College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
JaVar Daniel
Tarleton State · Forward · Senior · 6-10 · #5
Transfer from West Georgia
- #459 forward in the country
- #624 in the transfer portal
- #510 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 18 minutes a game) at Tarleton State, as a rim protector: a role like the one he had at West Georgia (19.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- 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 West Georgia: 31 games, 4 starts, 19.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game7.448thMM #194
- Rebounds per game5.368thMM #110
- Assists per game0.733rdMM #263
- Steals per game0.872ndMM #88
- Blocks per game1.898thMM #10
- Turnovers per game0.685thMM #72
- Field goal %52.0%(93-179)62ndMM #162
- 3-point %50.0%(9-18)98thMM #9
- Free throw %70.0%(35-50)59thMM #175
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 rate18.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating120.877thMM #75
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating104.170thMM #133
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.2%46thMM #212
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %54.5%50thMM #209
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.1168thMM #131
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %33.3%51stMM #223
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate27.9%26thMM #329
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14878thMM #71
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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+0.40 impact · 11.3 pts · 6.6 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.32 impact · 6.5 pts · 5.7 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.22 impact · 10.4 pts · 5.7 reb · 1 ast
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+0.28 impact · 4.6 pts · 4.3 reb · 0.8 ast
CompareReturning
+0.68 impact · 7.3 pts · 5 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.27 impact · 7.5 pts · 4.5 reb · 0.6 ast
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Tarleton State teammates
Leroy Kelly IV#1194 · G · Returning- Jac Mani#1225 · F · Transfer from Fresno State
- TJ Cope#1243 · G · Transfer from New Orleans
- Josh Hayes#1436 · F · Transfer from Utah
- Isaac Harrell#1696 · F · Transfer from Elon
- Matyas Vrabel#1908 · F · Returning
- Franck Emmou#2382 · G · Transfer from Texas State
- Caleb Blackwell#2517 · G · Transfer from UTEP
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).