College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Iaroslav Niagu
Colorado · Forward · Senior · 7-1 · #33
Transfer from Jacksonville State
- #488 forward in the country
- #663 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 16 minutes a game) at Colorado: a role like the one he had at Jacksonville State (20.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- Spot in the rotation
- #6
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 Jacksonville State: 29 games, 17 starts, 20.8 minutes a game.
- Points per game4.218th
- Rebounds per game5.163rd
- Assists per game1.161st
- Steals per game0.315th
- Blocks per game1.288th
- Turnovers per game1.146th
- Field goal %48.9%(44-90)48th
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)10th
- Free throw %74.5%(35-47)73rd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate12.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating105.524th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating103.473rd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.6%36th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %48.9%20th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.0664th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %27.5%27th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate52.2%78th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08631st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Iaroslav Niagu
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Boston College
+0.25 impact · 4.5 pts · 6.2 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.18 impact · 4.2 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.5 ast
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+0.19 impact · 5.9 pts · 4.6 reb · 1.5 ast
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+0.23 impact · 4.8 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Wagner
+0.14 impact · 6.8 pts · 6.2 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Texas Tech
+0.88 impact · 4.5 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.5 ast
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Colorado teammates
Barrington Hargress#95 · G · Returning- Justin Neely#380 · F · Transfer from UNC Greensboro
- Noah Feddersen#382 · C · Transfer from North Dakota State
- Josiah Sanders#953 · G · Returning
- David Gomez#1012 · F · Transfer from Charlotte
- Ian Inman#1858 · G · Returning
- Nick Randall#1967 · F · Returning
- Jalin Holland#2056 · 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).