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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Tate McCubbin

Northern Iowa · Guard · Junior · 6-8 · #3

Transfer from Austin Peay

#1070Overall
+0.19Projected impact
  • #535 guard in the country
  • #621 in the transfer portal
  • #506 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Northern Iowa: a smaller role than he had at Austin Peay (29.5 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 Austin Peay: 31 games, 31 starts, 29.5 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game9.756thMM #305
  • Rebounds per game4.889thMM #71
  • Assists per game1.439thMM #459
  • Steals per game1.383rdMM #92
  • Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
  • Turnovers per game0.877thMM #176
  • Field goal %37.5%(97-259)18thMM #667
  • 3-point %34.6%(64-185)55thMM #343
  • Free throw %79.2%(42-53)62ndMM #277

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 rate16.6%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating112.257thMM #299

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating103.384thMM #115

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %53.1%39thMM #464

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %49.8%47thMM #403

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.7267thMM #233

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %12.1%13thMM #734

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate20.5%21stMM #658

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.11462ndMM #237

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Tate McCubbin

The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Rakim Chaney

    Valparaiso · G · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.18 impact · 10.4 pts · 3.4 reb · 2.8 ast

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  • Tye Dorset

    Merrimack · G · Junior

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.04 impact · 11.7 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.2 ast

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  • Rob Diaz III

    North Dakota State · G · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Long Beach State

    +0.22 impact · 8.1 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.6 ast

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  • Gavin Griffiths

    Temple · G · Senior

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.28 impact · 10.1 pts · 4.9 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Jack Payne

    Long Beach State · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Idaho

    +0.11 impact · 6.6 pts · 4.1 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Treysen Eaglestaff

    UC San Diego · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from West Virginia

    +0.15 impact · 9.8 pts · 4.7 reb · 1.4 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).