College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ma'Kye Taylor
Alcorn State · Forward · Junior · 6-7 · #13
Transfer from UAlbany
- #1086 forward in the country
- #1385 in the transfer portal
- #1987 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Alcorn State: a role like the one he had at UAlbany (13.7 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 UAlbany: 31 games, 4 starts, 13.7 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game3.410thMM #403
- Rebounds per game2.27thMM #421
- Assists per game0.519thMM #342
- Steals per game0.315thMM #351
- Blocks per game0.328thMM #281
- Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
- Field goal %46.5%(47-101)38thMM #267
- 3-point %9.1%(2-22)20thMM #368
- Free throw %45.0%(9-20)5thMM #433
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 rate16.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating94.36thMM #427
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating114.313thMM #397
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %47.8%6thMM #433
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.5%14thMM #376
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.5618thMM #367
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %52.9%98thMM #14
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate19.8%10thMM #407
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0284thMM #437
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Ma'Kye Taylor
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.26 impact · 1.9 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareTransfer from South Carolina
-0.15 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareTransfer from UNC Greensboro
-0.20 impact · 2.9 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareReturning
-0.33 impact · 2.3 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Stetson
-0.16 impact · 2.8 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Manhattan
-0.24 impact · 5.8 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.6 ast
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Alcorn State teammates
Braylhan Thomas#1015 · G · Transfer from Winthrop- Christian Richardson#1220 · C · Transfer from Omaha
- Jahseem Felton#1398 · G · Transfer from Seton Hall
- Calvin Sirmans III#1907 · G · Transfer from Stetson
- Jayan Walker#2117 · F · Transfer from Indiana State
- Trey Thomas#2309 · G · Transfer from Southern Indiana
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).