College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Massamba Diop
Gonzaga · Center · Sophomore · 7-1 · #35
Transfer from Arizona State
- #21 center in the country
- #69 in the transfer portal
- #26 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Gonzaga, as a rim protector: a smaller role than he had at Arizona State (29.7 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- 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 Arizona State: 33 games, 33 starts, 29.7 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game13.690thMM #4
- Rebounds per game5.869thMM #6
- Assists per game1.170thMM #9
- Steals per game0.674thMM #4
- Blocks per game2.192ndMM #1
- Turnovers per game1.99thMM #32
- Field goal %56.9%(169-297)45thMM #15
- 3-point %30.8%(8-26)79thMM #6
- Free throw %71.5%(103-144)76thMM #6
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 rate21.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating115.548thMM #13
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.318thMM #27
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %62.3%56thMM #11
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %58.2%44thMM #15
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.5638thMM #21
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %32.6%23rdMM #31
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate48.5%47thMM #22
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11848thMM #13
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.83 impact · 10.7 pts · 5.4 reb · 1.8 ast
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+0.81 impact · 10.6 pts · 8.3 reb · 1 ast
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+0.54 impact · 11 pts · 5.7 reb · 0.9 ast
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+1.03 impact · 11.6 pts · 6.1 reb · 0.5 ast
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+1.46 impact · 13.1 pts · 8.4 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.69 impact · 15.2 pts · 7.1 reb · 2.1 ast
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Gonzaga teammates
Braden Huff#2 · F · Returning- Xaivian Lee#58 · G · Transfer from Florida
- Davis Fogle#107 · G · Returning
- Chauncey Wiggins#351 · F · Transfer from Florida State
- Javon Bennett#426 · G · Transfer from Dayton
- Luca Foster#1112 · F · Freshman · #58 recruit
- Isiah Harwell#1315 · G · Transfer from Houston
- Sam Funches#3018 · F · Freshman · #113 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).