When arguing a point — the best this, the greatest that — no doubt you’ve used the persuasive power of numbers to bolster your argument. Opinions fall into three categories: lies, damned lies and statistics. Here are the nation’s best, presented without editorial comment, from a statistics standpoint:

ASSISTS PER GAME	RK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	APG
	1	Jerald Williams	Lycoming	9.9
	2	Bryan Hurley	Bowdoin	8.3
	3	Jason Rosenberg	Rowan	7.7
	4	Andy Winters	Ohio Wesleyan	7.2
	5	Sean Rossi	Ithaca	7.0
	6	Paul Dail	CCNY	6.8
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FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE	RK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	FT%
	1	John Henault	Endicott	94.2
	2	John DiBartolomeo	Rochester (N.Y.)	92.3
	3	Angel Ortiz	Lasell	91.3
	4	Aaron Stefanov	Hiram	91.0
	T5	Aaron Toomey	Amherst	90.8
	T5	Nate Vernon	Rochester (N.Y.)	90.8
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STEALS PER GAME	RK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	SPG
	1	Chris Manning	Plattsburgh State	3.85
	2	Andre French	Elms	3.78
	3	Ryan Schmitz	New England College	3.48
	4	Jerald Williams	Lycoming	3.41
	5	Nick Wilcox	Bethany W.V.	3.20
	6	Rhamel Williams	Morrisville State	3.19
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Related:
• Complete NCAA DIII men’s basketball statistics