College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Josh Hayes
Tarleton State · Forward · Senior · 6-9 · #44
Transfer from Utah
- #597 forward in the country
- #809 in the transfer portal
- #786 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at Tarleton State: a role like the one he had at Utah (13.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #5
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 Utah: 32 games, 10 starts, 13.3 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game2.85thMM #427
- Rebounds per game2.05thMM #437
- Assists per game0.36thMM #419
- Steals per game0.11stMM #453
- Blocks per game1.083rdMM #59
- Turnovers per game0.495thMM #20
- Field goal %63.8%(37-58)94thMM #27
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)10thMM #378
- Free throw %60.7%(17-28)28thMM #313
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 rate10.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating121.078thMM #73
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating120.32ndMM #452
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %64.7%89thMM #43
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %63.8%92ndMM #33
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.6425thMM #333
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %53.1%98thMM #13
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate48.3%70thMM #131
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0479thMM #405
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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+0.14 impact · 3.6 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.3 ast
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+0.04 impact · 3.8 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.03 impact · 2.2 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.2 ast
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0.00 impact · 3.4 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.1 ast
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+0.08 impact · 2.1 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.1 ast
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-0.12 impact · 1.9 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.2 ast
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Tarleton State teammates
JaVar Daniel#1074 · F · Transfer from West Georgia- Leroy Kelly IV#1194 · G · Returning
- Jac Mani#1225 · F · Transfer from Fresno State
- TJ Cope#1243 · G · Transfer from New Orleans
- 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).