College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Dani Pounds
Louisiana · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #11
Transfer from Tennessee Tech
- #473 forward in the country
- #640 in the transfer portal
- #539 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Louisiana, as a primary scorer: a role like the one he had at Tennessee Tech (17.6 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Tennessee Tech: 29 games, 15 starts, 17.6 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.671stMM #98
- Rebounds per game4.959thMM #149
- Assists per game0.733rdMM #263
- Steals per game0.763rdMM #132
- Blocks per game0.769thMM #109
- Turnovers per game1.911thMM #419
- Field goal %52.1%(98-188)62ndMM #159
- 3-point %35.3%(6-17)73rdMM #107
- Free throw %78.8%(104-132)85thMM #63
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 rate29.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating113.051stMM #185
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating102.180thMM #83
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %62.2%79thMM #77
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.7%45thMM #224
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.375thMM #436
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %34.5%56thMM #201
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate70.2%94thMM #25
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.17288thMM #28
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Dani Pounds
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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+0.72 impact · 10.4 pts · 5.3 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.43 impact · 8.6 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.6 ast
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+0.65 impact · 12.8 pts · 9.1 reb · 0.7 ast
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+1.50 impact · 13.2 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Florida Gulf Coast
+0.52 impact · 10.5 pts · 5.8 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.32 impact · 8.2 pts · 3.7 reb · 0.8 ast
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Louisiana teammates
Jamyron Keller#672 · G · Returning- Josiah Harris#1360 · F · Transfer from Cleveland State
- Trent Middleton Jr.#1717 · G · Transfer from North Carolina A&T
- Todd Jones Jr.#2250 · F · Returning
- Logan Myers#2445 · G · Returning
- Jeremiah Evans#2760 · F · Returning
- Mekhi Cooper#3050 · G · Transfer from Lindenwood
- De'vion Lavergne#3090 · 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).