College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ibrahim Olajuwon
Southern · Center · Senior · 6-10 · #35
Transfer from Florida International
- #129 center in the country
- #859 in the transfer portal
- #869 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at Southern: a role like the one he had at Florida International (14.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Florida International: 32 games, 2 starts, 14.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.022ndMM #24
- Rebounds per game3.224thMM #21
- Assists per game0.27thMM #30
- Steals per game0.674thMM #4
- Blocks per game0.734thMM #12
- Turnovers per game0.778thMM #6
- Field goal %55.8%(53-95)42ndMM #17
- 3-point %0.0%(0-1)28thMM #16
- Free throw %52.3%(23-44)19thMM #28
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate14.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating106.319thMM #24
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating104.351stMM #13
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.4%23rdMM #22
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.8%33rdMM #19
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.246thMM #33
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %35.6%43rdMM #24
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate46.3%46thMM #24
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08825thMM #22
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Ibrahim Olajuwon
The closest matches among every center in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Georgia State
-0.09 impact · 3.2 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from UNLV
+0.18 impact · 3.5 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from NC State
+0.24 impact · 2.3 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Memphis
+0.04 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareReturning
-0.19 impact · 3.3 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Seattle U
+0.08 impact · 5.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.3 ast
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Southern teammates
Noah Boyde#1519 · C · Transfer from Western Kentucky- Sean Van Dorn Jr.#1573 · G · Transfer from Georgia Southern
- Lionel Bell#2035 · C · Returning
- R'Chaun King#2073 · F · Transfer from Alabama State
- Justin Page#2831 · G · Transfer from Niagara
- Lionel Larvadain#2920 · G · Transfer from Chicago State
- Daniel Dormu#2928 · G · Transfer from Tarleton State
- Malik Ferguson#2956 · G · Transfer from Tennessee Tech
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).