a team plays. So, say the team averaging 75 points has 65 total possessions in the game, and the team averaging 70 points averages 58 total possessions. So, calculating the tempo free numbers the first team would average 1.15 Points per possession, while the second team would average 1.21, meaning the lower scoring team would have a better offense. While a seemingly simple concept, stats like these have become widespread, helped by Ken Pomeroy, a former meteorologist who now runs a college basketball statistics website fulltime. (Kenpom.com). The specific relationship that I want to look more closely at is the one between adjusted defensive efficiency and height. It has long been suspected that taller lineups overall correlates with better defense, but I have not found a study to conclude this. The numbers that I would use from Kenpom.com are behind a paywall, but I would able to get them using my brother’s subscription. (He is a college basketball coach) The numbers are adjusted for playing time, so it would only be looking at the players who are playing and not the ones on the bench. I have the total numbers and numbers in standard units. More specifically I have the measurements of each of the five basketball positions and would like to look at if height at a certain position correlates more to a good defense than others. I would also like to look at how height affects the four factors on defense, which are the 4 subcategories that effect defense the most. Those are effective field goal percentage, offensive rebound rate, turnover rate, and FTA/FGA. Although this topic is a bit “college basketball nerdy”, it is something that I can apply some of my knowledge to try to come to a statistically signficant conclusion either way. It is a unique topic that I suspect might interest people if I were to find a conclusion. Data sources: Kenpom.com ../Downloads/height19 (1).csv
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Relationship Between Height and Efficient Defense Mechanism in College Basketball for The
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PROJECT PROPOSAL

Relationship Between Height and Efficient Defense Mechanism in College Basketball for The
Duration 2018-2019 Project Proposal
Project Summary
The research proposal aims at finding out if there is a relationship between height and
efficient defense mechanism in college basketball for the duration 2018-2019. If the relationship
really exists the research would want to determine how deep it is and to what extent tall player
was preferred to the starting line up (Ledolter, 2013). Due to the availability of statistical
information, this project can see the light of the day as there is widespread use of temple free
statistics in college basket over the last 10 years.
Problem Statement
There have been speculation...