In the first update of the Big East player rankings this season, using the Total Impact Quotient, we find Kemba Walker continuing to play at an outrageously high level, while Pittsburgh is building a team that looks like a champion.
As mentioned in our first rankings for Big East players this season, Walker is on pace to post a better TIQ for guards than anyone did last season. The biggest question is whether he can maintain his hot start. In the past three weeks, Walker has made an even bigger contribution in his total impact in points per 40 minutes, elevating his TIQ by 1.4 points.
Meanwhile, Pitt has a team filled with sound players, including three superstars, with one at each position. Dante Taylor is the Big East’s top forward, with a TIQ of 19.1 points. Brad Wannamaker is second only to Walker among guards, with a very impressive 16.7 TIQ. And Gary McGhee is holding down the fort in the post, ranking third among centers with a 14.4 TIQ.
Pitt’s guards, led by Wannamaker, are playing smart, productive basketball on a team filled with talented post and wing players. That’s a winning combination, and not surprisingly, Pitt ranks among the most efficient offenses, according to Ken Pomeroy’s efficiency rankings.
Check out a complete introduction to the Total Impact Quotient.
Big East TIQ position averages:
Rankings updated for games through Dec. 18
Centers: 12.4
Forwards: 10.4
Guards: 7.5
TIQ = Total Impact Quotient
PD% = Position differential in % difference from average
| Top 3 centers | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Gorgui Dieng | Louisville | 19.5 | 57.3 | 128 |
| Davante Gardner | Marquette | 17.5 | 41.1 | 96 |
| Gary McGhee | Pittsburgh | 14.4 | 57.3 | 235 |
| Top 5 forwards | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Dante Taylor | Pittsburgh | 19.1 | 83.7 | 188 |
| Rick Jackson | Syracuse | 16.7 | 60.6 | 367 |
| Gilvydas Biruta | Rutgers | 16.2 | 55.8 | 200 |
| Cam Thoroughman | West Virginia | 15.9 | 52.9 | 181 |
| Ron Giplaye | Providence | 15.8 | 51.9 | 77 |
| Top 5 guards | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Kemba Walker | Connecticut | 18.5 | 146.7 | 271 |
| Brad Wanamaker | Pittsburgh | 16.7 | 122.7 | 321 |
| Peyton Siva | Louisville | 16.4 | 118.7 | 222 |
| Jeremy Hazell | Seton Hall | 15.5 | 106.7 | 98 |
| Marshon Brooks | Providence | 15.1 | 101.3 | 398 |
Player Rankings
| Position | Team/Player | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank |
| CINCINNATI 2010-11 | ||||||
| F | Yancy Gates | 6.9 | -0.3 | 257 | -33.7 | 53 |
| G | Cashmere Wright | 11.7 | 1.0 | 246 | 56.0 | 9 |
| G | Dion Dixon | 7.1 | -0.2 | 250 | -5.3 | 41 |
| F | Rashad Bishop | 13.4 | 2.2 | 221 | 28.8 | 18 |
| F | Ibrahima Thomas | 12.4 | 0.0 | 213 | 19.2 | 23 |
