College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Taj Manning
Iowa State · Forward · Senior · 6-7 · #15
Transfer from Kansas State
- #259 forward in the country
- #339 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected bench piece (about 15 minutes a game) at Iowa State: a smaller role than he had at Kansas State (20.7 min).
- Projected minutes
- 15
- Spot in the rotation
- #9
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 Kansas State: 30 games, 17 starts, 20.7 minutes a game.
- Points per game4.218th
- Rebounds per game5.163rd
- Assists per game0.948th
- Steals per game0.763rd
- Blocks per game0.769th
- Turnovers per game0.779th
- Field goal %48.5%(49-101)46th
- 3-point %18.5%(5-27)25th
- Free throw %69.7%(23-33)57th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate10.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating115.762nd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.834th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.5%29th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.0%30th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.3380th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %41.6%83rd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate32.7%36th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08430th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.66 impact · 8.1 pts · 6.1 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.24 impact · 6 pts · 4.9 reb · 0.6 ast
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+0.03 impact · 3.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.9 ast
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Iowa State teammates
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- Dominykas Pleta#412 · F · Returning
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- Leon Bond III#560 · G · Transfer from Northern Iowa
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).