Romaro Gill had four more blocks and now has 11 for the season.
The height provided by the 7-foot-2 Gill and fellow 7-footer Ike Obiagu figures to be a problem for opponents all season.
According to KenPom, when factoring in Gill, Obiagu and Mamukelashvili (6-11) the Pirates lead the nation in effective height (+3.8), a metric that measures the average height of a team’s centers and power forwards.
The Pirates also lead Division I in center height (+4.4) and rank second in average height (79.1), which measures the average listed height of every player on the team weighted by minutes played.
The height provided by the 7-foot-2 Gill and fellow 7-footer Ike Obiagu figures to be a problem for opponents all season.
According to KenPom, when factoring in Gill, Obiagu and Mamukelashvili (6-11) the Pirates lead the nation in effective height (+3.8), a metric that measures the average height of a team’s centers and power forwards.
The Pirates also lead Division I in center height (+4.4) and rank second in average height (79.1), which measures the average listed height of every player on the team weighted by minutes played.
