The UK media guide started tracking FTA per game in the 1949 season. The following does NOT break down the numbers for home games versus road games. One would have to go through each box score to get that number so feel free to do that if so inclined. The numbers are interesting.
Rupp 1949-72 (23 seasons) 641 games:
UK 16,086 FTA 25.1 per game
Opp 16,703 FTA 26.1 per game
Opponents shot more Free Throws in 14 of those seasons; UK never made more free throws in a season than the opponents shot
Hall 1973-85 (13 seasons) 397 games:
UK 8848 FTA 22.3 per game
Opponents 8239 20.8 per game
Opponents shot more FTA in 3 seasons; UK never made more FTs than opponents attempted
Sutton 1986-89 (4 seasons) 130 games:
UK 2722 FTA 20.9 per game
Opponents 2300 FTA 17.7 per game
Opponents shot more FTA in 2 seasons; 2 years UK made more FTs than opponents attempted
Pitino 1990-97 (8 seasons) 269 games:
UK 6388 FTA 23.7 per game
Opponents 7040 FTA 26.2 per game
Opponents shot more FTA in 7 seasons; UK never made more FTs than opponents attempted
Smith 1998-07 (10 seasons) 346 games:
UK 7104 FTA 20.5 per game
Opponents 6278 FTA 18.1 per game
Opponents shot more FTA in 1 season; UK never made more FTs than opponents attempted
BCG 2008-09 (2 seasons) 67 games
UK 1421 FTA 21.1 per game
Opponents 1423 FTA 21.2 per game
Opponents shot more FTA in 1 season; UK never made more FTs than opponents attempted
Calipari 2010-16 (6+ seasons) 250 games
UK 6031 FTA 24.1 per game
Opponents 4534 FTA 18.1 per game
0 years opponents had more FTA; 3 years UK made more FTs than opponents attempted
****All Time*** for 1949-2016 66+ seasons 2100 games
UK shot 48,600 FTA 23.1 per game
Opponents 46,517 FTA 22.2 per game
Opponents shot more FTA in 28 seasons (42.4%) of the time. Since UK nearly always has better players, with more skill and greater size AND has the lead late in most games.....shooting 1 more FT a game than our opponents over 66+ years is remarkable. So much for Refs giving UK all these calls through the years.
Darryl
Rupp 1949-72 (23 seasons) 641 games:
UK 16,086 FTA 25.1 per game
Opp 16,703 FTA 26.1 per game
Opponents shot more Free Throws in 14 of those seasons; UK never made more free throws in a season than the opponents shot
Hall 1973-85 (13 seasons) 397 games:
UK 8848 FTA 22.3 per game
Opponents 8239 20.8 per game
Opponents shot more FTA in 3 seasons; UK never made more FTs than opponents attempted
Sutton 1986-89 (4 seasons) 130 games:
UK 2722 FTA 20.9 per game
Opponents 2300 FTA 17.7 per game
Opponents shot more FTA in 2 seasons; 2 years UK made more FTs than opponents attempted
Pitino 1990-97 (8 seasons) 269 games:
UK 6388 FTA 23.7 per game
Opponents 7040 FTA 26.2 per game
Opponents shot more FTA in 7 seasons; UK never made more FTs than opponents attempted
Smith 1998-07 (10 seasons) 346 games:
UK 7104 FTA 20.5 per game
Opponents 6278 FTA 18.1 per game
Opponents shot more FTA in 1 season; UK never made more FTs than opponents attempted
BCG 2008-09 (2 seasons) 67 games
UK 1421 FTA 21.1 per game
Opponents 1423 FTA 21.2 per game
Opponents shot more FTA in 1 season; UK never made more FTs than opponents attempted
Calipari 2010-16 (6+ seasons) 250 games
UK 6031 FTA 24.1 per game
Opponents 4534 FTA 18.1 per game
0 years opponents had more FTA; 3 years UK made more FTs than opponents attempted
****All Time*** for 1949-2016 66+ seasons 2100 games
UK shot 48,600 FTA 23.1 per game
Opponents 46,517 FTA 22.2 per game
Opponents shot more FTA in 28 seasons (42.4%) of the time. Since UK nearly always has better players, with more skill and greater size AND has the lead late in most games.....shooting 1 more FT a game than our opponents over 66+ years is remarkable. So much for Refs giving UK all these calls through the years.
Darryl
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