
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Lamine Niang
Cal State Northridge · Center · Senior · 6-9 · #22
Transfer from UT Martin
- #120 center in the country
- #821 in the transfer portal
- #808 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at Cal State Northridge: a role like the one he had at UT Martin (9.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 14
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 UT Martin: 25 games, 0 starts, 9.1 minutes a game.
- Points per game3.013th
- Rebounds per game2.511th
- Assists per game0.426th
- Steals per game0.15th
- Blocks per game0.840th
- Turnovers per game0.687th
- Field goal %55.6%(35-63)41st
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)28th
- Free throw %50.0%(6-12)16th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate18.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating105.617th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating94.495th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.7%19th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.6%31st
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.6043rd
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %50.0%94th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate19.0%1st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14059th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.
Cal State Northridge teammates
Josiah Davis#634 · G · Returning
Emmanuel Stephen#1066 · C · Transfer from UNLV
Brooklyn Hicks#1278 · G · Transfer from Montana
Jael Martin#1682 · F · Transfer from Loyola Marymount
Keziah Ekissi#2233 · G · Transfer from Oregon State
Greg Gazarian#2936 · G · Returning
Mikah Ballew#2964 · G · Transfer from Portland
Caleb Smith#3078 · G · Transfer from Rider
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).