Tay Smith
Team: North Dakota State
Position: G
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 1 postseason, 39 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 20.6 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 37.7% | 37.5% | 73.9% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 26 games, 484.1 minutes, 1719.1 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Model outputs use a separate game sample from the counting statistics. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 26 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.55 | 2163 | 484 | 1719 | +98 | +3.8 | +8.1 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus. Current fits use points per 40 minutes above average; historical artifact units are unverified.
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | -0.55 (#2163) | SE 2.52 | Poss 1719 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | -0.55 (#2163) | Off -0.77 | Def +0.22 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +5.70 (#620) | PM/G +3.8 | PM/40 +8.1 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +7.03 (#693) | Pts For +7.03 | Prevent +9.77 | Net +16.81 | Min 692 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | +9.77 (#249) | Pts For +7.03 | Prevent +9.77 | Net +16.81 | Min 692 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | +16.81 (#322) | Pts For +7.03 | Prevent +9.77 | Net +16.81 | Min 692 |
| Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. More → | -0.95 (#3123) | OReb% -0.95 | DReb% +6.60 | Min 692 |
| Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. More → | +6.60 (#129) | OReb% -0.95 | DReb% +6.60 | Min 692 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +3.09 (#514) | Ast For +3.09 | Prevent -0.34 | Net +2.74 | Min 692 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | -0.34 (#3061) | Ast For +3.09 | Prevent -0.34 | Net +2.74 | Min 692 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | +2.74 (#1055) | Ast For +3.09 | Prevent -0.34 | Net +2.74 | Min 692 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +2.26 (#470) | 3PM For +2.26 | Prevent -0.98 | Net +1.27 | Min 692 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | -0.98 (#3831) | 3PM For +2.26 | Prevent -0.98 | Net +1.27 | Min 692 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | +1.27 (#1224) | 3PM For +2.26 | Prevent -0.98 | Net +1.27 | Min 692 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | +0.67 (#1458) | Stocks For +0.67 | Prevent +0.36 | Net +1.02 | Min 692 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +0.36 (#2011) | Stocks For +0.67 | Prevent +0.36 | Net +1.02 | Min 692 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | +1.02 (#1569) | Stocks For +0.67 | Prevent +0.36 | Net +1.02 | Min 692 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | +2.06 (#578) | TOV For +2.06 | Prevent +2.30 | Net +4.36 | Min 692 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | +2.30 (#324) | TOV For +2.06 | Prevent +2.30 | Net +4.36 | Min 692 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +4.36 (#219) | TOV For +2.06 | Prevent +2.30 | Net +4.36 | Min 692 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
90/225 FG (40.0%), 255 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 64.5 | -2.0 | 3.6 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 45.2 | -4.3 | 9.8 |
| Mid-range left | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 36.6 | -36.6 | 0.9 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 0 | - | 38.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range right | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 37.4 | +62.6 | 0.4 |
| Left corner 3 | 5 | 19 | 26.3 | 36.5 | -10.2 | 8.4 |
| Right corner 3 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 36.9 | -6.9 | 4.4 |
| Above-break 3 left | 26 | 84 | 31.0 | 34.1 | -3.1 | 37.3 |
| Above-break 3 center | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 32.8 | +13.9 | 6.7 |
| Above-break 3 right | 34 | 64 | 53.1 | 33.6 | +19.5 | 28.4 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 1 postseason, 39 regular season. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | North Dakota State | 35 | 19.8 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 40.0% | 39.1% | 76.5% | 57.6 | 56.7 |
| 2022-2023 | NCAAM | Brescia Bearcats | 4 | 27.2 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 30.9% | 31.2% | 50.0% | 40.5 | 40.0 |
