College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Tahj Staveskie
Akron · Guard · Senior · 6-1 · #2
Transfer from Incarnate Word
- #533 guard in the country
- #619 in the transfer portal
- #503 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Akron, as a primary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Incarnate Word (35.3 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 Incarnate Word: 31 games, 30 starts, 35.3 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game17.394thMM #22
- Rebounds per game3.978thMM #159
- Assists per game4.192ndMM #47
- Steals per game1.065thMM #229
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #371
- Turnovers per game2.74thMM #805
- Field goal %43.6%(186-427)63rdMM #292
- 3-point %37.3%(72-193)74thMM #194
- Free throw %79.8%(91-114)65thMM #261
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate26.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating114.365thMM #243
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.625thMM #620
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.1%62ndMM #287
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.0%64thMM #287
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.5156thMM #330
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %24.6%63rdMM #325
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate26.7%40thMM #497
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.12872ndMM #156
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.21 impact · 14 pts · 3.2 reb · 2.6 ast
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+0.14 impact · 13.1 pts · 3.4 reb · 2.1 ast
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+0.12 impact · 14.5 pts · 3.4 reb · 3.5 ast
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+0.22 impact · 13 pts · 4 reb · 3.3 ast
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+0.12 impact · 15.3 pts · 4.4 reb · 3.8 ast
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Akron teammates
Evan Mahaffey#78 · F · Returning- Ty Pence#388 · G · Transfer from Illinois State
- Chabi Barre#898 · F · Returning
- Marvin Musiime-Kamali#960 · F · Returning
- Zach Halligan#1010 · F · Returning
- Buddy Hammer Jr.#1052 · F · Transfer from North Texas
- Colin White#2114 · F · Transfer from Ohio State
- Max Burton#2174 · F · Transfer from Western Michigan
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).