College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Baba Mbengue

Denver · Center · Senior · 7-0 · #21

Transfer from Kansas City

#2736Overall

-0.20Projected impact

#189 center in the country
#1351 in the transfer portal
#1915 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 13 minutes a game) at Denver: a bigger role than he had at Kansas City (8.0 min).

Projected minutes: 13
Spot in the rotation: #7

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 Kansas City: 25 games, 1 starts, 8 minutes a game.

Points per game1.21st
Rebounds per game1.51st
Assists per game0.317th
Steals per game0.01st
Blocks per game0.840th
Turnovers per game0.499th
Field goal %48.0%(12-25)12th
3-point %0.0%(0-0)28th
Free throw %26.3%(5-19)1st

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.

Usage rate11.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating76.71st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating118.61st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %43.5%1st
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %48.0%7th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.6447th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %24.3%4th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate76.0%87th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40-0.0401st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Denver teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).