North Carolina Tar Heels

1998 PLAYER RATINGS

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Player              Yr  Pos

Bersticker, Brian   FR  C

Brooker, Michael    FR  G

Carter, Vince       JR  F

Cota, Ed            SO  G

Frederick, Brad     JR  F

Haywood, Brendan    FR  C

Jamison, Antawn     JR  F

Melendez, Orlando   FR  F

Ndiaye, Makhtar     SR  F

Newby, Terrence     SO  G

Okulaja, Ademola    JR  F

Owens, Max          FR  G

Williams, Scott     JR  G

Williams, Shammond  SR  G

 

ALL GAMES

 

Regulars

Jamison      .972 A

Carter       .854 A

Sh.Williams  .817 A

Cota         .694 B

Okulaja      .454 C

Ndiaye       .318 C

Reserves

Melendez    1.325 A+

Bersticker   .936 A

Owens        .615 B

Haywood      .558 B

Newby        .462 C

Sc.Williams  .114 D

Brooker      .069 D

Frederick    .049 D

Team Ratings

UNC          .695 B

Opp          .397 C

ACC GAMES

 

Regulars

Jamison     1.024 A+

Sh.Williams  .811 A

Carter       .794 A

Cota         .608 B

Okulaja      .408 C

Ndiaye       .340 C

Reserves

Sc.Williams  .725 B

Bersticker   .688 B

Newby        .502 B

Owens        .480 C

Haywood      .479 C

Brooker      .134 D

Frederick   -.062 F

Team Ratings

UNC          .678 B

Opp          .450 C

LAST GAME

 

NCAA5:UTAH

03/28/98

 

LOST 59-65

(34-4, 16-3)

 

Regulars

Carter       .777 A

Cota         .604 B

Okulaja      .517 B

Jamison      .491 C

Sh.Williams  .188 D

Ndiaye      -.547 F

Reserves

Haywood      .359 C

Opp Top 3

Miller       .818 A

Doleac       .816 A

Johnsen      .657 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .443 C

Opp          .502 B

***Also check out the Archived Ratings and Top 10 Ratings Pages***

EXPLANATION:

Using player stats, I came up with a way to rate player productivity based on stats per minute played.

 

Based on the official box score, players get various positive rating points for rebounds, points scored, blocks, assists, and steals. They lose rating points for fouls and turnovers. Shooting percentages also effect the ratings, factored by how many shots are attempted. Basically, shooting exactly 50% 2pt-FGs, 33% 3pt-FGs, or 75% FTs equals 0 rating points. Anything above those percentages will increase rating points and anything below those percentages will reduce rating points. The total rating points are then divided by the minutes played and the resulting numbers are game-pace adjusted.

 

I also like to grade the players based on these ratings.

 

A+ is 1.000+ (Star Player!)

A is .750 to .999

B is .500 to .749

C is .250 to .499

D is .000 to .249

F is for a negative rating (doing more bad than good)


INDIVIDUAL GAME RATINGS

MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST

11/14/97

 

WON 84-56

(1-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Carter      1.315 A+

Okulaja     1.165 A+

Sh.Williams 1.165 A+

Cota        1.153 A+

Ndiaye       .854 A

Frederick    .106 D

Reserves

Melendez    2.330 A+

Newby       2.097 A+

Owens        .777 A

Haywood      .043 D

Bersticker   .000 D

Brooker     -.932 F

Sc.Williams-1.165 F

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .978 A

Opp          .423 C

RICHMOND

11/19/97

 

WON 84-65

(2-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Sh.Williams 1.385 A+

Jamison     1.288 A+

Carter       .862 A

Ndiaye       .581 B

Haywood      .571 B

Okulaja      .454 C

Reserves

Brooker      .707 B

Frederick    .707 B

Newby        .530 B

Bersticker   .000 D

Sc.Williams  .000 D

Melendez   -2.120 F

Opp Top 3

Stevenson    .759 A

Poole        .510 B

Brown        .483 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .871 A

Opp          .341 C

CALIFORNIA

11/22/97

 

WON 71-47

(3-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Sh.Williams  .961 A

Jamison      .741 B

Carter       .712 B

Cota         .693 B

Okulaja      .588 B

Ndiaye       .215 D

Reserves

Owens       4.092 A+

Melendez    2.046 A+

Bersticker  1.023 A+

Haywood      .720 B

Frederick    .000 D

Brooker     -.512 F

Newby      -1.876 F

Sc.Williams-2.046 F

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .682 B

Opp          .199 D

UCLA

11/27/97

 

