MAAC Monday: Offensive rebound percentages, stat leaders, power rankings

Tom Moore and Quinnipiac, to no surprise, lead offensive rebound percentage statistics as MAAC closes in on midpoint of conference season. (Photo by Vincent Simone/NYC Buckets)

MAAC Monday resumes its four-part look at the four factors within the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, using offensive rebound percentages as its lens before transitioning to stat leaders and power rankings. As always, any statistics reflected in MAAC Monday were gleaned from the individual stat pages of each school's website.

Offensive rebound percentages, from highest to lowest:
1) Quinnipiac (34.8%)
2) Manhattan (34.1)
3) Siena (33.8)
4) Canisius (32.4)
5) Niagara (32.3)
6) Rider (31.1)
7) Monmouth (29.6)
8) Saint Peter's (26.8)
9) Iona (25.4)
10) Marist (24.6)
11) Fairfield (23.6)

Opposing offensive rebound percentages, from lowest to highest:
1) Saint Peter's (21.7%)
2) Rider (28.5)
3) Manhattan (28.6)
4) Fairfield (29.8)
5) Quinnipiac (29.81)
6) Siena (30.4)
7) Monmouth (30.5)
8) Iona (30.9)
9) Marist (31.2)
10) Niagara (33.5)
11) Canisius (34.1)

Analysis: Rebounding has always been the backbone of Quinnipiac's teams since Tom Moore assumed the reins in Hamden, and is so once again during this, his tenth season at the helm of the Bobcats. As a team, Quinnipiac averages nearly 14 offensive boards per game, with the frontcourt trio of Chaise Daniels, Donovan Smith and Abdulai Bundu; as well as guard Daniel Harris, accounting for half that total. Manhattan is not too far behind on the charts, but in the Jaspers' case, their high number is just as much a product of cleaning up their missed shots as it is the likes of Zane Waterman and 7-foot-2 Ahmed Ismail cleaning up the glass.

On the opposing side, Saint Peter's is one of three schools; Manhattan and Quinnipiac being the others, with a plus-5 or greater offensive rebound margin. While the Peacocks have struggled on the glass outside of Quadir Welton, John Dunne's team defense has been so effective to where opposing teams have been unable to crash the boards at an optimal rate. The same can be said of Rider, who; yet again, rank near the top of a defensive category. The infusion of fifth-year senior Norville Carey alongside Kahlil Thomas has given Kevin Baggett two valuable interior presences that can end offensive possessions before they get too productive, a major contributing factor behind the first-place Broncs' 4-1 start to MAAC play.

MAAC Monday takes one final look at the four factors next week, shedding further light on turnover rates and forced turnover rates, and will refresh possessions per game as well.

Scoring Leaders
1) Tyler Nelson, Fairfield (19.7 PPG)
2) Jordan Washington, Iona (18.4)
3) Kassius Robertson, Canisius (17.6)
4) Justin Robinson, Monmouth (17.2)
5) Curtis Cobb, Fairfield (17.2)
6) Matt Scott, Niagara (16.9)
7) Khallid Hart, Marist (16.6)
8) Jermaine Crumpton, Canisius (16.6)
9) Zavier Turner, Manhattan (16.3)
10) Kahlil Dukes, Niagara (15.8)

Rebounding Leaders
1) Amadou Sidibe, Fairfield (10.2 RPG)
2) Brett Bisping, Siena (9.5)
3) Kahlil Thomas, Rider (9.4)
4) Quadir Welton, Saint Peter's (8.1)
5) Zane Waterman, Manhattan (7.3)
6) Jordan Washington, Iona (7.2)
7) Matt Scott, Niagara (6.9)
8) Norville Carey, Rider (6.8)
9) Brian Parker, Marist (6.6)
10) Dominic Robb, Niagara (6.4)

Assist Leaders
1) Stevie Jordan, Rider (5.6 APG)
2) Rickey McGill, Iona (5.2)
3) Justin Robinson, Monmouth (5.0)
4) Jerome Segura, Fairfield (4.8)
5) Marquis Wright, Siena (4.7)
6) Malik Johnson, Canisius (4.1)
7) Brian Parker, Marist (3.6)
8) Kahlil Dukes, Niagara (3.5)
9) Zavier Turner, Manhattan (3.4)
10) Trevis Wyche, Saint Peter's (3.3)