| G | Sean Kilpatrick | 9.2 | 2.8 | 213 | 22.7 | 20 |
| G | Jaquon Parker | 4.9 | 2.2 | 128 | -34.7 | 53 |
| F | Justin Jackson | 12.4 | 0.6 | 123 | 19.2 | 24 |
| G | Larry Davis | 2.6 | 5.0 | 136 | -65.3 | 69 |
| F | Darnell Wilks | 13.5 | -2.2 | 145 | 29.8 | 17 |
| CONNECTICUT 2010-11 | ||||||
| G | Kemba Walker | 18.5 | 1.4 | 271 | 146.7 | 1 |
| F | Alex Oriakhi | 13.6 | -3.2 | 241 | 30.8 | 15 |
| G | Shabazz Napier | 3.8 | -0.1 | 192 | -49.3 | 63 |
| G | Jeremy Lamb | 4.8 | 0.6 | 164 | -36.0 | 54 |
| F | Roscoe Smith | 11.9 | 0.0 | 185 | 14.4 | 27 |
| F | Niles Giffey | 4.2 | -0.1 | 153 | -59.6 | 61 |
| F | Jamal Coombs-McDaniel | 5.8 | -1.8 | 132 | -44.2 | 55 |
| F | Tyler Olander | 3.5 | -0.9 | 102 | -66.3 | 64 |
| G | Donnell Beverly | 14.0 | 5.6 | 83 | 86.7 | 6 |
| G | Charles Okwandu | 0.6 | -1.0 | 71 | -92.0 | 74 |
| DEPAUL 2010-11 | ||||||
| G | Brandon Young | 9.7 | 2.1 | 343 | 29.3 | 17 |
| G | Jeremiah Kelly | 4.4 | 1.5 | 347 | -41.3 | 59 |
| G | Mike Stovall | 4.5 | -0.1 | 241 | -40.0 | 58 |
| C | Krys Faber | 11.2 | 1.9 | 285 | -9.7 | 8 |
| F | Tony Freeland | 10.6 | 3.5 | 266 | 1.9 | 37 |
| G | Jimmy Drew | 9.2 | -0.9 | 223 | 22.7 | 21 |
| F | Devin Hill | 5.8 | -0.4 | 80 | -44.2 | 56 |
| F | Cleveland Melvin | 10.7 | -3.8 | 199 | 2.9 | 35 |
| F | Moses Morgan | -1.8 | -1.1 | 94 | -117.3 | 68 |
| G | Michael Bizoukas | 7.6 | N/A | 129 | 1.3 | 37 |
| GEORGETOWN 2010-11 | ||||||
| G | Chris Wright | 10.7 | 0.6 | 342 | 42.7 | 13 |
| G | Austin Freeman | 6.1 | -5.1 | 340 | -18.7 | 49 |
| G | Jason Clark | 5.5 | -2.5 | 327 | -26.7 | 51 |
| F | Hollis Thompson | 11.2 | -0.8 | 239 | 7.7 | 31 |
| F | Julian Vaughn | 13.0 | 2.6 | 212 | 25.0 | 20 |
| F | Nate Lubick | 8.8 | 5.6 | 181 | -15.4 | 46 |
| F | Jerrelle Benimon | 5.7 | 0.3 | 156 | -45.2 | 57 |
| C | Henry Sims | 11.5 | -2.2 | 185 | -7.3 | 7 |
| G | Vee Sanford | 11.2 | -1.8 | 98 | 49.3 | 12 |
| G | Markel Starks | 1.8 | 1.3 | 101 | -76.0 | 72 |
| LOUISVILLE 2010-11 | ||||||
| G | Mike Marra | 2.9 | -7.0 | 247 | -61.3 | 67 |
| F | Terrence Jennings | 13.4 | -1.2 | 228 | 28.8 | 19 |
| F | Rakeem Buckles | 12.8 | -1.1 | 203 | 23.1 | 22 |
| G | Preston Knowles | 3.7 | 2.0 | 251 | -50.7 | 64 |
| G | Peyton Siva | 16.4 | 0.8 | 222 | 118.7 | 3 |
| G | Elisha Justice | 9.9 | -2.2 | 155 | 32.0 | 15 |
| G | Kyle Kuric | 5.6 | -1.5 | 153 | -25.3 | 50 |
| F | Stephan Van Treese | 12.0 | -1.6 | 116 | 15.4 | 26 |
| G | Chris Smith | 12.4 | 5.2 | 173 | 65.3 | 7 |
| C | Gorgui Dieng | 19.5 | 5.6 | 128 | 57.3 | 1 |
| MARQUETTE 2010-11 | ||||||
| F | Jimmy Butler | 11.9 | 1.5 | 351 | 14.4 | 28 |
| G | Darius Johnson-Odom | 4.6 | -1.2 | 293 | -38.7 | 56 |
| G | Dwight Buycks | 8.8 | 0.4 | 277 | 17.3 | 27 |
| G | Vander Blue | 7.3 | 2.5 | 292 | -2.7 | 40 |
| F | Jae Crowder | 14.6 | -1.2 | 248 | 40.4 | 11 |
