UCLA Superlative Statistics

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 - 5
3. Kevin Love - 2
3. Darren Collison  - 2
4. Four tied with - 1
UCLA 21, Opponents 16

Dives For Loose Balls
1. Russell Westbrook - 9
2. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - 8
3. Kevin Love - 6
4. Four tied with - 5
UCLA 46, Opponents 31

Second Chance Points
1. Kevin Love - 70
2. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - 47
3. Lorenzo Mata-Real - 29
4. Darren Collison - 17
5. Josh Shipp  - 15
UCLA 208, Opponents 141

Points in the Paint
1. Kevin Love - 134
2. Russell Westbrook- 82
3. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - 78
4. Josh Shipp  - 74
5. Darren Collison - 48
UCLA 516 Opponents 342

3-PT Plays Attempted/Made (the "old" fashion way)
1. Kevin Love - 16/13
2. Russell Westbrook - 8/5
3. Josh Shipp - 5/4
3. Darren Collison - 5/4
3. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - 5/4
UCLA 39/30, Opponents 14/11

FT% Last Four Minutes in Game (more than 4 attempts)
1. Josh Shipp - 8 of 8 (1.000)
2. Russell Westbrook - 9 of 10 (.900)
3. Kevin Love - 10 of 13 (.769)
4  Darren Collison - 5 of 7 (.714)
5. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 3 of 6 (.500)
5. Lorenzo Mata-Real 3 of 6 (.500)
UCLA 40 of 54 (.741), Opponents 19 of 23 (.826)

Control the Tip
1. Kevin Love - 4 of 5 (.800)
2. Alfred Aboya - 7 of 10 (.700)
3. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 0 of 1 (.000)
UCLA 11 of 16 (.688), Opponents 5 of 16 (.312)

Source: UCLA Athletic Department (through 1/12/07)

(photo credit: J Rosenfeld)