College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Tarique Foster
Mississippi Valley State · Guard · Senior · 6-8 · #24
Transfer from UAlbany
- #1532 guard in the country
- #1379 in the transfer portal
- #1973 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Mississippi Valley State: a role like the one he had at UAlbany (20.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- 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 UAlbany: 22 games, 8 starts, 20.3 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game5.826thMM #589
- Rebounds per game2.231stMM #524
- Assists per game0.919thMM #637
- Steals per game0.738thMM #446
- Blocks per game0.487thMM #67
- Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
- Field goal %35.8%(43-120)11thMM #735
- 3-point %33.3%(30-90)46thMM #405
- Free throw %64.7%(11-17)14thMM #701
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate17.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating101.522ndMM #624
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.824thMM #628
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %49.8%19thMM #659
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %48.3%36thMM #505
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.0524thMM #613
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %16.3%28thMM #623
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate14.2%8thMM #770
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.04514thMM #697
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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-0.26 impact · 4.3 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.46 impact · 6.6 pts · 2.3 reb · 1 ast
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-0.24 impact · 8.4 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.24 impact · 3.7 pts · 1.7 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.21 impact · 5.9 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Bucknell
-0.34 impact · 3.1 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.7 ast
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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).