| G | Junior Cadougan | 7.7 | 1.6 | 218 | 2.7 | 34 |
| C | Chris Otule | 14.1 | 1.0 | 140 | 13.7 | 5 |
| C | Davante Gardner | 17.5 | -0.5 | 96 | 41.1 | 2 |
| F | Erik Williams | 6.6 | -4.1 | 83 | -36.5 | 54 |
| G | Reggie Smith | 8.2 | N/A | 79 | 9.3 | 31 |
| NOTRE DAME 2010-11 | ||||||
| F | Tim Abromaitis | 10.0 | -0.6 | 335 | -3.8 | 41 |
| F | Ben Hansbrough | 8.7 | -0.4 | 338 | -16.3 | 48 |
| F | Carleton Scott | 11.9 | 1.5 | 290 | 14.4 | 29 |
| F | Tyrone Nash | 14.7 | -1.6 | 285 | 41.3 | 9 |
| G | Eric Atkins | 7.5 | 0.7 | 278 | 0.0 | 39 |
| G | Scott Martin | 5.5 | -1.2 | 249 | -26.7 | 52 |
| F | Jack Cooley | 15.6 | -0.1 | 111 | 50.0 | 7 |
| G | Joey Brooks | 7.7 | 2.7 | 80 | 2.7 | 35 |
| PITTSBURGH 2010-11 | ||||||
| G | Ashton Gibbs | 7.7 | 0.4 | 363 | 2.7 | 36 |
| G | Brad Wanamaker | 16.7 | 0.1 | 321 | 122.7 | 2 |
| F | Gilbert Brown | 9.9 | 2.2 | 292 | -4.8 | 42 |
| G | Travon Woodall | 9.0 | -0.7 | 261 | 20.0 | 24 |
| C | Gary McGhee | 14.4 | 4.0 | 235 | 16.1 | 3 |
| F | Talib Zanna | 14.6 | -2.2 | 205 | 40.4 | 12 |
| F | Dante Taylor | 19.1 | 1.1 | 188 | 83.7 | 1 |
| F | Lamar Patterson | 3.3 | -1.8 | 157 | -68.3 | 66 |
| F | Nasir Robinson | 10.6 | 1.4 | 167 | 1.9 | 38 |
| F | J.J. Moore | 8.5 | -3.1 | 114 | -18.3 | 49 |
| PROVIDENCE 2010-11 | ||||||
| G | Vincent Council | 11.7 | -2.8 | 421 | 56.0 | 10 |
| G | Marshon Brooks | 15.1 | 3.6 | 398 | 101.3 | 5 |
| G | Gerard Coleman | 2.3 | 0.3 | 329 | -69.3 | 70 |
| F | Bilal Dixon | 13.6 | 0.6 | 300 | 30.8 | 16 |
| G | Duke Mondy | 6.6 | 2.4 | 259 | -12.0 | 46 |
| G | Bryce Cotton | 9.5 | 2.3 | 197 | 26.7 | 18 |
| F | Kadeem Batts | 14.9 | -2.1 | 200 | 43.3 | 8 |
| F | Ron Giplaye | 15.8 | -5.8 | 77 | 51.9 | 5 |
| F | Lee Goldsbrough | 8.2 | -2.0 | 64 | -21.2 | 50 |
| G | Dre Evans | 6.5 | 0.7 | 84 | -13.3 | 47 |
| RUTGERS 2010-11 | ||||||
| G | Mike Coburn | 8.7 | -1.6 | 335 | 16.0 | 29 |
| G | James Beatty | 9.5 | -1.9 | 313 | 26.7 | 19 |
| F | Jonathan Mitchell | 9.2 | 2.6 | 279 | -11.5 | 45 |
| F | Dane Miller | 10.8 | 1.4 | 269 | 3.8 | 34 |
| G | Mike Poole | 9.2 | -1.4 | 188 | 22.7 | 22 |
| F | Gilvydas Biruta | 16.2 | 4.7 | 200 | 55.8 | 3 |
| C | Austin Johnson | 7.1 | -1.9 | 186 | -42.7 | 10 |
| F | Robert Lumpkins | 2.9 | -2.8 | 127 | -72.1 | 67 |
| G | Austin Carroll | 6.4 | 2.6 | 104 | -14.7 | 48 |
| SETON HALL 2010-11 | ||||||
| F | Jeff Robinson | 7.9 | -0.3 | 264 | -24.0 | 51 |
| G | Jordan Theodore | 12.0 | 2.0 | 253 | 60.0 | 8 |
| F | Herb Pope | 10.7 | 1.2 | 200 | 2.9 | 36 |
| G | Fuquan Edwin | 9.2 | 1.6 | 198 | 22.7 | 23 |
| G | Keon Lawrence | 7.6 | 3.9 | 195 | 1.3 | 38 |
| G | Jeremy Hazell | 15.5 | -1.1 | 98 | 106.7 | 4 |
| F | Ferrakohn Hall | 5.6 | 3.9 | 161 | -46.2 | 59 |
| G | Jamel Jackson | 4.1 | -1.3 | 171 | -45.3 | 62 |