WON 109-68

(4-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Cota        1.267 A+

Carter      1.153 A+

Jamison     1.091 A+

Haywood     1.034 A+

Sh.Williams 1.018 A+

Ndiaye       .977 A

Okulaja      .599 B

Reserves

Frederick    .778 A

Bersticker   .770 A

Newby        .513 B

Owens        .470 C

Sc.Williams  .449 C

Brooker     -.128 F

Opp Top 3

Davis        .808 A

Knight       .363 C

Loyd         .289 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .927 A

Opp          .274 C

SETON HALL

11/28/97

 

WON 95-65

(5-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Cota        1.580 A+

Carter      1.512 A+

Okulaja     1.299 A+

Jamison     1.262 A+

Sh.Williams  .396 C

Ndiaye       .394 C

Haywood     -.346 F

Reserves

Frederick    .607 B

Bersticker   .413 C

Brooker      .362 C

Owens        .000 D

Newby       -.386 F

Sc.Williams -.482 F

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .834 A

Opp          .267 C

PURDUE

11/29/97

 

WON 73-69

(6-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Sh.Williams  .863 A

Jamison      .786 A

Ndiaye       .611 B

Carter       .542 B

Cota         .343 C

Okulaja      .065 D

Reserves

Haywood      .316 C

Frederick  -1.186 F

Opp Top 3

Miller      1.696 A+

Eldridge     .742 B

Cardinal     .559 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .523 B

Opp          .476 C

LOUISVILLE

12/03/97

 

WON 81-72

(7-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Sh.Williams 1.346 A+

Jamison      .968 A

Cota         .521 B

Carter       .341 C

Okulaja      .296 C

Ndiaye       .174 D

Reserves

Haywood      .474 C

Newby        .000 D

Owens        .000 D

Sc.Williams  .000 D

Frederick   -.949 F

Brooker    -1.898 F

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .642 B

Opp          .484 C

TENN-CHATTANOOGA

12/05/97

 

WON 68-38

(8-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Jamison     1.457 A+

Cota         .790 A

Carter       .716 B

Haywood      .674 B

Okulaja      .562 B

Sh.Williams  .145 D

Ndiaye      -.245 F

Reserves

Owens       1.797 A+

Bersticker   .700 B

Brooker      .140 D

Sc.Williams  .000 D

Frederick   -.123 F

Newby       -.163 F

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .587 B

Opp          .103 D

VIRGINIA TECH

12/06/97

 

WON 78-57

(9-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Carter      1.311 A+

Sh.Williams  .772 A

Jamison      .571 B

Cota         .408 C

Okulaja      .337 C

Ndiaye       .220 D

Reserves

Brooker     3.238 A+

Bersticker  1.259 A+

Haywood      .999 A

Frederick    .720 B

Newby        .000 D

Owens        .000 D

Sc.Williams  .000 D

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .685 B

Opp          .311 C

PRINCETON

12/13/97

 

WON 50-42

(10-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Cota         .967 A

Sh.Williams  .796 A

Carter       .633 B

Okulaja      .128 D

Jamison      .026 D

Ndiaye      -.137 F

Reserves

Haywood     1.542 A+

Frederick    .000 D

Opp Top 3

Henderson    .848 A

Earl         .594 B

Mastaglio    .264 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .458 C

Opp          .308 C

HAMPTON

12/16/97

 

WON 92-69

(11-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Jamison     1.420 A+

Cota        1.330 A+

Carter      1.050 A+

Okulaja      .717 B

Sh.Williams  .692 B

Haywood      .648 B

Ndiaye       .362 C

Reserves

Bersticker  2.161 A+

Newby        .695 B

Owens        .618 B

Brooker      .154 D

Frederick    .000 D

Sc.Williams  .000 D

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .895 A

Opp          .389 C

FLORIDA STATE

12/20/97

 

WON 81-73

(12-0, 1-0)

 

Regulars

Cota        1.301 A+

Carter      1.125 A+

Jamison     1.023 A+

Sh.Williams  .617 B

Okulaja      .119 D

Ndiaye      -.149 F

Reserves

Brooker     2.082 A+

Haywood     -.521 F

Opp Top 3

Jackson      .618 B

Greer        .607 B

Hale         .469 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .739 B

Opp          .432 C

GEORGIA

12/27/97

 

WON 82-80

(13-0, 1-0)

 

Regulars

Jamison     1.057 A+

Carter       .789 A

Cota         .521 B

Okulaja      .252 C

Sh.Williams  .248 D

Ndiaye       .197 D

Reserves

Owens       4.412 A+

Haywood      .551 B

Brooker      .000 D

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .567 B

Opp          .526 B

BETHUNE-COOKMAN

12/29/97

 

WON 97-46

(14-0, 1-0)

 

Regulars

Bersticker  1.826 A+

Carter      1.641 A+

Sh.Williams 1.328 A+

Haywood     1.046 A+

Jamison      .990 A

Cota         .908 A

Okulaja      .745 B

Ndiaye       .545 B

Newby        .396 C

Owens       -.174 F

Frederick   -.238 F

Reserves

Sc.Williams  .218 D

Brooker     -.484 F

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .901 A

Opp          .141 D

CLEMSON

01/03/98

 

WON 73-70

(15-0, 2-0)

 

Regulars

Jamison     1.028 A+

Sh.Williams  .927 A

Carter       .776 A

Okulaja      .566 B

Cota         .440 C

Ndiaye       .377 C

Reserves

Haywood      .189 D

Opp Top 3

Buckner     1.627 A+

Jamison     1.297 A+

Iturbe       .621 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .684 B

Opp          .607 B

GEORGIA TECH

01/08/98

 

WON 96-75

(16-0, 3-0)

 

Regulars

Haywood     1.150 A+

Carter      1.062 A+

Jamison      .925 A

Cota         .868 A

Sh.Williams  .711 B

Okulaja      .683 B

Ndiaye       .376 C

Reserves

Newby        .000 D

Sc.Williams  .000 D

Bersticker  -.261 F

Owens       -.314 F

Frederick   -.436 F

Brooker     -.784 F

Opp Top 3

Floyd        .784 A

Harpring     .739 B

Jones        .707 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .729 B

Opp          .441 C

VIRGINIA

01/10/98

 

WON 81-73

(17-0, 4-0)

 

Regulars

Jamison     1.559 A+

Carter       .952 A

Cota         .728 B

Sh.Williams  .403 C

Okulaja      .346 C

Ndiaye       .232 D

Reserves

Bersticker   .000 D

Brooker      .000 D

Frederick    .000 D

Haywood      .000 D

Newby        .000 D

Owens      -1.142 F

Opp Top 3

Nolan        .994 A

Staples      .881 A

Watson       .721 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .678 B

Opp          .457 C

MARYLAND

01/14/98

 

LOST 83-89 (OT)

(17-1, 4-1)

 

Regulars

Jamison      .917 A

Ndiaye       .917 A

Carter       .572 B

Sh.Williams  .546 B

Okulaja      .453 C

Cota         .350 C

Reserves

Haywood     -.700 F

Owens      -2.101 F

Opp Top 3

Profit      1.025 A+

Elliott      .970 A

Mardesich    .793 A

Team Ratings

UNC          .577 B

Opp          .669 B

APPALACHIAN STATE

01/17/98

 

WON 96-63

(18-1, 4-1)

 

Regulars

Cota        1.543 A+

Jamison     1.385 A+

Okulaja     1.322 A+

Carter      1.203 A+

Sh.Williams 1.052 A+

Haywood      .934 A

Bersticker   .365 C

Ndiaye       .106 D

Reserves

Newby        .651 B

Owens        .651 B

Brooker      .000 D

Frederick   -.130 F

Sc.Williams -.456 F

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .938 A

Opp          .368 C

NC STATE

01/21/98

 

WON 74-60

(19-1, 5-1)

 

Regulars

Jamison     2.307 A+

Cota        1.057 A+

Carter       .647 B

Okulaja      .265 C

Sh.Williams  .258 C

Ndiaye       .093 D

Haywood     -.359 F

Reserves

Owens       -.235 F

Opp Top 3

Inge         .784 A

Benjamin     .608 B

Miller       .392 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .724 B

Opp          .437 C

FLORIDA STATE

01/24/98

 

WON 103-55

(20-1, 6-1)

 

Regulars

Sh.Williams 1.674 A+

Carter      1.273 A+

Jamison     1.231 A+

Cota        1.181 A+

Haywood     1.087 A+

Okulaja      .690 B

Ndiaye       .663 B

Reserves

Sc.Williams 1.561 A+

Owens       1.171 A+

Newby       1.129 A+

Bersticker   .390 C

Frederick    .000 D

Brooker     -.110 F

Opp Top 3

Louis        .727 B

Shabazz      .400 C

Hale         .270 C

Team Ratings

UNC         1.023 A+

Opp          .209 D

CLEMSON

01/28/98

 

WON 88-79

(21-1, 7-1)

 

Regulars

Haywood     1.063 A+

Carter      1.006 A+

Sh.Williams  .815 A

Cota         .777 A

Ndiaye       .689 B

Jamison      .579 B

Okulaja      .288 C

Reserves

Frederick    .377 C

Opp Top 3

McIntyre    1.144 A+

Iturbe      1.006 A+

Buckner      .791 A

Team Ratings

UNC          .699 B

Opp          .481 C

WAKE FOREST

01/31/98

 

WON 79-73

(22-1, 8-1)

 

Regulars

Sh.Williams  .940 A

Jamison      .790 A

Carter       .599 B

Cota         .493 C

Okulaja      .483 C

Ndiaye       .083 D

Reserves

Haywood      .122 D

Opp Top 3

O'Kelley    1.022 A+

Goolsby      .839 A

Vidaurreta   .484 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .594 B

Opp          .494 C

dook

02/05/98

 

WON 97-73

(23-1, 9-1)

 

Regulars

Jamison     1.227 A+

Haywood     1.010 A+

Sh.Williams  .813 A

Cota         .798 A

Carter       .594 B

Ndiaye       .509 B

Okulaja      .362 C

Reserves

Brooker      .000 D

Frederick    .000 D

Newby        .000 D

Owens        .000 D

Opp Top 3

Wojciechowski.690 B

Carrawell    .663 B

McLeod       .464 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .766 A

Opp          .343 C

GEORGIA TECH

02/08/98

 

WON 107-100 (2OT)

(24-1, 10-1)

 

Regulars

Sh.Williams 1.566 A+

Carter       .985 A

Jamison      .745 B

Okulaja      .394 C

Cota         .349 C

Ndiaye       .229 D

Reserves

Bersticker   .000 D

Haywood    -1.000 F

Opp Top 3

Harpring     .960 A

Maddox       .816 A

Spivey       .625 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .751 A

Opp          .571 B

VIRGINIA

02/11/98

 

WON 60-45

(25-1, 11-1)

 

Regulars

Carter       .969 A

Cota         .688 B

Jamison      .630 B

Okulaja      .381 C

Ndiaye       .344 C

Reserves

Owens       4.240 A+

Sh.Williams  .088 D

Haywood     -.530 F

Frederick   -.707 F

Opp Top 3

Staples      .556 B

Ducharme     .525 B

Watson       .407 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .597 B

Opp          .295 C

MARYLAND

02/14/98

 

WON 85-67

(26-1, 12-1)

 

Regulars

Jamison     1.506 A+

Carter      1.004 A+

Haywood      .898 A

Sh.Williams  .674 B

Cota         .453 C

Okulaja      .248 D

Ndiaye       .075 D

Reserves

none

Opp Top 3

Morris      1.010 A+

Ekezie       .698 B

Stokes       .505 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .721 B

Opp          .463 C

NC STATE

02/21/98

 

LOST 72-86

(26-2, 12-2)

 

Regulars

Jamison      .900 A

Sh.Williams  .874 A

Ndiaye       .536 B

Carter       .518 B

Okulaja      .243 D

Cota         .152 D

Reserves

Frederick    .000 D

Haywood      .000 D

Opp Top 3

Harrison    1.320 A+

Inge        1.064 A+

Benjamin    1.013 A+

Team Ratings

UNC          .548 B

Opp          .810 A

WAKE FOREST

02/24/98

 

WON 72-53

(27-2, 13-2)

 

Regulars

Sh.Williams 1.005 A+

Ndiaye       .875 A

Jamison      .796 A

Okulaja      .732 B

Carter       .630 B

Cota         .519 B

Reserves

Bersticker   .000 D

Frederick    .000 D

Newby        .000 D

Owens        .000 D

Sc.Williams  .000 D

Brooker    -1.079 F

Haywood    -1.079 F

Opp Top 3

Braswell     .971 A

Goolsby      .719 B

Shoemaker    .494 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .734 B

Opp          .401 C

dook

02/28/98

 

LOST 75-77

(27-3, 13-3)

 

Regulars

Jamison      .957 A

Carter       .614 B

Sh.Williams  .587 B

Cota         .244 D

Okulaja      .238 D

Ndiaye       .064 D

Reserves

Haywood      .265 C

Opp Top 3

McLeod       .937 A

Brand        .694 B

WojciechowskI.661 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .484 C

Opp          .501 B

ACC1:NC STATE

03/06/98

 

WON 73-46

(28-3, 14-3)

 

Regulars

Sh.Williams 1.075 A+

Jamison     1.054 A+

Cota         .752 A

Ndiaye       .493 C

Okulaja      .462 C

Carter       .228 D

Reserves

Bersticker  3.453 A+

Owens       2.775 A+

Brooker     1.665 A+

Haywood      .264 C

Frederick    .222 D

Newby       -.370 F

Sc.Williams-1.110 F

Opp Top 3

Harrison     .577 B

Benjamin     .350 C

Kelley       .208 D

Team Ratings

UNC          .740 B

Opp          .155 D

ACC2:MARYLAND

03/07/98

 

WON 83-73 (OT)

(29-3, 15-3)

 

Regulars

Carter       .727 B

Sh.Williams  .570 B

Jamison      .511 B

Haywood      .508 B

Okulaja      .381 C

Cota         .366 C

Ndiaye      -.221 F

Reserves

none

Opp Top 3

Jasikevicius .626 B

Stokes       .574 B

Morris       .563 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .467 C

Opp          .420 C

ACC3:dook

03/08/98

 

WON 83-68

(30-3, 16-3)

 

Regulars

Jamison     1.133 A+

Carter       .768 A

Sh.Williams  .650 B

Okulaja      .461 C

Cota         .326 C

Ndiaye       .206 D

Reserves

Haywood     -.119 F

Opp Top 3

McLeod      1.054 A+

Carrawell    .872 A

Brand        .447 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .595 B

Opp          .391 C

NCAA1:NAVY

03/12/98

 

WON 88-52

(31-3, 16-3)

 

Regulars

Jamison      .946 A

Cota         .920 A

Ndiaye       .850 A

Carter       .705 B

Sh.Williams  .543 B

Okulaja     -.083 F

Reserves

Brooker     1.431 A+

Sc.Williams 1.288 A+

Newby       1.202 A+

Owens       1.145 A+

Bersticker   .515 B

Frederick    .215 D

Haywood      .095 D

Opp Top 3

Lookabill    .361 C

Victor       .352 C

Jos.Williams .299 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .681 B

Opp          .189 D

NCAA2:UNC-CHARLOTTE

03/14/98

 

WON 93-83 (OT)

(32-3, 16-3)

 

Regulars

Sh.Williams 1.296 A+

Carter      1.035 A+

Jamison      .619 B

Okulaja      .510 B

Cota         .144 D

Ndiaye      -.037 F

Reserves

Haywood     1.449 A+

Opp Top 3

Guevara      .926 A

Johnson      .659 B

Colson       .573 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .674 B

Opp          .528 B

NCAA3:MICHIGAN STATE

03/19/98

 

WON 73-58

(33-3, 16-3)

 

Regulars

Carter       .867 A

Jamison      .845 A

Sh.Williams  .749 B

Cota         .580 B

Ndiaye       .096 D

Okulaja     -.128 F

Reserves

Haywood      .232 D

Bersticker   .000 D

Brooker      .000 D

Frederick    .000 D

Owens        .000 D

Sc.Williams  .000 D

Newby       -.926 F

Opp Top 3

Bell         .901 A

Cleaves      .538 B

Peterson     .201 D

Team Ratings

UNC          .511 B

Opp          .330 C

NCAA4:CONNECTICUT

03/21/98

 

WON 75-64

(34-3, 16-3)

 

Regulars

Okulaja      .838 A

Cota         .815 A

Sh.Williams  .744 B

Carter       .717 B

Jamison      .713 B

Ndiaye       .097 D

Reserves

Haywood      .000 D

Opp Top 3

El-amin      .953 A

Hardnett     .934 A

Freeman      .367 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .676 B

Opp          .395 C