Big East Basketball Statistical Leaders: West Virginia's Kevin Jones And Darryl Bryant Are First And Third In Scoring

by Patrick_the_Ruminator on Jan 9, 2012 6:00 AM EST in Big East Stats

After another week of Big East action, West Virginia now has two players in the top three in scoring in the league: Kevin Jones and Darryl Bryant. Jones retained his lead in scoring and rebounding. Bryant moved into the #3 spot in scoring. DePaul's Cleveland Melvin moved up one spot to second in scoring.

Pitt fell out of first place in points per possession offense and was overtaken by No. 1 Syracuse. Louisville remained the top team in the conference in points per possession defense despite another loss on Saturday. Cincinnati moved up to the #2 spot in points per possession defense.

Overall Non-Conference Record 2011-2012: 153-45 (.773), Vs. Top 25: 8-13 (.381).

Record Against Power Conferences (39-35, .527):
ACC: 6-2
Atlantic 10: 9-5
Big Ten: 1-4
Big 12: 4-7
Conference USA: 5-3
Missouri Valley: 1-2
Mountain West: 0-0
Pac-12: 3-1
SEC: 10-9
West Coast: 0-2

Now for Individual leaders:

**Scoring**
Rank	Player	Team	Points Per Game
1.	Kevin Jones	West Virginia	19.8
2.	Cleveland Melvin	DePaul	18.9
3.	Darryl Bryant	West Virginia	18.4

**Rebounds**
Rank	Player	Team	Rebounds Per Game
1.	Kevin Jones	West Virginia	11.9
2.	Herb Pope	Seton Hall	10.7
3.	Gorgui Dieng	Louisville	9.4

**Assists**
Rank	Player	Team	Assists Per Game
1.	Jordan Theodore	Seton Hall	7.4
2.	Vincent Council	Providence	6.6
3.	Shabazz Napier	Connecticut	6.2

**Steals**
Rank	Player	Team	Steals Per Game
1.	Fuquan Edwin	Seton Hall	3.2
2.	Russ Smith	Louisville	2.4
3.	Dion Waiters	Syracuse	2.2

**Blocks**
Rank	Player	Team	Blocks Per Game
1.	Gorgui Dieng	Louisville	3.3
2.	Fabricio Melo	Syracuse	2.9
3.	Andre Drummond	Connecticut	2.7

Now for the team leaders:

**Points/Possession**
Rank	Team	Points Per Possession
1.	Syracuse	1.155
2.	Pittsburgh	1.146
3.	Connecticut	1.082

**Points/Possession Defense**
Rank	Team	Points Per Possession
1.	Louisville	.840
2.	Cincinnati	.858
3.	Syracuse	.862

**Free Throws**
Rank	Team	Free Throw Percentage
1.	Villanova	76.3
2.	Georgetown	72.1
3.	Notre Dame	71.9

**Rebound Margin**
Rank	Team	Rebound Margin
1.	Pittsburgh	+13.3
2.	Connecticut	+6.5
3.	West Virginia	+5.9

**Turnover Margin**
Rank	Team	Turnover Margin
1.	Syracuse	+7.41
2.	Cincinnati	+4.63
3.	DePaul	+4.60

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