College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Tamin Lipsey
Iowa State · Guard · Senior · 6-1 · #3
Returning
- #4 guard in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 30 minutes a game) at Iowa State, as a secondary scorer and lead playmaker. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 30
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Iowa State: 34 games, 34 starts, 31.5 minutes a game.
- Points per game13.580th
- Rebounds per game3.978th
- Assists per game5.197th
- Steals per game2.399th
- Blocks per game0.011th
- Turnovers per game1.536th
- Field goal %45.9%(168-366)77th
- 3-point %31.6%(42-133)35th
- Free throw %65.6%(80-122)16th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate22.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating122.387th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating96.198th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.6%51st
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.6%61st
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover3.3398th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %35.3%91st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate33.3%59th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.20998th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Tamin Lipsey
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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+1.57 impact · 11.6 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.4 ast
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+0.97 impact · 16.9 pts · 3.7 reb · 4.5 ast
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+0.88 impact · 12 pts · 4.1 reb · 1.7 ast
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+1.58 impact · 14 pts · 3.8 reb · 3 ast
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+1.23 impact · 16.9 pts · 3.9 reb · 3.6 ast
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+1.05 impact · 8.4 pts · 2.9 reb · 4.4 ast
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Iowa State teammates
Blake Buchanan#31 · F · Returning- Jaquan Johnson#162 · G · Transfer from Bradley
- Ryan Prather Jr.#249 · G · Transfer from Robert Morris
- Killyan Toure#295 · G · Returning
- Dominykas Pleta#412 · F · Returning
- Tre Singleton#423 · F · Transfer from Northwestern
- Leon Bond III#560 · G · Transfer from Northern Iowa
- Taj Manning#623 · F · Transfer from Kansas State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).