Offensive Rebounding in the Big East

Yesterday we looked at offensive rebounding from a defensive perspective in the Pac-10. Today we’re going to go over some stats on offensive rebounding from an offensive perspective in the Big East. As you probably know, grabbing an offensive board greatly increases your offensive viability. You usually get the ball after a missed shot and either you have an easy put-back or can re-set the play. It’s one easy way to instantly improve your offense. Some Big East teams were better at this than others. Let’s take a look. According to KenPom.com, the Big East ranked like this in terms of offensive rebounding.

Rank of Big East Teams: Offensive Rebounding

  1. Pittsburgh
  2. West Virginia
  3. Cincinnati
  4. UConn
  5. St. John’s
  6. Villanova
  7. Providence
  8. Syracuse
  9. Marquette
  10. Louisville
  11. South Florida
  12. Rutgers
  13. Georgetown
  14. DePaul
  15. Seton Hall
  16. Notre Dame

What’s interesting is that despite having a top ten in the nation rebounder in Luke Harangody, the Irish were last on the list. DeJuan Blair powered Pitt to the No. 2 offensive rebounding team in the nation. Cincy and St. John’s snuck in the top tier despite not being elite in the conference standings.

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