College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Blake Buchanan
Iowa State · Forward · Senior · 6-10 · #23
Returning
- #17 forward in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 26 minutes a game) at Iowa State. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 26
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 Iowa State: 37 games, 36 starts, 24.5 minutes a game.
- Points per game8.559th
- Rebounds per game5.775th
- Assists per game1.783rd
- Steals per game0.872nd
- Blocks per game0.980th
- Turnovers per game1.146th
- Field goal %63.6%(138-217)94th
- 3-point %0.0%(0-2)10th
- Free throw %49.4%(39-79)9th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate16.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating125.288th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating96.795th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %62.6%81st
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %63.6%91st
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.5188th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %49.8%97th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate36.4%45th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.18592nd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Blake Buchanan
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+1.27 impact · 6.6 pts · 4.6 reb · 1.1 ast
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+1.67 impact · 10.2 pts · 5.6 reb · 3.4 ast
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+1.04 impact · 7.1 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.7 ast
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+0.28 impact · 7.2 pts · 5.7 reb · 1 ast
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+3.08 impact · 13.3 pts · 9 reb · 1.5 ast
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Iowa State teammates
Tamin Lipsey#14 · G · Returning- Jaquan Johnson#162 · G · Transfer from Bradley
- Ryan Prather Jr.#249 · G · Transfer from Robert Morris
- Killyan Toure#295 · G · Returning
- Dominykas Pleta#412 · F · Returning
- Tre Singleton#423 · F · Transfer from Northwestern
- Leon Bond III#560 · G · Transfer from Northern Iowa
- Taj Manning#623 · F · Transfer from Kansas State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).