College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Tae Blackshear
Niagara · Guard · Senior · 6-6 · #77
Transfer from Youngstown State
- #1081 guard in the country
- #1096 in the transfer portal
- #1328 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Niagara, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Youngstown State (14.6 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- 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 Youngstown State: 30 games, 0 starts, 14.6 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game6.835thMM #505
- Rebounds per game1.613thMM #707
- Assists per game0.711thMM #710
- Steals per game0.411thMM #704
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game0.877thMM #176
- Field goal %38.6%(66-171)25thMM #612
- 3-point %32.8%(39-119)43rdMM #445
- Free throw %76.2%(32-42)49thMM #390
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate25.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating107.239thMM #441
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating107.961stMM #321
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.6%43rdMM #431
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %50.0%49thMM #382
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.9216thMM #679
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %10.2%7thMM #784
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate24.6%33rdMM #559
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10050thMM #333
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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-0.18 impact · 7.3 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.24 impact · 6.5 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.34 impact · 5.3 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.6 ast
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+0.11 impact · 6.6 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.01 impact · 6.7 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.4 ast
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-0.01 impact · 5.2 pts · 2 reb · 0.9 ast
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Niagara teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).