Numbers prove Jarred Vanderbilt is a beast on the boards
In case you had not noticed, Jarred Vanderbilt is a rather robust rebounder.
Despite playing limited minutes since his return from a pre-season foot injury, Kentucky’s freshman forward has posted double-digit rebound numbers in four of his 12 games. That includes Saturday, when Vanderbilt posted his first collegiate double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds in a season-high 27 minutes as the Cats drummed visiting Missouri 87-66. That helped earn him SEC Freshman of the Week honors.
So far, Vanderbilt is averaging 7.1 rebounds in 15.5 minutes per game. How would that figure out to a 40-minute game? Where would that rank against other terrific rebounders -- and there have been more than a few -- in the John Calipari Era? And who else has had 15-or-more rebounds in a game under Calipari at UK?
We have the answers in the charts below. Key to the first chart: MP is minutes played; O is offensive rebounds; D is defensive rebounds; TR is total rebounds; RPM is rebounds per minute; P40 is rebounds per 40 minutes.
As you can see, Vanderbilt is on a historic pace.
And speaking of numbers, my H-L colleague Ben Roberts has some more crazy Kentucky basketball numbers in this post.
John Clay: 859-231-3226, @johnclayiv
Kentucky rebounders, per 40 minutes, under John Calipari
Season | Player | MP | O | D | TR | RPM | P40 |
2017-18 | Jarred Vanderbilt | 197 | 39 | 54 | 93 | 0.47 | 18.88 |
2009-10 | DeMarcus Cousins | 893 | 156 | 220 | 376 | 0.42 | 16.84 |
2013-14 | Julius Randle | 1233 | 140 | 277 | 417 | 0.34 | 13.53 |
2016-17 | Isaac Humphries | 315 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 0.34 | 13.46 |
2011-12 | Anthony Davis | 1281 | 119 | 296 | 415 | 0.32 | 12.96 |
2014-15 | Karl-Anthony Towns | 822 | 92 | 169 | 261 | 0.32 | 12.70 |
2017-18 | Nick Richards | 475 | 48 | 97 | 145 | 0.31 | 12.21 |
2010-11 | Josh Harrellson | 1083 | 140 | 189 | 329 | 0.30 | 12.15 |
2012-13 | Nerlens Noel | 765 | 65 | 162 | 227 | 0.30 | 11.87 |
2014-15 | Dakari Johnson | 635 | 67 | 112 | 179 | 0.28 | 11.28 |
2010-11 | Terrence Jones | 1196 | 92 | 244 | 336 | 0.28 | 11.24 |
2013-14 | Dakari Johnson | 550 | 79 | 75 | 154 | 0.28 | 11.20 |
2015-16 | Marcus Lee | 785 | 87 | 129 | 216 | 0.28 | 11.01 |
2016-17 | Wenyen Gabriel | 676 | 61 | 123 | 184 | 0.27 | 10.89 |
2015-16 | Isaac Humphries | 210 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 0.27 | 10.67 |
2016-17 | Bam Adebayo | 1145 | 118 | 186 | 304 | 0.27 | 10.62 |
2012-13 | Willie Cauley-Stein | 683 | 67 | 112 | 179 | 0.26 | 10.48 |
2013-14 | Willie Cauley-Stein | 880 | 94 | 131 | 225 | 0.26 | 10.23 |
2015-16 | Alex Poythress | 732 | 55 | 132 | 187 | 0.26 | 10.22 |
UK 15-or-more rebounds in a game under Calipari
Date | Opponent | Player | MP | O | D | TR |
12/31/11 | Louisville | Gilchrist | 39 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
3/17/17 | vsNorthern Kentucky (ncaa) | Adebayo | 37 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
12/17/11 | UTC | Davis | 30 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
1/2/10 | Louisville | Cousins | 26 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
11/21/09 | Rider | Patterson | 34 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
11/19/09 | Sam Houston | Cousins | 27 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
12/8/10 | vsNotre Dame | Jones | 38 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
11/23/10 | vsWashington | Jones | 36 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
1/14/17 | Auburn | Gabriel | 29 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
3/14/14 | vsLSU (sec) | Randle | 31 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
12/1/12 | Baylor | Noel | 31 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
4/2/12 | vsKansas(ncaa) | Davis | 36 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
1/3/12 | UALR | Davis | 36 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
2/24/18 | Missouri | Vanderbilt | 27 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
11/22/17 | Fort Wayne | Richards | 26 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
2/25/17 | Florida | Adebayo | 35 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
2/21/17 | @Missouri | Adebayo | 35 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
3/21/14 | vsKansas St (ncaa) | Randle | 35 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
3/1/14 | @S Carolina | Randle | 33 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
2/22/14 | LSU | Randle | 37 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
11/25/13 | Cleveland St | Randle | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
11/17/13 | Robert Morris | Randle | 28 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
11/8/13 | UNC-Asheville | Randle | 26 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
12/1/11 | St. John's | Davis | 32 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
4/2/11 | vsConnecticut | Jones | 38 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
3/13/10 | vsTennessee | Cousins | 26 | 6 | 9 | 15 |