Taj Walters

Team: Northern Illinois
Position: G

Career Averages

ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 30 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.

GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	FGA	Numbers	FG%	3P%	FT%
30	26.7	8.4	5.5	0.6	0.7	0.3	1.3	6.6	7.7	43.7%	38.6%	75.8%

Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 24 games, 660.9 minutes, 2290.7 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: 24 games.

RAPM	Rank	Minutes	Possessions	Model PM	Model PM/G	Model PM/40
+0.26	1515	660	2290	-139	-5.8	-8.4

RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus. Current fits use points per 40 minutes above average; historical artifact units are unverified.

Model Outputs — 2025-2026

Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Shot Chart — 2026-2027

2/7 FG (28.6%), 5 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average (latest season on file)

made missed

FG% by zone: above below league average (zones with 5+ attempts)

Where the shots come from: a bigger hexagon, more attempts; above below the league's FG% in that zone (2+ attempts)

Zone	FGM	FGA	FG%	League FG%	+/-	% of FGA
Restricted area	0	3	0.0	64.5	-64.5	42.9
Paint (non-RA)	1	2	50.0	45.2	+4.8	28.6
Mid-range left	0	0	-	36.6	-	0.0
Mid-range center	0	0	-	38.6	-	0.0
Mid-range right	0	0	-	37.4	-	0.0
Left corner 3	0	0	-	36.5	-	0.0
Right corner 3	0	0	-	36.9	-	0.0
Above-break 3 left	1	1	100.0	34.1	+65.9	14.3
Above-break 3 center	0	0	-	32.8	-	0.0
Above-break 3 right	0	1	0.0	33.6	-33.6	14.3

Career Stats

Season	League	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FGA	Numbers	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	eFG%
2026-2027	NCAAM	Little Rock	1	16.0	5.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	7.0	6.0	28.6%	50.0%	0.0%	31.7	35.7
2025-2026	NCAAM	Northern Illinois	29	27.1	8.5	5.4	0.6	0.7	0.3	1.3	6.6	7.7	44.2%	38.3%	78.3%	56.8	52.4

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG

Game Log — 2026-2027

The latest season's 1 of 30 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
2026-11-02	@	VCU Rams	L	72-82	16	2-7	1-2	0-2	8	1	0	0	1	5	6.0	-

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Model	Output	Notes
RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. SE 2.51 \| Poss 2291 More →	+0.26 (#1515)	SE 2.51 \| Poss 2291
RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. Off +0.17 \| Def +0.09 More →	+0.26 (#1515)	Off +0.17 \| Def +0.09
Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. PM/G -5.8 \| PM/40 -8.4 More →	-6.07 (#3491)	PM/G -5.8 \| PM/40 -8.4
Player Vector 2D Player Vector 2D Low-dimensional player embedding model with lineup composition and interaction effects. Vec (+8.06, +3.85) \| Norm 8.93 More →	-0.091 (#1300)	Vec (+8.06, +3.85) \| Norm 8.93
Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. Pts For -11.25 \| Prevent -1.96 \| Net -13.21 \| Min 785 More →	-11.25 (#4481)	Pts For -11.25 \| Prevent -1.96 \| Net -13.21 \| Min 785
Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. Pts For -11.25 \| Prevent -1.96 \| Net -13.21 \| Min 785 More →	-1.96 (#3449)	Pts For -11.25 \| Prevent -1.96 \| Net -13.21 \| Min 785
Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. Pts For -11.25 \| Prevent -1.96 \| Net -13.21 \| Min 785 More →	-13.21 (#4350)	Pts For -11.25 \| Prevent -1.96 \| Net -13.21 \| Min 785
Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. OReb% -5.05 \| DReb% +2.74 \| Min 785 More →	-5.05 (#4303)	OReb% -5.05 \| DReb% +2.74 \| Min 785
Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. OReb% -5.05 \| DReb% +2.74 \| Min 785 More →	+2.74 (#1029)	OReb% -5.05 \| DReb% +2.74 \| Min 785
Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. Ast For -2.78 \| Prevent -1.89 \| Net -4.67 \| Min 785 More →	-2.78 (#4246)	Ast For -2.78 \| Prevent -1.89 \| Net -4.67 \| Min 785
Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. Ast For -2.78 \| Prevent -1.89 \| Net -4.67 \| Min 785 More →	-1.89 (#4012)	Ast For -2.78 \| Prevent -1.89 \| Net -4.67 \| Min 785
Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. Ast For -2.78 \| Prevent -1.89 \| Net -4.67 \| Min 785 More →	-4.67 (#4330)	Ast For -2.78 \| Prevent -1.89 \| Net -4.67 \| Min 785
Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. 3PM For -1.10 \| Prevent -1.06 \| Net -2.16 \| Min 785 More →	-1.10 (#3664)	3PM For -1.10 \| Prevent -1.06 \| Net -2.16 \| Min 785
Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. 3PM For -1.10 \| Prevent -1.06 \| Net -2.16 \| Min 785 More →	-1.06 (#3896)	3PM For -1.10 \| Prevent -1.06 \| Net -2.16 \| Min 785
Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. 3PM For -1.10 \| Prevent -1.06 \| Net -2.16 \| Min 785 More →	-2.16 (#4103)	3PM For -1.10 \| Prevent -1.06 \| Net -2.16 \| Min 785
Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. Stocks For -2.02 \| Prevent -2.18 \| Net -4.20 \| Min 785 More →	-2.02 (#4120)	Stocks For -2.02 \| Prevent -2.18 \| Net -4.20 \| Min 785
Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. Stocks For -2.02 \| Prevent -2.18 \| Net -4.20 \| Min 785 More →	-2.18 (#4377)	Stocks For -2.02 \| Prevent -2.18 \| Net -4.20 \| Min 785
Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. Stocks For -2.02 \| Prevent -2.18 \| Net -4.20 \| Min 785 More →	-4.20 (#4462)	Stocks For -2.02 \| Prevent -2.18 \| Net -4.20 \| Min 785
Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. TOV For -1.87 \| Prevent -0.88 \| Net -2.75 \| Min 785 More →	-1.87 (#4273)	TOV For -1.87 \| Prevent -0.88 \| Net -2.75 \| Min 785
Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. TOV For -1.87 \| Prevent -0.88 \| Net -2.75 \| Min 785 More →	-0.88 (#3441)	TOV For -1.87 \| Prevent -0.88 \| Net -2.75 \| Min 785
Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. TOV For -1.87 \| Prevent -0.88 \| Net -2.75 \| Min 785 More →	-2.75 (#4261)	TOV For -1.87 \| Prevent -0.88 \| Net -2.75 \| Min 785