College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ian Smikle
Northern Iowa · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #35
Transfer from Tulsa
- #326 forward in the country
- #436 in the transfer portal
- #299 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at Northern Iowa: a role like the one he had at Tulsa (13.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- 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 Tulsa: 38 games, 0 starts, 13.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game3.18thMM #414
- Rebounds per game3.737thMM #258
- Assists per game1.055thMM #160
- Steals per game0.315thMM #351
- Blocks per game0.328thMM #281
- Turnovers per game0.779thMM #95
- Field goal %52.7%(48-91)64thMM #147
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)10thMM #378
- Free throw %38.9%(21-54)3rdMM #451
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 rate13.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating108.233rdMM #264
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating105.960thMM #174
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %51.0%14thMM #381
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.7%39thMM #250
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.5288thMM #52
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %37.6%69thMM #148
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate59.3%86thMM #63
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09237thMM #254
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Ian Smikle
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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+0.05 impact · 2.7 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.27 impact · 5.1 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.27 impact · 3.3 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.23 impact · 4.8 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Texas
+0.42 impact · 4.1 pts · 3 reb · 0.8 ast
CompareReturning
+0.09 impact · 4.3 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.7 ast
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Northern Iowa teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).