On the latest episode of STATS by Will & Jim, sponsored by Homefield, Will Warren and Jim Root answer questions from subscribers in a mailbag episode.

0:00 Intro
3:45 Stat of the Day
8:36 5 Unluckiest programs of the last decade
16:21 What players from last year are overrated by their stats?
19:50 Do steals/blocks rate correlate to great defensive abilities?
22:30 Which D1 conference would you join?
25:46 How do you spot under the radar gems in the portal?
29:01 What coach is most likely to win their first title?
30:54 Go-to stats for successful up-transfers?
33:35 What are the most useless metrics?
36:10 What stats should you chase if you are over and under funded?
40:19 What new defensive stat would you like tracked?
44:30 What’s the next hot trend for college basketball teams?
46:45 Who is the next innovator at mid or low major levels?
50:15 Who are your favorite players or era?
55:20 What is the best style of play?
56:52 What is your ideal NCAA tournament system?
57:57 What teams should be paired together in a soccer club model?
1:02:57 What non-American sports venue do you want to visit most?
1:04:52 What are your thoughts on Brendan Sorsby?
1:06:00 What is your worst first date?
1:09:15 What is your review of the movie Backrooms
1:12:52 What historical experience do you want to be in person for?
1:15:09 Best meal you’ve had in a foreign country?
1:17:47 Best concert you’ve been to?
1:20:54 Go to food and beverage at a sporting event?
1:23:30 Best food you’ve ever had at a sporting event?
1:28:10 Wrap Up

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On the latest episode of STATS by Will & Jim, sponsored by Homefield, Will Warren and Jim Root pick their favorite games from last season.

0:00 Intro
4:44 Stat of the Day
11:14 Miami Ohio beats Ohio
15:20 UConn beats Duke
19:12 Arizona beats Iowa State
21:47 Alabama beats Arkansas
25:28 Texas Tech beats Arizona
28:19 Butler beats Providence
32:19 Nebraska beats Vanderbilt
35:27 High Point beats Wisconsin
39:21 UCLA beats Illinois
43:42 UConn beats Duke
46:45 UNC beats Duke
50:32 Penn beats Yale
55:24 Kentucky beats Santa Clara
59:34 Nebraska beats Illinois
1:04:12 Wisconsin beats Michigan
1:07:37 Dayton beats Saint Louis
1:09:16 Michigan beats Wake Forest
1:11:35 Iowa beats Florida
1:12:30 Missouri beats Oklahoma
1:13:00 Honorable Mentions
1:15:10 Wrap Up

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On the latest episode of STATS by Will & Jim, sponsored by Homefield, Will Warren and Jim Root's portal numbers series continues with the guards.

0:00 Intro
2:35 Will Wade
5:40 Stat of the Day
12:32 Cruz Davis & Preston Edmead
16:42 Potential Returning All-American PGs
22:13 NC State & Tennessee Backcourts
25:53 Alex Wilkins & Zoom Diallo
32:15 Andrej Shoshkikj & Ty’Reek Coleman
36:52 Neoklis Avdalas
41:22 UCF & Syracuse
45:42 Dedan Thomas Jr.
50:41 Elijah Crawford
54:19 BJ Davis
58:00 Corey Hadnot II
1:03:23 Trevan Leonhardt
1:06:44 Nils Machowski
1:09:21 Anthony Robinson II
1:11:28 Wrap Up

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On the latest episode of STATS by Will & Jim, sponsored by Homefield, Will Warren and Jim Root's portal numbers series continues with the wings.

0:00 Intro
3:05 Stat of the Day
7:43 Jordan Burks
13:36 Geosports.app
16:44 Tyler Tejada & Koree Cotton
19:24 Juke Harris & Tyler Lundblade
24:07 Jack Karasinski
27:43 Nikolas Khamenia
30:53 Reliable stat barriers for mid-major to high major
35:57 Denzel Aberdeen
40:12 Poor stat barriers for mid-major to high major
44:50 John Blackwell
48:55 Miles Byrd & Devin Vanterpool
53:11 Fred Payne & Isaiah Watts
57:04 Iowa, Nebraska, UConn & Duke defenses
1:01:09 Oregon
1:05:40 WAB Rebracketing Project
1:10:45 Wrap Up

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On the latest episode of STATS by Will & Jim, sponsored by Homefield, Will Warren and Jim Root begin a portal numbers series starting with the bigs.

0:00 Intro
4:08 Stat of the Day
8:55 Remaining bigs in portal
14:04 Michigan transfers last year vs this year
19:02 Alvaro Folgueiras/Drew Scharnowski
24:02 Flory Bidunga
26:45 Andrew McKeever
29:26 Kansas
35:15 Somto Cyril
39:46 North Carolina
44:39 Olivier Rioux
48:33 Kyle Evans
53:32 Xavier/Pitt
59:53 Grand Canyon
1:04:14 Wrap Up

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On the latest episode of STATS by Will & Jim, sponsored by Homefield, Will Warren and Jim Root discuss the numbers that defined this year's coaching carousel.

0:00 Intro
3:54 Stat of the Day
8:56 P5 Coaching Changes
13:15 Internal Coaching Promotions
18:33 P5 First Time Collegiate Coaches
24:32 Scott Cross
28:22 A-grade Coaching Hires
32:00 Chris Wright
35:27 Will Wade
40:55 Luke Murray
47:02 Hot Seat Coaches
52:14 Billy Donlon
56:18 Porter Moser
1:01:38 Nevada Smith
1:04:50 Length Coaches at Same School
1:07:56 Randy Bennett
1:12:55 Willstradamous
1:14:10 Wrap up

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On the latest episode of STATS by Will & Jim, sponsored by Homefield, Will Warren and Jim Root recap the most important numbers from the 2025-2026 season.

0:00 Intro
4:10 Stat of the Day
12:24 Most Efficient Basketball Season
17:16 Low Minutes Continuity
24:12 Miami Ohio
29:04 Fantastic Freshmen
32:50 Close Tournament Finishes
39:44 SEC Efficiency
44:55 Low KenPom Conferences
49:44 Cam Boozer
55:05 Blowouts Amongst Top Teams
1:02:26 Coaching Changes
1:07:35 Milan Momcilovic
1:11:15 Wrap Up

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On the latest episode of STATS by Will & Jim, sponsored by Homefield, Will Warren and Jim Root recap the numbers from the Final Four.

0:00 Intro
5:27 Stat of the Day
8:38 Michigan points scored in tournament
15:27 Title game possession count
20:00 UConn fast break points allowed
24:15 UConn 2pt distance
28:16 Arizona season 2pt dominance
34:43 Illinois 2pt% against UConn
45:00 UConn postseason future
49:45 Overall weekend thoughts
1:04:11 Wrap Up

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