
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Tafara Gapare
Coppin State · Forward · Senior · 6-9 · #12
Transfer from Villanova
- #362 forward in the country
- #486 in the transfer portal
- #353 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Coppin State: a role like the one he had at Villanova (16.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- 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 Villanova: 9 games, 0 starts, 16.3 minutes a game.
- Points per game2.96th
- Rebounds per game2.920th
- Assists per game0.412th
- Steals per game0.654th
- Blocks per game0.875th
- Turnovers per game0.779th
- Field goal %25.9%(7-27)1st
- 3-point %21.4%(3-14)29th
- Free throw %81.8%(9-11)92nd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate13.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating91.03rd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating100.288th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %40.8%1st
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %31.5%1st
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.6727th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %26.9%25th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate40.7%56th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.05413th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.
Coppin State teammates
Sven Djopmo#1602 · G · Transfer from Arizona
Josiah Brown#2540 · G · Returning
Brendan Johnson#2704 · G · Transfer from Merrimack
Favour Aire#2780 · C · Returning
Camaren Sparrow#2860 · G · Returning
Daveyon Lydner#2901 · G · Returning
Nelson Lamizana#2919 · F · Returning
Baasil Saunders#3013 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).