College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Tycen McDaniels
UT Arlington · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #8
Transfer from Alcorn State
- #1110 forward in the country
- #1428 in the transfer portal
- #2079 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at UT Arlington, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Alcorn State (27.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- 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 Alcorn State: 32 games, 32 starts, 27.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game12.181stMM #56
- Rebounds per game6.181stMM #56
- Assists per game1.055thMM #160
- Steals per game1.396thMM #10
- Blocks per game1.288thMM #40
- Turnovers per game2.62ndMM #462
- Field goal %52.6%(141-268)64thMM #150
- 3-point %33.3%(3-9)63rdMM #143
- Free throw %75.4%(101-134)75thMM #105
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 rate24.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating102.617thMM #358
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.517thMM #376
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.0%60thMM #148
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.2%42ndMM #237
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.397thMM #430
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %32.8%49thMM #238
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate50.0%74thMM #110
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.06920thMM #344
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Tycen McDaniels
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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-0.35 impact · 10.7 pts · 7 reb · 1.3 ast
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+0.06 impact · 13.5 pts · 6.7 reb · 1.2 ast
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+0.17 impact · 13.5 pts · 5.9 reb · 2 ast
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-0.20 impact · 9.4 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Little Rock
-0.17 impact · 11.7 pts · 4.8 reb · 1.3 ast
CompareReturning
-0.24 impact · 11.2 pts · 4.9 reb · 1.1 ast
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UT Arlington teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).