
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Tariq Francis
Rutgers · Guard · Senior · 6-1 · #0
Returning
- #138 guard in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 28 minutes a game) at Rutgers, as a primary scorer. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 28
- 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 Rutgers: 34 games, 21 starts, 27.8 minutes a game.
- Points per game17.093rd
- Rebounds per game2.334th
- Assists per game2.978th
- Steals per game1.065th
- Blocks per game0.011th
- Turnovers per game1.253rd
- Field goal %41.9%(181-432)51st
- 3-point %35.1%(52-148)59th
- Free throw %91.1%(164-180)97th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate30.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating121.184th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating114.520th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.5%65th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.9%33rd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.4891st
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %14.1%19th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate41.7%77th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.16992nd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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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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+0.84 impact · 13.6 pts · 3.4 reb · 4 ast
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+0.84 impact · 20.3 pts · 3.3 reb · 4.6 ast
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+1.25 impact · 13.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.4 ast
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+0.96 impact · 13.2 pts · 2.3 reb · 3.2 ast
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Rutgers teammates
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Jamichael Davis#861 · G · Returning
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Dorin Buca#1196 · C · Transfer from Kansas State
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Darren Buchanan Jr.#1421 · G · Returning
Lino Mark#1603 · G · Returning
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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).