UNC's Roy Williams Live: Tracking Points Per Possession
Posted Jan 31, 2017
Dean Smith, who majored in mathematics at Kansas, was one of the pioneers of in-depth statistical analysis that has grown increasingly popular in recent decades across all levels of sport. Points per possession was a Smith staple, and Roy Williams tracked the stat at UNC home games during the start of his career in the 1970s. It remains a staple for Williams.
(Inside Carolina)
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