College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Tolu Samuels
Northern Illinois · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #3
Transfer from Southern Indiana
- #1013 forward in the country
- #1282 in the transfer portal
- #1758 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Northern Illinois, as a rebounder: a smaller role than he had at Southern Indiana (29.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Southern Indiana: 29 games, 26 starts, 29.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game7.145thMM #216
- Rebounds per game8.697thMM #4
- Assists per game1.369thMM #106
- Steals per game0.542ndMM #210
- Blocks per game0.980thMM #68
- Turnovers per game1.053rdMM #228
- Field goal %44.6%(70-157)28thMM #311
- 3-point %25.0%(3-12)35thMM #285
- Free throw %51.2%(64-125)11thMM #403
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate13.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating105.524thMM #313
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.238thMM #275
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %48.8%7thMM #419
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %45.5%8thMM #420
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2878thMM #90
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %32.9%50thMM #234
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate79.6%97thMM #10
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.07021stMM #339
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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-0.11 impact · 6.7 pts · 5.1 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.14 impact · 6.7 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.8 ast
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-0.11 impact · 5 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.05 impact · 6.1 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.10 impact · 5.2 pts · 5.3 reb · 1.9 ast
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Northern Illinois teammates
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- Akiva McBirney-Griffin#1969 · F · Transfer from UC Irvine
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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).