Stephen Byard
Team: Chicago State
Position: F
Career Averages
ESPN Β· NCAAM Β· completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 75 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 17.3 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 51.0% | 38.5% | 71.2% |
Plus/minus sample β 2025-2026: 17 games, 364.8 minutes, 1316.5 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: 17 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.09 | 1703 | 362 | 1280 | -76 | -4.5 | -8.3 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus. Current fits use points per 40 minutes above average; historical artifact units are unverified.
Model Outputs β 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted Plus/Minus Adjusted Plus/Minus Unregularized adjusted plus-minus per 40 minutes. More β | +2.90 (#1111) | - |
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More β | -0.09 (#1703) | SE 1.96 | Poss 1281 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More β | -0.09 (#1703) | Off +0.27 | Def -0.36 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More β | -5.77 (#3705) | PM/G -4.5 | PM/40 -8.3 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More β | -6.48 (#4183) | Pts For -6.48 | Prevent -5.70 | Net -12.18 | Min 497 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More β | -5.70 (#4155) | Pts For -6.48 | Prevent -5.70 | Net -12.18 | Min 497 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More β | -12.18 (#4309) | Pts For -6.48 | Prevent -5.70 | Net -12.18 | Min 497 |
| Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. More β | -4.54 (#4235) | OReb% -4.54 | DReb% -5.74 | Min 497 |
| Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. More β | -5.74 (#4470) | OReb% -4.54 | DReb% -5.74 | Min 497 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More β | +0.73 (#1790) | Ast For +0.73 | Prevent -5.14 | Net -4.40 | Min 497 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More β | -5.14 (#4514) | Ast For +0.73 | Prevent -5.14 | Net -4.40 | Min 497 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More β | -4.40 (#4295) | Ast For +0.73 | Prevent -5.14 | Net -4.40 | Min 497 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More β | -2.15 (#4226) | 3PM For -2.15 | Prevent -1.32 | Net -3.47 | Min 497 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More β | -1.32 (#4089) | 3PM For -2.15 | Prevent -1.32 | Net -3.47 | Min 497 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More β | -3.47 (#4399) | 3PM For -2.15 | Prevent -1.32 | Net -3.47 | Min 497 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More β | -0.38 (#2859) | Stocks For -0.38 | Prevent +0.88 | Net +0.50 | Min 497 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More β | +0.88 (#1344) | Stocks For -0.38 | Prevent +0.88 | Net +0.50 | Min 497 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More β | +0.50 (#2026) | Stocks For -0.38 | Prevent +0.88 | Net +0.50 | Min 497 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More β | +2.06 (#575) | TOV For +2.06 | Prevent +0.15 | Net +2.21 | Min 497 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More β | +0.15 (#1991) | TOV For +2.06 | Prevent +0.15 | Net +2.21 | Min 497 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More β | +2.21 (#742) | TOV For +2.06 | Prevent +0.15 | Net +2.21 | Min 497 |
Shot Chart β 2025-2026
82/175 FG (46.9%), 169 points from the field Β· ESPN shot locations Β· compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 37 | 58 | 63.8 | 64.5 | -0.7 | 33.1 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 24 | 65 | 36.9 | 45.2 | -8.3 | 37.1 |
| Mid-range left | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 36.6 | +10.5 | 9.7 |
| Mid-range center | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 38.6 | +1.4 | 2.9 |
| Mid-range right | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 37.4 | -4.1 | 10.3 |
| Left corner 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 36.5 | +13.5 | 1.1 |
| Right corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 36.9 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 left | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 34.1 | +15.9 | 2.3 |
| Above-break 3 center | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 32.8 | +17.2 | 1.1 |
| Above-break 3 right | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 33.6 | -8.6 | 2.3 |
Career Stats
ESPN Β· NCAAM Β· completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 75 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 | Chicago State | 22 | 22.6 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 46.9% | 41.7% | 73.4% | 53.2 | 48.3 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAM | Rider | 28 | 11.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 53.8% | - | 76.0% | 57.7 | 53.8 |
| 2023-2024 | NCAAM | Alcorn State | 25 | 19.6 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 54.5% | 0.0% | 66.0% | 57.2 | 54.5 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
RAPM GS requires a reviewed game-score run and a qualified player and game match. A dash means the score is unavailable.
Game Log β 2025-2026
ESPN Β· NCAAM Β· completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 75 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
The latest season's 22 of 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | @ | Long Island Universi | L | 75-79 | 38 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 10-14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 27.0 | +4.8 |
| 2026-02-28 | @ | Wagner Seahawks | L | 61-80 | 17 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | -1.3 |
| 2026-02-26 | @ | Long Island Universi | L | 56-73 | 31 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14.0 | -14.3 |
| 2026-02-21 | vs | Central Connecticut | W | 70-51 | 26 | 6-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10.0 | +14.9 |
| 2026-02-19 | vs | Fairleigh Dickinson | L | 59-60 | 23 | 7-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | -3.3 |
| 2026-02-14 | @ | Le Moyne Dolphins | L | 63-81 | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12.0 | -13.9 |
| 2026-02-12 | vs | Stonehill Skyhawks | W | 68-55 | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.0 | +0.1 |
| 2026-01-17 | vs | Le Moyne Dolphins | L | 57-72 | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | -4.4 |
| 2026-01-10 | @ | Stonehill Skyhawks | L | 82-85 | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | +5.1 |
| 2026-01-08 | @ | Fairleigh Dickinson | L | 63-70 | 26 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 11.0 | +2.6 |
| 2026-01-04 | vs | Long Island Universi | L | 55-74 | 29 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | - |
| 2026-01-02 | vs | Wagner Seahawks | L | 72-79 | 30 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11.0 | +0.6 |
| 2025-12-20 | @ | Indiana Hoosiers | L | 58-78 | 22 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.0 | -3.2 |
| 2025-12-16 | @ | Bowling Green Falcon | L | 55-76 | 26 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6.0 | -6.3 |
| 2025-12-14 | @ | Loyola Chicago Rambl | W | 84-75 | 20 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6.0 | -3.8 |
| 2025-12-06 | @ | Illinois State Redbi | L | 53-95 | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-11-20 | @ | Iowa Hawkeyes | L | 54-93 | 30 | 3-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | - |
| 2025-11-18 | @ | Minnesota Golden Gop | L | 54-66 | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | -9.2 |
| 2025-11-15 | vs | UIC Flames | L | 63-67 | 27 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-11-11 | @ | Butler Bulldogs | L | 66-98 | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1.0 | -3.3 |
| 2025-11-06 | @ | Saint Louis Billiken | L | 86-108 | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9.0 | +15.3 |
| 2025-11-03 | @ | DePaul Blue Demons | L | 62-92 | 15 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9.0 | - |