Fear the Beard Campaign: 3rd Edition

1st Edition

2nd Edition

Ryan Pearson will be in the running for the 2011-2012 CAA Player of the Year award when it's all said and done this season. With that in mind I have started the #FeartheBeard24 campaign on here and twitter to track his progress this season and update on him now and then. Here are his current stats through 16 games this season:

NCAA Basketball Stats

Since our last edition Pearson had a monster game against Charleston where he scored 35 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. The Cougars had no answer for him in that game and it capped off an impressive road win for the team. And then he followed that up with another 14 rebound night against ODU. He was mostly shut down by Georgia State early on but still proved to be an All-CAA player by going 10-for-10 from the free-throw line when his team needed him.  

It is crazy to think that his numbers are still improving, especially in rebounding and three-point shooting. Pearson has shot 13-for-34 from behind the arch this season, good for 38%, which is 10% better from there than ODU as a team. The efficiency he brings on offense has provided this team with some stability all season. He has one CAA player of the week honor under his belt so far and will probably end up with a few more this season.  It's important to realize though his number might start to decline a bit with Bryon Allen and Mike Morrison shouldering more of the offense recently.  

One area he could still improve on is his assist to turnover ratio. He is currently leading the team in turnovers per game which isn't too crazy considering he gets the most touches out of anyone. However, he still needs to make better passes out of the post and find open guys on the wing. Teams will start doing more of Georgia State did to him last weekend and he will need to take better care of the ball.  

[Original photo by Stephen Kline]