| 2021-2022 | NCAAM | Brescia Bearcats | 1 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 22.2% | 25.0% | 100.0% | 40.5 | 33.3 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log — 2025-2026
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 1 postseason, 39 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
The latest season's 35 of 40 career games; each season's games are under its link above.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | @ | Michigan State Spart | L | 67-92 | 18 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 | -14.0 |
| 2026-03-08 | vs | North Dakota Fightin | W | 70-62 | 28 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9.0 | +2.8 |
| 2026-03-07 | vs | Omaha Mavericks | W | 74-50 | 19 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9.0 | - |
| 2026-03-05 | vs | Oral Roberts Golden | W | 76-65 | 31 | 3-11 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.0 | -9.7 |
| 2026-02-28 | vs | North Dakota Fightin | W | 96-63 | 31 | 9-16 | 7-11 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 20.0 | +17.1 |
| 2026-02-26 | @ | St. Thomas Tommies | L | 62-84 | 22 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | -14.6 |
| 2026-02-21 | vs | Kansas City Roos | W | 95-59 | 20 | 2-11 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-02-18 | @ | South Dakota State J | W | 74-66 | 18 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.0 | -4.9 |
| 2026-02-14 | @ | North Dakota Fightin | W | 83-66 | 17 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | -10.4 |
| 2026-02-07 | vs | Omaha Mavericks | W | 92-84 | 25 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.0 | -7.1 |
| 2026-02-05 | vs | Denver Pioneers | L | 71-78 | 26 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | +2.7 |
| 2026-01-31 | @ | South Dakota Coyotes | W | 89-84 | 39 | 4-8 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-01-24 | @ | Oral Roberts Golden | W | 86-58 | 29 | 8-11 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18.0 | +10.5 |
| 2026-01-22 | @ | Denver Pioneers | W | 82-77 | 22 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.0 | +0.3 |
| 2026-01-17 | vs | St. Thomas Tommies | W | 68-65 | 19 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.0 | -11.3 |
| 2026-01-14 | vs | South Dakota State J | W | 76-65 | 15 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | +3.1 |
| 2026-01-10 | @ | Omaha Mavericks | W | 78-76 | 12 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| 2026-01-08 | @ | Kansas City Roos | W | 97-73 | 26 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-01-03 | vs | Oral Roberts Golden | W | 79-77 | 17 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8.0 | +3.3 |
| 2025-12-31 | vs | South Dakota Coyotes | W | 84-61 | 17 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8.0 | +4.7 |
| 2025-12-22 | @ | UTEP Miners | L | 66-76 | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 | +0.7 |
| 2025-12-21 | vs | UC Irvine Anteaters | L | 73-74 | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| 2025-12-15 | vs | Crookston (MN) Golde | W | 101-67 | 21 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13.0 | +13.2 |
| 2025-12-13 | @ | Drake Bulldogs | W | 99-94 | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -4.6 |
| 2025-12-11 | @ | Cal State Bakersfiel | W | 80-69 | 8 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2025-12-06 | vs | Northern Arizona Lum | W | 69-68 | 9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | +4.9 |
| 2025-12-03 | @ | Montana Grizzlies | W | 81-72 | 7 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 | -10.9 |
| 2025-11-28 | @ | Arkansas State Red W | L | 80-85 | 19 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2.0 | -13.3 |
| 2025-11-26 | @ | Jacksonville State G | W | 56-43 | 19 | 3-9 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | - |
| 2025-11-19 | vs | Jamestown Jimmies | W | 82-67 | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-11-17 | vs | Southern Illinois Sa | W | 92-85 | 21 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8.0 | +3.6 |
| 2025-11-12 | vs | St. Scholastica Sain | W | 111-38 | 26 | 8-12 | 5-9 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22.0 | +24.7 |
| 2025-11-11 | vs | Cal State Northridge | W | 90-68 | 12 | 1-11 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5.0 | - |
| 2025-11-05 | @ | UC Davis Aggies | L | 68-80 | 25 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| 2025-11-03 | @ | Oregon State Beavers | L | 65-67 | 31 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | - |