New KenPom Stat - Average 2FG Distance

[M2MPrinciples]

KenPom added a new stat to his team pages going back to the 201-22 season, average two-point attempt distance (on both offense and defense). It's pretty self-explanatory, but it does include attempts resulting in fouls. Here's where we have stacked up:

2022 Offense: 7.0ft (243rd)
2022 Defense: 6.3ft (244th)

2023 Offense: 7.1ft (290th)
2023 Defense: 6.4ft (219th)

2024 Offense: 6.7ft (257th)
2024 Defense: 6.0ft (273rd)

2025 Offense: 6.7ft (274th)
2025 Defense: 6.6ft (58th)

2026 Offense: 6.0ft (199th)
2026 Defense: 6.3ft (111th)

In 2022 and 2023, we had Jesse but still struggled to get close looks outside of him as Jimmy, Buddy, Joe and Judah soaked up possessions. In 2025, as much as Lampkin left to be desired, offenses were largely afraid of initiating contact with him and to a lesser extent Davis. This year's been more of a mixed bag but I think it's safe to say that our bad three-point shooting has cost us opportunities to get close looks, especially with Kyle being more of a rim-runner than a bigger-bodied guy who backs dudes down.

 

[Brooky03]

I’d be interested in the full rankings to get an idea of how far apart the best and worst team averages are. Like, are we talking 2+ feet or a size 16 shoe?

Are shot charts accurate to a few inches?

 

[M2MPrinciples]

I’d be interested in the full rankings to get an idea of how far apart the best and worst team averages are. Like, are we talking 2+ feet or a size 16 shoe?

Are shot charts accurate to a few inches?

1st in the country tends to be around 4.5 feet, last around 8.5. It makes sense since the math says that any two beyond a certain point should either be a dunk or three instead, and there’s evidence that forcing long twos and taking short ones is a repeatable coaching style akin to tempo and three-point attempt rate.

 

[Fly Rodder]

KenPom added a new stat to his team pages going back to the 201-22 season, average two-point attempt distance (on both offense and defense). It's pretty self-explanatory, but it does include attempts resulting in fouls. Here's where we have stacked up:

In 2022 and 2023, we had Jesse but still struggled to get close looks outside of him as Jimmy, Buddy, Joe and Judah soaked up possessions. In 2025, as much as Lampkin left to be desired, offenses were largely afraid of initiating contact with him and to a lesser extent Davis. This year's been more of a mixed bag but I think it's safe to say that our bad three-point shooting has cost us opportunities to get close looks, especially with Kyle being more of a rim-runner than a bigger-bodied guy who backs dudes down.

That's pretty similar to what I feel I've seen from the offense. There are typically posts in the game threads that say that SU always looks like it is playing offense in a scrum and other teams don't. I think that is coaching and not having an offensive system that fits the level of talent.

The best teams get the ball to players in their strong spot (Kyle anywhere within ~3 feet of the rim, Betsey in the corner, etc.) or to their strongest player and give him space to operate. I know I've posted before that IMO SU players try to break through double teams and force up shots more than any other team I've watched.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

Also, the fact that allowing an average 2PA distance of 6.3ft was in the bottom ~30% of teams in 2022 but in the top ~30% of teams in 2026 (thus far) is interesting. Suggests that teams around CBB are taking longer twos, which is reflective of some combination of better rim protection and more drop coverage and only fighting over screens if the shooter is elite.