College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Damarien Yates
North Alabama · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #1
Transfer from Alabama State
- #913 forward in the country
- #1154 in the transfer portal
- #1466 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at North Alabama: a role like the one he had at Alabama State (17.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- 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 Alabama State: 32 games, 0 starts, 17.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game6.843rdMM #226
- Rebounds per game3.737thMM #258
- Assists per game0.733rdMM #263
- Steals per game1.294thMM #18
- Blocks per game0.440thMM #230
- Turnovers per game1.146thMM #264
- Field goal %45.6%(77-169)34thMM #287
- 3-point %34.5%(30-87)70thMM #119
- Free throw %64.8%(35-54)40thMM #256
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 rate19.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating108.634thMM #257
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating103.772ndMM #122
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.8%43rdMM #228
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %54.4%49thMM #214
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.6525thMM #328
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %30.8%41stMM #269
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate32.0%35thMM #287
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11051stMM #179
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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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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-0.04 impact · 7.7 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.6 ast
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-0.25 impact · 7.3 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.4 ast
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+0.01 impact · 5 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.6 ast
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-0.04 impact · 7.2 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.6 ast
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-0.10 impact · 5.4 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.09 impact · 10 pts · 4.9 reb · 0.7 ast
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North Alabama teammates
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- Julius Clark#2342 · G · Transfer from Gardner-Webb
- Mitchell Chaffee#2458 · C · Returning
- Cortez Graham-Howard#2862 · G · Returning
- Mike Evbagharu#2998 · G · Transfer from Canisius
- Braylon Patton#3069 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).