| G | Eniel Polynice | 2.2 | 3.3 | 129 | -70.7 | 71 |
| F | Patrick Auda | 7.6 | 1.6 | 126 | -26.9 | 52 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA 2010-11 | ||||||
| C | Augustus Gilchrist | 6.9 | 2.2 | 250 | -44.4 | 11 |
| G | Hugh Robertson | 8.8 | 2.5 | 345 | 17.3 | 28 |
| G | Jawanza Poland | 3.5 | -1.8 | 338 | -53.3 | 65 |
| G | Shaun Noriega | 1.4 | -0.9 | 204 | -81.3 | 73 |
| F | Ron Anderson Jr. | 15.8 | -3.3 | 314 | 51.9 | 6 |
| C | Jarrid Famous | 12.3 | 2.3 | 226 | -0.8 | 6 |
| G | Anthony Crater | 4.3 | -1.0 | 290 | -42.7 | 60 |
| G | Mike Burwell | 3.0 | 0.2 | 159 | -60.0 | 66 |
| F | Toarlyn Fitzpatrick | 12.9 | -1.7 | 184 | 24.0 | 21 |
| G | Shedrick Haynes | 0.5 | -0.7 | 110 | -93.3 | 75 |
| ST. JOHN’S 2010-11 | ||||||
| G | Dwight Hardy | 7.0 | 2.7 | 252 | -6.7 | 43 |
| F | D.J. Kennedy | 9.6 | -0.4 | 222 | -7.7 | 44 |
| G | Malik Boothe | 9.8 | 2.2 | 178 | 30.7 | 16 |
| F | Justin Brownlee | 14.2 | 1.4 | 193 | 36.5 | 13 |
| G | Malik Stith | 6.8 | -2.3 | 188 | -9.3 | 45 |
| G | Paris Horne | 10.1 | 1.2 | 200 | 34.7 | 14 |
| F | Dwayne Polee Jr. | 3.8 | -3.7 | 121 | -63.5 | 63 |
| F | Justin Burrell | 11.8 | -0.7 | 136 | 13.5 | 30 |
| F | Sean Evans | 8.8 | 1.8 | 62 | -15.4 | 47 |
| SYRACUSE 2010-11 | ||||||
| F | Rick Jackson | 16.7 | -0.6 | 367 | 60.6 | 2 |
| G | Scoop Jardine | 8.9 | 0.0 | 330 | 18.7 | 25 |
| G | Brandon Triche | 4.6 | 1.5 | 306 | -38.7 | 57 |
| F | Kris Joseph | 11.1 | -2.0 | 319 | 6.7 | 32 |
| F | Baye Moussa Keita | 10.6 | -1.8 | 231 | 1.9 | 39 |
| G | Dion Waiters | 8.9 | 5.0 | 174 | 18.7 | 26 |
| F | C.J. Fair | 9.7 | -1.8 | 152 | -6.7 | 43 |
| C | Fab Melo | 7.2 | 2.7 | 132 | -41.9 | 9 |
| F | James Southerland | 3.4 | 5.5 | 98 | -67.3 | 65 |
| F | Mookie Jones | 11.0 | -4.0 | 60 | 5.8 | 33 |
| VILLANOVA 2010-11 | ||||||
| G | Corey Fisher | 6.9 | 1.0 | 339 | -8.0 | 44 |
| G | Corey Stokes | 8.1 | 2.7 | 325 | 8.0 | 32 |
| G | Maalik Wayns | 4.2 | -2.7 | 276 | -44.0 | 61 |
| F | Antonio Pena | 12.4 | -2.4 | 298 | 19.2 | 25 |
| C | Mouphtaou Yarou | 14.3 | -3.7 | 243 | 15.3 | 4 |
| G | Dominic Cheek | 7.9 | -1.2 | 224 | 5.3 | 33 |
| F | Maurice Sutton | 14.7 | -2.1 | 127 | 41.3 | 10 |
| F | Isaiah Armwood | 5.2 | -1.0 | 118 | -50.0 | 60 |
| WEST VIRGINIA 2010-11 | ||||||
| F | Kevin Jones | 4.0 | 1.7 | 322 | -61.5 | 62 |
| G | Casey Mitchell | 7.1 | -2.8 | 276 | -5.3 | 42 |
| F | John Flowers | 14.1 | 0.8 | 272 | 35.6 | 14 |
| G | Joe Mazzulla | 11.5 | -5.2 | 213 | 53.3 | 11 |
| G | Darryl Bryant | 8.5 | 0.7 | 221 | 13.3 | 30 |
| G | Dalton Pepper | 2.9 | 0.5 | 140 | -61.3 | 68 |
| F | Deniz Kilicli | 5.7 | -2.1 | 125 | -45.2 | 58 |
| F | Cam Thoroughman | 15.9 | -1.2 | 181 | 52.9 | 4 |
| F | Danny Jennings | 10.6 | -1.2 | 94 | 1.9 | 40 |
| G | Jonnie West | 4.8 | 1.5 | 105 | -36.0 | 55 |
