College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Tavari Johnson
Charleston · Guard · Senior · 6-0 · #8
Transfer from Akron
- #16 guard in the country
- #16 in the transfer portal
- #3 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 30 minutes a game) at Charleston, as a primary scorer and lead playmaker: a role like the one he had at Akron (31.9 min).
- 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 Akron: 35 games, 35 starts, 31.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game19.798thMM #6
- Rebounds per game2.952ndMM #345
- Assists per game5.097thMM #16
- Steals per game1.278thMM #129
- Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
- Turnovers per game2.56thMM #792
- Field goal %50.6%(253-500)94thMM #59
- 3-point %37.3%(75-201)74thMM #194
- Free throw %87.0%(107-123)91stMM #77
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate27.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating125.893rdMM #44
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating107.265thMM #286
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %62.1%92ndMM #58
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %58.1%91stMM #71
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.0380thMM #129
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %20.4%45thMM #470
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate24.6%33rdMM #557
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.21299thMM #6
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Tavari Johnson
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Colgate
+1.00 impact · 17.9 pts · 5.2 reb · 5.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Toledo
+1.10 impact · 16.4 pts · 4 reb · 4.2 ast
CompareReturning
+3.73 impact · 19.5 pts · 3.6 reb · 5.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Hofstra
+1.09 impact · 20.1 pts · 3.7 reb · 4.6 ast
CompareTransfer from UNLV
+1.11 impact · 20.7 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.5 ast
CompareReturning
+1.77 impact · 13.2 pts · 2.5 reb · 5.6 ast
Compare
Charleston teammates
Ben Bradford#979 · G · Transfer from Charlotte- Eli Ellis#1047 · G · Transfer from South Carolina
- Will Mortimore#1115 · F · Returning
- Max Green#1192 · G · Transfer from Northwestern
- Xavier Abreu#1439 · G · Transfer from Northeastern
- Braden Pierce#1649 · C · Transfer from Villanova
- Martin Kalu#1788 · G · Returning
- Djordje Curcic#2106 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).