Field Goal Percentage Leaders
1) Amadou Sidibe, Fairfield (.606)
2) Jordan Washington, Iona (.600)
3) Chris Brady, Monmouth (.558)
4) Jermaine Crumpton, Canisius (.537)
5) Kahlil Thomas, Rider (.535)
6) Zane Waterman, Manhattan (.533)
7) Brett Bisping, Siena (.521)
8) Lavon Long, Siena (.510)
9) Javion Ogunyemi, Siena (.503)
10) Mikey Dixon, Quinnipiac (.491)

Free Throw Percentage Leaders
1) Kahlil Dukes, Niagara (.941)
2) Zavier Turner, Manhattan (.920)
3) Mikey Dixon, Quinnipiac (.900)
4) Tyler Nelson, Fairfield (.865)
5) Justin Robinson, Monmouth (.844)
6) Rickey McGill, Iona (.826)
7) Phil Valenti, Canisius (.822)
8) Xavier Lundy, Rider (.805)
9) Chris Barton, Niagara (.795)
10) Kassius Robertson, Canisius (.793)

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Leaders
1) Jermaine Crumpton, Canisius (.491)
2) Je'lon Hornbeak, Monmouth (.462)
3) Zavier Turner, Manhattan (.461)
4) Kahlil Dukes, Niagara (.446)
5) Jon Severe, Iona (.442)
6) Nick Griffin, Saint Peter's (.432)
7) Kassius Robertson, Canisius (.427)
8) Curtis Cobb, Fairfield (.427)
9) Ryan Funk, Marist (.422)
10) Calvin Crawford, Manhattan (.421)

Power Rankings
1) Monmouth (12-5, 4-2 MAAC)
Last Week: 1
Last Game: Sunday 1/8 vs. Marist (W 71-64)
Next Game: Saturday 1/14 at Niagara, 7 p.m.

2) Rider (11-5, 4-1 MAAC)
Last Week: 3
Last Game: Sunday 1/8 vs. Niagara (W 89-78)
Next Game: Friday 1/13 at Manhattan, 9 p.m.

3) Fairfield (8-5, 3-1 MAAC)
Last Week: 5
Last Game: Thursday 1/5 at Manhattan (W 97-79)
Next Game: Tuesday 1/10 vs. Canisius, 7 p.m.

4) Iona (10-7, 3-3 MAAC)
Last Week: 2
Last Game: Sunday 1/8 vs. Canisius (W 98-75)
Next Game: Saturday 1/14 at Quinnipiac, 2 p.m.

5) Canisius (10-6, 3-2 MAAC)
Last Week: 4
Last Game: Sunday 1/8 at Iona (L 98-75)
Next Game: Tuesday 1/10 at Fairfield, 7 p.m.

6) Saint Peter's (6-8, 2-2 MAAC)
Last Week: 6
Last Game: Saturday 1/7 at Siena (L 56-54)
Next Game: Monday 1/9 vs. Quinnipiac, 7 p.m.

7) Quinnipiac (6-9, 3-2 MAAC)
Last Week: 9
Last Game: Saturday 1/7 vs. Manhattan (W 81-72)
Next Game: Monday 1/9 at Saint Peter's, 7 p.m.

8) Niagara (5-11, 2-3 MAAC)
Last Week: 10
Last Game: Sunday 1/8 at Rider (L 89-78)
Next Game: Tuesday 1/10 at Manhattan, 7 p.m.

9) Siena (5-11, 2-3 MAAC)
Last Week: 8
Last Game: Saturday 1/7 vs. Saint Peter's (W 56-54)
Next Game: Thursday 1/12 vs. Quinnipiac, 8 p.m.

10) Marist (5-12, 2-4 MAAC)
Last Week: 11
Last Game: Sunday 1/8 at Monmouth (L 71-64)
Next Game: Saturday 1/14 at Canisius, 2 p.m.

11) Manhattan (5-11, 0-5 MAAC)
Last Week: 7
Last Game: Saturday 1/7 at Quinnipiac (L 81-72)
Next Game: Tuesday 1/10 vs. Niagara, 7 p.m.