College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Assane Diop
Kansas City · Forward · Senior · 6-9 · #9
Transfer from San Diego
- #490 forward in the country
- #666 in the transfer portal
- #574 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Kansas City: a role like the one he had at San Diego (18.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
From the Statboy preseason model. It updates once games start.
▸What is impact?
Impact is how many points per game a player adds to his team. 0 is an average player, so a plus number means he's better than average and a minus number means he's below. It's Statboy's own number, based on everything he does on the court and the level he played against.
Last season: the basics
2025-26 at San Diego: 29 games, 19 starts, 18.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game5.733rdMM #279
- Rebounds per game5.266thMM #117
- Assists per game1.369thMM #106
- Steals per game0.315thMM #351
- Blocks per game0.440thMM #230
- Turnovers per game1.335thMM #314
- Field goal %49.6%(66-133)52ndMM #205
- 3-point %41.9%(18-43)94thMM #28
- Free throw %59.3%(16-27)24thMM #333
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate16.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating107.731stMM #270
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.630thMM #314
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.3%47thMM #209
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %56.4%61stMM #154
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.0563rdMM #150
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %36.4%64thMM #168
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate20.3%11thMM #403
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08027thMM #306
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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-0.11 impact · 7 pts · 4.1 reb · 1.3 ast
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+0.19 impact · 5.9 pts · 4.6 reb · 1.5 ast
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Kansas City teammates
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- Sebastian Hartmann#1143 · F · Transfer from Chattanooga
- Matija Samar#2484 · G · Transfer from Oregon State
- Cameron Love#3343 · G · Freshman · #346 recruit
- DJ Jackson Jr.#3347 · G · Freshman · #362 recruit
- Josh Kori#3348 · G · Freshman · #362 recruit
- Elliot Moskowitz#3349 · G · Freshman · #362 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).