This Week in Basketball Reference
November 19, 2024

In this edition: trivia, name this player, recent updates to historical data, Jakob Poeltl Stathead Spotlight, community social posts, and more.

Recent Updates on the Blog

• Huge Update to Historical Women’s College Basketball Stats

• Best NBA Teams of All Time (Part Two)

• A New College Football Tool Launches on Stathead

Put your basketball knowledge to the test!

Who holds the record for the most steals in a single season since the NBA/BAA merger?

1. Michael Jordan
2. Micheal Ray Richardson
3. Alvin Robertson
4. John Stockton

See the answer on Stathead.com

Corrections Applied to Historical Game-Level Team Turnovers

We are thrilled to announce a subtle, but meaningful, improvement to our game-level NBA statistics: the addition of 'team' turnovers to our single-game team turnover totals for all seasons back to 1993-94. It has made our box scores more accurate.

Read more about it on our blog post here!

Stathead Spotlight: Jakob Poeltl

Jakob Poeltl is only the 3rd Raptors player ever to record 30+ points, 15+ rebounds, multiple steals, and multiple blocks in a single game.

Source: Player Game Finder

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