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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Tae Simmons

San Diego State · Forward · Sophomore · 6-6 · #8

Returning

#399Overall
+0.74Projected impact
  • #157 forward in the country
  • #100 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at San Diego State. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
17
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 San Diego State: 32 games, 3 starts, 14.3 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game5.834thMM #272
  • Rebounds per game3.430thMM #291
  • Assists per game0.36thMM #417
  • Steals per game0.428thMM #284
  • Blocks per game0.216thMM #338
  • Turnovers per game0.495thMM #20
  • Field goal %64.7%(66-102)95thMM #26
  • 3-point %25.0%(2-8)35thMM #284
  • Free throw %63.1%(53-84)34thMM #284

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate17.0%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating132.897thMM #13

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating101.085thMM #57

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %67.3%95thMM #19

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %65.7%94thMM #24

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.6425thMM #331

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %38.5%71stMM #139

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate82.4%98thMM #8

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.18491stMM #17

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Tae Simmons

The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Dominykas Pleta

    Iowa State · F · Sophomore

    79%match

    Returning

    +0.72 impact · 4.4 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Gavin Gores

    Wyoming · F · Sophomore

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.47 impact · 7.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Pharaoh Compton

    Oregon · F · Junior

    71%match

    Transfer from San Diego State

    +1.02 impact · 7.5 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.3 ast

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  • Stephen Williams

    South Alabama · F · Junior

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.43 impact · 6.4 pts · 4.7 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Emmanuel Kanga

    George Mason · F · Sophomore

    69%match

    Returning

    +0.73 impact · 4.6 pts · 5.2 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Andrija Vukovic

    George Washington · F · Junior

    67%match

    Transfer from Oklahoma State

    +0.56 impact · 5.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.6 ast

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Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).