Pat O'Connell

Do Pat O'Connell's games see more free throws?

In 2025-26 Pat O'Connell worked 42 NBA games at 19.6 drawn free throws per 100 possessions, against a league rate of 18.9 over the same span.

Pat O'Connell: drawn free throws per 100 possessions by season, against each season's league rate

Season	Games	Poss	FTA / 100	League
2025-26	42	8277	19.6	18.9

What this does not measure: assignments are not random, crew tendency is already one of the context features the expected-free-throw model adjusts for, and no player-by-official split is published. It is not evidence of bias.

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