College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
ND Okafor
Mississippi State · Center · Senior · 6-10 · #22
Transfer from Washington State
- #53 center in the country
- #287 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Mississippi State, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Washington State (23.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Washington State: 32 games, 32 starts, 23.2 minutes a game.
- Points per game11.081st
- Rebounds per game5.766th
- Assists per game0.963rd
- Steals per game0.560th
- Blocks per game1.476th
- Turnovers per game2.15th
- Field goal %58.3%(147-252)53rd
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)28th
- Free throw %64.4%(58-90)55th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate24.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating107.023rd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.127th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %60.4%44th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %58.3%45th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.4326th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %34.3%32nd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate35.7%21st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10232nd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like ND Okafor
The closest matches among every center in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.51 impact · 14.4 pts · 8.7 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.40 impact · 11.3 pts · 7.1 reb · 2.3 ast
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+1.25 impact · 13.6 pts · 5.8 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.81 impact · 10.6 pts · 8.3 reb · 1 ast
CompareReturning
+0.83 impact · 10.7 pts · 5.4 reb · 1.8 ast
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+0.55 impact · 10.7 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.7 ast
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Mississippi State teammates
Josh Hubbard#324 · G · Returning- RJ Johnson#513 · G · Transfer from Kennesaw State
- Tajuan Simpkins#827 · G · Transfer from Seton Hall
- Thomas Bassong#1210 · F · Transfer from Florida State
- King Grace#1364 · G · Returning
- Tristan Reed#1572 · C · Freshman · #71 recruit
- Kendyl Sanders#1831 · F · Transfer from Utah
- Ashton Magee#2526 · G · Transfer from Southern
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).