Scouting Report
Strengths
Shoots it well from the 3pt line off the dribble and the catch (39.8 season)
Can create space off the dribble – to get off his shot or get into the lane
Finishes well in and around the lane
Can rebound and push in transition
Can defend the 3 & 4 – has good size and strength
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Weaknesses
Doesn’t look to playmake enough for his teammates
Below average athlete – lacks quickness
Struggles with quick shifty guards on the perimeter
Needs to improve his body – a little pudgy
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Summary
Ron has several skill sets that translate to the next level; he can shoot it from the 3pt line off the dribble or catch, he can create space off the bounce, and he can defend a few positions. He needs to improve his ability to play make for his teammates, also needs to improve his athleticism and overall quickness, along with make some improvements to his body as he lacks muscle definition.
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Honors
NIT/Haggerty Award (2022)
AP All-American Honorable Mention (2022)
All-Big Ten Second Team (2022)
All-Big Ten Third Team (2021)
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2020)
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Statistics
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Volume Shooting Analytics:
Harper Jr. has data significant enough to determine his potential as a volume shooter. This data suggests that he has a real chance to develop into a volume shooter, as he ranks as the 9th best volume shooter among eligible players, and is projected to shoot above 40% on 8 threes per 36 minutes.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SEeZMAm0sgkXAENAfXGJZ3g-m93VAUJM/view?usp=sharing
This data was created by AJ Wahl by ploting each game of a player's most recent season. The x-axis represents the amount of threes taken per minute, in order to normalize for minutes played. The y-axis is simply the player's three point percentage in that particular game. The line represents the trend between a player's three point volume, and their success. A upward slope means that a player gains efficiency as they shoot more often, and a downward slope means that a player loses efficiency the more shots they take. Note that 0.2 3PA/36 is roughly 7 3s, and 0.3 translates to 11 3s. Only players with an R^2 value above .04 were analyzed, to ensure that each player has at least some correlation between their attempts and their frequency.
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Defensive Versatility Analytics:
Despite his stout frame and defensive lineage, Harper Jr. ranks in the 37th percentile of defensively versatile wings. He defended guards and bigs an equal amout of time, but was not particularly successful with either position. His biggest weakness was matching up out of position.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13-2kUeAn9YO2yHvKOK5GvFlasdwEta7X/view?usp=sharing
This data was hand-tracked by AJ Wahl and Bryon Cook. Every single defensive possesion of each player's season was analyzed. This dataset includes all possessions when the defender is guarding on-ball, in man-to-man, and against a player not within their position group who shoots the ball, is fouled, or commits a turnover. The percentile listed above is a players standing compared to their postion group calculated by compliling and weighing various different metrics derrived from the hand-tracked data. This data only measures a portion of a player's impact, but it is clear that the ability to defend out of one's position group is a vital skill to contributing to winning basketball at the professional level.