UCLA Superlative Statistics 12/19

By Bruin Basketball Report

College basketball fans are familiar with published statistics such
as rebounds, assists, points scored, and field goal and free throw
percentage as a marker of a player's performance and contribution to
his team.

Those
who follow UCLA Bruins basketball and know the value Head Coach Ben Howland
places on hustle, toughness, and performance under pressure will
appreciate a separate set of statistics kept by the Bruin coaching staff, a set of numbers
referred to as "Superlative Statistics".

Charges Taken
1. Alfred Aboya - 8
2. Lorenzo Mata-Real - 4
3. Kevin Love - 2
4. 3 tied - 1
UCLA 17, Opponents 7

Dives For Loose Balls
1. Russell Westbrook - 6
2. Kevin Love - 5
3. Lorenzo Mata-Real - 4
3. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - 4
5. Alfred Aboya -3
UCLA 29, Opponents 16

Second Chance Points
1. Kevin Love - 48
2. Lorenzo Mata-Real - 27
3. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - 20
4. Josh Shipp - 13
5. Alfred Aboya  - 12
UCLA 135, Opponents 76

Points in the Paint
1. Kevin Love - 86
2. Josh Shipp - 52
3. Russell Westbrook - 46
4. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute  - 38
5. Lorenzo Mata-Real - 30
UCLA 340, Opponents 208

3-PT Plays Attempted/Made (the "old" fashion way)
1. Kevin Love - 12/10
2. Russell Westbrook - 7/4
3. Josh Shipp - 4/3
3. Darren Collison - 4/3
5. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - 2/1
UCLA 29/21, Opponents 10/7

FT% Last Four Minutes in Game (more than 2 attempts)
1. Josh Shipp - 6 of 6 (1.000)
2. Mustafa Abdul-Hamid - 3 of 3 (1.000)
3. Russell Westbrook - 5 of 6 (.833)
4. Kevin Schmidt - 3 of 4 (.750)
5  Kevin Love - 4 of 7 (.571)
6. Lorenzo Mata-Real 3 of 6 (.500)
UCLA 23 of 36 (.694), Opponents 14 of 17 (.778)

Control the Tip
1. Alfred Aboya - 5 of 7 (.714)
2. Kevin Love - 1 of 2 (.500)
3. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 0 of 1 (.000)
UCLA 6 of 10 (.600), Opponents 4 of 10 (.400)

Source: UCLA Athletic Department (12/17/07)

(photo credit: J Rosenfeld)